Rory Burns hit 132 as England managed 275 runs in their first innings on the fourth day of the first Test against England at Lord’s yesterday.

With the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) elections slated later this year, the board officials are all set for an immediate meeting to finalise the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and resolve a few other major issues.

Yet another set of rain-affected curtailed matches was witnessed on the third round of the ongoing Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier League T20 competition at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.

After an 84th minute equaliser earned Bangladesh a draw against Afghanistan in the World Cup and Asian Cup qualifiers on Thursday, the men in red and green’s compact defence and their desire to chase the game till the final whistle were widely appreciated by coaches and football lovers all over the country.

A five-wicket haul from Mustafizur Rahman went in vain as Shakib Al Hasan’s Mohammedan Sporting Club beat Tamim Iqbal’s Prime Bank SC by 27 runs in their DPL fixture at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday night.

Unbeaten knocks from skipper Mushfiqur Rahim and opener Mohammad Naim helped Abahani Limited seal a convincing nine-wicket victory over Brothers Union and maintain their perfect run in the ongoing Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division T20 League at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

Indian defender Adil Khan has said that his side will come with all guns blazing when they face Bangladesh in the next World Cup Group E qualifying fixture in Doha on Monday.

National discard Shahadat Hossain, who was banned for five years with two of those suspended for assaulting a teammate during a domestic game in 2019, was allowed to participate in the ongoing Dhaka Premier Division T20 League (DPDL) considering his family crisis, informed BCB Cricket Operations Chairman Akram Khan today.

Thanks to an unbeaten opening stand between Anisul Islam Emon and Rakin Ahmed, Old DOHS Sports Club thrashed Partex Sporting Club by 10 wickets in a curtailed-over game in the ongoing Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division T20 League at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

The captain of Brazil’s soccer team Casemiro said the players will wait until next week to comment on reports they are opposed to Brazil hosting the Copa America, with the skipper saying any decision would be made jointly by the players and coach.

England and New Zealand were left kicking their heels in the Lord's Pavilion after rain prevented any play on Friday's third day of the first Test.

A week before they kick off Euro 2020 in Rome, Italy crushed the Czech Republic 4-0 in Bologna on Friday, keeping an eighth straight clean sheet.

Spain and Portugal played out an entertaining 0-0 draw on Friday as both sides prepared for this month's European Championship.

Brazil beat Ecuador 2-0 in an insipid World Cup qualifying tie in Porto Alegre on Friday to maintain their perfect record and stay top of the South American qualifying group for Qatar 2022.

Russian player Yana Sizikova has been arrested at the French Open and has been placed in custody over match-fixing allegations, sources told Reuters on Friday.

Marcel Remy is the grand old man of Swiss Alpinists, and with his sure and steady progress as he conquers a climbing wall, few would realise he is 98-years-old.

The third round of the ongoing Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier League T20 competition has continued to lack competitiveness with low-scoring encounters the feature of the prestigious domestic tournament so far.

Despite the difference between Bangladesh and Afghanistan being only 35 places in FIFA Ranking, Afghanistan’s have always been considered a superior side than Bangladesh, solely because of their Europe-based players, but the men in red and green reached the levels of their technically and tactically superior opponents to snatch a valuable point in the World Cup and Asian Cup Qualifiers on Thursday night in Doha.

In chase of a 145-run target set by Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club, the star-studded Gazi Group Cricketers suffered a batting collapse and eventually lost by 36 runs in their Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division T20 League encounter under lights at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

Left-arm spinner Tanvir Islam returned career-best T20 figures to help his side Shinepukur Cricket Club beat an experienced Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club by 10 runs in their Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division T20 League encounter at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.