The World of Outlaws NOS Energy Drink Sprint Car Series was back in action at Hartford Speedway on July 12!

KNOXVILLE, Iowa – Bell Helmets has been named as the title sponsor of the upcoming Bell Helmets Capitani Classic presented by Great Southern Bank at Knoxville Raceway.

Bell Helmets became the Official Helmet of Knoxville Raceway last year, protecting the Sprint Car Capital of the World’s flagmen, safety crew and four-wheeler drivers.

The Bell Helmets Capitani Classic presented by Great Southern Bank was created in 2011 to honor Knoxville Raceway’s legendary track promoter Ralph Capitani.

“Bell Helmets is proud to sponsor an event honoring the legendary Ralph Capitani,” said Bell Racing USA President Kyle Kietzmann. “Ralph’s leadership and vision helped transform Knoxville Raceway into the nation’s premier sprint car facility treasured by race fans and racers from around the world.”

“The passion that Ralph Capitani had for this sport and this race track is mirrored by the passion Bell Helmets has for the sport and driver safety,” added Kendra Jacobs, Director of Marketing at Knoxville Raceway. “They’re a perfect fit for this event and we’re proud of the safety innovations they bring to the drivers who race here, and our flagmen, safety crew and four-wheeler operators.”

The annual 410 winged sprint car race is held the first Sunday of August and is the drivers’ final attempt to fine tune their car before the NOS Energy Drink Knoxville Nationals presented by Casey’s General Store, Aug. 7-10.

Kasey Kahne Racing’s Brad Sweet is the defending winner of both the Capitani Classic and the Knoxville Nationals.

The world's biggest clubs will go head-to-head in the International Champions Cup, which kicks off on Tuesday across the United States, Europe and Asia. U.S. viewers can watch all matches across ESPN's platforms. Check out our ICC landing page here.

The tournament will give the clubs to showcase top young talent. Here's who you should keep your eyes on.

- International Champions Cup: All you need to know
- Full International Champions Cup daily fixture schedule
- ICC: News and coverage

Tahith Chong -- Manchester United

The focus of Manchester United's attempted regeneration this summer has been toward youth. That's manifested itself in the purchases of Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Daniel James, but it could also come from within, and there are a crop of youngsters who could at the very least form part of the United first-team squad this season. Chong perhaps has the best chance of breaking through, given the uncertainty surrounding United's attacking players: a lithe and rapid winger with a wand of a left foot, if he makes a good impression in the ICC, we could be seeing much more of him this season.

Oliver Skipp -- Tottenham Hotspur

There is a spot potentially open in midfield for Tottenham this season. New record signing Tanguy Ndombele will be the first name down, but there are question marks over most others who could play alongside him. Harry Winks has injury issues, Eric Dier has regressed, as has Victor Wanyama while you wonder whether Moussa Sissoko can sustain last season's form. And then there's Skipp: granted scant chances last season, he nonetheless looked impressive, and if he performs in the coming weeks then he'll force himself to the forefront of Mauricio Pochettino's thinking.

Moise Kean -- Juventus

In some respects Kean doesn't belong on this list: he established himself as one of the most promising talents in Europe last season and everyone should know already how good he is, but given the number of quality attackers ahead of him in the pecking order at Juventus, he still has a point to prove. There have even been reports that Juve might get rid of Kean this summer, either to raise funds for their spending spree or in exchange for Mauro Icardi. However, if he performs as he can do in pre-season, they may realise he's too valuable to let go.

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Gabriel Martinelli -- Arsenal

Arsenal fans haven't had much to be optimistic or excited about this summer, so you can understand why there's been more notice than usual paid to Martinelli, at the time of writing their sole signing. An 18-year-old striker signed from Ituano, it's probably to Martinelli's benefit that he plays in one of the few positions Arsenal are fairly well stocked. This will allow him time to progress and get used to his surroundings, without the pressure of having to perform straight away. But if he does perform straight away, imagine the excitement ...

