Shooter Yousuf Ali proved the biggest surprise on the second day of the Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games as the unheralded shooter from Bangladesh Army struck gold in the 10m air rifle event at Bangladesh Shooting Sports Federation Complex in Gulshan yesterday.

Hosts Bangladesh came from behind to clinch the title of Bangabandhu Cup International Kabaddi Tournament with a 34-28 win over Kenya in the final at the National Volleyball Stadium yesterday.

A century by Babar Azam set up a three-wicket, last-ball win for Pakistan in the first one-day international against South Africa at SuperSport Park in Centurion on Friday.

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said he does not blame Spain for captain Sergio Ramos's latest injury ahead of the season's run-in.

Former Bangladesh cricketer and captain Aminul Islam talked about the ‘collapse’ of Bangladesh cricket in a post on his personal Facebook account. The post follows Bangladesh’s disastrous tour of the New Zealand where the Tigers lost both the ODI and T20 series by 3-0 margins.

The captain's armband that Cristiano Ronaldo flung to the ground in disgust after Portugal were denied an injury-time winner against Serbia was sold at a charity auction for 64,000 euros ($75,000) to an anonymous bidder.

Bangladesh’s women’s team are to be awarded Test status, it was decided in an ICC meeting yesterday, an ICC press release confirmed. Not only Bangladesh, it was decided that Test and ODI status shall be permanently awarded to all Full Member women’s teams.

Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos has sustained a calf injury, the club said in a statement on Thursday.

South Africa return to one-day international cricket for the first time in a year against Pakistan today with a history-making new captain at the helm and their sights set on the 2023 World Cup.

Rangpur Division got their first win in the Bangabandhu National Cricket League (BNCL), defeating defending champions Khulna by seven wickets in a Tier 1 clash on the final day of the second round yesterday, before news broke that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) had decided to suspend the tournament indefinitely due to the upsurge in Covid-19 cases.

Germany’s performance was dubbed “embarrassing” after they suffered their first World Cup qualifying defeat for 20 years in a humiliating 2-1 home loss to North Macedonia on Wednesday which heaped pressure on coach Joachim Loew.

Pacer Shoriful Islam dropping a return catch from Finn Allen, who would go on to smash a career-best 29-ball 71 in the third and final T20I in Auckland, was a fourth lifeline for the match-winner, who was dropped twice in the fourth over of yesterday’s game.

The Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games finally got underway yesterday after a one-year wait at the Bangabandhu National Stadium amidst the backdrop of promising performances and the threat of Covid-19.

Bangladesh lost the third and the final T20I by 65 runs after the game was reduced to 10-over-a-side following persistent pouring at Eden Park in Auckland today. The Tigers were bundled out for a meagre 76 in 9.3 overs while in chase of a daunting 141 for four.

Australia paceman Josh Hazlewood has decided to opt out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and rest up for a crowded schedule of international cricket culminating with the Ashes at the end of the year.

Bangladesh clearly lacked the firepower to chase down a daunting 141 for four set by New Zealand as the Tigers lost the third and final T20I by 65 runs after the match was reduced to 10-over-a-side due to rain at Eden Park in Auckland today.

Pathum Nissanka kept the West Indies at bay, with Sri Lanka limping to the close at 250 for eight in reply to the home side's first-innings total of 354 on a rain-affected third day of the second and final Test in Antigua on Wednesday.

Germany suffered a stunning 2-1 home loss to North Macedonia in World Cup qualifying on Wednesday, while defending champions France edged Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-0 and England beat a Poland side missing the injured Robert Lewandowski.

Bangladesh T20I skipper Mahmudullah Riyad has been ruled out of the third and final T20I against New Zealand at Eden Park in Auckland due to a strained left thigh, informed the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) today.

Young pacer Mukidul Islam’s maiden ten-wicket haul in first-class cricket kept Rangpur in the hunt for a first win in the second round of the Bangabandhu National Cricket League (BNCL) as the hosts were left needing 101 runs with ten wickets at the conclusion of the penultimate third day at the Rangpur Cricket Garden today.