SportBusiness Sponsorship staff

Canadian broadcast group Asian Television Network has acquired exclusive rights for the Bangladesh v India cricket series.

The Team Marketing and CAA Eleven agencies have launched a host of tenders for the Uefa Champions League, Super Cup and 2015 European Under-21 Championship football competitions.

USA

MX Sports Pro Racing, organiser of the Pro Motocross Championship, has signed pay-television channel MAVTV as a new broadcast partner for the 2014 season of the US motor-cycling series.

English Premiership rugby union club London Irish has renewed its sponsorship deal with waste water and sewage specialists Pump Technology until the end of the 2017-18 season.

Emirates has further bolstered its position in the football shirt sponsorship market after finalising a five-year deal with Real Madrid.

Dialog Axiata has sealed a three-year deal with Sri Lanka Cricket, representing the country’s biggest sponsorship deal, according to the Daily Financial Times newspaper.

English Premier League football club Southampton has entered into a “long-term” kit partnership with Adidas.

FC Barcelona-bound Brazil forward Neymar has further enhanced his endorsement portfolio after agreeing a two-year deal with confectionary brand Mentos.

English Premier League side Sunderland has unveiled BFS Group as its new principal partner and shirt sponsor from the 2013-14 season.

The Football Association of Ireland (FAI) has extended its primary sponsorship deal with telecommunications firm Three through to 2016.