Australia's star all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner has tested positive for Covid-19 on the eve of the Women's Cricket World Cup and will miss the opening two matches, officials said today.

As the invasion of Ukraine continues, foreign players and coaches are fleeing Russian football, handball and basketball clubs.

Chelsea survived a major FA Cup scare to reach the quarter-finals with a 3-2 win at Luton just hours after Roman Abramovich put the club up for sale on Wednesday.

Liton Das has climbed to the 12th position in the ICC Test batters rankings and in doing so, the wicket-keeper batter became the first Bangladesh player to have reached the landmark.  

A brace from Philip Adjah helped Rahmatganj MFS taste their first victory in the Bangladesh Premier League with an emphatic 3-1 win over Uttar Baridhara Club at the Sylhet District Stadium today.

Australia batsman Steve Smith said on Tuesday the players felt "incredibly safe" on their first tour of Pakistan in nearly 25 years, despite spinner Ashton Agar receiving a death threat via social media just days before the start of the first test.

The tickets for the Ispahani T20I series between Bangladesh and Afghanistan will be available at the ticket booths of the Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium in Mirpur from 9:00am to 6:00pm on match days and the days before the matches, said a press release from the Bangladesh Cricket Board.

Premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will play the two-match Test series against South Africa, scheduled in March-April, informed the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan.

Despite approaching 27 years as a senior professional, Gianluigi Buffon has no plans to retire yet after signing a new deal at Parma that will see the goalkeeper continue playing until the ripe old age of 46.

An 86-run knock from Liton Das did not amount to much as a series of dropped catches saw Rahmanullah Gurbaz smash his third ODI century to help Afghanistan thrash Bangladesh by seven wickets in the third and final ODI at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram today. 

Sharmin Akhter was amongst the runs but Bangladesh women’s cricket team still suffered a 109-run thumping in their first official warm-up game against defending champions England ahead of the Tigresses’ maiden appearance in the ODI World Cup, set to begin on March 4 in New Zealand.

Despite a brilliant 86-run knock from opener Liton Das and being in a commanding position – on 100 for one within 21 overs – hosts Bangladesh could post no more than 192 after being all out in 46.5 overs against Afghanistan in Chattogram's Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium today.

Shreyas Iyer hit an unbeaten 73 to lead India to a record-equalling 12th successive Twenty20 international victory as they whitewashed Sri Lanka in the three-match series on Sunday.

Fast bowler Ebadot Hossain made it to Bangladesh ODI squad for the first time on the back of a magnificent match-winning performance in the historic Mount Maunganui Test against New Zealand earlier this year.

Leeds United parted ways with Argentine manager Marcelo Bielsa on Sunday after their 4-0 home loss to Tottenham Hotspur left the club hovering above the Premier League relegation zone.

Russian president Vladimir Putin has been suspended as honorary president of the International Judo Federation (IJF) due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the sport's governing body announced today.

In social media yesterday, Bangladesh batting coach Jamie Siddons complimented the key performers of the Tigers in the second one-dayer against Afghanistan, played on Friday in Chattogram.

Rafael Nadal continued his perfect start to 2022, beating Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-4 to lift the Acapulco ATP title in his first tournament since winning the Australian Open.

After being outplayed for two days, New Zealand held hope they could salvage the second Test as they reduced South Africa to 140 for five at stumps on day three in Christchurch on Sunday.

Courtesy of a magnificent century from Liton Das, who stitched a brilliant 202-run partnership with Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladesh registered a convincing 88-run win over Afghanistan in the second one-dayer and clinched the three-match ODI series with a game in hand in Chattogram today.