Healthcare

Soccer

Houston Dynamo, the lone Major League Soccer club without a jersey sponsor this season, have filled the void by signing a deal with the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center.
Football

Spanish pharmaceutical group Grifols is close to acquiring the naming rights to Barcelona’s Camp Nou stadium redevelopment in a deal valued at about €20m per year.
Football

Spanish LaLiga football club Barcelona has entered into a partnership with Chinese pharmaceuticals company Yunnan Baiyao
Basketball

Italian Lega Basket team Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna has signed a jersey sponsorship deal with medical services provider Zaccanti Spa.
Football

English Premier League club Manchester United has extended its Official Medical Systems Partner agreement with Canon Medical Systems Europe.
Australian Rules Football

Australian cancer care provider Icon Group has upgraded its association with the women’s team of AFL Aussie rules club the Brisbane Lions.
Football

Italian Serie A club S.P.A.L. has upgraded its deal with pharmaceuticals brand Pentaferte to a three-year shirt sleeve partnership, for the rest of 2018-19 to 2020-21
Basketball

Retail pharmacy chain Chemist Warehouse has signed a three-year partnership with Basketball Australia, through which it will become a major sponsor of the women’s game in the country.
Ice Hockey

NHL ice hockey franchise the Anaheim Ducks has partnered with UCI Health ahead of its 25th anniversary season in 2018-19.

Cricket

Online pharmacy Netmeds and cement manufacturer Dalmia have been unveiled as sponsors of the Indian cricket team’s upcoming Twenty20 tour of Ireland.

Golf

The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) has agreed a partnership with vision care provider Versant Health.

Tennis

The Women’s Tennis Association has entered into a partnership with noninvasive monitoring technologies company Masimo.

Cricket

The England and Wales Cricket Board has today (Friday) announced banking group NatWest as the title partner of the upcoming Pakistan Test series, while opticians chain Specsavers has been named as the body’s official Test partner in a deal that begins with the summer series against India.

Australian Rules Football

The AFL Aussie rules league has entered into a partnership with pharmacy chain Chemist Warehouse, while the AFL Women’s competition has renewed a sponsorship deal with cereal brand Special K.

Safety company Arco has agreed a deal to support this summer’s edition of the European Championships multi-sport event, which will be co-hosted by the Scottish city of Glasgow and Berlin, Germany.

Athletics

Global healthcare company Abbott has renewed its title sponsorship of the World Marathon Majors group.

US sports broadcaster ESPN has confirmed the list of sponsors for this year’s edition of the summer X Games action sports event, which will be held at U.S.
Motorsport

US medical transportation company American Medical Response (AMR) has entered into a partnership with the IndyCar North American motor-racing series.