Villa warned over sportswashing after Visit Rwanda deal

Aston Villa are warned their new £20m-a-year sponsorship deal with Visit Rwanda will be used by the nation to sportswash its human rights record.

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Americanswers… on 5 Live! Mitch McConnell breaks his silence, will it stop the conspiracy theories?

A photo of the US senator has gone viral after he hadn’t been seen for weeks

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Paramount and Warner Bros sued to block $110bn mega merger

A dozen US states are taking legal action to halt the largest media consolidation in Hollywood history.

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Infantino opens door to 64-team World Cup

Plans for a 64-team men's world cup are set to be picked up and assessed in detail after the 2026 tournament with Fifa boss Gianni Infantino saying football needs to be "for the whole world".

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From the ride to the rubble - how McCullum lost England Test job

The Brendon McCullum era gave England a ride but it careered off the rails and the next Test coach has a huge rebuilding job on their hands.

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England too good for India as Buttler hits 131

Jos Buttler's sublime 131 and Harry Brook's unbeaten 95 help England crush India in the fifth T20 and replace their opponents at the top of the world rankings.

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Superb Sinner ends Djokovic's latest bid for history

Jannik Sinner produces a devastating display to end Novak Djokovic's latest bid for history and set up a Wimbledon final against Alexander Zverev.

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