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Manchester-based financial services company AJ Bell has agreed a nine-year stadium naming rights partnership with English Premiership top-tier rugby union team Sale Sharks.

Arabian Gulf League football club Al Ain has reached a three-year deal to make Abu Dhabi Airports its premium partner.

A-League football team Wellington Phoenix has reached a three-year deal with Huawei to make the Chinese telecommunications company its principal partner.

The International Motor Sport Association has agreed a five-year title sponsorship deal with watch maker Tudor for its new United SportsCar Championship.

Florida-based savings and loans association BankUnited has entered into a sponsorship agreement with NFL American football team the New York Jets.

Consumer transaction technologies firm NCR Corporation has agreed a four-year partnership, from 2013-14 to 2016-17, with NFL American football team the Atlanta Falcons.

NFL American football team Kansas City Chiefs has signed a four-year sponsorship deal with fast food company McDonald’s.

German Bundesliga football club Hamburg SV has entered into a commercial agreement with smartphone manufacturer BlackBerry.

Wireless communications company C Spire has signed a three-year deal to be the presenting sponsor of the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic (MGRC) on golf’s Champions Tour.

English county cricket team Yorkshire has announced a three-year kit manufacturing deal with Puma.