​Aston Villa have been warned their new £20m-a-year sponsorship deal with Visit Rwanda will be used by the nation to sportswash its human rights record.The African country’s tourist board will replace Betano on the front of Villa’s shirts for the men’s, women’s and academy teams

   ​Lamine Yamal’s birthday before World Cup semifinal still leaves superstar an astounding age originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.Lamine Yamal remains one of a kind.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPretty much no footballer has ever accomplished what he has

   ​Perhaps it was fitting that Karsen Fisher made the choice to become a Rocket on the Fourth of July.Fisher announced his commitment to continue his academic and football careers at the University of Toledo on July 4, via social media.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAccording to Fisher, Toledo was the

   ​Manchester United have completed the signing of Youri Tielemans from Aston Villa on a five-year deal.United have met a release clause of £35m for the 29-year-old midfielder, who has just helped Belgium reach the World Cup quarter-finals.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementTielemans has spent the past three seasons with Villa,

   ​Luke Kuechly played just eight NFL seasons before an early retirement at the age of 28, but the Carolina Panthers legend packed a career’s worth of production into that window.He was named to seven Pro Bowls, had five first-team All-Pro selections, won a Defensive Player

   ​The federal government has secured a major guilty plea in its case regarding an allegedly rigged poker game run by organized crime that ensnared dozens of defendants, including Hall of Fame point guard Chauncey Billups, who has maintained his innocence.Shane Hennen, a central figure in

   ​It seemed as if Notre Dame was going to be in an odd position when Brian Kelly left to take over LSU, but Marcus Freeman has since steadied the program while the former head coach is now without a coaching job.Kelly was fired from the

   ​FC Barcelona have all but green-lit the departure of Marc-Andre ter Stegen, after the bureaucratic hold-ups delaying his loan move to AFC Ajax were completely resolved, reports Matteo Moretto.The breakthrough paves the way for the 34-year-old German international to fly to Amsterdam to undergo his

   ​Liverpool’s search for midfield reinforcements has produced no shortage of names this summer, but few possess the potential of Lille teenager Ayyoub Bouaddi.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe 18-year-old has enjoyed a remarkable rise, and following an impressive World Cup, competition for his signature appears to be intensifying. On the

   ​When the Pittsburgh Steelers step on the field in Week 1 against the Atlanta Falcons, their offensive line will look slightly different than it did a season ago.Troy Fautanu and Mason McCormick have moved from the right side to the left, now playing left tackle