Trump's backing of Infantino contrasts with the response of US Soccer

Afghanistan secured automatic qualification for the 2027 World Cup with a win over Ireland on Monday, leaving twice champions West Indies to go through qualifiers for the third successive edition of the 50-overs tournament.

Webster only made his Test debut at the start of last year and the 32-year-old has already experienced plenty of highs and lows through eight Test match appearances as he attempts to cement his place in the best XI for the World Test Championship pacesetters.

With Nahid Rana ruled out of the series and Shoriful Islam unavailable for the first Test, the burden on Taskin will be far greater.

Trump's backing of Infantino contrasts with the response of US Soccer, which issued a statement critiquing the FIFA leader alongside Canada Soccer and football organizations in Central America and the Caribbean

Despite finishing third and fourth respectively in the last Bangladesh Football League season, Fortis and Police were handed AFC opportunities after champions Bashundhara Kings and runners-up Abahani failed to secure club licensing.

Liverpool have signed Uruguay defender Ronald Araujo from Spanish champions Barcelona on a season-long loan, the Premier League club announced on Monday, as they moved to strengthen an injury-ravaged defence.

The Palestinian football association announced on Monday that it would resume activity in September after a nearly three-year pause due to the Gaza war.

Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis on Monday sued Premier League rivals Crystal Palace for libel at London's High Court, with media reports saying the lawsuit was over a banner displayed by supporters at a match last season.

The football federations of the United States and Canada -- two of the 2026 World Cup host nations -- on Monday backed a statement from three confederations criticising FIFA president Gianni Infantino.

Jishan smashed an unbeaten 57 off just 21 balls, striking two fours and seven sixes.

The visitors were bundled out for just 54 in their second innings to suffer an innings and 38-run defeat in Darwin.

The central and most intriguing part of this appointment is the paradox. Glasner had every reason to avoid Forest because of Marinakis' reputation, yet Marinakis himself became one of the reasons he accepted.

Cricket Scotland and the Royal Dutch Cricket Association (KNCB) have criticised the International Cricket Council (ICC) for changing the format of the 2027 Men's ODI World Cup less than 18 months before the tournament.

Footballers have never exactly enjoyed a healthy relationship with advertising hoardings.

The series also carries personal significance for Taskin, who grew up watching Australian cricket and its legendary fast bowlers. Now, he has the opportunity to face them on their home soil.

From Sol Campbell's sensational move from Tottenham Hotspur to Arsenal to Luis Figo's infamous switch from Barcelona to Real Madrid, football history is packed with transfers that crossed lines supporters believed should never be crossed.

"Leadership in football is not a possession. It is not about holding -- or demanding -- power to be held," they wrote.

The British coach said he was dealing with “miscommunication or surprises” and was worried about his family and his safety.

Four pre-season matches offer only a small sample, but the Spaniard's fingerprints are already clear.