​Aston Villa have announced a new front-of-shirt sponsor for the 2026-27 season, with president of business operations Francesco Calvo stating the deal is a “symbol of the club’s continuing expansion”.Visit Rwanda will become the club’s principle partner, official tourism partner and official coffee provider –

   ​Moroccan-American football referee Ismail Elfath will officiate the seismic FIFA World Cup semifinal showdown between England and Argentina at Atlanta Stadium on Wednesday.It marks the fourth match the 44-year-old has been in charge of at this tournament, after the 2-2 draw between Japan and the

   ​Jul. 14—Plenty of Illinois athletes didn’t generate many headlines or social media interaction during the past 12 months, but they still racked up accomplishments in their respective fields (and oftentimes in the classroom, too). Beat writer Scott Richey spotlights 10 Illini who deserved more pub

   ​Jul. 14—Las Vegas became the center of the basketball universe last week, with NBA Summer League, of course, the big draw. But Nike taking its EYBL operations to Sin City brought even more of the basketball world together. That included several top Illinois targets (and

   ​Jul. 14—➜ The former Illini and Los Angeles Clippers rookie scored 23 points and was 4 of 7 from three-point range during the Clippers’ 104-82 win against the Utah Jazz on Sunday night in an NBA Summer League game from Las Vegas.➜ during their 104-85

   ​Jul. 14—Illinois generated plenty of headline-makers, with multiple Illini teams finding both regular season and postseason success. Beat writer Scott Richey spotlights the 10 most publicized Illini during the 2025-26 school year:The first mentions of Wagler came via summer buzz out of Ubben Basketball Complex

   ​This was the 14th week of full minor league play (stats are entering play on Tuesday, July 14th).According to FanGraphs (which factors in age and proximity to the big leagues), prospect Caden Bodine remains the top performer in the system. His full season statline is

   ​Golf’s final major begins Thursday from Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport, England. It feels like it was barely a moment ago we previewed The Masters. Some of my predictions were good!Birkdale is a classic Open course, not overly long (7,156 yards), fairly generous fairways

   ​Who could be the Jacksonville Jaguars’ biggest X-factors on offense for the 2026 NFL season?We know that for the Jaguars to win games, their star players like Trevor Lawrence, Brenton Strange, Parker Washington, and others must consistently play at high levels.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBut the X-factor, who may

   ​Team: Xavier Musketeers2025-26 Record: 11-19, 4-16 Big East2025-26 Big East Finish: 11th, which is last, one game behind DePaul.Final 2025-26 RankingsNET: #201Her Hoop Stats: #250BartTorvik.com: #151AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementPostseason? Only losing to St. John’s in the 6/11 game of the first round of the Big East tournament, leaving