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English county cricket club Durham has agreed a kit deal with cricket apparel and equipment manufacturer Gray Nicolls covering the next three domestic seasons.

English Premiership rugby union team Harlequins has confirmed financial services company IG as the principle sponsor for the latest instalment of its Big Game series at London’s Twickenham Stadium.

Yorkshire-based law firm Blacks Solicitors LLP has agreed an enhanced sponsorship deal with English Super League rugby league club Wakefield Trinity Wildcats for the 2014 season.

The International Rugby Board more than doubled its income from logistics firm DHL in a sponsorship renewal last month.

English Super League rugby league team Huddersfield Giants has agreed a kit sponsorship deal with business-to-business trade exchange Bartercard.

British tennis’ governing body the Lawn Tennis Association has announced a four-year extension to its partnership with UK mineral water brand Highland Spring.

Scottish Rugby has announced a partnership with drinks brand Lucozade Sport that will run until 2016.

Locally based signage and vehicle livery company Designs Signage Solutions has extended its support of English Super League rugby league team Hull Kingston Rovers by agreeing to take up chest sponsorship on its shirt for 2014.

UK mineral water brand Buxton has announced a new partnership that makes it the official water of the London Marathon.

Soft drinks company Zeo has agreed a wide-ranging one-year sponsorship deal with the England Netball organisation.

Telecommunications company Saudi Telecom has struck a five-year extension to its sponsorship agreement with English Premier League football club Manchester United.

English rugby league team Hull FC has reached a shirt sponsorship deal with business-to-business trade exchange Bartercard.

English Super League and Challenge Cup rugby league champion Wigan Warriors has announced a shirt sponsorship agreement with locally based lighting products specialists Light Distribution Limited.

UK mutual life and pensions company Royal London has agreed a four-year deal with the England and Wales Cricket Board to become the title sponsor of the national governing body’s one-day cricket competitions from 2014.

English rugby union’s governing body the Rugby Football Union has extended its partnership with rugby equipment manufacturer Gilbert by a further seven years.

Automotive giant Ford has reached a deal to become the sixth top-tier official partner of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Adidas has extended its deal with the Scottish Football Association to remain the governing body’s official kit supplier until 2018.

The Professional Darts Corporation has announced that bookmaker Coral will be the title sponsor of its new event which will be staged in Edinburgh, Scotland at the weekend.