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Japanese and Korean food and shopping corporation Lotte has signed a three-year extension to its title sponsorship of the LPGA golf tournament the Lotte Championship.

NFL American football team Jacksonville Jaguars have entered into a partnership with US restaurant chain Firehouse Subs.

The Ladies European Tour and Golf Club St Leon-Rot have reached a deal with Abacus Sportswear to make the Swedish manufacturer the official apparel supplier of the 2015 European Solheim Cup team.

Australian A-League football club Brisbane Roar has announced an agreement with sportswear company Umbro.

Australian Super Rugby team Melbourne Rebels has sealed an expanded agreement for the University of Melbourne to continue as its official university partner across the next two seasons.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has agreed a partnership with consumer goods company Procter & Gamble to promote shampoo brand Head & Shoulders in association with its major national team competitions through 2015.

Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football club Corinthians has signed a shirt sponsorship deal with vehicle tracking technology firm CarSystem.

English Premier League football club Aston Villa has entered into a partnership with the Andalucía region of southern Spain.

Specialist off-course golf retailer Drummond Golf is to expand its support of Golf Australia after agreeing to become a major partner of the national governing body.

Korean electronics manufacturer Samsung has extended its worldwide TOP partnership with the International Olympic Committee through to 2020, becoming the IOC’s final existing top-tier partner to commit through to the Tokyo Games in six years' time.

US car maker Chevrolet has signed up as a sponsor of the Brazil national football team.

English Premier League football team Everton has signed a two-year deal to make Coral Interactive its official European betting partner.

US shipping giant FedEx has struck a deal with this year’s edition of the Ryder Cup golf tournament, which will take place at the Gleneagles Hotel in Perthshire, Scotland from September 26-28.

GPS technology firm Garmin has agreed a global partnership with English Premier League football club Southampton.

German Bundesliga football team Borussia Dortmund has signed a five-year partnership with Austrian lighting company the Zumtobel Group.

The Australian Football League’s (AFL) Adelaide Crows Aussie rules club has extended a partnership with car maker Toyota.

Chinese mobile and internet technology company Qbao.com has made further inroads into the Spanish Liga football market by securing shirt sponsorship rights with Rayo Vallecano for the 2014-15 season.

German Bundesliga football clubs Hannover 96 and Hamburg have extended their partnerships with domestic food producer Bahlsen.