National Airlines, a United States Logistics and Charter Provider which has emerged into a leading global freight solutions provider has announced its sponsorship of current Olympic figure skating champion Evan Lysacek in his quest to defend his title at the 2014 Winter Olympics to be held in Sochi, Russia.

Lysacek, winner of the gold medal at the 2010 winter games in Vancouver, will attempt to become the first man to win back-to-back Olympic figure skating titles in more than half a century. America’s Dick Button was the last man to accomplish the feat, winning in 1948 and 1952.

“Evan embodies the determination and passion required for continued success in men’s figure skating and is an amazing example to our employees who work around the clock handling passengers and cargo throughout the world,” says Lori Alf, owner and board member of National Air Cargo Group.

“We wish Evan all success in his Olympic endeavor,” says Alf, who is also the owner of Palm Beach Ice Works, a training facility in South Florida for aspiring figure skaters and hockey players.

With its robust Freight Forwarding and Airline arm, National currently moves cargo in over 220 countries with a fleet of 33 leased or owned aircraft.

American sportswear giant Nike is on the verge of signing a deal with the England football team that would make them their official kit provider.

Nike, order who already supply the England rugby team, viagra sale are believed to be launching the new ‘Away’ strip for the soccer team, despite their official kit sponsor Umbro’s existing 20 million pound deal, which was supposed to run till 2018.

According to the Daily Mail, the move, which will earn the Football Association (FA) millions, can be seen as a ‘fightback’ after German rivals Adidas dominated the Olympics by sponsoring the Team GB jerseys.

Nike has also taken over the 10-year contract that Umbro had signed with Manchester City in 2009, worth 6 million pounds.

FA officials declined to make any comments on the matter.

Adelaide United FC have announced it has paired-up with locally based solar company Unleash Solar as the club’s ‘front of shirt’ sponsor for the upcoming season.

First registered as a solar company in 2010, Unleash Solar has enjoyed a rapid growth as it has expanded to having locations around Australia.

With an ambition to help in the fight against climate change, Unleash Solar has a strong commitment to providing green alternatives for all Australian households at an affordable price while saving on their energy bills.

“As a young South Australian company, Unleash Solar is proud to further participate in our local community by becoming the major partner of Adelaide United,” Unleash Solar Group General Manager Spiro Perdi said.

“We would like to wish the club all the best for the upcoming season and look forward to working closely with the club as it continues to grow and strive to be national title holders.”

“As a company we share many similarities with Adelaide United. We are both focused on growing to build a stronger footprint nationally and internationally, with Unleash having recently expanded to the USA, as in the same way Adelaide United also strives to be a major player in Asia. We encourage all South Australians to get behind these two great teams and make this season a success.”

In what is a tough current economic climate for attracting significant corporate partners, Unleash Solar’s commitment is a welcome coup for the Reds.

Adelaide United CEO Glenn Elliott said the acquisition of Unleash Solar and what they represent provides an ideal fit with Adelaide United’s values and drive for success.

“Importantly Unleash Solar is a proud South Australian owned and operated solar business,” Elliott said.

“This is very compatible with our moto of ‘Our Team, Our State’, and our branding as South Australia’s stand alone team in the Hyundai A-League.”

“They have an exceptionally bright future and whilst they are an already successful organisation, they have a desire to grow.”

“Unleash Solar’s commitment to the club is a clear indication of its community focus in supporting soccer in this State, and with that being the case, Adelaide United is pleased to recommend Unleash Solar to all of its fans, especially those who may have a shock upon receiving their latest power bill.”

“If our fans are considering investing in solar, they should do it with the company that supports the Reds.”

As part of their new association with the Reds, Unleash Solar is committed to providing United fans and members with special offers.

Coca-Cola has extended its sponsorship of the NHRA premier series.

The soft drinks maker Coca-Cola has said that it has extended its partnership with NHRA to sponsor the NHRA premier series through at least 2018.

The new Racing series will be named under its citrus flavored soft drink Mello Yellow.

Coca-Cola’s vice president of Sports and Entertainment Sharon Byers said: “The Coca-Cola Company and our bottlers have enjoyed a long and productive relationship with the NHRA. Together, ailment we have created a successful formula for many Coca-Cola brands to connect with the NHRA’s passionate and dedicated community. We know this trend will continue with the addition of Mello Yello – which boasts its own faithful following – to the equation”.

Two Bundesliga clubs have announced two new commercial deals today with FC Nuremberg extending their deal with Audi while Schalke partnering with Bauknecht/Whirlpool.

FC Nuremberg have extended its exclusive sponsorship deal with car manufacturer Audi for another three years.

The deal includes an extensive ad package with boards in camera view as well as hospitality packages. In addition, Audi, which has been a sponsor of the club since ’09, will provide the team with its vehicles.

