Matthew Glendinning

Basketball
Cars/Automotive

Sina is believed to have earned about $5m (€4.4m) from the top sponsor for its Golden League 3x3 basketball competition this year, SportBusiness Sponsorship understands.
Football
Drinks - Spirits

Los Angeles-based El Silencio has become the first mezcal brand to strike a partnership deal with a professional sports team in the US
Cricket
Drinks - Beer

Indian Premier League franchise the Chennai Super Kings has changed just one sponsor from last year’s championship-winning season, with the rest of its roster tied up almost entirely until 2020.
Football
Logistics

German postal services and courier group Deutsche Post DHL will honour its shirt sleeve agreement with Bundesliga club Schalke 04 even though the subsidiary brand it supported in the first year of the…

Inside this issue: FOOTBALL: PSG signs LoveBet as first regional partner, launches virtual LED US SPORTS: MGM moved fastest for NBA, NHL and MLB sportsbook rights E
Basketball
Financial Services - Insurance

The Spanish arm of Swiss insurance firm Zurich will pay a six-figure fee for its digital-only partnership with NBA Spain, SportBusiness Sponsorship has learned
Cycling
Telecommunications

Spanish telco Telefónica has renewed its title sponsorship of the Team Movistar UCI World Tour outfit from 2019 to 2021. Telefónica will pay between €12m ($13.5m)
Motorsport
Cars/Automotive

Italian carmaker Alfa Romeo is understood to have paid an extra $5m (€4.4m) per year to upgrade from title sponsor of the Sauber Formula One Team to full team rights.
Basketball
Gambling

Rapid decision-making was key to MGM Resorts’ successful conclusion of sportsbook deals with each of the National Hockey League, National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball last year.
Football
Financial Services - Credit Cards

Visa decided to sponsor women’s football in Europe and the men’s African Cup of Nations because it was pursuing “targeted opportunities” among women and mobile payment adopters respectively. In