Bangladesh cricket team's former captain and Member of Parliament, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, expressed his delight in meeting Argentine World Cup winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, who is currently on a short trip to Dhaka.

There will, however, be a few selected guests apart from the Next Ventures officials, at the morning event including former national cricket team’s captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and state minister for information and communication.

After the regulation 90 minutes ended goalless, defender Al Buloushi broke the hearts of Bangladesh fans in the added minutes of the first half of extra time.

Meanwhile, the visiting Afghanistan team are also expected to arrive in the capital today before they travel to Chattogram.

Bangladesh stumper-batter Mushfiqur Rahim is set to feature in the inaugural Zim Afro T10 League, scheduled to run from July 20-29 in Harare.

Tariq, who picked up a shin injury soon after giving Bangladesh a lead against Maldives on June 25, went through four days of rest before Friday's training session.

India captain Sunil Chhetri says he would prefer to meet Bangladesh in the final of the SAFF Championship.

Dhananjaya made 93, his best ODI score, to help Sri Lanka recover from 96 for six to make 213. And Theekshana then took three wickets in the space of two overs to derail the Dutch chase in a 21-run victory.

The Kuwait coach said he won't be taking Bangladesh lightly in the semifinals.

Paris Saint Germain coach Christophe Galtier is under arrest for questioning along with his son as part of a probe into alleged discrimination, the Nice prosecutor told AFP on Friday.

Beefed up security to prevent protesters disrupting the Wimbledon tennis championships has been put in place, organisers said on Thursday, a day after environmental protesters disrupted the Ashes cricket Test at Lord's.

Espanyol said Thursday a two-game stadium closure was a "disproportionate and unjust" punishment after their fans invaded the pitch and chased Barcelona players down the tunnel.

Despite being thousands of miles away from beloved family and friends, the booters celebrated Eid with contentment in Bengaluru today following a much-awaited achievement the night before.  

Bangladesh had been yearning to make it to the semifinals of the SAFF Championship and an agonising wait of 14 years was finally over on Wednesday with a 3-1 victory over Bhutan in Bengaluru.

Rakib and Morsalin are happy with back-to-back goals in the SAFF Championship and want to contribute in Bangladesh’s victories in coming days.

This achievement is the outcome of hard work, said defender Tapu Barman.

Javier Cabrera's charges will take on Kuwait in the first semifinal on Saturday before India and Lebanon will square off in the second semifinal later in the day.

Rahmat Mia may replace injured Tariq Kazi while Sheikh Morsalin, scored the third goal in their 3-1 win against Maldives, is likely to replace Faisal Ahmed Fahim up front.

Juan Roman Riquelme was “grateful” that fellow Argentina legend Lionel Messi played in his farewell game on Sunday.

Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez confirmed his tour itinerary for Bangladesh and India through a Facebook post on Monday night.