With the country under a lockdown till April 28, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has sought opinion from the youth and sports ministry about resumption of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in the latter part of this month.

Majority of the 12 founding members have withdrawn from the European Super League, including Spain’s Atletico Madrid and Italy’s Inter Milan and all the six English Premier League clubs involved in the breakaway project.

A healthy 302 for 2 on the scoreboard after the end of the first day of the first Test against Sri Lanka at the Pallekele International Stadium in Kandy yesterday reflected the Tigers’ team management’s positive intent.

A batsman springing up and punching the air before kissing their helmet and raising the bat towards a clamouring crowd or applauding teammates is a very common scenario in cricket after a batsman reaches the most-desired three-figure mark. Celebrations become even more rigorous if the ton is a maiden one.

The proposed European Super League collapsed on Tuesday after Premier League clubs withdrew from the deeply divisive project following a furious backlash by fans and threats from football authorities.

Premier League clubs Chelsea and Manchester City were reported to be preparing the paperwork to withdraw from the breakaway European Super League less than 72 hours after agreeing to join it, in a major blow for the proposed new competition.

FIFA president Gianni Infantino said on Tuesday that breakaway Super League clubs cannot be “half in, half out” of the established soccer system, while Real Madrid supremo Florentino Perez insisted he is trying to “save football” with the move.

National badminton champion Gourab Singha has climbed to the top of national rankings, but the limitation of training facilities, quality coaches and lack of competitions have confined him within a certain boundary of progress.

The one department in which Bangladesh have failed to find some sort of stability over the years, especially in the Test format, is the pace bowling department.

The current situation and primary aim of both Bangladesh and Sri Lanka remain almost indistinguishable as they embark on a two-Test series, the first of which starts today at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy.

FIFA boss Gianni Infantino on Tuesday blasted the proposed European Super League and warned that the clubs involved could face "consequences".

Bangladesh Cricket Board has today named a 15-member squad for the first Test of the two-match series against Sri Lanka.

Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque has said that neither himself nor anyone else of the team are under any pressure ahead of the two-match Test series against Sri Lanka, which starts tomorrow.

A controversial decision to form a breakaway European Super League was taken “to save football” and in part motivated because “young people are no longer interested” in the game, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez said on Tuesday.

Rajasthan Royals suffered a heavy 45-run defeat against Chennai Super Kings in their Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai today.

Jose Mourinho, who was sacked by Tottenham on Monday, has been fired before winning a trophy for the first time as a manager, in the latest setback to a career veering increasingly off course.

The Bangladesh team, led by Mominul Haque, yesterday reached Kandy where the visitors will play both Tests of the two-match series against Sri Lanka. The first Test is scheduled to start tomorrow while the second and final Test will begin from April 29, both at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.

A planned breakaway Super League announced by twelve of European football’s most powerful clubs and backed by US investment bank JPMorgan was roundly condemned by fans and federations across the continent on Monday.

The beginning of Mominul Haque’s Test career was nothing short of a fairytale as the left-hander scored seven fifties and four centuries in his first 12 Tests for Bangladesh.

European soccer's governing body UEFA on Monday said clubs and players joining the proposed breakaway Super League could be banned from all of its competitions and the World Cup as it condemned a "disgraceful and self-serving proposal".