Virgin Money to sponsor London Marathon to 2017

LONDON (Reuters) - Richard Branson's Virgin Money has extended its sponsorship of the London Marathon until at least 2017, the banking group said on Monday after this weekend's race brought big crowds on to the city's streets.

Virgin Money has been title sponsor of the race since 2010 and set a target of helping runners to raise 250 million pounds ($381 million) for charity over the five years.