Alphonso Davies -- Bayern Munich

Having just played a prominent role in Canada's Gold Cup campaign, Davies was expected to give Bayern's early pre-season games a miss in order to recover. However, he knows opportunity knocks in Munich this summer, the departures of Franck Ribery and Arjen Robben meaning there are spots available on the wings for Niko Kovac's side, so he returned early. And even though he's still only 18, his skill and versatility could easily help force his way into Kovac's plans.

Florentino Luis -- Benfica

After the departure of Joao Felix to Atletico Madrid for a whopping €126m, all eyes will be on which talented youngster will come through the Benfica ranks next. David Tavares is a name that has been mentioned, but he might miss chunks of pre-season with a knee injury. So the most likely candidate is probably central midfielder Florentino Luis, who has already reportedly attracted attention from Manchester City and PSG, after only a handful of appearances in the first-team. A defensive midfielder with a fine positional sense and quickness of mind and body, Benfica recently tied him down to a new contract, so once again any suitors will have to dig deep.

Renan Lodi -- Atletico Madrid

Atletico Madrid are one of a few teams undergoing a regeneration this summer, with the departures of key players like Diego Godin, Rodri and Antoine Griezmann. Those who have come in are not such established names, and that includes Brazilian left-back Lodi, just 18-years-old and signed from Athletico Paranaense. He's not short of confidence, either. "I would say I define myself as an athlete," he said, upon arriving in Madrid earlier in July. "I defend well and I attack very well." If he plays as well as he talks, Atleti could have a star on their hands.

Rodrygo -- Real Madrid

We already know a fair amount about some of the players Real Madrid have spent millions on this summer, most notably Eden Hazard and Luka Jovic. Eder Militao has a season in Portugal under his belt while Ferland Mendy has been a mainstay at Lyon for a couple of years. However, those of us who concentrate on the European game will be most interested to see forward Rodrygo, how he might break into the Real first-team and how he could fit while he's there. With a clutch of other wide players to compete with, it will be fascinating to get a look at Real's latest great Brazilian hope.

Valentino Lazaro -- Inter

Antonio Conte has suggested that he will start life as Inter head coach with a 3-4-3 system, the one that brought him so much success at Chelsea. But in that formation the two wide players are arguably the most important, both in defence and attack, to it will be intriguing to see how Lazaro fits in. A winger by trade, Lazaro has filled in at right-back for Hertha Berlin before, so that combined with his energy and industry suggests he's the ideal candidate to fill the crucial role on the right. Indeed, that might mean the pressure is on for this 21-year-old, under the watchful, sergeant major gaze of Conte.

The world's biggest clubs will go head-to-head in the International Champions Cup (ICC), which kicks off on Tuesday across the United States, Europe and Asia. U.S. viewers can watch all matches across ESPN's platforms. Check out our ICC landing page here.

Points and pride will be on the line but, most important, clubs and fans will be desperately searching for answers to the questions that loom over each team's preseason.

Jump to: Real Madrid | Man United | Juventus | Bayern Munich | Arsenal | Atletico Madrid | Inter | Milan | Tottenham

- International Champions Cup: All you need to know
- Full International Champions Cup daily fixture schedule
- ICC: News and coverage

REAL MADRID

Can Hazard get Real back to the top of La Liga?

When a club has chased a player for years, as Madrid did with Eden Hazard, there must be a temptation to think that when they finally get him, all their problems will be solved. Obviously, that is not the case. While Zinedine Zidane is back in charge, this is a team in need of a refresh and they will hope that the arrivals of Luka Jovic, Ferland Mendy, Rodrygo and Eder Militao provide new impetus. The key man, though, will be Hazard, and all eyes will be on the Belgian midfielder to see if he can change games and provide decisive moments with his absurd control and dribbling, as he did at Chelsea, but with even more consistency than before.

