Leading sports nutrition brand High5 is now supplying women’s cycling development team, viagra 60mg Scott Contessa Epic Race Team, adiposity with its latest generation of sports nutrition products.

This is part of an on-going effort by High5 to support women’s cycling.

Formed at the start of 2012, help the team’s first full season was simply outstanding. The Scott Contessa Epic Race Team won numerous races in the UK and Europe, took the UK National Team series and picked up medals of every colour in British, European and World championships.

Riders will benefit from High5?s advanced nutrition products that will help them perform at their best on race day.

Callaway Golf Company has signed Ryo Ishikawa to a multi-year contract.

Ishikawa, site a ten-time winner on the Japanese Tour by the age of 21, professional buy joins Callaway as a full staff professional and to play the Company’s cutting-edge equipment, clinic including its new RAZR Fit Xtreme Driver and the Odyssey putters Ishikawa has relied on throughout his career, including nine of his professional victories. Beyond the equipment, the Saitama, Japan native will wear Callaway-branded apparel, caps, gloves and footwear.

“I am very happy to join the Callaway team,” said Ryo Ishikawa. “I believe the wonderful innovation and support Callaway gives to its many great staff players with help me grow as I compete on the PGA Tour this year.”

In May of 2007, when Ishikawa was just 15 years and eight months old, he became the youngest golfer to win a men’s tournament on the Japan Golf Tour, winning the Munsingwear Open KSB Cup. Since then his rise to golf stardom in Japan has been swift and steady. Ishikawa turned professional in 2008 and by the end of that season, he became the youngest player to break into the top 100 of the Official World Golf Rankings. He went on to dominate the 2009 season in Japan. With four wins on Tour, he was showered with accolades, including the leading money winner on Tour and the Japan GTO MVP. In September of that year, Ishikawa became the youngest golfer to ever reach the top 50 on the Official World Golf Rankings.

“Ryo is an exciting, young international talent who has proven he can compete and win at the highest level,” said Chip Brewer, President and Chief Executive Office, Callaway Golf. “And not only is he an accomplished golfer, Ryo is an extraordinary and generous young man. We are proud that he has chosen our products for their exceptional performance, and we are excited to welcome Ryo to Team Callaway.”

Ishikawa played several events on the PGA TOUR for the first time in 2009. He caught the attention of the American golfing community at the 2010 U.S. Open, where his pink attire and low scores piqued interest in the Japanese phenom. His best major performance came at The Masters in 2011, where he finished T20. 

This follows Panasonic not renewing their sponsorship of Ishikawa.

South African number one squash player, pills Steven Coppinger has announced a new partnership with UK squash brand MANTIS.

The five time South African National title winner and world No. 23 will be using the MANTIS Power 110 racket when he kicks off 2013 PSA tournaments in January with the new MANTIS Tour response string in the rackets.

Coppinger, who resides in Cape Town, said: “I am delighted to have joined the MANTIS family and look forward to a long and positive relationship.

“Despite being a new brand on the market they have already impressed on the circuit and there are very exciting times ahead.”

Martin Aldridge, founder and managing director of MANTIS, commented; “Steve is our first World top 25 player and we are delighted that he has chosen MANTIS.

“2012 was a superb year for us as a brand across all of our sports and this signing does really help start 2013 in style.”

Coppinger joins Emma Beddoes, Eddie Charlton and top ranked UK age group juniors Elise Lazarus and Robbie Keefe as an ambassador for the Squash range of the UK based racket sports brand.

MANTIS are the Official Racket to the Allam British Open squash championships in Hull in May2013 and  recently announced that former British number 1 and US Open finalist, Greg Rusedski, as Brand Ambassador for their tennis range .

SUGOI Performance Apparel, a brand of Dorel Industries, announced today that it will join the UCI’s Cannondale Pro Cycling Team as the Official Technical Apparel Sponsor for the 2013 season.

The brand will design the official team kits, including a pro jersey and high performance cycling bib short, with the brand’s award-winning RS chamois.

“SUGOI is synonymous with superior cycling apparel so it is a natural fit for us to work with professional athletes and move into the pro tour arena,” says Kyle Weiner, SUGOI President. “What is particularly exciting for us, and consumers, is that the pro kits will be available for anyone to purchase through our retail partners.”

