Sports from Monday, June 8th, 2026

Arsenal defender Jurrien Timber will miss the 2026 World Cup after failing to recover from a groin injury, the Dutch Football Association said on Monday.

Emirati legal expert and Chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, Mohammed Al Kamali, will lead the Disciplinary Committee for the FIFA World Cup 2026.

Manav Suthar's dream Test debut concluded with India registering their biggest test victory - by an innings and 300 runs against Afghanistan - inside three days of the one-off Test in New Chandigarh on Monday.

As he rehabs his injured left hamstring, Lamine Yamal is staying behind at Spain's base camp in Chattanooga, Tennesse, rather than joining the team for its final pre-World Cup friendly.

Robin van Persie has been fired as coach of Feyenoord after only one full season in charge and despite the club finishing second in the Eredivisie standings, the Dutch club confirmed on Sunday.

Florentino Perez has survived Real Madrid's first genuine presidential contest in two decades in the early hours of Monday, securing four more years at the helm but with more than a third of voting members backing a challenger who attacked his ownership plans.