The Tigers divided into two teams and played their first intra-squad match since landing in New Zealand on February 24, enjoying a fruitful outing at the John Davies Oval in Queenstown yesterday.

While head coach Jamie Day has competition for places in defence and midfield departments in the Bangladesh national football team, a lack of talent up front has forced the Brit to search for better options to get goals in international matches.

Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman lauded Lionel Messi as the most important player in the club’s history as the Argentine celebrated making a record-equalling 767th appearance for the Catalans on Monday.

With Bangladesh Emerging Team pacer Sumon Khan rattling the stumps of Ireland Wolves’ Peter Chase in the penultimate over, it was ensured that the visiting side would leave the country without a single win in the multi-format series.

Bayern Munich take on Lazio in the second leg of their Champions League last-16 knockout tie tonight, with the defending champions holding a 4-1 lead from the first leg at Stadio Olimpico.

Jos Buttler's blistering 83 not out trumped Virat Kohli's majestic half-century as England beat India by eight wickets in the third Twenty20 International to go 2-1 up in the five-match series in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.

Pacer Rubel Hossain used the early conditions to good effect but the batsmen settled and scored runs as the day progressed during the practice match between the Bangladesh cricket team players in New Zealand today.

Shakib Al Hasan and Umme Ahmed Shishir welcomed a new member into their family, a baby boy, in Wisconsin, USA yesterday.

England's remaining three Twenty20 internationals against India will be played behind closed doors because of a surge in coronavirus cases, authorities said Monday.

Lionel Messi scored a spectacular double the same night he equalled Xavi Hernandez's appearance record for Barcelona, the Argentinian inspiring his team to a 4-1 win over Huesca on Monday.

Manchester City will be aiming to book their spot in the Champions League quarter-finals when they take on Borussia Monchengladbach in the second leg of their last-16 tie at the Puskas Arena in Budapest.

Spectators will be barred from the start of the Tokyo Olympics torch relay, organisers said Monday, announcing a pared-back launch as the countdown to the postponed Games begins in earnest.

The new normal in the Covid-19 era has made life more difficult than ever for cricketers in terms of adapting to quarantine protocols and keeping fitness standards high.

Real Madrid will be looking to book their spot in the quarter-finals of the Champions League when they welcome Atalanta BC for the second leg of their last-16 tie tonight.

Cricket Revisited, a book by cricketer-turned-columnist Shakil Kasem, was launched at the Dhaka Club yesterday.

Pele on Sunday congratulated Cristiano Ronaldo for ‘breaking his record’ of goals scored in official matches.

Expressing “extreme disappointment” at losing home advantage, Bangladesh coach Jamie Day has implied that his focus is firmly on June’s World Cup qualifiers and he wants to use the tri-nation tournament in Nepal as an opportunity for experiment.

Darren Bravo's fourth One-Day International century guided the West Indies to a five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka and a clean sweep of the three-match series at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Sunday.

12-year-old Sonia Akhter drew the applause of thousands as she finished top among 30 jockeys in one of Bengal’s traditional events, the ancient competition of horse racing,.

Mahmudul Hasan Joy’s century helped the Bangladesh Emerging team get a six-run win in the fifth and final one-dayer at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium and complete a 4-0 series whitewash against Ireland Wolves.