Europe

Guinness has agreed new partnerships with the Welsh Rugby Union and the English Rugby Football Union.

Kent County Cricket Club has agreed a naming rights deal with Shepherd Neame to rebrand its home ground.

Bank of Ireland has provisionally agreed a five-year deal with Munster Rugby to become the club’s title sponsor, a position the bank previously held for six years up to 2004, according to the Irish Times newspaper.

Oakley has agreed a deal to become the official supplier of eyewear at this year’s edition of the PGA Championship golf tournament.

Scottish Football Association (SFA) chief executive Stewart Regan has said the uncertainty over the restructuring of the Scottish Premier League (SPL) is impacting on the attempt to attract a new title sponsor for the league.

Manchester United has received a record broadcast payment of £60.8m for the 2012-13 Premier League season.

William Hill has agreed a deal with the Scottish Football Association (SFA) to continue its title sponsorship of the Scottish Cup club competition until 2016.

The FA has agreed a four-year deal for Continental Tyres to become an official supporting partner of the National Football Centre. 

DHL has agreed a deal with the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) to become the naming rights partner for the upcoming British & Irish Lions tour to Australia.

Scottish politician Bob Doris has encouraged his government to consider hosting the 2021 World Masters Games.

BetVictor is to become the new title sponsor of the World Matchplay tournament after agreeing a three-year deal with the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC).

Holsten has agreed a three-year extension to its long-running partnership with 1.Bundesliga football club Hamburg SV.

Ligue 1 football club Paris Saint-Germain has agreed a five-year extension to its partnership with Emirates, according to French media reports.

The State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) has agreed to become the seventh global partner for the 2016 European Football Championship as part of a wide-ranging deal with Uefa.

English Premier League football club Fulham has announced a new “long-term” kit partnership with Adidas.

Volvo Car UK has agreed a new deal with the Royal Yachting Association’s British sailing team to continue its sponsorship of RYA Olympic, Paralympic and youth racing programmes for the next four years.

The English Football Association has agreed a four-year extension to its deal with Vauxhall Motors.

Vacansoleil has joined fellow title sponsor DCM in its decision to not extend its co-sponsorship of the Vacansoleil-DCM UCI ProTeam cycling outfit.