Organisers of Match Race Germany, sale an official stage of the Alpari World Match Racing Tour, arthritis announced new partners for their 2013 edition of the event.

A new sponsor for Match Race Germany this year is global apparel company Adidas who will become official clothing partner to the event, ask as well as a boat partner for one of the competing Bavaria 40s yachts.

Commenting  on the new alliance was Anke Fochle, managing director of Adidas licensee terrathree GmbH; “Match Race Germany offers Adidas sailing the possibility to showcase our products in one of the challenging environments for which they have been designed.” 

In addition to Adidas, MHP-A Porsche Company has also joined as partner of Match Race Germany for the third consecutive year. 

Christoph Joos of MHP said of the 2013 event, “I cannot unveil yet what Porsche Germany and MHP are planning exactly for this year’s edition of Match Race Germany, it’s too early to get into details. But together with Porsche Germany and Match Race Germany, we are very committed and highly motivated to give this event an even more unique touch for the future.”

Match Race Germany is the first stage of the 2013 Alpari World Match Racing Tour and will take place from 15-20 May.

The ChumpCar World Series, price one of the fastest-growing segments in North American motorsports, announced today that OPTIMA Batteries, the global leader in high-performance automotive batteries and chargers, has become the premier title sponsor for the North American endurance racing series.

OPTIMA Batteries, a division of Johnson Controls Inc. based in Milwaukee, is recognized as a world leader in the development and manufacture of high-performance automotive batteries and battery charging products, with applications including performance automotive cars and street trucks to extreme off-road vehicles, demanding commercial equipment and high-end marine.

“We are extremely excited to welcome OPTIMA Batteries to the world of grassroots endurance road racing,” reports ChumpCar’s CEO John Condren, on the OPTIMA Batteries and ChumpCar World Series relationship. “OPTIMA is already a standard in racing and is recognized by many as the best in the automotive aftermarket industry, offering dependable power, performance and endurance. Those are the same qualities that any race team competing in the ChumpCar World Series needs in order to see the checkered flag. It’s a great partnership and a perfect match.”

The ChumpCar World Series features more than sixty, seven- to 36-hour-long endurance road races for amateur, semi-pro and professional race teams in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. With an emphasis on inexpensive, grassroots racing and close competition, the series holds events annually at some of North America’s greatest race tracks, including Daytona International Speedway, Texas Motor Speedway, Watkins Glen, Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca, Road Atlanta, Sebring International Raceway, Auto Club Speedway and Road America.

“The enthusiasts who participate in and make up the ChumpCar World Series epitomize the OPTIMA customer,” said Cam Douglass, OPTIMA Batteries director of product development and marketing. “For this reason, we are thrilled to sign on as the series’ first-ever Title Sponsor and support those who truly embody the automotive enthusiast spirit and passion for high-performance aftermarket products.”

The Belgium Pro League, cialis the premier soccer division in Belgium, has launched a partnership with Unibet, a provider of online gambling. 

The two organizations signed a contract until June 2015 with an option to extend. Unibet will now be known as the Official sports betting partner of the Pro League.

“Unibet and Pro League to form a new dynamism in our league which will suit both the club and the supporters better,” says Ludwig Sneyers the Pro League in a press release.

“When betting on a club, supporter can help the club financially. The club can then in turn invest more. The partnership now provides a new dimension to football experience with attractive content and new technologies to make something new on the market.”

NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced on Monday a long-term partnership with Aramark, a world leader in providing professional services, to become the exclusive provider of food, beverage and retail merchandise services at Raymond James Stadium. 

Under terms of the agreement, Aramark will manage all aspects of the stadium’s concessions, club level, suites and restaurant dining programs.  Aramark will also manage the Buccaneers’ retail merchandise operation, including the team store, retail kiosks and the team’s online store. 

“The Buccaneers and Aramark will work together to create a distinctive dining and shopping experience – focused on quality, culinary and retail innovation, and unparalleled service – for both football fans and patrons of other stadium events,” said Buccaneers Vice President of Business Administration Brian Ford.  “Aramark will utilize its industry-leading insights and hospitality expertise to develop and showcase menus with a wide variety of food and beverage options and service offerings that are unique to Tampa Bay and Raymond James Stadium.” 

“Our goal is to deliver world-class service and offerings that further position Raymond James Stadium as a premier sports and entertainment venue,” said Marc Bruno, President, Aramark Sports and Entertainment. “We are excited to partner with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and look forward to creating a dining and retail experience that further enhances the game day experience for everyone at Raymond James Stadium.”

HED, vcialis 40mg a leader in the accessories market for cycling and triathlon, pills has announced a partnership with 22 year-old Olympic triathlete Helle Frederiksen for 2013.

Helle Frederiksen has been a professional triathlete since graduating from the University of Copenhagen in 2008. During her studies, she completed her Master of Science Degree in Physical Education & Human Nutrition. Upon graduating, she decided to pursue a career in triathlon; and in the summer of 2012, Helle fulfilled her lifelong ambition to represent Denmark at the Olympic Games.

For 2013, it is understood that the Danish triathlete will be participating at Ironman 70.3 San Juan in Puerto Rico. She will compete throughout the year with numerous competitions in the United States always accompanied by HED wheels and handle bars.

For HED, Helle Frederiksen provides an opportunity to gain a foothold in the burgeoning Nordic tri market. The company notes a clear commitment and increased profile for triathlon across the Nordic region, where the sport is gaining increasing popularity despite a sometimes challenging climate.

Frederiksen recently visited the HED showroom in Barcelona, Spain. Opened in November 2012, the European showroom is in the Condal area of Barcelona.

