Bangladesh Under-19 started their camp in Sylhet ahead of the Afghanistan Under-19 side's tour of the country for five one-dayers and one four-day match.

An error-prone Naomi Osaka was stunned 3-6 6-3 6-3 by Jil Teichmann in the Western & Southern Open third round in Cincinnati on Thursday but the world number two said she had tried her best and would not lose any sleep over the defeat.

The former captain of the Afghan women's soccer team has urged players to delete social media, erase public identities and burn their kits for safety's sake now that the country is again under Taliban rule.

Manchester City's Kevin de Bruyne and Chelsea pair N'Golo Kante and Jorginho are in the running for UEFA's 2020-21 male player of the year award after topping an all-midfield shortlist published on Thursday.

Lionel Messi may be in the Paris St Germain squad for their Ligue 1 visit to Brest on Friday, manager Mauricio Pochettino said but he remained tight-lipped on whether the six-times Ballon d'Or winner would finally make his debut.

England have dropped out-of-form opener Dom Sibley and brought in Dawid Malan for the third test against India at Headingley, the England and Wales Cricket Board said on Wednesday.

Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim, opener Liton Das and leg-spinner Aminul Islam -- all of whom missed the Australia T20Is at home -- were recalled to the squad as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced a 19-member squad for their upcoming five-match T20I series against New Zealand, starting from September 5.

Bashundhara Kings began their maiden AFC Cup campaign with a convincing 2-0 win over hosts Maziya S&RC in a Group D encounter at the National Football Stadium in the Maldives on Wednesday.

Late last year, an untested young member of the Indian Test team paced to and fro in his hotel room in Australia whilst undergoing mandatory 14-day quarantine as he was gripped with overwhelming concern for his father Mohd Gauss, who was battling for life far away in India.

Austria's Dominic Thiem will not defend his U.S. Open title after having to pull out of the hardcourt major with a wrist injury, the world number six said on Wednesday.

Alejandro Gomez claimed that he had left his former club, Atalanta, after head coach Gian Piero Gasperini tried to 'physically attack' him in the dressing room during a Champions League match against Midtjylland in January only for Gasperini to later deny it completely and claiming the incident to be the opposite way around.   

Polish Olympian put her Tokyo silver medal up for sale to save the life of a kid who needs a $250,000 heart operation.

A few months before Australia bid to retain the Ashes in a summer clouded by pandemic uncertainty, Justin Langer stands on shaky ground with criticism of his coaching style piling up in the wake of the team's recent setbacks.

Brothers Union, the country's one of the oldest outfits and once the third force behind popular Abahani and Mohammedan SC, have been relegated from the top-flight football for the first time in 45 years when they suffered a 4-0 defeat to Muktijoddha Sangsad in a Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) encounter at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today.

Three delegates, sent by the New Zealand Cricket (NZC), arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday to assess the conditions and the bio-secure bubble arrangements ahead of the Kiwis' tour of Bangladesh for a five-match T20I series next month.

Bangladesh’s premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been announced as the brand ambassador for Alesha Card Limited, a concern of Alesha Holdings Limited.

Belgium international Romelu Lukaku said he has evolved since he last played in the Premier League two years ago and has returned to Chelsea as a more complete player.

Naomi Osaka briefly left a press conference in Cincinnati on Monday after she appeared to get upset with a line of questioning about her relationship with the media, leading her agent to describe a reporter as a "bully".

Nigerian forward Sunday Chizoba and Brazilian midfielder Raphael Augusto scored braces to power Abahani to a massive 5-1 win over Sheikh Russel KC in their Bangladesh Premier League encounter at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today.

Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah Riyad thinks that the number of all-rounders available at his disposal will be the biggest strength of his team in October-November's T20 World Cup in Oman and UAE.