SportBusiness Sponsorship staff

Mattress and furniture retail chain Dänisches Bettenlager has agreed a three-year deal to become the new main sponsor of German Handball Bundesliga team SG Flensburg-Handewitt.

Danish Superliga football club Aalborg has agreed a five-year sponsorship extension with banking group and main commercial partner Spar Nord.

NFL American football team the St. Louis Rams have signed a partnership with information technology and management consulting firm Perficient for the 2014 season.

Electronic and technological goods retail chain Suning Company has become the first Chinese partner of Spanish Liga football club Barcelona.

Baku 2015, the organising committee for the inaugural European Games, has signed Swiss watchmaker Tissot as the latest commercial partner for the multi-sport event.

English Premier League champion Manchester City has announced a two-year deal to make Jiwasraya its official insurance partner in Indonesia.

UK-based mobile voice and data services company Truphone has agreed a three-year deal to become an official supplier of the Volvo Ocean Race.

Global logistics company DHL has announced a sponsorship deal with the Rugby Canada governing body ahead of the national team’s participation in the 2015 World Cup.

French consumer electronics company Archos has agreed a four-year partnership with the French Football Federation.

English Premiership rugby union club Harlequins has agreed a three-year kit partnership, from 2014-15 to 2016-17, with German sportswear company Adidas.