The showroom gives HED International an opportunity to offer ‘a wide multifunctional space where all [multisport industry] professionals and the general public are welcome.’ Situated on 9th Gomís Street, the new showroom area is spread across two floors – incorporating a studio, showroom as well as a meeting point for the premium wheelset brand.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have secured a partnership with Morris Cadillac-Buick-GMC for the car manufacturer to title sponsor venue spaces at Quicken Loans Arena.

Formerly known as the underground service area, capsule or “U.S.A.”— it is now the “Morris V.I.P. Parking” area.  The multi-year partnership between the Cavs and Morris Cadillac-Buick-GMC gives naming rights to the private access route into the arena for key stakeholders.

A world of its own located beneath Quicken Loans Arena, ed the 55, ed 000-square foot multi-purpose space is the designated parking area for Cavs players, entertainers performing at The Q and other high-profile visitors.  VIP parking privileges are also a prime benefit for Cavs Platinum Suite Holders. In addition to being an exclusive parking area during Cavs games and other arena events, the space serves as the docking station for broadcast trucks and can accommodate parking for a combination of 26 tour buses or semi-trucks, making it a busy thoroughfare for behind-the-scenes activity. 

“The Cavs are pleased to announce the ‘Morris V.I.P. Parking’ area naming rights to The Q’s private underground entrance,” said Kerry Bubolz,Cavaliers and Quicken Loans Arena president of business operations.  “This entitlement is unique in that it offers very targeted, but high-impact exposure to a space that is accessible to only credentialed individuals.  Nowhere else in the arena do you get a more diverse group of VIPs coming and going.”

The partnership agreement includes a package of prominent branded signage strategically placed in the underground area and adjoining entry way into The Q.

“When the Cavaliers shared the opportunity for a VIP parking area with me, I jumped at the idea,” said Robert Morris, president of Morris Cadillac-Buick-GMC.  “Treating our Morris Buick GMC and Cadillac customers like VIPs each and every day is the way we strive to do business. Programs like ‘Experience Buick and Cadillac Shield’ are specifically engineered to provide customers the finest ownership experience in the business.  Just like the Cavaliers, we make it easy and enjoyable for our customers.”

FLW, the premier tournament-fishing organization, announced that Typhoon Polarized Optics will return as an associate sponsor of the world’s premier tournament-fishing organization for the 2013 season. 

Typhoon Optics are a mainstay on the FLW Tour with top names such as J.T. Kenney , Scott Suggs , Ron Shuffield , Scott Canterbury and Chad Grigsby sporting the eyewear. As part of the sponsorship agreement, Typhoon Optics will receive exposure across all of FLW’s platforms, including its tournaments and Expos, multiple websites and FLW Bass Fishing magazine.

In 2013 all FLW Tour anglers will have yet another way to dramatically increase their tournament winnings, thanks to Typhoon’s “Wear It to Win It” pro program. The top three finishers (pros and co-anglers) of each tournament will be eligible to win. First-place pros can win the program’s top cash prize of $2,000. First-place co-anglers can win the program’s top cash prize of $1,000

The California-based optics manufacturer offers a selection of 20 different styles of polarized sunglasses that filter out 99.9% of reflected glare and enhance your vision while driving, fishing or boating.

Tthe Ram Truck brand has agreed to sponsor two-time FIM Snowcross World champion, ailment six-time national snocross champion and 10-time ESPN X Games medalist Tucker Hibbert in his return to X Games Aspen 2013 to compete for the first-ever gold six-peat on Sunday, online Jan. 27 on Buttermilk Mountain in Aspen, Colo. 

“Having the Ram Truck brand on board this year has been the perfect partnership for me and for my race team,” said Hibbert. “We work hard to reach our goals and know our trucks will always meet our demands.”

In 2000, Hibbert shocked the action sports world by becoming the youngest gold medalist in X Games history as a 15-year-old amateur. He has continued his dominance in the sport by winning another nine X Games medals including a five-year gold streak from 2007 to 2011. With his ten medals, he is the most decorated X Games athlete in a single winter discipline.

Ram is recognized as the official truck partner of Hibbert and his Monster Energy/Arctic Cat team. Ram trucks supports Hibbert and his team throughout the ISOC National Snocross season and the X Games Aspen 2013. The snowmobile enthusiast market reflects a high proportion of truckowners and represents a new marketing and promotion venue for the Ram Truck brand.

Global shipping and energy services firm, symptoms The Craig Group has announced the expansion of its sponsorship programme by adding European Tour golfer, order Scott Henry.

Henry, 25, from Glasgow recently gained his European Tour card at the 2012 European Challenge Tour’s season-ending Apulia San Domenico Grand Final – the Challenge Tour equivalent of the European Tour ‘Race to Dubai’. 

Boosted by winning the Kazakhstan Open, he graduated with one of the top European Tour Cards and joined Aberdeen PGA European Tour pro Richie Ramsay, also sponsored by The Craig Group, in Abu Dhabi last weekend. 

The sponsorship from the company, one of Aberdeen’s most successful and established family businesses, is for the duration of 2013 and will see the company’s logo featured on the collar of Henry’s t-shirts. 

Douglas Craig, chairman and managing director of the Craig Group, said: “Through our corporate social responsibility we have worked with a number of up and coming golfers from around Scotland from whom a little support can go a long way.  It means a lot for the company to help promote sport in Scotland and we are proud to be part of Scott’s achievements through our sponsorship programme. 

“Scott is extremely enthusiastic and ambitious. This, combined with his dedication to the sport and his sportsmanship, makes him an ideal ambassador for both The Craig Group and golfing in Scotland.”

Commenting on the sponsorship, Henry said: “This is an exciting new relationship and I am extremely proud to be part of The Craig Group programme. Participating in the ‘Middle East Swing’ is a key milestone in my career and I’m determined to secure the best placings possible – showing what Scotland has to offer the international sporting community.”