ASICS, medstore one of the world’s leading footwear companies, anabolics has announced it has extended its sponsorship netball competition, ANZ Championship for another three years.

ASICS will continue to be the official footwear supplier to the 10 teams in the ANZ Championship until the end of 2016. ASICS also supplies shoes to the elite umpires who officiate in the ANZ Championship.

ASICS Oceania Senior Marketing Manager Sam Chew said the company is delighted to support the No.1 women’s sport in Australia.

“Netball is a proudly celebrated sport in Australia and New Zealand and ASICS is pleased to be continuing our long standing partnership with the ANZ Championship,” Chew said.

“This joint venture will enable ASICS to showcase our leadership in the innovation and design of netball specific footwear to enhance team performance leading into the 2015 Netball World Cup.”

ANZ Championship General Manager Andy Crook is delighted to continue the partnership with ASICS.

“It’s fitting that one of the world’s leading athletic shoe brands is involved with the world’s best netball league for the next three years,” Crook said.

“ASICS is a long-time supporter of netball in Australia and New Zealand, having been the official supplier to the ANZ Championship since the league began in 2008.”

ASICS has also signed a three-year deal to be the official footwear supplier for the Australian Diamonds and Australia’s 21/U squad.

The 2014 ANZ Championship season begins on 1 March.

Michael Waltrip Racing announced an expanded sponsorship roster for 2014 season.

Aaron’s enters its first year as a full-season NASCAR Sprint Cup sponsor on the No. 55 Toyota driven by Brian Vickers. Aaron’s has been a part of the Michael Waltrip Racing sponsor lineup since 2000 and has grown from a six-race Nationwide Series sponsor of a part-time team to a multi-year full-season sponsor at the NASCAR Sprint Cup level. 

The team has also renewed their partnership with 5-hour ENERGY who enters its third consecutive year as primary sponsor of Clint Bowyer’s No. 15 Toyota. Bowyer will carry the 5-hour ENERGY logos for 24 races in 2014. He has won three races since joining MWR in 2012 and has earned consecutive berths in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup including a second-place finish in the 2012 standings. 

Other sponsors include:

· PEAK Antifreeze & Motor Oil returns this year with four primary sponsorships. The familiar PEAK logos will adorn Bowyer’s No. 15 Toyota at the Auto Club Speedway on March 23, generic Talladega Superspeedway on May 4 and Chicagoland Speedway on Sept. 14. Additionally, sale PEAK BlueDEF will sponsor MWR’s No. 66 Toyota that Waltrip will drive in a bid to win his third Daytona 500 on Feb. 23.

· AAA Mid-Atlantic will serve as the primary sponsor on Bowyer’s No. 15 Toyota at the April 26 race at Richmond International Raceway and the Oct. 26 race at Martinsville Speedway. AAA Mid-Atlantic continues as a major associate on all MWR Toyotas in 2014. AAA remains the Official Roadside Assistance, Travel and Insurance Agency Partner of MWR.

· Charter will serve as the primary sponsor on Bowyer’s No. 15 Toyota in the NASCAR Sprint Showdown at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Charter, the fourth largest cable operator in America, will serve as an associate sponsor on all MWR Toyotas in 2014.

· Kansas Strong will team up with MWR and native Kansan Bowyer to promote its message about the role oil and gas plays in advancing Kansas and sustaining the nation’s energy supply. The logo will adorn Bowyer’s fire suit throughout the year and on the No. 15 Toyota at the two Kansas races.

· No. 66 Toyota: Michael Waltrip Racing announced a partnership with Jay Robinson Racing enabling the No. 66 Toyota Camry to race in all 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup events. Waltrip will drive the No. 66 in the Daytona 500 and again in the May Talladega race. Jeff Burton will race the No. 66 in six to eight races during the season, including his first race on March 9 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Robinson has named Joe Nemechek as the primary driver for the remainder of the races. 

Team co-owner Rob Kauffman said today’s announcements are the product of hard work and a healthy race team as it begins the season with the goal of putting both Bowyer and Vickers in the 2014 Chase. 

“We have done a lot of work this off-season to prepare for a successful 2014,” said Kauffman. “We kept a heavy emphasis on the product, which is a cohesive race team competing each week for wins. Our partners expect a lot out of us, but not as much as we expect out of ourselves and I believe we are solidly positioned entering this new season.”

ASICS America have announced premier female long distance runner, medic Becky Wade, has joined their ambassador lineup.

Wade was most recently recognized for her winning debut at the California International Marathon, making her the fifth fastest female American marathoner of 2013. Wade joins the company of only two American women who ran faster marathons before the age of 25.

“ASICS’ unique brand spirit and constant innovation mirrors my ongoing pursuit of testing my limits in everything I do, especially when competing,” comments Wade. “In my young career I have already had incredible experiences that have helped me grow as a competitor, but the real journey begins with this partnership. I look forward to reaching new milestones in 2014, and feel confident as ever knowing I have this remarkable support every step of the way.”

“Becky’s bold personality, natural curiosity and winning spirit on and off the road perfectly matches the energy of the ASICS brand,” commented ASICS America Athlete Manager, Annie Adams. “We look forward to supporting Becky through her training, competitions, and whatever worldly adventures may come her way, and hope to help her reach new goals and achieve success in 2014.”

Premier fishing tournament FLW has extended its partnership with 3M to sponsor the 2014 Walmart FLW Tour for the fourth consecutive season.

