SportBusiness Sponsorship staff

English Premier League football club Sunderland has formed a partnership with NIP+MAN, in a deal that represents the new brand’s first move into sports sponsorship.

Online ticket marketplace Viagogo has entered into a sponsorship agreement with Real Betis to become the Spanish Liga football team’s international ticketing partner.

The Buffalo Bills have agreed a multi-year sponsorship deal to make lifestyle brand Alex and Ani the official jewellery partner of the Buffalo Jills – the NFL American football franchise’s cheerleading squad.

Australian A-League football team Perth Glory has announced a two-year extension of its sponsorship agreement with car rental group Europcar.

The International Luge Federation (FIL) has signed a four-year extension to its partnership with main sponsor Viessmann.

UK Athletics has confirmed Nike as its official sportswear partner in a seven-year deal running from 2014 until the end of 2020.

English Premier League football club Manchester City has partnered with LG to make the Korean electronics firm its official digital display partner.

English Premier League football club Aston Villa has reached a deal to make Turkish Airlines its official airline partner for the 2013-14 season.

Formula One team Red Bull Racing has renewed its sponsorship agreement with supermarket chain Simply for this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix.

India has lost its leading golf tournament after the Avantha Group withdrew its title sponsorship of the country’s sole European Tour event citing the effects of the Indian economic climate.