Sponsorship

COLOGNE: The Central European division of Universal Music Group (UMG) have announced a multi-year partnership with ESL Gaming, the world’s biggest eSports company that will be managed out of UMG’s Berlin headquarters.

The aim of the agreement is to exclusively help Universal discover and promote new artists through ESL’s global tournaments and channels. In an industry first, UMG will partner with ESL to create the ultimate destination for gaming and music fans alike to experience the official soundtrack of the world’s esports leagues and tournaments. 

Feb 01, 2019 16:02
MUMBAI: PV Sindhu, India's highest earning brand ambassador outside of cricket, has added life insurance company PNB MetLife to her growing sponsor portfolio.
Feb 01, 2019 11:02
MADRID: The International Tennis Federation (ITF) and its promoters, the Gerard Pique-owned Kosmos Tennis, have announced an agreement with Spain's LaLiga that makes one of the world’s top football leagues an official sponsor of the Davis Cup by BNP Paribas Finals for the next four years.
Jan 31, 2019 13:01
SEOUL: Samsung Electronics has extended its eSports sponsorship gambit, bagging a deal with South Korea’s top side Gen.G, VentureBeat reports. The newswire claims that Gen.G will receive the latest high-capacity, high-performance solid state drives (SSDs) along with financial support from Samsung.
Jan 31, 2019 12:01
NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council and Coca-Cola Thursday announced that they have entered into a five-year global strategic partnership. The partnership will see The Coca-Cola Company’s brands becoming exclusive non-alcoholic beverage partners of the ICC until 2023. Coca-Cola replaces PepsiCo as ICC's global sponsor, breaking mid-way the latter's eight-year deal that was signed in 2015. 
Jan 28, 2019 15:01
LAHORE: The champions of the Pakistan Super League’s second season, Peshawar Zalmi confirmed recently that Chinese consumer electronics giant, Haier will remain its title sponsor for the fourth season of the competition.
Jan 28, 2019 15:01
KOCHI: ‘Operation Olympics', a programme designed to train athletes in 11 sporting disciplines by the government of Kerala, has commenced. Kerala chief minister M Pinarayi Vijayan confirmed the development on his official Facebook account, stating that the state sports council and department have registered 123 athletes for the programme.
Jan 28, 2019 12:01
MIAMI: PGA of America, golf’s apex governing body in the United States and the owner of the PGA Tour, has announced US auto major GM's marquee luxury brand Cadillac as the official vehicle for all its events till 2022. These include the PGA Championship, KitchenAid Senior PGA Championship and KPMG Women's PGA Championship.
Jan 25, 2019 18:01
LUDHIANA: Balkrishna Industries Limited (BKT), India’s leading manufacturer of off-highway tires, has signed on with Kila Raipur Sports Festival as the presenting partner for its 83rd edition. This will be BKT’s first year as partners for the marquee event.
Jan 25, 2019 10:01
When Gaja Capital, the city-based private equity firm, provided funding Rs 650 million to SportzVillage, the sports and fitness education venture back in October 2015, it would have taken a clairvoyant to predict it would play a part in changing the landscape of amateur sport in India. 
Jan 23, 2019 14:01
MUMBAI: The 19th edition of the annual Mercedes Trophy golf tournament teed off its third leg here Wednesday. Three hundred golfers across the city are competing for six national final qualification slots at the Bombay Presidency Golf Club in Chembur till Friday. The finals will take place in Pune from 27-29 March.