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Chelsea have made contact with Manchester City about a move for England forward Raheem Sterling, BBC reported.

Sterling, who joined from Liverpool in a £49m deal in 2015 and has scored 131 goals in 339 games, is a major transfer target for new Blues owner Todd Boehly.

It is understood Chelsea are yet to lodge a formal bid for the 27-year-old, but one is expected shortly.

Sterling has a year left on his contract and is understood to be reviewing his options.

Sterling, who has 77 England caps, has never made any secret of his desire to play as much as possible and be a central figure in a team that challenges for major honours, according to BBC.

He could be the Blues first major signing since they were taken over by a consortium led by Boehly in May.

Chelsea are looking to boost their attacking ranks after allowing Belgium striker Romelu Lukaku to rejoin Inter Milan on a season-long loan.

Manchester United expect Cristiano Ronaldo to be part of their squad next season despite reports linking him with Chelsea, BBC reported.

The Portuguese forward's agent Jorge Mendes met new Blues chairman Todd Boehly last week and Ronaldo was said to have been part of the discussions.

United sources feel there was nothing untoward in the meeting as Mendes advises a huge number of top players.

They are adamant that the 37-year-old is not for sale.

The five-time Ballon d'Or winner still has a year left on his Old Trafford contract and is expected to be a central figure in new manager Erik ten Hag's squad for the coming season.

Ronaldo was one of few players to escape severe criticism at United last term, according to BBC.

However, although he finished third in the Premier League's Golden Boot standings with 18 goals, there were claims that his presence prevented United from adopting a high-pressing game, which contributed to their dismal form.

Nepal have been eliminated from the 2022 ACC Women's T20 Championship underway in Malaysia after its semi-final against the United Arab Emirates was cancelled during the second innings due to rain.

Following this, Nepal's opportunity to play in the Women's Asia Cup has ended.

After winning the toss, Nepal invited UAE to bat first. With the intent to book a place in the Asia Cup, Nepal bowled it in a style with much vigour.

Nepal restricted UAE to 81 runs in 19.5 overs at the loss of all wickets. But rain intervened before it came out to bat, resulting in the cancellation of the match. So as per the rule of tournament, UAE, the group stage winner with good scores makes it to the final. So it has booked a place in the Asia Cup.

Nepal could take an advantage of the impressive bowling of Ashimina Karmacharya, who took five wickets single handedly. Similarly, Indu Barma picked up three wickets and Sita Rana two.

Categorised into Group 'B', during the group stage, Nepal won three matches against Bhutan, Kuwait and Bahrain and conceded a defeat against Hong Kong.

Fifa has approved 26-man squads for this year's World Cup in Qatar, BBC reported.

The move is in line with recent national competitions and is an expansion on the 23-man squads that had been used before the coronavirus pandemic.

Fifa also said up to 15 substitutes can be named for a game, meaning no player misses out - something England head coach Gareth Southgate had called for.

"I think everybody has to be available for all the games," he said in April.

Southgate added: "If the squads are going to be bigger then it needs to be a situation where everybody is able to change on a matchday."

The deadline for all 32 countries competing to submit their final squads is 20 October - 30 days before the first game between Senegal and the Netherlands at the Al Thumama Stadium, according to BBC.

Fifa also said that no more than 26 people - up to 15 substitutes and 11 team officials, of which one must be the team doctor - will be allowed to sit on the bench. 

England begin their campaign against Iran on the opening day, 21 November, at 13:00 GMT, while Wales - who are drawn in the same group - face the USA later at 19:00 GMT, BBC reported.