Substitute Thomas Mueller scored an 81st minute winner to complete Germany's 2-1 comeback win over visitors Romania in their 2022 World Cup qualifier on Friday that kept them on course for a spot in next year's tournament.

Openers Mohammad Naim and Liton Das struck fifties while Nurul Hasan Sohan played an explosive unbeaten cameo that helped Bangladesh XI register a convincing 60-run victory today over Oman A in the Tigers’ unofficial warm-up game ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup.

Newcastle fans are dreaming of Premier League glory after a Saudi-led takeover propelled the club into the ranks of the super-rich but Amnesty International branded the deal a "bitter blow for human rights defenders".

An overhead bicycle kick and a calmly converted penalty saw hosts Maldives beat Bangladesh 2-0 in their SAFF Championship group stage encounter at the National Stadium in Male today. 

Despite having tickets, many Bangladeshi expatriate fans tonight failed to enter the National Football Stadium in Male to watch the SAFF Championship encounter between Bangladesh and the Maldives.

After being elected as the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board once again, Nazmul Hassan has prioritised three objectives among which he included establishing a Regional Cricket Association which was a promise from his previous term.

The official results of the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) Board of Directors' elections were announced today and as anticipated, Nazmul Hassan has been elected as the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) for the fourth time in a row.

There were no surprises in the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) Board of Directors' election today as Nazmul Hassan was among the 12 directors elected in Category-2 while the only two big-name casualties were former Bangladesh skipper Khaled Mashud and prominent cricket coach Najmul Abedeen Fahim as they lost in their debut election campaign.

Tottenham Hotspur's Lucas Moura joked that Monday's near six-hour social media outage meant he finally had a chance to connect with his wife, while Everton's Richarlison saw a fresh opening for carrier pigeons, as soccer players saw the funny side of the blackout.

A commemorative meeting on late Jalal Ahmed Chowdhury, the former cricket coach and writer, was held at the Abdus Salam Auditorium on the National Press Club on Monday.

Watford have appointed former Chelsea and Leicester City boss Claudio Ranieri as their new manager on a two-year contract, the Premier League club said on Monday.

England will be well prepared for the Twenty20 World Cup because half of the squad are getting used to conditions in the United Arab Emirates by playing in the Indian Premier League, bowler Tymal Mills said.

Bangladesh cricket team left for Oman in the wee hours of Monday for the upcoming T20 World Cup, which will be played in Oman and the UAE between October 17 to November 14.

Larger-than-life French business mogul Bernard Tapie, who died on Sunday aged 78, was a symbol of the best and worst of high-rolling free market capitalism.

Liverpool manager Juergen Klopp likened refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccine to drink-driving, saying such people endanger others.

Thomas Tuchel warned Timo Werner he must keep improving after the Chelsea striker's first Premier League goal since April helped seal a 3-1 win against 10-man Southampton on Saturday.

Manuel Locatelli's 86th-minute goal grabbed Juventus a hard-fought 1-0 derby victory at Torino on Saturday as Massimiliano Allegri's men made it three straight Serie A wins, while Edin Dzeko came off the bench to inspire Inter Milan past Sassuolo.

Luis Suarez piled more misery on Barcelona by scoring in a 2-0 victory for Atletico Madrid on Saturday but Ronald Koeman insists he has the club's support to continue as coach.

Kolkata Knight Riders suffered a five-wicket defeat against Punjab Kings on Friday, despite scoring a competitive 165 for seven in a relatively slow wicket in Dubai. And it was apparent that Kolkata skipper Eoin Morgan struggled due to his lack of options in the bowling department.

Juventus forward Paulo Dybala has been ruled out of Argentina's squad for this month's World Cup qualifiers due to injury, the country's soccer governing body said.