United Kingdom

The British Paralympic Association has renewed its association with global consumer goods company P&G for the upcoming 2014 Paralympic winter Games in Sochi.

The European arm of Japanese consumer electronics company Canon has been announced as the official supplier of imaging solutions to the 2014 Ryder Cup golf tournament.

German luxury fashion brand Hugo Boss has extended its sponsorship agreement with golf’s PGA Championship at Wentworth for a further three years.

US automotive giant General Motors has said its decision to close its Chevrolet operation in western and eastern Europe will not affect the brand’s sponsorship deals with English Premier League football clubs Manchester United and Liverpool.

London-based tailor T.M. Lewin has extended its partnership with the England and Wales Cricket Board for a further three years.

English rugby league team Castleford Tigers has announced UK engineering services company CBR Engineering as its main shirt sponsor for the 2014 Super League season.

Deutsche Bahn-owned company DB Schenker has been announced as the official logistics provider for the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Confectionery brand Mars has extended its partnership with the English Football Association by four years until July 2018.

Social and extra care housing stock company Houses for Homes has reached a deal to be the main club partner of English Super League rugby league team Wigan Warriors.

English Super League rugby league team Castleford Tigers has extended its kit sponsorship deal with UK trade union GMB Union for an 11th consecutive season.

National high performance sports agency UK Sport has announced a four-year partnership with Sportscover.

English Premiership club Harlequins has extended its sponsorship agreement with UK brewer Greene King until the end of the 2016-17 rugby union season.

Business advice company ClearSky Business has agreed a deal to become the new principal sponsor of English Super League rugby league team Hull Kingston Rovers for the 2014 season, marking the firm’s first venture into sports sponsorship.

Italian automotive company Fiat has extended its role as the official vehicle supplier to British Cycling through to 2016.

Insurance company QBE, the title sponsor of the Rugby Football Union’s Autumn Internationals, will learn in January how far it has reduced the association of former long-term title sponsor Investec with the prestigious series.

English Premier League football club Arsenal has agreed a two-year deal with Lanvin to make the Paris fashion house its official tailor.

Boston Networks and Gymnova have been appointed as official suppliers for the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

TradePoint, the trade brand of UK home improvement retailer B&Q, has reached a commercial agreement with the English Football League.