Europe

Scandinavian telecommunications company TeliaSonera has secured a seven-year stadium naming rights deal with Danish Superliga football club FC Copenhagen.

Online gaming company Interwetten has agreed to become a sponsor of the Lotus Formula One motor racing team for the German and Hungarian Grands Prix.

Telecommunications company KPN has signed up as an official partner of the Eredivisie, the top division of football in the Netherlands.

English Premier League football club West Bromwich Albion has agreed a new sponsorship deal with online gambling company 666Bet.

Italian Serie A football club Napoli has agreed a new sponsorship deal with national pasta company Pasta Garofalo.

English Premier League football club Hull City has entered into the largest shirt sponsorship deal in its history after reaching an agreement with online betting company 12Bet.

Scandinavian online gaming website ComeOn! has struck a partnership with English Premier League football club Liverpool.

German Bundesliga football club Schalke has further strengthened its presence in the Asian market by signing a partnership with Chinese high-tech specialist company Hisense.

German ProContinental cycling outfit Team NetApp – Endura has agreed a five-year deal for cooktops and cooktop extractor systems manufacturer Bora to become its new title sponsor from the 2015 season as it targets a place in the elite WorldTour.

German Bundesliga side Schalke 04 has become the latest top European football club to enter into a partnership with Chinese telecommunications company Huawei.

English Premier League football club Manchester United has announced a multi-season global partnership with Japanese food brand Nissin.

Spanish Liga football club Barcelona has agreed a new long-term sponsorship deal with Mexican beer brand Tecate.

English Premier League football club West Bromwich Albion has extended sponsorship deals with outdoor clothing and equipment provider Jack Wolfskin and online gambling company Bet365.

UK insurance company Friends Life has struck a deal with the British Cycling organisation to become the first title sponsor of the Tour of Britain race.

Gambling operator Bet25 has agreed to extend its shirt sponsorship deal with Danish Superliga football team Brondby.

Beer manufacturer Lech Pils has signed a three-year extension to its sponsorship agreement with Polish Ekstraklasa football team Lech Poznan.

German sportswear giant Adidas and combat sports clothing and equipment manufacturer Green Hill have extended their long-standing partnerships with the European Judo Union into 2015.

German sportswear giant Adidas has confirmed speculation that it will become Manchester United’s new kit partner by announcing a record 10-year deal with the English Premier League football club.