ICC schedule

- Saturday: Bayern Munich (8 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
- July 23: Arsenal (7 p.m. ET, ESPN)
- July 26: Atletico Madrid (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)

MAN UNITED

Can United manage Rashford's minutes wisely?

Should Romelu Lukaku and Paul Pogba actually make the departures with which they have been linked, where will the goals come from for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer? Anthony Martial got 10 in the Premier League last season, but you wouldn't trust anyone else to score regularly. Thus the importance of Marcus Rashford has increased further and, despite being only 21, he looks like one of the most senior players. But only Ashley Young made more appearances among United's outfield players last season, so it was hardly a shock that Rashford looked weary. He recently signed a new contract, but expectation must be offset by avoiding burnout.

ICC schedule

- Saturday: Inter (7:30 a.m. ET, ESPN2)
- July 25: Tottenham (7:30 a.m. ET, ESPN+)
- Aug. 3: Milan (12:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2)

JUVENTUS

Will Juventus be able to adapt to "Sarri-ball"?

For years, Juventus's only priority has been winning and, given they have had the Serie A title under lock and key for eight consecutive seasons, it has worked out quite well. But in replacing Massimiliano Allegri with Maurizio Sarri, they have signalled a greater focus on style, and with the likes of Napoli and Inter better positioned to challenge, Juve must quickly grasp the new manager's rapid passing style. Will that be possible with the players at his disposal? New signing Aaron Ramsey is known more for his surging runs from midfield than keeping the ball moving, while Cristiano Ronaldo does not seem an obvious fit but must be accommodated somewhere.

ICC schedule

- Sunday: Tottenham (7:30 a.m. ET, ESPN2)
- July 24: Inter (7:30 a.m. ET, ESPN+)
- Aug. 10: Atletico Madrid (Noon ET, ESPN+)

BAYERN MUNICH

Is this a regenerated team or just a worse one?

For the first time in a decade, Bayern Munich will enter a season without Franck Ribery or Arjen Robben, a changing of the guard as the club looks to regenerate and make the team younger. Benjamin Pavard and Lucas Hernandez have already arrived, and the club has been linked with other targets like Callum Hudson-Odoi, Leroy Sane and Hakim Ziyech, while the likes of Serge Gnabry will become more prominent. That is all very well and good, but will younger necessarily mean better? And will manager Niko Kovac convince everyone that he's the man to take Bayern forward, after a mixed first season that saw it take longer than usual to claim Bundesliga glory?

ICC schedule

- Wednesday: Arsenal (11 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
- Saturday: Real Madrid (8 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
- July 23: Milan (9 p.m. ET, ESPN+)

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ARSENAL

How will Arsenal deal with the Koscielny situation?

Arsenal already had problems before Laurent Koscielny refused to go on a preseason tour of the U.S. because of doubts about the club's desire to keep him. His refusal to travel has created quite the stir -- Koscielny will meet Arsenal officials this week in London to learn the sanctions he faces -- but the broader question is: How much will Unai Emery allow this to disrupt his plans? Arsenal already have a questionable defence and it is never ideal when your captain wants out, but on the other hand, Koscielny is injury-prone and turns 34 in September. Can they turn this situation into a positive, taking an opportunity to force some change?

ICC schedule

- Wednesday: Bayern Munich (11 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
- Saturday: Fiorentina (6 p.m. ET, ESPN+)
- July 23: Real Madrid (7 p.m. ET, ESPN)

ATLETICO MADRID

Will we see a new Atletico?

The departures of Antoine Griezmann and Diego Godin, to Barcelona and Inter respectively, means two of the key figures of Diego Simeone's great Atletico team have gone. The two are not just brilliant players, they also embody Simeone's ethos: hard running and aggression from the sort of team to grind you into submission. While Griezmann has been replaced by a youngster with great promise in Joao Felix, it will be interesting to see if the changing personnel leads to a change in approach. Will Simeone immediately want Felix to play his brand of tough, grizzled football, or will he adapt to the new kid's needs? If he does change, the ICC will be our first chance to see it.

