Bangladesh got off to a promising start to their first innings after bundling out New Zealand early on the second day of their first Test at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui today.

Two late wickets saw Bangladesh end the opening day of their first Test on a positive note against New Zealand at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui today. 

Bangladesh will be starting the year 2022 with a crucial World Test Championship (WTC) fixture against New Zealand. With Bangladesh putting up a dismal showing in the past year across formats, one would hope that the Tigers will have a plan set for the challenges of the upcoming year. 

Bangladesh might go in with a bowling attack comprising three seamers and a spinner for their first of the two-Test series at the Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui tomorrow, said Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo during a pre-match virtual presser today.

The quarterfinal line-up of the Bashundhara Group Federation Cup was completed with Sheikh Jamal DC and Saif Sporting Club emerging champions in their respective groups following their final group fixtures at Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur today.

Premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has expressed his willingness to play in the one-day format of the ongoing Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL), set to be held in January next year. 

Dominic Thiem has pulled out of next month's Australian Open to work towards regaining full fitness after a long-standing wrist injury, the former world number three said on Tuesday.

Bangladesh’s group deciding fixture of the U-19 Asia Cup against Sri Lanka in Sharjah was abandoned midway through the match today after one of the umpires returned positive Covid result, according to reports.

France forward Kylian Mbappe and Polish striker Robert Lewandowski expressed their reservations about a biennial World Cup, saying quality would take a hit if overworked players are forced to play the tournament every two years.

Former India captain Sourav Ganguly, who heads the country's cricket board, has been admitted to hospital in Kolkata after testing positive for Covid-19, his brother Snehasish told Reuters on Tuesday.

Ralf Rangnick accused his Manchester United stars of lacking aggression after Edinson Cavani rescued a 1-1 draw at struggling Newcastle on Monday.

A relentless Australia spearheaded by debutant Scott Boland skittled England for an embarrassing 68 on Tuesday to win the third Test by an innings and 14 runs and retain the Ashes with two matches still to play.

Bangladesh moved into the final of the Bangabandhu Asian Central Zone Men’s Volleyball Challenge Cup with a thrilling 3-2 sets (21-25, 25-14, 24-26, 25-13, 15-13) win over Uzbekistan in their last group match at the Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium in Mirpur today.

The three stalwarts of Bangladesh cricket  – Tamim Iqbal, Mashrafe Bin Mortaza and Mahmudullah Riyad -- have all converged to Dhaka while Comilla Victorians capitalised by recruiting Liton Das from getting the chance to call first in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) players’ draft held at a city hotel in Dhaka today.

Prior to the start of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) players’ draft that is taking place at a city hotel today, the big names -- Mahmudullah Riyad, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim, and Mustafizur Rahman -- were picked through direct signing by their respective franchises. 

Following consecutive victories in the first two matches of the U-19 Asia Cup’s group stage, Bangladesh confirmed their semifinal spot early as Sri Lanka beat Nepal by 60 runs at Sharjah today.

Manchester United have already started adapting to interim manager Ralf Rangnick's high-energy, aggressive style of play, midfielder Nemanja Matic said, despite disruptions to their schedule caused by a COVID-19 outbreak at the club.

An Algerian footballer, Sofiane Loukar, suffered a heart attack and died after colliding with his goalkeeper in a second division match in Oran on Saturday, a local news outlet reported.

Defending champions Bashundhara Kings opted out of the Federation Cup, citing two reasons through a letter to the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) today.

Veteran India spinner Harbhajan Singh, the first Indian bowler to grab a Test hat-trick, announced on Friday his retirement from all forms of cricket.