SportBusiness Sponsorship staff

NFL American football team Denver Broncos has signed an expanded multi-year marketing partnership with insurance and financial services organisation Nationwide.

Recreational and amateur sports team management app TeamSnap has announced a two-year sponsorship deal with NHL ice hockey team Pittsburgh Penguins through the 2015-16 season.

Italian tyre manufacturer Pirelli has enhanced its partnership with the Superbike World Championship (WSBK) by taking on title sponsorship of the motorcycling series’ new race in Malaysia.

Mexican Primera División football club Cruz Azul has agreed a five-year partnership with US sportswear manufacturer Under Armour.

NFL American football franchise the Miami Dolphins has agreed a five-year partnership with the Islands of the Bahamas.

Campeonato Brasileiro Série A football team Fluminense has signed a five-year extension to its partnership with German sportswear giant Adidas through December 2018.

The Womens’ Professional Golfers’ Association of South Africa (WPGA) has secured telecommunications provider Cell C as the title sponsor of the South African Women’s Open.

Drilling equipment supplier Saltire Energy has agreed a three-year partnership with Aberdeen that makes it the Scottish Premiership football team’s shirt sponsor.

German Handball Bundesliga team TBV Lemgo has signed a two-year extension to its sponsorship agreement with IT service provider Itelligence.

National Basketball Association (NBA) commissioner Adam Silver has stated that sponsor logos on jerseys “will be less controversial than people are making out” when they are introduced.