The three-time champions confirmed Rishad's signing on Wednesday as one of two overseas additions to their squad, alongside Australia all-rounder Mitchell Marsh, who will also make his first appearance in the tournament.

The FIFA president has been the subject of a torrent of criticism, and no small amount of personal abuse, since he floated the idea of the new commercial rights body to FIFA's 211 member associations last week.

League regulations normally require players to wear their registered names, with ANFP rules stating that "nicknames, appellations or sobriquets" are not permitted on official match shirts.

Bangladesh HP will face Nepal, New Zealand A and hosts NT Strike, while also taking on Australian domestic and Big Bash League academy sides representing the Hobart Hurricanes, Victoria and Adelaide Strikers.

Carlos Alcaraz has pulled out of the Cincinnati Open due to an ongoing wrist injury, organisers said on Tuesday, casting fresh doubts over the Spaniard's fitness ahead of his US Open title defence this month.

Former opener Hannan Sarkar believes that experience should help Bangladesh put up a stronger fight this time.

Experienced pacer Mitchell Starc can further elevate his status among the all-time greats when Australia host Bangladesh in a two-match ICC World Test Championship series this month.

Scottish police are investigating reports of foreign athletes, identified in the media as boxers from Uganda and Pakistan, who failed to return home after competing in the Commonwealth Games that ended in Glasgow last Sunday.

Mohamed Salah is in "transfer negotiations" with Trabzonspor and is expected to arrive in Turkey on Wednesday for talks, the Black Sea club said Tuesday.

Multiple US cities that hosted World Cup matches are seeking millions of dollars they believe world soccer's governing body FIFA promised them, The Athletic reported on Tuesday.

Brazil forward Neymar has brushed aside his father's suggestion that he could still return to the national team for the 2030 World Cup, insisting the decision rests with him alone.

Real Madrid's Brazil forward Vinicius Jr is settling into life under new manager Jose Mourinho with a smile on his face, even as uncertainty swirls around his future at the Santiago Bernabeu.

France's former Sports Minister Marie-George Buffet has admitted that surprise anti-doping tests on the France national team were suspended in the build-up to the 1998 FIFA World Cup, contradicting sworn testimony she gave to a French Senate committee in 2013.

Lionel Messi has donated €80,000 to support the reconstruction of Spain's wildfire-ravaged Sierra Oeste region, extending a helping hand to communities devastated by the recent blaze in the Madrid area.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday clarified its position regarding International Cricket Council (ICC) Elite Panel umpire Sharfuddoula Ibne Shahid Saikat, whose contract with the board ended in April this year.

Jordan Football Association President Ali bin Hussein launched a public attack on FIFA President Gianni Infantino on Tuesday, accusing him of "blackmail" and claiming FIFA offered to help solve the kingdom's problems in exchange for his endorsement.

Arsenal have stepped up talks with Newcastle in a bid to sign Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, according to reports on Tuesday.

Gianni Infantino's bid for a fourth and final term as FIFA president next March is increasingly shaping up as a political battle, with his once-solid global support beginning to fracture even as Africa appears determined to remain his strongest pillar.

Reigning league champions Bashundhara Kings, runners-up Abahani and Fakirerpool Young Mens Club are set to get three more days to resolve their FIFA registration bans after the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) extended the deadline for submitting club licensing documents until August 7.

The Premier League has never been afraid of change. Players come and go, fortunes rise and fall, owners rewrite club identities almost overnight. Yet for nearly four decades there was always a familiar figure standing in one of English football's biggest technical areas.