Available in stores worldwide this spring, the Pro Team line offers a design and fabric concept that enables avid cyclists to experience the same elite product worn by the world’s top riders. To ensure apparel of the highest standard, SUGOI worked closely with the Cannondale Pro Cycling team to test and develop the full kit for consumers.

“This didn’t happen overnight,” says Weiner. “We worked for months with the team and with Cannondale to design a kit reflective of the quality, comfort and style that world champion cyclists rely on and are proud to wear. The result is stellar, and we can’t wait for feedback on the user experience.”

The Pro Jersey will be complemented by a full kit including a bib short, in SUGOI’s top selling RS design; a Pro Vest; arm warmers; cycling gloves; socks; and race caps.

This announcement comes on the heels of the official Cannondale Pro Cycling Team launch in Los Angeles where team captains, Ivan Basso, Peter Sagan, Elia Viviani and Moreno Moser were introduced.

The organisers of the combined yacht clubs’ Jersey Regatta have announced that the Island’s flagship sailing event is to be sponsored by UBS in 2013.

The fourteenth Regatta, held in September, saw well over one hundred boats competing in what was the most successful Regatta ever. In welcoming the new sponsor on board, Regatta chairman Bill Harris said: “The arrival of UBS on the Island’s sailing scene is an exciting development and one that is certain to see this leading Channel Islands event continue to flourish both locally and nationally. In picking up the baton, UBS is joining a distinguished list of companies that have provided brilliant support to the Regatta since 1999 when the Royal Channel Islands YC, St Helier YC and St Catherine’s SC joined forces to produce the first Jersey Regatta.”

Scheduled for 13th-15th September, the Jersey Regatta takes place off the south coast of the Island and is scheduled to provide three days of racing for cruiser, sportsboat, dayboat, sport catamaran and dinghy classes, coupled with a lively social programme ashore.  The Island’s sailing community will be out in force, with sailors aged from 8 to 80+, to pit their wits and sailing skills against competitors from the neighbouring Channel Islands, the UK and France.

Tom Hill, CEO of UBS Jersey, is already looking forward to the Regatta. “UBS is delighted to support this prestigious event which is an important component of Jersey’s sporting calendar.”

The International Triathlon Union (ITU) has announced its partnership with Chain Reaction Cycles for the 2013 ITU World Triathlon Series.

Chain Reaction Cycles, the world’s largest online bike store, will serve as ITU’s official retail performance partner.

“The ITU World Triathlon Series has seen astonishing growth year after year,” ITU President and IOC Member Marisol Casado said. “The 2013 season promises more thrilling ITU racing, which will culminate in London where we witnessed some of the most spectacular action in the history of our sport. We are very pleased to be working with Chain Reaction Cycles, as the partnership will enable our participants worldwide to benefit from Chain Reaction Cycles’ expertise, insight and product knowledge.” 

Entering its fifth year in 2013, the ITU World Triathlon Series will showcase eight first-class events starting off in Auckland, New Zealand, followed by San Diego, Yokohama, Madrid, Kitzbühel, Hamburg, Stockholm and finishing with the World Triathlon Grand Final in Hyde Park, London. 

All elite women’s and men’s races will be broadcast live to an international TV audience of more than 160 countries, as well as streamed online. Each stage will also feature age-group races, enabling participation from triathletes on a global scale. 

Grant Norris, Chain Reaction Cycles’ Global Head of Events commented on the deal: “We’re thrilled to be partnering with the world’s premier triathlon series, and look forward to meeting our fans and customers throughout the world who we know are as passionate about triathlon as us. 

“To have the Grand Final being hosted so close to home will make this year extra special, even more so because the course will be run on the London 2012 circuit.” 

Upsolut, the marketing agency of the ITU World Triathlon Series and an agency of the Lagardere Unlimited Group, brokered the partnership.

Tim Stemp, Chief Commercial Officer of the ITU World Triathlon Series said, “Chain Reaction Cycles is an exciting, innovative company that will passionately add value to our global audience by working in partnership with ITU to encourage healthy and active lifestyles.”

Tire Rack, view America’s largest independent tire tester and consumer-direct source for tires, capsule wheels and performance accessories, has been named Official Tire Retail Partner by the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA), the national governing body for Olympic skiing and snowboarding.

