SportBusiness Staff

Chinese sportswear and equipment company Xtep has agreed to sponsor Chengdu’s staging of the 2025 World Games.

InPost, a Polish company which offers delivery platforms for e-commerce across Europe, has broadened its presence in football sponsorship through a deal with Spanish LaLiga club Atlético de Madrid.

Northwestern University has taken advantage of new National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) sponsorship rules to strengthen its relationship with Northwestern Medicine through a naming rights contract for its temporary new stadium.

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has launched a tender process to find partners across the merchandising and licensed products and services categories.

Sale Sharks and Carrier Solutions UK have agreed a four-year deal which will see air conditioning brand, Toshiba, become the English Premiership club’s front of shirt partner from the 2024-25 season.  

Viva Sorte, which markets capitalisation bonds, has agreed a shirt sponsorship deal with Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club São Paulo.

Volleyball World, the sport’s commercial entity, has signed a new six-year sponsorship deal with Chinese mineral water brand Ganten.

Genoa has named Spanish energy and chemicals company Cepsa as its new sleeve sponsor, while MSC Cruises has been announced as the Serie A club’s back-of-shirt sponsor.

PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia has renewed its title sponsorship of the country’s top-tier football competition, Liga 1.

Czech automotive manufacturer Škoda and French utility company Suez have renewed their sponsorship of the Tour de France Femmes women’s cycling event.