Opening batsman Evin Lewis was at his rampaging best with an innings of 79 in setting the West Indies on their way to a 16-run victory over Australia in the final T20 International of their five-match series at the Daren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia on Friday.

Bangladesh were placed in Group B alongside Scotland, Papua New Guinea and Oman Round 1 while hosts India were placed in the same group as arch-rivals Pakistan in the Super 12 stage of the Twenty20 World Cup to be held in the United Arab Emirates and Oman later this year.

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Cristiano Ronaldo has confirmed he will stay at Juventus while his agent Jorge Mendes is pushing for a one-year contract extension.

Since the first Olympic appearance in 1984, Bangladesh, one of most populous countries in the world, never won an Olympic medal in nine appearances of the world’s most showcased event. Up until the 2016 Rio Olympics, the Olympics has always been a matter of token participation for Bangladesh. However this time, Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) sees its participation in Tokyo Olympics as the journey with a new dream, the foundation of which has been laid by the international performances of shooter Abdullah Hel Baki and archers Ruman Sana and Diya Siddique. On the eve of their departure for Japan yesterday evening, Baki talked to The Daily Star about his preparation, performance and target for the Tokyo Olympics.

For 97-year-old Leonid Stanislavskyi, a Ukrainian who has been playing amateur tennis for over half a century, it is next to impossible to find a worthy adversary in his age group.

The situation required a steady hand and Liton Das answered the call, stepping out of his comfort zone and compromising his natural stroke-making ability for a calmer approach. The right-hander, making a comeback to the ODI side, struck a well-paced century at a crucial stage to help a struggling Bangladesh post a fighting total of 276 for nine in the first ODI against Zimbabwe yesterday.

Bangladesh proved to be vastly superior to Zimbabwe as the hosts faced a comprehensive 155-run defeat after Liton Das struck a brilliant century to help the Tigers in taking the first foot forward in the first of the three-match ODI series in Harare yesterday.

Bangladesh premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan became the player with most wickets for Bangladesh in ODIs when he scalped the crucial wicket of Zimbabwe skipper Brendan Taylor during the two sides’ first ODI at the Harare Sports Club today. 

After pacers removed the top three Zimbabwean batsmen, premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan struck thrice to help Bangladesh inch closer towards victory in their first ODI at the Harare Sports Club today. 

Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal made an unwanted record when he was dismissed in the third over of the first ODI against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club today. The left-hander now holds the record for scoring most ducks in Bangladesh’s colors. 

Liton Das’s fourth ODI ton stabilized Bangladesh’s innings after an early slump before late cameos from Afif Hossain and Mehedi Hasan Miraz saw the Tigers post 276 for nine in the first ODI against Zimbabwe at Harare today.

Zimbabwe have won the toss and elected to bowl first in the first ODI at Harare today.

Bangladeshi Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus will receive the Olympic Laurel at the Tokyo Games, the second time the trophy has been awarded, the IOC said Thursday.

Afghan refugee Masomah Ali Zada hopes to be a beacon of inspiration for 82 million refugees all around the globe and especially for oppressed women, who were forced to flee their homes either inside their countries or as refugees or abandon their sporting dreams, when she crosses the start line at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics for the Olympic Refugee Team.

Bangladesh ODI skipper Tamim Iqbal expressed consternation regarding the delay in the announcement of Zimbabwe’s squad ahead of the three-match ODI series during an online press conference on the eve of the first ODI yesterday.

A few aspects of Bangladesh’s cricket will be put to test when they begin the important three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe, part of the ICC ODI Super League, today at the Harare Sports Club Ground.

Bangladeshi Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus will receive the Olympic Laurel at the Tokyo Games, the second time the trophy has been awarded, the IOC said Thursday.

Bangladesh left-arm paceman Mustafizur Rahman has sprained his right ankle during Tigers’ only warm-up game yesterday in Harare and is uncertain to start in their first of three ODIs tomorrow. 

India's wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant has tested positive for COVID-19 in the ongoing tour of England and will not travel with the team to Durham as it reassembles for next month's Test series against the hosts.

Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma has joined Paris St Germain on a five-year deal after leaving Serie A club AC Milan on a free transfer, the French Ligue 1 side said on Wednesday.