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Monaco has signed up optician Alain Afflelou as the French Ligue 1 club’s new official partner for the 2014-15 season.

MLB baseball franchise Washington Nationals has signed up healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States as a new sponsor for the 2014 season.

German football club FC Köln has marked its return to the Bundesliga by signing a four-year extension to its partnership with sportswear firm Erima.

NFL American football franchise the Buffalo Bills has extended its multi-year partnership with local pizza company La Nova Pizzeria.

The World Baseball Softball Confederation has announced Japanese sportswear and equipment company Mizuno as its first global sponsor.

North American stock-car racing series Nascar has announced a seven-year deal to retain camping and recreational vehicle supplies company Camping World as the naming sponsor of its Truck Series through 2022.

Financial services company Manulife Financial has extended its title sponsorship of the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic Canadian women’s golf tournament until 2016.

German Bundesliga football club Schalke 04 has sealed a four-year extension to its stadium naming rights deal with the C&A Veltins Brewery through 2019.

AFL Australian rules football team Western Bulldogs has announced a sponsorship extension with major partner Mission Foods until the end of the 2017 season.

The UK arm of Japanese electronics firm Brother has agreed a partnership with this year’s editions of the Tour of Britain and Women’s Tour 2014 cycling events.

Caledonian brewery Deuchars IPA has sealed a four-year sponsorship deal with the Scotland Rugby League governing body.

US fuel company Sunoco has reached a 10-year deal to become an official sponsor of the National Hot Rod Association motorsport series from 2015.

Dallas-headquartered telecommunications company Ciao Telecom has agreed a deal through 2018 with Colorado Rapids to become the Major League Soccer team’s first front-of-jersey sponsor.

Australian National Rugby League team Wests Tigers has sealed a shirt sponsorship deal through 2016 under a broader partnership with social broadcaster XCast.

US tyre dealership Dunn Tire has extended its partnership with NFL American football franchise the Buffalo Bills.

US automotive brand Chevrolet has agreed a multi-year deal with the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) to become the title sponsor of Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A and Serie B, the top two divisions of the domestic game.

Qatari telecommunications firm Ooredoo has signed a one-year sponsorship deal with the Qatar Football Association.

Aberdeen-based bus company First Bus has been confirmed as an official supporter of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.