North America

US insurance company Travelers has agreed a 10-year extension to its title sponsorship of PGA Tour golf tournament the Travelers Championship in a new deal that will run through to 2024.

Hunting equipment and apparel manufacturer Duck Commander has agreed a title sponsorship deal for annual college American football game the Independence Bowl that runs until 2019.

Headwear, apparel and accessories manufacturer Ahead has reached an agreement to become the primary headwear provider to golf’s Open Championship for three years, beginning with the 2014 edition of the tournament.

US security, health and engineering solutions company Leidos has become the new main shirt sponsor of Major League Soccer team D.C. United.

MLB baseball team the Chicago White Sox has agreed a multi-year partnership with locally based pizza chain Beggars Pizza.

Automotive parts and accessories provider Autozone has extended its title sponsorship of the Liberty Bowl end-of-season college American football event.

The US Speedskating governing body has agreed an eight-year extension to its partnership with sportswear company Under Armour, despite the criticism of the US team’s race suits at the Sochi winter Olympic Games.

Stock market-listed online gaming company Bwin.party deals last month with two sports teams linked to the newly-regulated New Jersey online gaming market in the US are focused on digital rights in line with the company’s increasingly cost-conscious approach to sponsorship.

Italian swimwear company Arena outbid rival Speedo to sign its Official Partner deal with Fina, the world governing body for swimming, last month

North American stock car racing series Nascar has announced a three-year extension to its long-standing commercial agreement with multinational snack food company Mondelez International.

Men’s ATP World Tour and women’s WTA tennis tournament the BNP Paribas Open has agreed new premier-level sponsorship deals with Rolex, Esurance and Michelob Ultra.

Major League Soccer team Sporting Kansas City has reached a deal to make US supermarket chain Price Chopper a founding level sponsor.

MLB baseball team Texas Rangers has announced a three-year sponsorship deal with tyre brand Nitto Tire USA (NTU).

MLB baseball team Pittsburgh Pirates has announced a deal with Casa D’oro Diamonds and Fine Jewellers that makes the locally based store its official jeweller.

Mixed martial arts organisation Bellator has announced poker website Attack Poker as its official online gaming partner.

The National Basketball Association has agreed a deal with Kumho Tire to make the US arm of the Korean multinational tyre manufacturer the official tyre of the NBA and NBA Development League in the US and South Korea.

Sports equipment supplier STX has agreed to become a partner of Major League Lacrosse, the leading outdoor lacrosse league in the US.

USA Triathlon has announced multi-year renewals with four of its existing sponsors, Competitor Group, FuelBelt, NormaTec and Avis Budget Group.