Tire Rack will partner with the USSA’s U.S. Ski Team, U.S. Snowboarding and U.S. Freeskiing brands as an associate sponsor with activation around five major USSA events nationwide this winter kicking off with the upcoming Jan. 17-19 USANA Freestyle Cup in the Olympic village of Lake Placid.

Tire Rack will be featured in USSA’s national television broadcasts with advertising on both NBC and the NBC Sports Network.

Michael Jaquet, Chief Marketing Officer of USSA, said: “Our USSA ski and snowboarding events reach a passionate audience of winter sports enthusiasts. Tire Rack has an opportunity to reach those fans through both on-site exposure at our major events plus through our national TV broadcasts on NBC and the NBC Sports Network. The connectivity with our events provides an opportunity to convey a performance message, which is in great alignment with the goals of our Olympic athletes.”

Matt Edmonds, Vice President, Tire Rack, added: “The choice to partner with USSA was an easy one. Just as the appropriate winter boots and equipment maximize performance for USSA athletes and fans, so do winter “shoes” for your vehicle. We make it our priority to help keep drivers safe on the road (or headed to the slopes) by researching, testing and educating the motoring public about the tires we sell and the choices that are right for them in, in any condition, especially winter.”

Reigning 2012 Ironman 70.3 World Champion, viagra Sebastian Kienle has agreed a sponsorship deal with wetsuit and apparel specialist Orca.

Commenting on the new deal, erectile Kienle said: “I’m very proud to work together with Orca in the future. In my wetsuit test after the 2012 season I was amazed by the performance of the wetsuits and this made my decision very easy.”

“We are happy to have Sebastian on board for a long partnership, ampoule not only for him to be an incredible athlete always fighting till the end, but as well for his extreme and deep interest in being supported by the best products to compete,” said Raúl Casañas, Orca Marketing Manager.

“This will push us forward to develop even better products for triathlon that have been tested by him.”

This latest agreement helps to reinforce the current presence of Orca across international triathlon competitions, with top sponsored athletes including Chris ‘Macca’ McCormack, Andrew Starykovicz, Asa Lundström, Courtney Atkinson, Jodie Stimpson and Matt Sharp to name but a few.

 

Adidas announced two new partnerships in the NBA by securing an endorsement deal with Washington Wizards point guard John Wall and also a presenting sponsorship deal with NBA London Live 2013.

“I’ve enjoyed my time with Reebok and I’m grateful for everything we accomplished the last few years,” said Wall. “Now, I’m excited to return to the court soon and begin my new partnership with adidas. They’ve changed the game with new technology and style and I can’t wait to be a part of it.”

The No. 1 overall pick in the 2010 NBA Draft, Wall has careered averages of 16.3 points, 8.2 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 1.6 steals. In his rookie campaign, Wall became the third youngest player ever to record a triple-double and earned 2011 Rookie Game MVP honors at the NBA All-Star Weekend Rookie Challenge. At the University of Kentucky, Wall’s dynamic play as a freshman earned him SEC Player of the Year honors and helped lead the Wildcats to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight.

“John Wall is a great talent and his quickness, superior athleticism and personality make him one of the most exciting young players in the game,” said Lawrence Norman, adidas vice president of global basketball.

“We’re excited to partner with John to continue to develop new innovative products and grow our brand and business.”

Wall is the latest addition to the adidas basketball roster which includes 2010 NBA MVP Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls, three-time NBA Defensive Player of the Year Dwight Howard of the Los Angeles Lakers and two-time NBA MVP and four-time NBA Champion Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs.

He joins several recent adidas partners to earn NBA All-Rookie team honors including Ricky Rubio of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Kenneth Faried of the Denver Nuggets, Iman Shumpert of the New York Knicks, BrandonKnight of the Detroit Pistons and MarShon Brooks of the New Jersey Nets.

Adidas are also the presenting sponsor of NBA London Live game in London’s O2 Arena. 

They will receive significant exposure during the regular-season game between Detroit Pistons and New York Knicks.

Lawrence Norman, Adidas vice president of global basketball, said: “The world watched Europe’s passion for basketball during last summer’s games, and we’re excited to partner with the NBA to continue that momentum and grow the game through great fan experiences and products.”

Benjamin Morel, senior vice president of NBA Europe, added: “NBA London Live 2013 presented by Adidas is a great showcase of our game and provides Adidas with an excellent opportunity to connect with NBA fans in the UK and across Europe through a range of exciting in-arena, media and retail promotions.”