ICC schedule

- July 23: Chivas (9 p.m. ET, ESPN)
- July 26: Real Madrid (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN)
- Aug. 10: Juventus (Noon ET, ESPN+)

INTER

How quickly will Conte's influence be felt?

A short clip did the rounds on social media this past week of Antonio Conte overseeing an Inter training session, prowling the touchline with his hands behind his back like a strict P.E. teacher, sternly barking, "Come on!" as his players ran past. Inter have a steely-eyed winner in charge after years of finding new and interesting ways to make a mess of things, such as the disastrous signing of Gabriel Barbosa or the Frank de Boer debacle, but can Conte infuse his mentality, the relentless work ethic that has brought success with Juventus, Italy and Chelsea? Maybe he has done so already, with Mauro Icardi cast out, seemingly for good, from the first-team squad?

ICC schedule

- Saturday: Man United (7:30 a.m. ET, ESPN2)
- July 24: Juventus (7:30 a.m. ET, ESPN+)
- Aug. 4: Tottenham (10 a.m. ET, ESPN+)

MILAN

How will Giampaolo cope in his biggest managerial role?

Since the departure of Allegri in 2014, Milan have gone through seven different managers, all of whom have been big names, former club heroes or both, and the highest they've finished is fifth. Now they have opted for someone with a lower profile, but who has excelled with Sampdoria and a selection of smaller clubs. So can Marco Giampaolo step up? This is the biggest job of his career, so he will need to prove himself at San Siro, although a combination of disappointing recent league finishes and their ban from European competition might lift the pressure a little by reducing expectation among fans and club executives.

ICC schedule

- July 23: Bayern Munich (9 p.m. ET, ESPN+)
- July 28: Benfica (3 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
- Aug. 3: Man United (12:30 p.m. ET, ESPN2)

TOTTENHAM

What impact will fresh faces have upon Spurs?

Given it had been 518 days since their previous signing -- Lucas Moura -- arrived, even one signing feels like a full regeneration at Tottenham. Tanguy Ndombele has arrived with the promise of being the complete midfielder -- boasting a combination of skill, intelligence and physicality -- needed since Mousa Dembele's decline. More will likely follow, but it will be interesting to see how the new players adjust. Previously, Mauricio Pochettino managed to turn the lack of new arrivals into a positive, with stability and consistency taking the team to a Champions League final. So will the signing(s) refresh or disrupt this Spurs team?

ICC schedule

- Sunday: Juventus (7:30 a.m. ET, ESPN2)
- July 25: Man United (7:30 a.m. ET, ESPN+)
- Aug. 4: Inter (10 a.m. ET, ESPN+)

Durham 212 (Raine 78*, Eckersley 50) and 290 for 8 dec (Burnham 76, Barnard 4-79) beat Worcestershire 151 (Rushworth 4-28) and 242 (Cox 62, Rushworth 6-39) by 109 runs

Durham continued their impressive run of form in the Specsavers County Championship Division Two by defeating Worcestershire by 109 runs at Emirates Riverside.

The home side had laid the groundwork for their triumph on day three with a solid batting performance followed by a late onslaught by Chris Rushworth. He returned to notch third five-wicket haul of the campaign on the final day, claiming 10 wickets in the match with figures of 10 for 67.

Ben Cox and Ed Barnard did offer resistance with a sixth-wicket partnership of 96, but it was in vain as Worcestershire slipped to their second defeat on the bounce in the Championship. Durham extended their unbeaten run to six matches, securing their fourth victory of the season to move into fourth place in the table, one point behind Northamptonshire in the final promotion spot.

The visitors resumed on day four on 31 for 3, but Rushworth was to continue his charge from the previous evening. He had an lbw appeal turned down against Ross Whiteley, although the veteran seamer returned to remove the Worcestershire batsman's off stump for 18. Rushworth claimed his fifth wicket of the innings after probing away at Callum Ferguson. He eventually found the edge and Graham Clark took the catch at first slip to reduce the visitors to 56 for 5.

