Europe

Genoese bank Banca Ifis has renewed its main shirt sponsorship deal with Italian Serie A club Sampdoria

Nikon Corporation has renewed its official patron sponsorship of the Open golf championship for the next five years and struck a new deal as patron of the Women's Open

The Alpine Formula 1 team has extended its sponsorship agreement with web services provider Yahoo

Athletic Bilbao is set to become the latest football club to sign a kit supply agreement with UK-based sportswear brand Castore, according to reports in Spain

French pasta brand Lustucru has struck an agreement to sponsor the French Rugby Federation (FFR) in a deal that was brokered by the Infront agency

Cryptocurrency exchange OKX has extended its relationship with Premier League champions Manchester City to become sole official training kit partner for the 2022-23 season

Telecommunications company Motorola has been unveiled as the main shirt sponsor of newly-promoted Italian Serie A football club AC Monza

Workwear and safety products company Engelbert Strauss has renewed its sponsorship of the Swiss Football League (SFL) in a deal brokered by the Ringier Sports agency

Dutch telecoms operator Ziggo has renewed its naming-rights sponsorship of the multi-purpose Ziggo Dome arena in Amsterdam

Icelandair, the national carrier of Iceland, has signed a three-year extension to its sponsorship deal with the Icelandic Football Association (KSÍ).

Leeds United has expanded its sponsorship agreement with luxury personal care and household cleaning brand Astonish

Spanish railway company Renfe has signed as a sponsor of La Vuelta a España cycling Grand Tours event for the seventh consecutive year.

Leander Monbaliu, chief business officer at the Pro League, is to leave the Belgian football club body later this month. Monbaliu has been with the Belgian league for close to a decade in various guises

Paris Saint-Germain has signed a sponsorship agreement with France’s national lottery company Française des Jeux (FDJ), focused on its gambling platform ParionsSport. 

Lancashire Cricket has signed a five-year extension with beer group Heineken as the ‘Official Beer and Cider Partner of Emirates Old Trafford’.

The National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs have appointed the Sportfive agency to help the grow the team's fanbase and commercial opportunities in Germany

The Premier League has called on its clubs to voluntarily phase out gambling company sponsorships on shirtfronts within three years to avert an enforced ban from the UK government

Global marketing agency CSM Sport & Entertainment has acquired Phoenix Management Group, a cricket talent management business based in England