Swiss based company Sportsradar has teamed up with the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to become its worldwide distributor of official data.

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced an extension to its commercial agreement with Nike.

Telecommunications group Viva Kuwait has agreed a deal to become an official partner of Real Madrid.

Repucom has joined forces with IBOPE Media to launch a sports marketing research service catering for the Latin American market.

English businessman Charles Green has pledged that Rangers “will never have debts again” after his consortium on Sunday struck a deal to acquire the crisis-hit Scottish giant and unveiled a plan to haul the club out of administration.

The new-look Maracana Stadium is set to become one of the world’s most sustainable venues with the announcement that it will be powered by solar energy for the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Chinese automotive company the GAC Group has furthered its commitment to table tennis by sponsoring the 2013 World Team Cup.

The Minnesota Vikings finally appear to have resolved their stadium problems after the state Senate on Thursday approved a plan to develop a new US$975 million venue for the National Football League (NFL) franchise.

Manchester United has agreed a three-year extension to its sponsorship deal with global imaging firm Epson.

Formula One outfit Mercedes AMG Petronas has pledged its commitment to the sport and urged F1’s ownership group, CVC Capital Partners, to step up Concorde Agreement talks with the team in a bid to maximise the benefit of the long-mooted stock market flotation.