Sporting Goods

US sportswear brand New Balance has made its first move into the Benelux market by agreeing a kit supplier deal with Belgian First Division A football club Standard Liege.

US sportswear brand Under Armour has agreed a multi-year kit partnership with the athletics division of Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne.

The French Rugby Federation (FFR) has confirmed French sportswear company Le Coq Sportif as the national team’s new kit supplier.

Australia’s Women’s National Basketball League has entered into a partnership with sportswear brand iAthletic.

Italian sportswear and equipment brand Kappa has been named as the official ball supplier for Serie B, the second tier of Italian club football.

French sportswear company Le Coq Sportif has reportedly agreed a deal to become the new kit supplier of the French national rugby union team.

Spieth Gymnastics has become the first sports equipment supplier to partner with the 2018 edition of the Commonwealth Games multi-sport event, which will be staged in Australia’s Gold Coast region.

Australian A-League football club Perth Glory has extended a partnership with Italian sportswear manufacturer Macron, while rival team Newcastle Jets has reportedly signed a deal with Australian sports and lifestyle apparel brand Viva.

English County Championship cricket club Lancashire has extended its kit partnership with sportswear company Kukri.

New Zealand Rugby has signed a four-year extension to its partnership with German sportswear giant Adidas and agreed a new sponsorship deal with Swiss watchmaker Tudor.

The Football Association of Ireland has named US sportswear brand New Balance as the official kit supplier for its men’s and women’s national teams.

Spanish LaLiga football club Athletic Bilbao has named US sportswear brand New Balance as its new kit supplier.

Italian sportswear manufacturer Macron has entered into a partnership with Romanian Liga 1 top-tier football club Dinamo Bucharest.

Scottish Premiership football club Heart of Midlothian has appointed UK sportswear company Umbro as its new kit partner.

Sportswear company Mafro Sports has agreed partnerships with the Football Kenya Federation and the Zambian Football Association.

The athletics division of San Diego State University has extended its kit partnership with US sportswear firm Nike.

The Skechers Performance division of US footwear brand Skechers has extended its sponsorship deal with the Ironman European Tour for the 2017 edition of the triathlon series.

Sportswear manufacturer Zoo Sport has been named as the new apparel partner of Australian Super Rugby franchise the Queensland Reds through an agreement with the Queensland Rugby Union.