Basketball

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.

Telecommunications company Orange has chosen basketball for its first sponsorship agreement in Belgium in order to support the brand’s launch in the market.

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has strengthened its relationship with Tencent by agreeing a nine-year global sponsorship deal with the Chinese internet company.

Toyota, NovaCare Rehabilitation, Virtua, NFI and Kimball Office have each signed on as founding partners of NBA basketball franchise the Philadelphia 76ers’ new training complex.

NBA basketball franchise the Milwaukee Bucks has agreed a partnership with transportation company Uber.

British Basketball League team the Newcastle Eagles has extended its partnership with construction company Esh Group, its main sponsor.

Italian sportswear manufacturer Macron has signed on as the title sponsor of this year’s Supercoppa, an annual domestic basketball event.

Online betting company Tipbet has entered into a partnership with the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL), the top-tier club competition in the country.

Telecommunications company Deutsche Telekom has extended its title sponsorship deal with the German Basketball Bundesliga club based in its home city of Bonn.

French telecommunications company Orange has signed up as the main sponsor of the Belgium men’s and women’s national basketball teams and the top-tier Pro-League club competition.