Europe

South African beer brand Hansa Pilsener has sealed sponsorship deals with English Premier League football teams Manchester City and Arsenal.

The English Premier League, the top division of football in the country, has extended an existing agreement with video game developer EA Sports through to the end of the 2018-19 season.

Security software company Kaspersky Lab has reached a deal to become the title sponsor of World Snooker’s new Riga Open tournament.

Italian Serie A football team Cagliari has agreed shirt sponsorship deals with banking group Intesa Sanpaolo and telecommunications company Tiscali.

Fast-food chain Burger King has signed a three-year extension to its official partner agreement with the Dutch top-tier Eredivisie football division.

English Premier League football team Liverpool has signed a two-year extension to its regional partnership with IT, electronics and furniture retailer Courts Asia.

The Polish Football Association (PZPN) has signed two-year sponsorship agreements with tablets, smartphones and computer accessories manufacturer Modecom and financial services firm Alior Bank.

Italian Serie A champion Juventus has signed an initial two-year partnership with binary options broker 24option.com.

Telecommunications company Telecom Italia has renewed its partnership with the MotoGP World Championship through 2016 to include title sponsorship of the motorcycling series’ San Marino race.

Chinese telecommunications company Huawei has agreed a sponsorship deal with the Lithuanian Basketball Federation (LKF).

Italian Serie A champion Juventus has signed a six-year extension to its shirt sponsorship deal with automotive manufacturer Fiat in an agreement that will run through to the end of the 2020-21 season.

The Women’s British Basketball League has agreed a deal with sports equipment manufacturer Molten for its inaugural 2014-15 season.

English Premier League football team Liverpool has announced a two year partnership with online Forex trading company InstaForex.

Canadian bicycle manufacturer Argon 18 has agreed a three-year deal to become a title sponsor and bike provider to German ProContinental cycling outfit Team NetApp – Endura.

UCI World Tour cycling squad Team Belkin has confirmed that long-term sponsorship deals have been agreed in principle with the Dutch national lottery and retail company BrandLoyalty.

The Polish Football Association (PZPN) has signed a two-year agreement to make betting company STS an official partner.

German Bundesliga football team VfB Stuttgart has signed renewed two-year sponsorship agreements with assembly products and consumables wholesaler Würth and automation specialist Fanuc through June 2016.

Belgian sports nutrition brand Etixx has agreed a three-year deal to become an official partner of French Ligue 1 football club Nantes.