Sweden winger Emil Forsberg scored a double including the second fastest strike in European Championship history before Viktor Claesson's stoppage-time goal helped them seal a 3-2 win over Poland on Wednesday and top Group E heading into the last-16.

Spain crushed a hapless Slovakia 5-0 in their first Euro 2020 win on Wednesday, setting up a last-16 clash against Croatia, after being set on their way by a calamitous own-goal from keeper Martin Dubravka.

New Zealand pacer Kyle Jamieson

UEFA on Wednesday added the rainbow to its logo as it defended its decision to refuse to allow Munich’s Allianz Arena to be illuminated in the same colours in protest at anti-LGBTQ laws passed in Hungary.

Raheem Sterling said England were braced for a heavyweight last-16 clash at Euro 2020 after topping Group D with a 1-0 win against the Czech Republic on Tuesday.

After a 23-year wait to qualify for a major tournament, Scotland’s Euro 2020 experience lasted just eight days after a 3-1 defeat to Croatia extinguished their hopes of reaching the last 16.

Despite yet another lockdown and the restriction of movement in districts adjacent to Dhaka, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) decided to resume the Bangladesh Premier League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium while exploring the feasibility of holding future matches at the Dhaka Residential Model School, United International University and the Army Stadium.

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was included across all three formats as selectors yesterday announced the squads for the upcoming tour of Zimbabwe. Wicketkeeper-batsman Nurul Hasan was also named in all three formats while young Shamim Hossain proved to be only new face, breaking into the T20I side.

In an eventful low-scoring encounter, Prime Bank Cricket Club registered a narrow two-wicket victory over Gazi Group in the super league stage of the Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division T20 League in Mirpur yesterday.

New Zealand won the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) title, beating India by eight wickets in the final at the Ageas Bowl on Wednesday.

A solid opening stand between Munim Shahriar and Liton Das helped Abahani Limited chase down Prime Doleshwar’s mediocre total and seal a seven-wicket victory via D/L method in a curtailed over game in the Super League stage of the ongoing Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division T20 League in Mirpur today.

Two-time national champion archer Ram Krishna Saha fought valiantly in the Archery World Cup (stage-3), but his three-match winning-run in the men’s recurve individual event came to an end in the pre-quarterfinal when he suffered a 2-6 set points defeat at the hands of Brazilian Marcus D’ Almeida of Brazil in Paris today.

Despite yet another lockdown and the restriction of movement in districts adjacent to Dhaka, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) decided to resume the Bangladesh Premier League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium while exploring the feasibility of holding future matches at the Dhaka Residential Model School, United International University and the Army Stadium.

Kyle Jamieson captured the prized wickets of India captain Virat Kohli and Cheteshwar Pujara as New Zealand pushed for an "extra-time" victory in the inaugural World Test Championship final at Southampton on Wednesday.

Portugal will have to recover their intensity and hunger to beat France in their final Euro 2020 group game on Wednesday after a disappointing 4-2 defeat by Germany, defender Pepe said on Tuesday.

Partex Sporting Club’s Isharul Islam and Jaynul Islam wrote their names in the record books with a 73-run ninth-wicket stand –- the highest partnership for that wicket in T20 cricket -- but it was not enough to assail the 201-run target set by Legends of Rupganj in the relegation league match of the Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division T20 Cricket League at BKSP today.

England's limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan has denied mocking Indians in historical tweets, saying that the posts had been "taken out of context".

Youngster Shamim Hossain, who had an impressive season so far for Prime Doleshwar in the ongoing Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division T20 Cricket League, has been called up for the national team for their T20 series in Zimbabwe with Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announcing a 16-member squad today.

Brazil will look to secure top spot in Copa America Group B by winning against Columbia, who slipped to a 2-1 defeat against Peru. Securing top spot will help in reducing the chances of coming up against Lionel Messi's Argentina before the final.

It was 35 years ago today that Diego Maradona taught England to play, and the date did not go unnoticed in Argentina, where his compatriots remembered his “goal of the century” with a nationwide celebration of cheers and applause.