Fellow top-tier German side Schalke 04  have signed a new sponsorship deal with appliance manufacturer Bauknecht/Whirlpool for the ’12-13 season.

The deal includes logo presence at all Bundesliga home games as well as the use the club’s communication tools such as its online shop (Schalke 04).

English League Two side, medic Scunthorpe United FC, doctor has inked a two-year sponsorship deal with Yorkshire based Clugston Group.

The partnership will see the company once again becoming the main sponsor of the club’s East Stand. 

The agreement is taking place in a year which sees both organisations achieve significant corporate milestones. Clugston Group, pills which has interests in construction, logistics, property and facilities management, is currently celebrating its 75th Anniversary, whilst the football club will be celebrating, later this year, its centenary Anniversary.  

The agreement brings together two organisations that have a long association with each other. Clugston was involved in constructing the cantilever stand at the old Showground in the 1950s and first became a sponsor of the East stand when the Club moved to Glanford Park in 1988.

Commenting on the agreement, Clugston Group chief executive Stephen Martin said: “We are delighted to be involved with Scunthorpe United Football Club, which like Clugston, has a long history and tradition in Scunthorpe and the region. We wish them success in the new league season and a great run in the cups.”

Baltimore-based STX, LLC, a global sporting goods leader, announced today its sponsorship of the STX Match Play Tournament during Baltimore’s College Golf Weekend hosted by Towson University.

The three-day tournament will be held Sept. 8-10.

STX sponsors the Men’s STX Match Play Tournament where players from Towson, Rutgers, George Mason, Bethune-Cookman, Fairfield, Fairleigh-Dickinson, Stevenson and California University of Pennsylvania will compete. Seven players from each school will compete in match play competition. The tournament will take place Sept. 8-9 at 7:30 a.m. and Sept. 10 at 1:30pm.

“This is first time in ten years that a tournament of this kind will be held in the Baltimore Metro area, giving residents a rare opportunity to see these elite players compete,” said Steve Henneman, Director of Golf at STX. “As a Baltimore-based company, we are excited to sponsor the tournament and help promote golf in our community.”

STX will sponsor a practice round for students where they will have the opportunity to test out and play with the latest STX putters before the tournament on Sept. 7 at 8:00 a.m. There will also be a skills competition after the practice rounds for competing athletes.

The women’s Tignanelli Towson Invitational will also be held during Baltimore’s College Golf Weekend from Sept. 9-10. There will be 18 teams competing in the women’s tournament, including players from St. John’s, Delaware, William & Mary and Old Dominion.

“In the 15 years we have been hosting intercollegiate events, this is the first opportunity we have had to run a tournament in our backyard,” said Towson University’s head men’s golf coach Brian Yaniger. “Working in partnership with both STX Putters and the Towson Golf and Country Club, our supporters and fans and those who are fans of golf can now come out and see a Division I men’s collegiate event.”

The tournament will be held at the Towson Golf and Country Club, 12801 Stone Hill Road, Phoenix, MD 21131.

Starbase Aviation, anabolics a full service private aviation company, announced today it will renew its partnership with Southern Methodist University (SMU) to support the university’s athletic department. 

Starbase Aviation established a successful relationship that provided SMU’s Department of Athletics with private charter accommodations when they sponsored the university’s teams and had a presence at multiple home games last year. This year, in addition to charter services, Starbase Aviation will also introduce the first ever Mustang Jet card which will give the SMU community access to special charter rates.

The Mustang Jet Card allows Starbase Aviation to extend its relationship beyond SMU’s Department of Athletics to include SMU alumni, game day suite holders and season ticket holders. Mustang Jet card holders will be able to enjoy the perks of private aviation travel while receiving preferred rates and access to our dedicated Client Services Team, available 24 hours, 7 days a week, which will enable cardholders to make travel arrangements with complete ease.

David Henry, Senior Vice President of Starbase Aviation, said, “We are proud of the relationship we’ve built with SMU. As an athletic team sponsor, we not only want to show our support to the individual athletic teams but we also want to display our appreciation to the SMU community.

The Mustang Jet card will provide rewards to the SMU network of students, alumni, faculty and supporters who continue to enrich school spirit by encouraging the players and providing the university with a sense of accomplishment year after year.

Starbase Aviation believes the extension of the Mustang Jet Card program will become an integral part of the partnership with SMU when cardholders discover the comfort in using just one point of contact for all their private travel needs.

Production Resource Group (PRG), ed the largest company in the audiovisual services industry worldwide, medic has reached an agreement with HRT Formula 1 Team becoming the Official Supplier of Audiovisual Technology until December 2012.

PRG will cover all of the Spanish team’s technical audiovisual needs both at its headquarters at the Caja Mágica and at events taking place away from it.

