SportBusiness Sponsorship staff

Menswear brand Hackett London has signed up as an official supplier of English Premier League football club Chelsea.

Panasonic has signed a four-year extension to its global partnership with Brazil and Barcelona football star Neymar, with the agreement set to place a heavy emphasis on the company’s sponsorship of the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Brazilian football club Vasco da Gama has announced a sponsorship deal with car manufacturer Nissan.

Electronics retailer Dick Smith has reached a deal to become a principle partner and the official consumer electronics partner of Australian cricket franchise the Melbourne Stars.

The Krombacher brewery has struck a deal to become the new main sponsor of German ice hockey club Iserlohn Roosters.

Kenyan mobile phone network Safaricom has secured the title sponsorship rights to the Kenya Rugby Union’s premier rugby sevens tournament for the next three years, from 2013 to 2015.

Major League Baseball team the Texas Rangers has agreed a five-year extension of its partnership with ice cream manufacturer Blue Bell Creameries, from 2014 to 2018.

English Premier League football club Liverpool has agreed a two-year extension to its shirt sponsorship deal with Standard Chartered Bank.

UK online bookmaker Sky Bet has agreed a five-year deal to become the new title sponsor of the English Football League.

New Zealand Super Rugby franchise Crusaders have agreed a team naming rights deal with banking group BNZ.