It has been nearly four years since Mahendra Singh Dhoni quit international cricket, but the 41-year-old continues to deliver the goods for Chennai Super Kings after reinventing himself as a lower-order enforcer with the bat this season.

Roshan Abeysinghe, a TV & radio commentator from Sri Lanka, faced backlash on social media after he suggested that it is “unpardonable” for a female cricketer to bowl a front-foot no ball.  

Bangladesh women's team suffered a convincing seven-wicket defeat against their Sri Lankan counterparts in the second and penultimate T20I of the series in Colombo on Thursday.

Messi's father Jorge has denied the reports and said nothing will be decided until the end of the season.

Bangladesh were in a spot of bother, losing both openers inside four overs after being sent in to bat first by Ireland in the first ODI at Chelmsford in England on Tuesday. 

Ireland will need to win all three matches of the series including a big-margin win in one of those to have a chance of directly qualifying for this year's ODI World Cup.

Nigar Sultana Jyoti struck an unbeaten 51-ball 75 as Bangladesh women’s team beat their Sri Lankan counterparts by six wickets in the first T20I in Colombo on Tuesday.

The grand finale of the month-long championship was held on May 6 at the International Convention City Bashundhara, with a prize pool of Tk15 lakh.

Everton moved out of the Premier League relegation zone with a ruthless 5-1 win at Brighton on Monday, while Leicester's hopes of survival are hanging by a thread after a 5-3 defeat at Fulham.

After years of support for La Albiceleste from countries like Bangladesh, India, and China, the AFA has devised diverse brand expansion programmes. This partnership is the expression of that trajectory and greater scope.

Lionel Messi is training with Paris St Germain again, the Ligue 1 team said on Monday, after the forward was suspended for making a trip to Saudi Arabia and missing a training session as a result.

Lebanon are all set to challenge India's bid to defend the SAFF Championship title as the Western Asian footballing power have confirmed their participation in the upcoming regional footballing tournament.

Kazi Salahuddin, the four-time president of South Asian Football Federation (SAFF), has had his long-cherished dream fulfilled as the SAFF Club Championship is finally taking shape.

Former Argentina midfielder Javier Mascherano said that Lionel Messi “cannot be criticized” on professionalism grounds and that the PSG supporters “will regret in 10 years” for the treatment of the Argentine playmaker at the Parisian club, while former Brazil playmaker Rivaldo was “saddened” to see Messi’s attitude towards his current club.

Bowler Matt Henry is hopeful New Zealand can avoid a series whitewash in Pakistan by producing an improved display in Sunday's fifth and final one-day international against the world number one side.

The report also says that the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad has emerged as the front-runner to host the high-profile India vs Pakistan match, the first match between the two arch-rivals on Indian soil since 2016.

More than 200 people ended up in hospital overnight for injuries sustained during the celebrations, La Stampa said, from knife wounds to burns from firecrackers and asthma attacks caused by inhaling smoke from flares.

Pakistan's underperforming middle-order has been a concern but opener Imam-ul-Haq said they should not experiment with it and should instead go for consistency with only a few one-day internationals (ODI) left before the World Cup later this year.

Retired midfielder Alemao, who won Serie A with Napoli in 1990 alongside late legend Diego Maradona, says he regrets his friend is not alive to celebrate the team's return to glory 33 years later.

However, the deadlock was not broken until the ninth minute of stoppage time, when Alexis MacAllister scored from the spot to secure victory after Luke Shaw had handled the ball in the box.