With the incorporation of Production Resource Group, the world’s leading supplier of entertainment and event technology and currently operating worldwide with offices scattered throughout five different continents, HRT Formula 1 Team takes another firm step towards its objective of consolidating itself and growing.

Luis Briz, Account Manager Spain: “PRG joins HRT Formula 1 Team’s group of suppliers with the aim of covering all of its technical audiovisual needs both at its headquarters and away from it, guaranteeing an extremely professional service in all of its events and corporate acts. From our company we will help and support the evolution and growth of the team day by day”.

Luis Pérez-Sala, HRT Team Principal, said: “Formula 1 is sport and technology but also a spectacle. Image is very important and that is why we’re very happy to welcome our new partner Production Resource Group, who is the world’s leading supplier of entertainment and event technology, to cover all our technical audiovisual needs for event and corporate acts. Alliances such as this one enable us to continue growing and establish ourselves in all aspects of such a competitive and global world as is Formula 1.”

The Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan Am Games Organizing Committee (TO2015) today announced a comprehensive partnership agreement with Cisco that will help make the TORONTO 2015 Games the most connected Pan Am/Parapan Am Games ever.

As a Premier Partner, Cisco is the exclusive official information and communications technology provider delivering voice, video and data technologies, including collaboration and HD video conferencing solutions such as Cisco TelePresence. Cisco will be involved in all stages of the Games, supporting their planning, delivery and legacy aspects related to productivity, efficiency, collaboration, technology and innovation. Cisco will also customize the design of fan engagement solutions to deliver an unprecedented experience.

“The addition of Cisco significantly strengthens our sponsorship portfolio,” said Ian Troop, TO2015 Chief Executive Officer. “Cisco’s innovative technology and wealth of global sport and entertainment experience — most recently at the Olympic Games in London — will play an integral key role in helping us connect venues in communities across the Greater Golden Horseshoe during the Games, and help to bring the ‘People’s Games’ directly to the people.”

A market leader, Cisco’s superior network connectivity and borderless approach will connect venues, communities and people across the Games footprint and beyond. Cisco will build an end-to-end network infrastructure for the Games including wireless, network security, collaboration, video, TelePresence, unified compute and cloud services, and will offer customized Cisco Connected Stadium Wi-Fi and StadiumVision solutions to fully engage fans in experiencing the Games. In addition, Cisco’s video and collaboration technologies will enable TO2015 to quickly and easily engage with sponsors, partners, suppliers and volunteers.

“At Cisco we see the opportunity to partner with the TORONTO 2015 Games as twofold,” said Nitin Kawale, President, Cisco Canada. “First, to use network technologies to create the most connected, most fan-friendly Pan Am Games ever. Secondly, beyond supporting the sporting event itself, it’s about building a future and investing in the community by leaving a technology legacy that will serve the region long after the Games are over. Cisco will bring our Smart+Connected Communities suite of solutions and expertise on board to deliver the ultimate TORONTO 2015 experience and leave a long-lasting legacy for Ontario. We are looking forward to being part of the Pan Am excitement, before, during and after the Games.”

Cisco’s broad portfolio of products and services, particularly its Smart+Connected Communities business architecture solutions, will play a vital role in the development of the Games. Cisco and TO2015 will endeavour to leave a technology legacy which will continue to serve educational institutions and communities, and promote innovation, productivity and economic sustainability long after the Games. To further the technology legacy vision, Cisco will create a partner ecosystem to support the technology planning and deployment for the Games, providing increased opportunities for solutions providers, system integrators and application developers.

“Cisco is delighted to team with TO2015,” said Blair Christie, Senior Vice-President, Government Affairs and Chief Marketing Officer for Cisco. “With Cisco’s experience as the networking supplier of choice for many of the world’s premier sports and entertainment venues, we look forward to helping TO2015 deliver the best connected fan experience to date. Together we will reimagine the fan experience, bringing fans and the Games together, across an intelligent network, from next door or half a world away.”

“The Harper Government is pleased to recognize Cisco’s support for the 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games,” said Ted Opitz, Member of Parliament (Etobicoke Centre). “As the single largest contributor to sport in Canada, our Government continues to encourage the private sector to step up in support of the Canadian sport system. By becoming a Premier Partner, Cisco has set a positive example of corporate Canada’s belief in these Games.”

“The McGuinty government is proud of Cisco’s involvement in the Pan and Parapan American Games,” said Charles Sousa, Minister responsible for the Pan/Parapan Am Games. “Cisco will connect us to the ‘People’s Games’ and help make them affordable and accessible for all Ontarians.”

“Our government has a strong partnership with Cisco which is helping us build a strong Ontario and make the province an innovation leader,” said Brad Duguid, Minister of Economic Development and Innovation. “Cisco’s technology expertise will be critical to the success of the 2015 Pan and Parapan American Games.”