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Rugby World Cup 2019 Gets Backing From A Familiar Japanese Brand

November 1, 2017

World Rugby has announced a deal with Lipovitan D as an official sponsor of the Rugby World Cup (RWC) 2019 in Japan, extending the brand's ties with Rugby…

Rakuten Signs FC Barcelona Sponsorship To Correct Business Reverses In Europe

November 15, 2016

One of Europe's most coveted football shirt sponsorship deals turned into a dramatic turf war in the last quarter, with e-commerce rivals Alibaba, Amazon and Rakuten all fighting…
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UAE’s Rugby Scene Gets A Boost From Long-Term Partner

July 19, 2016

With Asian rugby’s gradual emergence into the global spotlight in recent years (e.g. development and sponsorship of rugby grass roots efforts in China, upcoming 2019 Rugby World Cup…

Emirates Tipped To Consolidate Its Global Tennis Footprint

July 20, 2015

Emirates is widely tipped to replace Corona as the ATP’s lead sponsor from early 2016, according to numerous tennis insiders, with a deal believed to be worth at…

Asian Club Football Giant Hooks Up With Etihad

July 17, 2015

Etihad Airways has sealed a sponsorship deal to become the official airline of popular Saudi Arabian football club Al-Ittihad.

How does The Peter Lim - Ronaldo Image Rights Deal Impact Asia?

June 30, 2015

Real Madrid’s Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has sold his image rights to the Singaporean mogul Peter Lim, the owner of La Liga rival Valencia and many other sports…

Will FIFA's Remaining Asian Sponsor Give Sepp the Red Card?

May 29, 2015

Joseph S. Blatter's recent re-election as the President of FIFA - and the results to come from the US Justice Department investigation into a cartel of (allegedly) corrupt FIFA…

Emirates Continues Football Ties

February 5, 2015

Emirates has recently announced that it will be sponsoring the 30th GCC Club Cup, the biggest club football tournament in the Gulf region.

Asia & Middle East Fuel Global Sports Growth

January 12, 2015

A recent report by respected sports marketing research agency Repucom has focused on the growing influence of Asian and Middle Eastern investment in elite sports around the globe.

CR7 Becomes Latest Global Brand Ambassador for Tag Heuer

April 29, 2014

Ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Tag Heuer has struck a long-term partnership with Cristiano Ronaldo, the Real Madrid and Portugal football superstar.