Bangladesh all-rounder Mehedi Hasan Miraz expressed his joy after climbing to the second spot in the ICC ODI bowlers' rankings and stated that being a regular feature in the Tigers' ODI squad since 2018 helped him achieve the milestone.

Japan's Asahi Shimbun, an official partner of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, called for the Summer Games to be cancelled in an editorial on Wednesday, citing risks to public safety and strains on the medical system from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Manchester United will fly to Poland to face Villarreal in the Europa League final on Wednesday as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hopes to claim his first trophy as Red Devils boss.

Bangladesh all-rounder Mohammad Saifuddin was ruled out for the remainder of the second ODI against Sri Lanka after being hit on the helmet by a delivery from Dushmantha Chameera and suffering a concussion.

Mushfiqur Rahim single-handedly helped Bangladesh put up a fighting total of 246 runs against Sri Lanka during the second ODI in Mirpur yesterday, but although that one-man salvo averted another batting debacle the overall problem in the department persists.

With a cyclone hovering over the Bay of Bengal, Mushfiqur Rahim, Bangladesh’s most experienced batsman in ODIs with the greatest number of matches under his belt, battled and steered his team through a very different kind of storm, finding the calm and assurance that Bangladesh most needed from his bat. Mushfiqur’s 127-ball 125, while running out of partners, accounted for more than half the team’s runs and helped the Tigers post a challenging 246 after electing to bat first.

German archery coach Martin Fredrick believes Bangladesh have been on the right track after guiding Ruman Sana and Diya Siddique to win the silver medal in recurve mixed doubles event of Archery World Cup (Stage-2) in Lausanne, Switzerland.

After Mushfiqur Rahim's brilliant century helped Bangladesh pile up a decent total, a splendid bowling display from the likes of Mustafizur Rahman, Mehedi Hasan Miraz and Shakib Al Hasan helped the Tigers beat Sri Lanka by 103 runs, courtesy of the DLS method, in a rain-interrupted second ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

Bangladesh have won the toss for the second game in succession and decided to bat first, like the first ODI on Sunday, in the second match of the series in Mirpur on Tuesday.

Phil Mickelson became the oldest major winner in golf history on Sunday, the 50-year-old left-hander capturing the PGA Championship by two strokes for his sixth and most iconic major title.

Former England women's cricketer Arran Brindle said she was as "proud as punch" of her son after the pair shared a match-winning century stand in a club game.

Manchester City forward Sergio Aguero, who has been linked with a move to Barcelona when his deal expires next month, said goodbye in style as his double off the bench in his final league match for the club helped them celebrate their Premier League title success in style with the 5-0 thrashing of Everton at The Etihad on Sunday.

Head coach Jamie Day is not happy with the way the training camp is being managed as the national team’s scheduled journey to Saudi Arabia for preparation ahead of next month’s World Cup Qualifiers was deferred yesterday, hours before the scheduled departure, owing to the unavailability of a quarantine exemption letter from Saudi Arabia government.

Liton Das and Mohammad Mithun scored ducks in the first ODI against Sri Lanka on Sunday. We have come to use this term, duck, regularly when batsmen get out without scoring runs but how many of us know of the origin of the term?

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Bangladesh may have started the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka on a winning note after registering a 33-run victory on Sunday but the margin of victory does not reflect the daring comeback showed by the visitors till the end.

Cristiano Ronaldo made more history becoming the first player to finish the season as top scorer in three major leagues -- England, Spain, and Italy as Juventus qualified for the Champions League on the final day of the season on Sunday with a 4-1 win at Bologna and were joined by AC Milan who beat Atalanta 2-0.

The role of a coach, especially in developing any individual player, often remains in the shadow of all the uproar created by the outcome of his impact. It is only when the tutee acknowledges the mentor’s hard work that his overall impact in the game is truly reflected.

Bangladesh will be looking to seal the three-match ODI series when they take on Sri Lanka in the second ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.