Sabina Khatun slotted a hat-trick as Bangladesh stormed into the final of the SAFF Women’s Championship with a massive 8-0 win over Bhutan in the first semifinal in Kathmandu, Nepal today.

Star forwards Lionel Messi and Angel Di Maria were called up by Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni on Thursday for two friendlies later this month as the Copa America holders prepare for the World Cup in Qatar.

Roger Federer's decision to retire provoked an emotional reaction from current and former tennis players as well as stars in other sports.

Batter Craig Ervine has recovered from a hamstring injury to captain Zimbabwe at the T20 World Cup in Australia next month, one of a number of players who have regained fitness in time for the tournament.

Bashundhara Kings made a flying start in the inaugural BFF U-18 Football League with a massive 7-1 win over Swadhinata Krira Sangha in the opening match at the Sheikh Jamal DC ground in Dhanmondi today.

Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates will play a two-match T20I series later this month in Dubai, announced the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) today.

Uncapped fast bowler Saleem Safi and middle-order batter Darwish Rasooli have been picked in Afghanistan's 15-man squad for the T20 World Cup in Australia, the country's cricket board said on Thursday.

It took almost a year for the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president, Nazmul Hassan Papon, to come up with the announcement: “Our main focus is on the next World Cup, not this one. You can't change everything overnight. We are planning long-term and trying to prepare a squad for the next World Cup.”

Bangladesh T20 cricket team’s technical consultant, Sridharan Sriram, mentioned it is the right time to consider Mahmudullah Riyad's replacement as the veteran cricketer was excluded from the Bangladesh squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia, slated to begin in mid-October this year.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday left out former T20I skipper Mahmudullah Riyad as it announced a 15-member squad, to be led by premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia next month.      

Bangladesh women’s football team made history on Tuesday as they sealed their maiden victory over India during their group-deciding game of the SAFF Women’s Championship at the Dasharath Rangasala Stadium in Kathmandu. 

"Stop! Can't you see the metro station is full? Stop!" a frazzled supervisor shouted as green-vested marshals linked arms to contain thousands of fans streaming from the stadium that will host soccer's World Cup final in Qatar.

Sri Lanka’s Asia Cup winning team have returned to the country to a hero’s welcome on Tuesday. The Lankans, who were not among the favourites to even make it to the final, lifted the trophy following a 23-run victory over Pakistan in the final on Sunday.

Hamza Choudhury is open to playing for Bangladesh, admitting he would be "more than proud" and "honoured" to represent the nation.

David Warner says he still considers leadership roles a privilege and is ready to talk to Cricket Australia about ending the ban imposed on him for his part in the Newlands ball-tampering incident.

Bangladesh's bid to qualify for the finals of the AFC U-20 Championship after 20 years went one step ahead when the boys in red and green handed a 2-1 defeat to Bhutan in their qualifying match in Bahrain on Monday. 

Bangladesh will be looking to build on their momentum in the SAFF Women's Championship when the girls in red and green take on five-time champions India in the two sides' third and final match of the group stage at the Dasharath Rangasala stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal at 5:45 pm BST on Tuesday.

Bangladesh put up a dismal performance to exit from the SAFF U-17 Championship with a 2-1 defeat at the hands of India in the tournament’s semifinal at the Racecourse International Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Monday.

Bangladesh players were not the only ones to receive sticks from fans and the media following the debacle in the Asia Cup as the Tigers' team director Khaled Mahmud Sujon also came under scrutiny, triggered by his aggressive responses made during the continental championship.

Khaled Mahmud Sujon, Bangladesh team director and former national cricketer,  stated that he still holds on to his stance taken during a verbal war triggered by Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka during the Asia Cup.