Basketball

The NBA North American basketball league has extended and expanded an agreement with the New Era Cap Company.

NBA basketball franchise the Minnesota Timberwolves has agreed a multi-year partnership with Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer TCL.

The Golden State Warriors North American NBA basketball franchise has entered into a partnership with US-based United Airlines.

The Chinese division of North American basketball league the NBA has entered into a strategic partnership with smartphone manufacturer Vivo.

The Sacramento Kings North American NBA basketball franchise has agreed a jersey sponsorship deal with almond brand Blue Diamond Growers.

The ING-DiBa German subsidiary of Dutch financial services giant ING has extended its sponsorship of the German Basketball Federation (DBB).

The Australian National Basketball League club competition has extended its partnership with car rental company Europcar.

Performance bedding company Bedgear has entered into a partnership with NBA basketball franchise the Dallas Mavericks.

Turkish packaged nuts and dried fruits brand Tadım has secured a partnership with Euroleague Basketball, which operates continental club competitions in Europe.

Multinational oil and gas company ExxonMobil has entered into a multi-year marketing partnership with the North American NBA basketball league.

Turkish Süper Ligi basketball team Galatasaray has agreed a jersey sponsorship deal with betting operator Nesine.

Flooring manufacturer Gerflor has struck up a partnership with the French National Basketball League (LNB).

German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) clubs Ratiopharm Ulm and Bayern Munich have agreed premium partnerships with financial services group Allianz and software company SAP, respectively.

British Basketball League team the Newcastle Eagles has agreed sponsorship deals with local shopping centres intu Metrocentre and intu Eldon Square for the 2016-17 season.

Automotive giant Fiat has agreed a deal to become the title sponsor of Italian Lega Basket Serie A basketball team Torino.

Turkish banking group Odeabank has entered into a regional partnership with Euroleague Basketball, which operates continental club competitions in Europe.

App-based taxi network Uber has signed as the Exclusive Ride-Sharing Partner of the Washington Capitals, Washington Wizards and Verizon Center under a three-year deal, from mid-2016 to mid-2019.

Euroleague Basketball has signed online sportsbook Tempobet as the Official National Betting Partner in Germany, from 2016-17 to 2018-19, for both EuroLeague and EuroCup competitions – the fifth such regional agreement made by EuroLeague with an online betting company.