Clothing & Accs.

English Premier League football club Sunderland has formed a partnership with NIP+MAN, in a deal that represents the new brand’s first move into sports sponsorship.

The Buffalo Bills have agreed a multi-year sponsorship deal to make lifestyle brand Alex and Ani the official jewellery partner of the Buffalo Jills – the NFL American football franchise’s cheerleading squad.

Fashion brand Barbour has signed a deal with the Newcastle Falcons to become the official clothing partner of the English Premiership rugby union team.

English Premier League football club Crystal Palace has announced Holler Watches as its official timing partner for the 2013-14 season.

The International Association of Athletics Federations is close to extending its 28-year partnership with watchmaker Seiko, and is looking to add two more brands to its Official Partner sponsorship tier, general secretary Essar Gabriel told Sports Sponsorship Insider this month.

Swiss watch manufacturer Tissot has been announced as the title sponsor of the Australian Grand Prix in this year’s MotoGP championship.

Fashion company W Collection has agreed to become an official sponsor of Turkish football club Galatasaray.

London-based tailor Oliver Brown has entered into a partnership with Team GB to become its official supplier of formalwear for the 2014 winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia.

German 1.Bundesliga football clubs Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayer 04 Leverkusen have signed new sponsorship deals with DFV, Coca-Cola and Maurice Lacroix.

English Premier League football club Manchester United has announced a three year sponsorship deal with US watchmaker Bulova.

South African rugby union team the Golden Lions has announced a commercial partnership with uniform supplier Kit Group.

NFL American football franchise the New York Giants has announced a new partnership with Quest Diagnostics that will include naming rights to the team’s headquarters and training facility.

English Premier League team Tottenham Hotspur has agreed a two-year commercial partnership with men’s clothing retailer Bosideng London.

The San Francisco 49ers National Football League franchise is close to selling out all ten of its Founding Partner positions for its new home ground, Levi’s Stadium.

Menswear brand Hackett London has signed up as an official supplier of English Premier League football club Chelsea.

Watch brand Chronotech has become an official partner of Italian Serie A football club AC Milan for the 2013-14 season.

Major America’s Cup sponsor Louis Vuitton is seeking a refund on some of its investment in the 2013 edition of the sailing showpiece due to the low number of competing teams, according to the San Francisco Business Times newspaper.

Italian Serie A football club Inter Milan has agreed a two-year partnership with New York clothing brand Brooks Brothers.