Worcestershire were in dire need of a partnership to stem the tide. Barnard and Cox were able to come to the fore to provide a semblance of resistance. The two deployed a positive approach and brought a much-needed fifty partnership before the lunch break, reaching the milestone in 65 balls.

Barnard and Cox continued to frustrate the Durham bowlers after lunch, working their way towards a century stand. However, their excellent partnership was broken when Nathan Rimmington trapped Barnard lbw for 43. Cox was able to work his way to a deserved half-century - his third of the campaign - from 87 deliveries.

Brydon Carse got the vital breakthrough for the hosts, using his pace to hurry Cox on his glance to the legside that found the edge and allowed Ryan Pringle to claim the catch at cover. Carse then notched his second wicket courtesy of a fine diving catch from Ned Eckersley behind the stumps to remove Joe Leach. Durham closed in on the victory as Dillon Pennington played a loose drive at a Rimmington delivery, resulting in a good low claim by Clark at first slip from the edge.

Brett D'Oliveira and Charlie Morris put on 43 for the final wicket, but Rushworth returned to earn his sixth wicket of the innings and 10th in the match by bowling Morris to secure the win for the hosts.

Hampshire 409 for 9 dec (Organ 100, Rossouw 92, Holland 60, Stevens 5-68) and 298 (Holland 69, Rossouw 66) drew with Kent 555 (Denly 154, Kuhn 95, Bell-Drummond 94, Stevens 60, Edwards 5-118) and 57 for 3 (Denly 29)

Joe Denly had some Vitality Blast practise as he slapped 29 off 22 balls in a thrilling finale to Kent's County Championship clash with Hampshire - but he couldn't prevent a draw at the Ageas Bowl.

Denly provided the muscle in an incredible climax, which saw visitors Kent need a tantalising 153 from 17 overs.

But after Sean Dickson, Alex Blake and Daniel Bell-Drummond departed, Kent gave up the chase and shook hands after 50 balls - with the away side still requiring 96 runs.

Earlier, Aneurin Donald and Keith Barker had provided a wall to put Hampshire on course to save the match.

The seventh-wicket pair provided an important afternoon recovery for Hampshire after they had lost three wickets in 25 balls in the morning session. Donald and Barker, who ended up on 43 and 37 not out respectively, battled through 30 overs to put the hosts on the brink of victory.

But Kent were given a late glimmer of hope as they were given 17 overs to score 153.

Denly led the charge with a huge six over mid-wicket off Barker. But when Dickson slogged to long-off and Alex Blake, who replaced Heino Kuhn after he had been struck by an Edwards bouncer, soon departed. Once Bell-Drummond was bowled both sides decided to call it a draw.

The stalemate extends Kent's unbeaten run in the Championship to four games, following victories over Nottinghamshire and Surrey and a draw with Warwickshire.

It also makes the county's already high likelihood of avoiding relegation even stronger as they moved 69 points clear of basement side Nottinghamshire. The draw means Hampshire remain a place above fifth-placed Kent, although the visitors gain an extra bonus point to close the gap.

Ian Holland and Rilee Rossouw had looked stable to put Hampshire on course for a draw at the start of a crazy day. They added 118 for the third wicket as both picked up their second half-centuries of the match.

Holland, who had scored 60 in the first innings, reached his fifty in 160 balls, while Rossouw, after his first-innings 92, needed 82 deliveries for a mature half-century.

But Denly and Rayner teamed up to end the partnership, rout the Hampshire middle-order and completely change the complexity of the match in 25 balls.

Rossouw was the first to depart as he top-edged a long-hop from Denly to pick out Bell-Drummond on the square-leg boundary.

In the next over, Holland followed when he faintly edged Rayner behind to Ollie Robinson, the nick was so thin that Graham Lloyd needed almost four seconds to make his decision.

