United Kingdom

The State of Qatar has bolstered its presence in British horseracing through a 10-year title sponsorship agreement for the Goodwood Festival.

Transport, utilities and private construction business QTS Group has reached a deal with the Scottish Professional Football League to serve as the presenting sponsor for the closing stages of its 2014-15 League Cup club competition.

The Molson Coors brewery has struck sponsorship deals with English Premier League football rivals Newcastle United and Sunderland.

Soft drinks company Coca-Cola has renewed a deal to sponsor the Rugby World Cup for the 2015 edition of the rugby union national team tournament in England.

Global financial services firm JP Morgan has extended its sponsorship of the Media Centre at Lord’s cricket ground in London.

Motorcycle clothing company RST has agreed a two-year deal to sponsor the Isle of Man TT Races annual motorcycling event.

Betting company Coral has extended its title sponsorship of the annual Scottish Grand National horse race.

Furniture manufacturer and retailer DFS has become the official homeware partner of the British Olympic Association in a deal running through to the 2016 summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

English county cricket club Nottinghamshire has signed a record two-year sponsorship deal with auction house John Pye Auctions.

Imagine solutions company Canon has reached a deal to become an official sponsor of Rugby World Cup 2015.

Formula One motor racing team Williams has announced a multi-year partnership with business technology, cloud and managed services provider Avanade.

Insurance company Vitality has become the new official wellness partner of the Welsh Rugby Union, the country’s governing body of rugby union.

English Premier League football club Arsenal has entered into a partnership with the UK division of Danish brewing company Carlsberg.

The Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) has renewed a sponsorship deal with pre-owned goods retailer Cash Converters.

National carrier Turkish Airlines is close to agreeing a £25m (€31.4m/$39.1m) per year shirt sponsorship deal with English Premier League football club Chelsea, according to the Daily Mail.

English Premier League football club Leicester City has extended its partnership with the Tourism Authority of Thailand for a third season.

Formula One motor racing team Williams has signed a multi-year partnership agreement with Unilever that will promote the global consumer goods company’s Rexona brand.

Betting company Coral has become the title sponsor of this Saturday’s BoxNation boxing card at the ExCel in London, featuring the heavyweight bout between Tyson Fury and Dereck Chisora.