Middle East

Telco Etisalat has been unveiled as a sponsor of two upcoming events organised by the Special Olympics, the movement that seeks to empower athletes with intellectual disabilities.

Saudi mobile phone operator Jawwy, a subsidiary of telco STC, has agreed a shirt sponsorship deal with Spanish LaLiga football club Levante.

The Emirates Cricket Board has signed a new partnership with Al Nabooda Insurance Brokers.

German Bundesliga football club Bayern Munich has entered into a partnership with Canadian drinks brand OXiGEN.

Luxury watchmaker Richard Mille has agreed a deal to sponsor the upcoming edition of the Race of Champions motor-racing event.

LaLiga, which operates the top two divisions of Spanish football, has agreed a sponsorship deal with Iranian telecommunications company Irancell.

Indian conglomerate Heera Group has signed on as title sponsor of the T10 Cricket League, a new franchise-based competition that is set to launch in the United Arab Emirates next week.

Retail company LuLu Group International has agreed a deal to sponsor the 2019 edition of the Special Olympics World Games, an event for athletes with intellectual disabilities.

Chinese e-commerce company Alibaba Group has realigned its partnership with Fifa, football’s global governing body, after its Alibaba Cloud division replaced Alibaba E-Auto as a presenting partner of the Club World Cup.

Motorcycling apparel company Acerbis has stepped up its backing of the Superbike World Championship (WorldSBK) by becoming the title sponsor of this weekend’s season-ending Qatar round.

UAE-based aluminium producer Emirates Global Aluminium has agreed a deal to sponsor the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship golf event.

UAE Pro League football team Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai Club has agreed a deal which will see property developer Emaar become its main sponsor.

Saudi Professional League football club Al-Ahli has agreed a shirt sponsorship deal with the Saudia airline.

Financial institution Qatar National Bank (QNB) has renewed its sponsorship deal with the Qatar Football Association (QFA) and Qatar Stars League Management (QSLM).
 

Unilever-owned antiperspirant brand Rexona has agreed deals to sponsor this year’s EuroBasket national team basketball tournament and the Turkish national side.

UCI WorldTour cycling outfit UAE Team Emirates has agreed a jersey sponsorship deal with First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) ahead of the start of the 2017 Tour de France.

Saudi Professional League football club Al-Ahli has opted to end its shirt sponsorship deal with Qatar Airways.

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo has today (Wednesday) been announced as an official sponsor of the next two editions of football’s Fifa World Cup.