In London, Coutts is sponsoring a spectacular exhibition of more than sixty ballgowns from 1950 to the present day. Ballgowns: British Glamour since 1950 is the first exhibition in the newly-renovated V&A Fashion Galleries and features beautiful ballgowns, red carpet evening gowns and catwalk showstoppers.

Goldfields Ghana completed the formalities to seal their three year sponsorship deal with soccer club Medeama SC in Tarkwa recently - the giant mining firm, which has already purchased a 53-seater Mercedes Benz bus for the club, will pay $100,000 each year as part of the overall deal.

BMW's MINI is backing this year's Kitesurf Tour Europe as a title partner, and as such is the world's first carmaker to sponsor kitesurfing at a European level. It's the official European championship for kitesurfing and sifts out the top European riders in the freestyle and racing disciplines.

Australian mining services company Ausdrill has announced that it will become the major sponsor for the country's national women's hockey team, the Hockeyroos. The sponsorship is for an initial two year period, with the option for both parties to extend it.

Emirates, the international airline which serves India with 185 weekly flights, has become Team Sponsor of IPL side Deccan Chargers. The airline connects ten points in India with flights to Dubai and its global network - spanning six continents - and will be supporting the Hyderabad-based club, which won the IPL in 2009, for their forthcoming season.

Chobani® has announced its sponsorship of six U.S. Olympic and Paralympic athletes and hopefuls for the 2012 Games - among them five-time Paralympian and four-time medalist in cycling and alpine skiing in both Summer and Winter Paralympic Games, Allison Jones, pictured here - who will represent the company as Team Chobani.

Bridgestone Europe has announced that it will continue to sponsor Audi FIS Alpine Ski World Cup events in the 2012/2013 season; Bridgestone will be a main partner at thirty-five World Cup Alpine Ski events in eight European countries – Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, Sweden and Switzerland – starting in October 2012.