Barcelona and Boca Juniors, two of Diego Maradona's former clubs, will play a friendly in honour of the late Argentine great on December 14 in Saudi Arabia.

Former England captain Michael Vaughan said the return of Ben Stokes to the squad for the Ashes tour could swing the series in their favour against an Australian side still scarred by the all-rounder's heroics at Headingley two years ago.

Unbeaten fifties from skipper Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan helped Pakistan thrash India by 10 wickets in their high-voltage Super 12 clash in Dubai today. 

Shakib Al Hasan reached a new milestone today in Bangladesh's first Super 12 stage game against Sri Lanka as the premier all-rounder now leads the wicket takers’ list in T20 World Cups. Shakib now has scalped 41 wickets in 29 T20 World Cup matches, most by any player ever in the marquee event. 

Two crucial dropped catches by Liton Das and two explosive fifties from Sri Lanka batters Charith Asalanka and Bhanuka Rajapaksa helped the Lankans take the game away from the Tigers' grasp and win by five wickets in the two sides' first Super 12 stage game of the ongoing T20 World Cup at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium today.

Mushfiqur Rahim's unbeaten 57 off 37 deliveries and Naim Sheikh's 52-ball 62 helped Bangladesh to a challenging total of 171 for three in their first Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup against Sri Lanka in Sharjah today.

Bangladesh have lost the toss and have been sent in to bat first in their first Super 12 match against Sri Lanka at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium today.

Sumaiya Dewan, who won 100m sprint on the opening day, did a double by winning the female juvenile 200m sprint title at record time. The youngster from BKSP took 25.35 seconds, breaking a 19-year-old record set by Shamsunnahar Chumki by 0.25 seconds.

Iftekharul Alam Piyal of Kishoreganj Rifle Club won gold in boys’ 10m air pistol event while Krashila Marma of BKSP Shooting Club grabbed the top prize in girls’ 10m air pistol event on the concluding day of the Hamidul Rahman 4th National Youth Shooting Championships at the National Shooting Complex in Gulshan today.

Sri Lanka suffered a major blow before their first match in the Super 12 stage of the ongoing T20 World Cup against Bangladesh at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium tomorrow.

Manchester United's players need time to adjust to each other and their playing styles, forward Cristiano Ronaldo said, encouraging his team to overcome their inconsistent start to the Premier League campaign.

Arsenal turned on the style with a confident 3-1 home win over Aston Villa in the Premier League on Friday to extend their unbeaten run to six games in the competition.

Namibia reached the Twenty20 World Cup second round for the first time on Friday when they defeated Ireland by eight wickets.

Bangladesh premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan became the joint highest wicket-taker in T20 World Cups alongside Pakistan's Shahid Afridi during the Tigers' ongoing qualifier game against Papua New Guinea (PNG) at the Al Amerat Cricket Stadium in Muscat today. 

Bangladesh will be looking to make a statement on Thursday in their last qualifying game against Papua New Guinea (PNG), in which a convincing win will surely be on the cards for Mahmudullah Riyad and his troops at the Al Amerat Cricket Stadium in Muscat.

The 26-run win over Oman in the second qualifier game on Tuesday came as a massive relief for Bangladesh team after the shocking six-run defeat against Scotland which kick-started the Tigers' ICC T20 World Cup campaign.

An all-round performance from premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan today helped Bangladesh register a 26-run victory in their must-win game against co-hosts Oman to stay alive in the T20 World Cup. 

Bangladesh national football team will kick off the Mahinda Rajapaksa Trophy, a four-nation invitational tournament to be held in Sri Lanka, against Seychelles on November 8.

India captain Virat Kohli on Monday said at the toss for the warm-up match against England in Dubai that he will be batting at the number three spot.

Paris Saint-Germain head coach Mauricio Pochettino has "no doubt" Lionel Messi will continue to perform at the highest level when playing for the Ligue 1 giants.