China

China’s Ping An Insurance has sealed a four-year deal to become the title sponsor of the Chinese Super League, the country’s top football division.

Chinese building equipment company Shandong Lingong Construction Machinery (SDLG) has signed a three-year sponsorship deal to support the Asian Football Confederation’s club competitions.

Chinese automotive company Qoros has been announced as the title sponsor of the 53rd World Table Tennis Championships.

International sporting federations union SportAccord has reached a deal to make the Renault-Nissan Alliance an official partner for its 2013 World Mind Games event, which commences in Beijing today.

The Tsingtao brewery has agreed a three-year deal to sponsor the Asian Football Confederation’s club competitions.

Tencent has signed an eight-year deal to become the exclusive internet outlet of the Chinese Olympic Committee at major international sports events.

Stanley Black & Decker (SBD) has agreed a deal to become an official partner of the Chinese Basketball Association’s Professional League club competition from the 2013-14 season through to the 2016-17 campaign.

Chinese automotive firm Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle has announced it is to work with sports marketing and events company OC Sport to launch a Chinese team in the 2014-15 edition of the Volvo Ocean Race international sailing event.

Swimwear manufacturer Speedo has renewed its partnership with the China Swimming Association until 2017.

The International Table Tennis Federation has agreed an extension with its World Tour title sponsor the Guangzhou Automobile (GAC) Group until 2015.

The International Aquatics Federation (Fina) has agreed a four-year deal for Chinese lighting manufacturer NVC Lighting to become the title sponsor of its Diving World Series.

World Snooker is in talks with six “blue-chip” brands to title sponsor the World Championship in 2014 after a disappointing sale of the property in 2013, chairman Barry Hearn told Sports Sponsorship Insider this month.

National Basketball Association (NBA) superstar LeBron James has signed a deal with internet provider Tencent to promote the Chinese version of the NBA2K video games.

ANTA Sports has further strengthened its support of Chinese sport by agreeing to become a strategic partner of the General Administration of Sport of China’s Boxing and Taekwondo Sports Management Centre until 2016.

French brands Peugeot, Lacoste and Longines are all longstanding official partners of the prestigious international Grand Slam tennis tournament, Roland-Garros (the French Open).

Chinese football’s Super League is aiming to earn $25m (€19.25m) per year from a new title sponsorship deal beginning in 2014, a 150-per-cent increase on the current deal with real estate company Dalian Wanda.

Chery Automobile has agreed a deal with the Badminton World Federation to become an official partner of the world governing body for a number of major tournaments.

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