Sporting Goods

Japanese sportswear manufacturer Asics has secured a deal to partner two showpiece International Triathlon Union events in Chicago.

US racquet strings manufacturer Ashaway has agreed a renewed partnership with the Women’s Squash Association.

Italian clothing company Alpinestars has extended its partnership with Formula One motor-racing team Force India.

US sportswear manufacturer Under Armour has announced a multi-year partnership with Rugby Canada.

French Ligue 1 football team AS Monaco has agreed a kit deal with US sportswear giant Nike which will run until at least 2019.

US sportswear manufacturer Warrior has reached an agreement with the Infront Sports & Media agency to become the official kit supplier for the Champions Hockey League.

Golf equipment manufacturer Titleist has extended its status as a top-tier partner of the European Tour through to 2018.

Gilbert has been unveiled as the new official kit partner of English Premiership rugby union club Newcastle Falcons.

US fashion brand New Era has agreed a three-year deal to become the official headwear partner of Euroleague Basketball.

English Premier League team Stoke City has entered into a three-year partnership with base layer garments manufacturer Skins - a deal the club believes to be the first of its kind in English football.

Formula One motor racing team Red Bull has agreed a deal to make cycling, running, motorsport and winter sports products manufacturer Scott Sports an official supplier.

English Premiership rugby union team London Irish has agreed a five-year partnership with Irish sportswear manufacturer O’Neills.

German football club FC Köln has marked its return to the Bundesliga by signing a four-year extension to its partnership with sportswear firm Erima.

The World Baseball Softball Confederation has announced Japanese sportswear and equipment company Mizuno as its first global sponsor.

English Premier League football club West Bromwich Albion has extended its technical partnership with sportswear company Adidas until the end of the 2015-16 season.

Tyre manufacturer Yokohama Tire Corporation and sportswear company Adidas have become the first companies to reinstate their sponsorship deals with NBA basketball team the Los Angeles Clippers after the franchise’s owner Donald Sterling was handed a lifetime ban for making racist comments.

Formula One motor racing team Mercedes has entered into a partnership with Swiss cycling apparel and equipment company Assos.

AFL Australian rules football team Brisbane Lions has signed a four-year extension to its partnership with sportswear manufacturer BLK.