“3M’s commitment to our anglers, fans and the sport of fishing has been consistent since 2011,” said Trish Blake, FLW President of Marketing. “With the strong support of 3M, we look forward to continuing our relationship with a world-renowned company that has long been a recognized leader in the research and development of innovative products.”

Eleven-year veteran Ray Scheide of Dover, Ark., will again be representing ScotchBlue brand on the 2014 FLW Tour. A six-time Forrest Wood Cup qualifier, Scheide has 21 top-10 finishes and more than $830,000 in career earnings.

ScotchBlue Painter’s Tape will be featured across all of FLW’s platforms, including its tournaments and Expos, websites and social media, FLW Bass Fishing magazine and the “FLW” television show on NBC Sports Network. “FLW” is broadcast on Sundays in high-definition (HD) to more than 564 million households worldwide, making it the most widely distributed weekly outdoors-sports television show in the world.

Nationwide Insurance has announced its sponsorshi of Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series beginning with season opening events at Daytona International Speedway.

Nationwide’s primary sponsorship of Stenhouse in the No. 17 Nationwide Insurance Ford Fusion includes seven races, therapy while maintaining its associate sponsor status for the balance of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.

“Our partnership with Ricky was an easy decision and race fans can expect to see more of him when we introduce our new season kick-off campaigns in a few weeks, medicine ” said Matt Jauchius, chief marketing officer for Nationwide Insurance. “Our company has been an active NASCAR sponsor for 15 years, but fielding our first car in ‘The Great American Race’ will make the 2014 season even more special for our members, agents and associates.”

Stenhouse, the 2013 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year and back-to-back NASCAR Nationwide Series Champion (2011, 2012), will drive the No. 17 Nationwide Insurance Ford Fusion in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. 

“To be with Nationwide Insurance and reunited with my two-time NASCAR Nationwide Series championship crew chief, Mike Kelley, for seven races, will be pretty special for us,” said Stenhouse. “I am thrilled Nationwide is partnering with me this year and look forward to creating something magical together again.”

Ingersoll Rand, order cialis the manufacturer of innovative tools and compressed air, impotent announced today that it has signed a partnership deal with Swan Racing.

The No. 26 and No. 30 Toyota Camrys for the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season will showcase Ingersoll Rand as an associate sponsor. Both teams will use the company’s cordless and compressed air tools in the garage and pit areas.

“Ingersoll Rand’s tools and equipment will have a direct and positive impact on Swan Racing’s performance on the track each week,” said team owner Brandon Davis. “This is the kind of partner that is helping us to be a better team and to compete against the best drivers in the world.”

Today, nearly every pit crew on the NASCAR circuit relies on the Ingersoll Rand ThunderGun for quick tire changes. As a sponsor, Ingersoll Rand has been active in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Camping World Truck Series since 2012. The company’s partnership with Swan Racing marks its first move to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Ingersoll Rand now has sponsor relationships with all of NASCAR’s national series along with a partnership in ARCA.

“Ingersoll Rand is proud to expand its official presence into the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series,” said John Evans, president of Power Tools at Ingersoll Rand. “We look forward to watching Cole Whitt and Parker Kligerman compete on the sport’s biggest stage. Our tools will help them contend for the NASCAR Rookie of the Year title.”

Team Penske have announced today two new commercial deals with Gulfstream Aerospace Corp and EnerSys.

The deal with the advanced business aircraft will create unique cross-promotional opportunities between the two organizations. 

“It is an honor to bring Gulfstream into our organization as a new partner, drugs ” said Roger Penske. “I am very familiar with their business and Gulfstream is a world-class organization. We look forward to building a unique relationship with Gulfstream that has immense benefits on both sides.” 

“Team Penske is one of the most successful organizations in sports, doctor ” said Scott Neal, order senior vice president, Worldwide Sales and Marketing, Gulfstream. “Like Gulfstream, the team is known for its reliability, efficiency, speed and teamwork. So this is a natural fit – one great brand supporting another.”

Also today EnerSys announced a multi-year agreement that will see the brand become an Official Partner of Team Penske beginning in 2014. EnerSys will become an integral partner with Team Penske and will have its ODYSSEY Battery brand on the b-post of the No. 22 NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) Ford Mustang beginning in Daytona.

“We welcome EnerSys to Team Penske and we are excited about this new relationship,” said Roger Penske. “EnerSys is a worldwide company with established and well-known brands. We look forward to integrating these brands and the company into our championship-winning teams competing in NASCAR.” 

Team Penske has won three NASCAR championships over the last four years, including the 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series title with Brad Keselowski. Keselowski also won the 2010 NASCAR NNS crown, while Team Penske earned the 2013 NNS owner’s title. 

“To be able to partner with Team Penske is a great opportunity and something we jumped at being a part of,” said EnerSys President – Americas Todd Sechrist. “Roger Penske and everyone involved with the team are top notch and have already been very accommodating. The ability to build EnerSys and our various brands of batteries to the motorsports market is something we see as a huge opportunity. It will also allow us to work on some great business-to-business programs with the other Team Penske sponsors, which will be a ‘win-win’ for everyone.” 

The 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season will kick off Saturday night, February 15 for the official start of Daytona Speedweeks and the running of the non-points special event Sprint Unlimited. The NASCAR Nationwide Series season is set to begin on February 22 while the 56th running of the Daytona 500 is set for February 23.