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Tokyo 2020 has further expanded the roster of commercial partners for its bid to host the Summer Olympic Games by announcing interactive entertainment company Sega and life insurance firm Nippon as official bid partners.

Italian Serie A football club Inter Milan has agreed a two-year partnership with New York clothing brand Brooks Brothers.

Australia’s Women’s National Basketball League (WNBL) has agreed a three-year partnership with sportswear company Peak ahead of its 2013-14 season.

Sportswear company Puma has agreed a new deal with Fortuna Düsseldorf to remain the German football club’s official clothing partner.

Petroleum company Engen has announced a three-year deal with SuperSport United to become the main sponsor of the South African Premier Soccer League club.

English Premier League football club Tottenham Hotspur has announced that technology giant HP will be the club’s principal partner for the 2013-14 season.

The Scottish Open has unveiled Turkish Airlines as an official sponsor on the eve of the golf tournament’s 2013 edition.

John Deere has reached an agreement with the Ladies European Tour to be the official golf course machinery supplier for the 2015 edition of the Solheim Cup.

International surfing series the Big Wave World Tour has secured a title sponsorship deal for its 2013 edition with online action sports streaming service Xpreshon.

Multinational consumer products manufacturer P&G has announced an extension of its partnership with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) National Olympic Committee for the second year of the UAE School Olympics programme.