Cristiano Ronaldo will wear Manchester United's iconic number seven again after Edinson Cavani agreed to surrender the shirt.

Opening batsman Avishka Fernando hit an attacking 118 to set up Sri Lanka's 14-run win over South Africa in the first of three one-day internationals on Thursday.

Manchester United captain Harry Maguire hailed Cristiano Ronaldo's return to the club and said the "greatest player to play the game" will have a huge impact at Old Trafford.

Bangladesh jumped three places in T20I rankings -- from 10 to 7 -- after winning the first of five T20Is against New Zealand at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.

New Zealand were hit hard with the reality of playing in a slow, low and gripping Mirpur pitch on Wednesday as they suffered a thumping seven-wicket defeat, their first-ever defeat against Bangladesh in the format, after being bundled out for 60 in just 16.5 overs -- Kiwis’ joint-lowest total in T20Is.

The Netherlands were forced to come from behind to draw 1-1 with Norway in a World Cup qualifier in Oslo on Wednesday, an inauspicious start for new coach Louis van Gaal.

France were held to a disappointing 1-1 home draw by Bosnia after playing almost half the game with 10 men in a World Cup Group D qualifier on Wednesday.

Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal was left out of the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) central contract list (from May to December 2021) for T20Is after the left-hander had earlier today announced he will not be available for selection for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Facebook live from his official account.

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal announced today that he will not be available for selection for the upcoming T20 World Cup, scheduled to begin in October 17 this year.

Bangladesh are all set to take on New Zealand in the first T20I of the five-match series today at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur with expectations high after their recent series wins against Zimbabwe away and Australia at home. The match will get underway at 4:00 PM Bangladesh Time.

While Bangladesh have not historically fared too well in T20s, the recent series victories over Zimbabwe and Australia have made them a confident bunch and going into a five-match series against a weakened New Zealand side, captain Mahmudullah Riyad is enjoying the competition for 11 places within the squad.

Manchester United have completed the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo from Juventus on a two-year deal, the Premier League side confirmed on Tuesday, as the Portuguese forward returns to the club where he won eight major trophies from 2003-2009.

Despite being entrusted with the responsibility to lead a fairly inexperienced side, New Zealand captain Tom Latham said he is looking forward to enoying the challenge of the five-match T20 series against Bangladesh, starting tomorrow.

World champion Lewis Hamilton described Sunday's rain-lashed Belgian Grand Prix as "a farce" and said "money talks" after title rival Max Verstappen was declared the winner at the end of just two laps.

Three-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray ripped Stefanos Tsitsipas for "nonsense" delaying tactics in a five-set US Open comeback victory Monday, saying the moves influenced the outcome of the match.

Bangladesh all-rounder Afif Hossain suffered an injury during practice at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today but it was learned that the young cricketer’s injury wasn't anything serious.

Arsenal's worst start to a league season for 67 years will see the Gunners spend the next fortnight during an international break bottom of the table without a point or even a goal to show from their opening three games.

Arambagh Krira Sangha have been fined Tk 500,000 and relegated to the first division -- the third tier of football in the country -- after allegations of spot-fixing, live betting, match malipulation and online betting were found to be correct by the Bangladesh Football Federation.

Bangladesh Cricket Board's operations committee chairman Akram Khan has said that both Mustafizur Rahman and Shakib Al Hasan will be granted no-objection certificates for taking part in the second phase of the Indian Premier League.

India captain Virat Kohli said his players are hurting after losing the third Test against England at Headingley by a big margin but are not demoralised.