Aston Villa boss Unai Emery confirmed Ollie Watkins' impending departure and revealed the striker had apologised for making himself unavailable for the club's Premier League opener, saying he became emotional as he said goodbye to Villa's record scorer in the competition.

Bowling leg-spin at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at the age of 17 felt like a dream come true for Mohammad Abdullah and his father, Anwar Shah, who had travelled from Kishoreganj to watch his son play today.

Fast bowler Ruben Trumpelmann took 3-24, including the key wicket of Dewald Brevis, as hosts Namibia defeated a depleted South Africa by 18 runs in Windhoek on Friday in their opening Twenty20 clash in a Tri-Series also involving Zimbabwe.

Xabi Alonso said he wants players that "feel a desire" to play for Chelsea after Enzo Fernandez was left out of Thursday's League Cup win over Luton.

Michael Carrick said Carlos Baleba will be unable to make his Manchester United debut for around three weeks due to an ankle injury, but is excited by the Cameroonian's "massive potential".

The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has extended the club licensing deadline for defending champions Bashundhara Kings until September 1, after the club failed to complete the process by Friday’s deadline because of outstanding FIFA registration bans.

Off-spinner Mohammad Rubel continued his sizzling form, claiming a five-wicket haul as Bangladesh High Performance (HP) secured a three-wicket victory over Northern Territory Strike in the Top End T20 Series at Darwin’s Marrara Cricket Ground on Friday.

Japanese organisers have told late additions to next month's Asian Games to find their own accommodation, saying they don't have the money or space to deal with ballooning participant numbers.

English duo Bournemouth and Sunderland were both handed a glamour tie against AC Milan among their eight matches in the Europa League as the draw for this season's league phase took place on Friday.

England No 11 Josh Tongue frustrated Pakistan with a Test-best 30 not out before the hosts were dismissed for 290 in their first innings on the second day of the second Test at Lord's on Friday.

India captain Shubman Gill said there were lots of positives to take from their 1-0 series win in Sri Lanka but there can be little doubt the squad return home disappointed and disheartened after letting the hosts off the hook in the drawn second Test.

According to Cricinfo, the PCB considered the possibility of Pakistan not taking the field after lunch in protest against the interview.

Bangladesh will begin their campaign against Indonesia on August 31 before taking on Sri Lanka on September 6. They will wrap up their group-stage fixtures against hosts the UAE on September 8.

Martinez is expected to sign a two-year deal with an option for another season

His debut comes just weeks after he became one of the breakout figures of the 2026 World Cup in North America.

In both overall outlay and net spend, Serie A is a clear second among the 'Big Five' leagues.

Gonzalez, who hails from superstar Messi's hometown Rosario, will attempt to turn around Miami's poor run of post-World Cup form under interim manager Guillermo Hoyos.

Chief selector Habibul Bashar described the performance as “disappointing” but said Bangladesh were “not alarmed”.

India have already named a formidable squad featuring Shreyas Iyer, Jasprit Bumrah, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Abhishek Sharma, while Pakistan have picked a side including Sahibzada Farhan, Abrar Ahmed among other known faces.

Coach Flick kept Raphinha playing up front as a makeshift number nine, after the departures of Robert Lewandowski and Ferran Torres.