SportBusiness Sponsorship staff

Front Row Marketing Services has agreed a deal to market and sell the sponsorship and commercial rights for the 2013 edition of the Breeders’ Cup World Championships horseracing event.

Apollo Tyres has struck a partnership deal with English Premier League club Manchester United.

German 1.Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt has strengthened its commercial portfolio by extending a sponsorship deal with national railway organisation Deutsche Bahn for a further two seasons, from 2013-14 to 2014-15.

UCI WorldTour cycling team Euskaltel-Euskadi has confirmed it will disband at the end of the 2013 season after having failed to secure a secondary sponsor for the 2014 campaign.

Bicycle and car tyre manufacturer Cheng Shin Tire has signed a three-year sponsorship deal with Dutch Eredivisie football club Ajax.

The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race has announced that Invest Africa will sponsor an entry in the 2013-14 edition of the sailing event in a deal that marks its first African commercial partnership.

Online ticket exchange StubHub has agreed a naming rights deal for a hospitality seating area at FedEx Field, home to NFL American football franchise the Washington Redskins.

South African cricket franchise the Eastern Titans have reached an agreement to make vehicle tracking and fleet management company Ctrack their first ever associate partner.

German 1.Bundesliga football clubs Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer 04 Leverkusen have signed new sponsorship deals with DFV, Coca-Cola and Maurice Lacroix.

Australian A-League football club Sydney FC has agreed a commercial partnership with home furnishings manufacturer Nick Scali Furniture for the 2013-14 season.