Opener Abid Ali became the first opener from Pakistan to score a Test double hundred in Zimbabwe. The right-hander Abid Ali slammed a magnificent unbeaten 215 off 407 balls during second day of the second Test at the Harare Sports Club ground yesterday.

Bangladesh coach Jamie Day has pinned his hopes on almost the same squad which played in the Three Nation Cup in Nepal last month when picking a 28-member preliminary squad next month’s World Cup Qualifiers in Qatar.

Mohammedan tasted their first victory against Sheikh Russel in eight years as the struggling giants recorded a 1-0 win in a Bangladesh Premier League encounter at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.

Participating in Indian regional football league for Bangladeshi top footballers, especially in Kolkata, had once been a periodic and prestigious affair but unfortunately the scenario turned into a rarity, over the years.

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The La Liga title race was blown wide open after Barcelona and Atletico Madrid played out a 0-0 draw at Camp Nou on Saturday.

Bayern Munich secured a record-extending ninth consecutive Bundesliga title on Saturday without kicking a ball, after RB Leipzig's 3-2 defeat at Borussia Dortmund kept the Bavarians seven points clear with two games left for their rivals.

Brazil forward Neymar has signed a new contract with Paris St Germain that will keep him in the French capital until 2025, the Ligue 1 club said on Saturday.

With Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman having already returned to the country from India following the suspension of IPL, the interest among fans remain regarding their period of quarantine.

Real Madrid, Barcelona and Juventus, the three clubs still involved in the proposed European Super League, denounced on Saturday the "intolerable" pressure put on them by UEFA to drop the project.

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who returned to the country on Thursday following the suspension of IPL, returned negative in his first Covid-19 test today. Meanwhile, Mustafizur Rahman, who accompanied Shakib from India, is still awaiting his test result.

Brazil forward Neymar will extend his contract on Saturday with Paris St Germain by four years until 2026, French sports daily L'Equipe reported on Friday.

The status of the Champions League final on May 29 between Manchester City and Chelsea in Istanbul was thrown into doubt on Friday after the UK government placed Turkey on the travel red list with Prime Minister Boris Johnson calling for the showdown to come to Britain.

Centuries by Abid Ali and Azhar Ali put Pakistan in a strong position on the first day of the second Test against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on Friday.

UEFA on Friday said it could take “whatever action it deems appropriate” against Barcelona, Real Madrid and Juventus as they did not sign the "Club Commitment Declaration" to renounce the Super League.

New Zealand batsman Tim Seifert will remain in India after testing positive for Covid-19 but skipper Kane Williamson and four others have been moved to the Maldives pending their departure for England, New Zealand Cricket said on Saturday.

Manchester City forward Riyad Mahrez said the pressure will be on Chelsea when the sides meet in a high-stakes Premier League encounter at the Etihad stadium on Saturday.

Tennis players Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka picked up the Laureus Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year awards on Thursday with football star Mo Salah and Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton also recognised.

Villarreal boss Unai Emery came back to haunt Arsenal as the Spanish side held out for a 0-0 draw at the Emirates on Thursday to set up a Europa League final against Manchester United with a 2-1 victory on aggregate.

An effortless hattrick from Haitian forward Belfort Kervens helped Abahani equal their second-biggest Bangladesh Premier League victory as the Sky Blues inflicted an emphatic 6-0 defeat on Rahmatganj at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.