United Kingdom

English county cricket club Somerset has signed a two-year shirt sponsorship deal with local hydraulic hoses and couplings supplier Rotec.

UK brewer Greene King has agreed shirt sponsorship deals with English Premiership rugby union team Newcastle Falcons and Newcastle Thunder, which competes in the third tier of English rugby league.

Scottish Rugby, the governing body of rugby union in the country, has entered into a three-year partnership with media company News UK.

Bridgestone UK’s tyre division has expanded its presence in golf by sealing partnerships with three UK-based tournaments in 2016.

English Premier League football club Arsenal has entered into a partnership with online sports betting firm SportPesa.

English Premier League football club Manchester United has sealed a global partnership with film producer and distributor 20th Century Fox.

Audio products manufacturer Beats Electronics has entered into a partnership with English Premier League football club Chelsea.

Scottish Rugby, the governing body of rugby union in the country, has renewed its partnership with male skincare brand Dove Men+Care.

Commonwealth Games England is seeking a presenting partner for the first time in its 85-year history, while the body has also teamed up with consultancy firm Female Sports Group to support its commercial operations.

The England and Wales Cricket Board has extended its partnership with tea producer Yorkshire Tea.

US daily fantasy sports operator DraftKings has entered into partnerships with English Premier League football clubs Arsenal, Liverpool and Watford ahead of its impending launch in the UK.

Scottish Rugby, the governing body of rugby union in the country, has extended its partnership with soft drinks manufacturer A.G. Barr.

Betting and gaming company Betway has retained its title sponsorship rights to snooker’s UK Championship for a further two years.

Four deals dominate the UK horseracing landscape: two with Qatar-based organisations and two with UK-focused brands. The biggest deal in the sector is the £50m (€65.6m/$71.3m

The English Super League rugby league competition has entered into a partnership with canned peas brand Batchelors Peas.

An enhanced nine-year deal with US-based sporting goods brand Under Armour has tied up the Welsh Rugby Union’s (WRU) kit supply and autumn internationals properties until 2024 in light of increased commercial income by at least 15 per cent.

The England and Wales Cricket Board has unveiled Greene King IPA as the official beer of England cricket.

Car brand Dacia has secured a partnership with the Rugby Football League, the governing body of rugby league in England.