“When the twins were born, we were struggling to make ends meet. We could not even feed them properly and had to rely on rice powder. But my daughters were born as pearls in a poor household,” recollected an emotional Ripru Mog, the proud father of Anai Mogini, after his daughter landed among the stars by striking the all-important goal that presented Bangladesh a memorable triumph for the ages.

It can be argued that a hypothetical audience who only watched the last ten minutes of the Under-19 SAFF Championships final while somehow being unaware of the score-line might have gotten the impression that Bangladesh were desperately chasing the game in search of a late equaliser.

The Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 2022 will be underway from January 21, according to the press release from the Bangladesh Cricket Board.

Anai Mogini's 80th-minute strike helped Bangladesh beat India 1-0 in the final to retain the SAFF U-19 Women's Championship at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur today.

Evergreen Japanese footballer Kazuyoshi Miura, now 54, has no intention of hanging up his boots and said that as many as eight Japanese clubs are after his signature for next season, Kyodo News agency reported on Tuesday.

Eddie Nketiah struck a hat-trick as Arsenal beat League One club Sunderland 5-1 at the Emirates on Tuesday to book a place in the semi-finals of the League Cup.

Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo expressed his relieve after finally being out of the quarantine and being able to train under sunshine in New Zealand, 11 days after reaching the country for two Test matches.

Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting has questioned Joe Root's comments about England's bowlers during the Ashes and said that as captain of the touring side the onus is on him to make changes when needed.

Police have registered an FIR against Pakistan Test leg-spinner Yasir Shah and his friend on the allegations of kidnapping, molesting and threatening a girl.

FIFA on Monday claimed staging the World Cup every two years would offer enormous financial benefits for its member federations as president Gianni Infantino expressed hope that the highly controversial plans will not be derailed by opposition from Europe and South America.

As build-up to the upcoming ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in the West Indies next year, the Bangladesh Under-19 team are scheduled to depart for UAE tomorrow to take part in the ACC Asia Cup.

Australia beat England by 275 runs in the day-night second Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval on Monday to go 2-0 up in the five-match series.

14-day self-isolation of two cricketers of the Bangladesh women's team came to an end as Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) chief physician Dr. Debashish Chowdhury confirmed that their recent Covid-19 tests returned negative today.

Defending champions Bangladesh moved into the final of SAFF U-19 Women’s Championship with a 12-0 win against Sri Lanka in the last round robin stage match at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur today.

Former India captain and BCCI president Sourav Ganguly stated that he is a huge admirer of Virat Kohli's attitude, however, expressed unhappiness with the 33-year-old's tendency to pick up fights with everyone.

Barcelona are in sight of La Liga's top four again after 19-year-old Nico Gonzalez scored a late winner to seal a much-needed victory over Elche before Atletico Madrid were beaten by Sevilla.

Juventus gave their hopes of reaching the Champions League a boost on Saturday after a hard-fought 2-0 win at Bologna following Roma's thumping 4-1 victory at fancied Atalanta.

The extended quarantine period has taken a huge toll on the Bangladesh players on their current tour of New Zealand for a two-Test series, starting on January 1 next year. And according to Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan, this has led to some players even pondering a return to the country midway through the series.

Bangladesh’s tour of New Zealand for a two-Test series, starting from January 1 next year, will be on the agenda in a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) meeting, currently ongoing at the BCB headquarters in Mirpur today.

UEFA is in talks with the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) over a joint Nations League that would see the likes of Brazil and Argentina feature in the expanded competition, European soccer's governing body told Reuters on Friday.