Matthew Glendinning

Financial services company HSBC will aim to “bring cycling to every family in the UK” under its new main sponsor agreement with British Cycling, the brand’s first major deal outside of golf, rugby union and tennis.

Computer technology company Intel has refocused the brand's sports sponsorships on “amazing experiences outside” over the least two years in order to showcase technology that enhances digital sports coverage.

App-based taxi network Uber is consolidating its presence in sport by moving from single season to multi-year sponsorship deals with major US sports franchises and planning new deals with European sports partners.

Technological change continues to offer fresh commercial opportunities for football, but only time will tell whether the tech platforms discussed at the Soccerex Global Forum in Manchester this week will…

State-controlled Brazilian oil company Petroleo Brasileiro (Petrobras) became an Official Sponsor of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games last month in a deal worth around one per cent of the offer it tabled five years ago to become a tier one domestic sponsor of the 2016 Summer Games.

Japanese tyre and rubber company Bridgestone paid a “significant additional investment” to its Worldwide Olympic Partner deal to become the first Founding Partner of the Olympic Channel, the new year-round, over-the-top digital channel, launched on August 21.

App-based taxi network Uber has signed as the Exclusive Ride-Sharing Partner of the Washington Capitals, Washington Wizards and Verizon Center under a three-year deal, from mid-2016 to mid-2019.

Data storage company EMC Corporation has signed as title sponsor of the PGA Tour’s FedExCup Playoffs tournament, formerly known as the Deutsche Bank Championship, for two years from 2017 to 2018.

A round-up of the key sponsorship deals worldwide.

Betting exchange and sportsbook brand Betfair will continue to focus on Official Partner, rather than main shirt deals, with top football clubs in key regulated betting markets as the 16-year old company enters its second major growth phase.