Gareth Berg followed quickly after when he was lbw to a Denly googly, the all-rounder bagging a pair in the match.

That spell had seen Hampshire lose three wickets for two runs as they reached lunch still trailing by 50 runs.

Lewis McManus falling soon after the interval, edging to Sean Dickson at first slip, pushed the game firmly Kent's way.

But a rear-guard from Donald and Barker made a positive result less likely with a 30-over collaboration.

Matt Milnes ended the 63-run stand when Donald pulled to Bell-Drummond on the boundary, before Kyle Abbott was lbw to Denly.

Mason Crane jabbed to short leg and Fidel Edwards was caught behind as Hampshire were bowled out for 298.

Australian XI 397 and 223 for 6 (Harris 50, Leach 3-91) lead England Lions 267 (Tremain 4-70, Bird 3-51) by 353 runs

Nothing, it seemed, was capable of stopping Matthew Wade's march to a place in Australia's squad for the Ashes series against England next month.

For even if selectors had doubts about Wade or other team balance preferences concerning the ODI vice-captain Alex Carey as a back-up for the Test captain Tim Paine, the sheer volume of runs he has been churning out in characteristic, punchy style have allowed little room for argument.

However a serious blow to the right arm from the England Lions captain Lewis Gregory, very nearly on the point of the elbow, forced Wade to retire hurt and be sent for an X-ray on day three of a game in which the Australians have steadily taken control.

Play was stopped for several minutes as Wade struggled in obvious pain, and though he played out a few more balls before tea, he did not re-emerge in the evening session. The blow left him with plenty of rehab work ahead to be swinging the bat freely in the crucial final warm-up match between the tourists' 25 available players in Southampton.

"Matthew went for a precautionary X-ray after taking a blow to his right elbow," the team doctor John Orchard said. "The X-ray came back clear but he's probably suffering from a bruised nerve from the impact and his grip strength is impaired. Matthew'll be reassessed in the morning but it's unlikely he'll bat again in this innings. However we're very hopeful he'll recover in good time for the Australia-Australia A game next week."

Hits of this kind can have serious consequences even if they do not result in a fracture, of the kind suffered during the World Cup by Shaun Marsh. David Boon avoided a broken arm when struck similarly by Curtly Ambrose in Adelaide in 1993, but the effect of the injury on the remainder of the match was significant when recalling that Allan Border's team would ultimately lose by one run, the tightest margin in all Test history.

More recently, Ricky Ponting was hit in a similar region by Kemar Roach's second ball to him in a Test in Perth in 2009. Though Ponting attempted to soldier on for another 40 minutes, the compacting effect of the blow - later described as being like a piece of meat being tenderised with a mallet - affected Ponting's batting for much of the rest of the summer.

For Wade, the injury will be another obstacle to join the many he has overcome to get this close to an international recall, a little less than two years after he played the last of his 22 Tests, against Bangladesh in Chittagong. In that sense, it was also a feather in Gregory's cap, for he had delivered a bouncer both swift enough to have Wade ducking and skiddy enough to prevent him from avoiding it.

The Lions were not without their own concerns - Jamie Porter leaving the field complaining of back spasms, though they had occurred while fielding, not bowling.

There were otherwise a series of cameos from the Australians as they set about adding to a 130-run first innings lead, secured by rolling through the last five Lions wickets for 35 with the help of the second new ball. Chris Tremain nabbed four victims though he was more expensive than the watching selection chairman Trevor Hohns would have wanted; Jackson Bird (3 for 51 from 23 overs) and Jon Holland (2 for 56 from 28) kept things tighter.

Joe Burns was again dismissed cheaply, this time via an outside edge, before Marcus Harris (50), Kurtis Patterson (38), Mitchell Marsh (26) and skipper Paine (38) gave themselves some time in the middle on a drying surface. Aside from Gregory, the most consistent threat was posed by Jack Leach, who turned some balls expansively on a sun-drenched afternoon.