Australia

Australian A-League football club Sydney FC has signed up logistics provider Tristar Transport as a front-of-shorts sponsor.

The Australian National Rugby League’s Melbourne Storm rugby league club has extended its partnership with Coca-Cola Company-owned sports drinks brand Powerade.

Australian National Rugby League champion South Sydney Rabbitohs has announced an expanded four-year renewal of its sponsorship agreement with air conditioning brand Fujitsu General.

Sportswear manufacturer BLK has expanded its presence in the AFL Australian rules competition by entering into a long-term kit partnership with the Adelaide Crows.

Drinks company FAL Healthy Beverages has agreed a two-year sponsorship deal with Australian Big Bash League Twenty20 cricket team Melbourne Renegades.

Emirates Airline has further enhanced its tennis sponsorship portfolio by agreeing a multi-year deal with the Australian Open tournament.

Private healthcare group Bupa has reached an agreement to become a gold partner of Cricket Australia.

Iron ore producer Fortescue Metals Group has agreed a two-year extension to its sponsorship of Australia’s men’s hockey team through 2016.

Australian A-League football team Brisbane Roar has announced a three-year sponsorship deal with beer brand Hahn SuperDry.

Australian Big Bash Twenty20 cricket team Sydney Sixers has signed a three-year extension to its major partner agreement with pet care company Nestle Purina.

Australian NRL rugby league team Penrith Panthers has signed a two-year renewal to retain flavoured milk brand Oak as its major sponsor.

A-League football clubs Newcastle Jets and Wellington Phoenix have secured renewed and upgraded deals with existing sponsors McDonald’s and Ricoh.

Australian-owned Coopers Brewery has signed a five-year extension to its stadium naming rights agreement for the home of A-League football team Adelaide United.

Education training and employment firm Dreamtime Training has signed on as a major sponsor of rugby league club North Queensland Cowboys until the end of the 2016 NRL season.

AFL Australian rules football club Essendon has been boosted by the news that long-term commercial partner Antler Luggage has extended its association into 2015.

Australian NRL rugby league team Wests Tigers has agreed a five-year kit deal with sportswear company ISC.

Pharmacy retailer Chemist Warehouse has signed a two-year deal to become an official sponsor of Netball Australia.

Watchmaker Tissot has struck a deal to serve as the title sponsor of the Australian race on motorcycling’s 2014 MotoGP World Championship calendar.