Banking

LaLiga president Javier Tebas has suggested the top two divisions of Spanish football may adopt a similar sponsorship model to the one introduced by the English Premier League.

Financial services institution Targobank has extended a deal with the German Football Association (DFB) to serve as an official partner of the DFB-Pokal cup competition.

Swiss banking group Swissquote has extended and expanded its partnership with English Premier League football club Manchester United.

US financial services corporation PNC Bank has signed a multi-year extension to its partnership with Major League Baseball franchise the Cincinnati Reds.

Government-owned bank Caixa Economica Federal has signed a season-long extension to its shirt sponsorship agreement with Campeonato Brasileiro Serie A football club Corinthians.

Banking group NatWest will serve as title sponsor of the 2019 Island Games multi-sport event, which will be staged in Gibraltar.

Singapore-headquartered financial services company DBS Bank has signed up as an associate sponsor of Indian Premier League Twenty20 cricket franchise the Rising Pune Supergiants.

Kentucky-headquartered financial services company Republic Bank has entered into a partnership with Major League Baseball franchise the Tampa Bay Rays.

US financial services company Associated Bank has renewed its partnership with North American Major League Baseball franchise the Milwaukee Brewers.

Government-owned bank Caixa Economica Federal has entered into a partnership with the Brazilian National Basketball League (LNB), under which it will become the title sponsor of the top-tier NBB men’s club competition.

British banking group Barclays will maintain its association with the Premier League after its title sponsorship agreement with the top tier of English football expires at the end of the current season.

Taiwanese financial services group CTBC Bank will remain the presenting sponsor of the Swinging Skirts LPGA Classic women’s golf tournament for its 2016 edition.

Spanish Liga football team Barcelona has agreed a regional sponsorship deal with Vietnamese commercial banking group SHB.

Chinese Super League football club Yanbian Fude has agreed a season-long shirt sponsorship deal with investment company Zhongchou Shares.

BBVA Compass, the US arm of Spanish banking group BBVA, has agreed a sponsorship deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers, bringing the total number of partnerships the company has with NBA basketball franchises to five.

US financial services company Comerica Bank has been named the third landmark partner of the new Detroit Events Center – the future home of NHL ice hockey franchise the Detroit Red Wings.

Canadian financial services group BMO has agreed a long-term extension to its partnership with the Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment company, under which it will retain its naming rights to the BMO Field stadium and continue as a shirt sponsor of MLSE-owned Major League Soccer franchise Toronto FC.

The organising committee behind Paris’s bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games has entered into partnerships with financial services company BNP Paribas and postal service firm La Poste.