Bangladesh women’s football team’s member Ritu Porna Chakma dedicated her wonderful goal against Pakistan on Saturday to her younger brother, who passed away from a tragic accident in June.

World number one Iga Swiatek was able to have her cake and eat it at the U.S. Open after the Pole capped her campaign at a star-studded Flushing Meadows by collecting her third Grand Slam title.

Ons Jabeur struggled to hold back the tears after losing a second consecutive Grand Slam final on Saturday, but while the Tunisian said her U.S. Open defeat to Iga Swiatek was tough to take she vowed to come back swinging.

As the five-time Asia Cup champions Sri Lanka are set to battle it out against two-time winners Pakistan in the final of the continental tournament’s 15th edition in Dubai tonight at 8:00pm Bangladesh Standard Time, the task of picking the favourites on paper becomes virtually impossible.

Giacomo Raspadori made Napoli provisional leaders of Serie A with the late winner in Saturday's 1-0 home win over Spezia.

Xavi's Barcelona climbed top of La Liga with a 4-0 win over rock bottom Cadiz on Saturday in a match interrupted by a medical emergency in the stands.

Bangladesh started their AFC U-20 Asian Cup Qualifiers with a goalless draw against hosts Bahrain on Saturday night.

Born against the backdrop of a picturesque tea garden, Sowrovi Roy dreamed of becoming an accomplished footballer. She would go on to earn plaudits throughout her teenage years, but despite all the hopes she raised, that light is now fading.

Ollie Robinson returned his best England figures before South Africa hit back in the third and deciding Test at the Oval on Saturday after cricket paid its respects to Britain's Queen Elizabeth II.

Bangladesh captain Sabina Khatun said she felt the experience she gained through playing in the national team for over 12 years helped her score a hattrick against Pakistan in a SAFF Women's Championship fixture in Kathmandu on Saturday, which helped the side book a berth in the semifinals.

Sri Lanka exude confidence at the moment, having secured four back-to-back victories that begun with the win over Bangladesh. They geared for the final with a win in the dead-rubber Super Four stage game against Pakistan in what was a dress rehearsal for the final. Their plans have been like clockwork, especially with the bat.

Neymar notched his 10th goal of the young season  but a lethargic Paris Saint-Germain needed a second-half Gianluigi Donnarumma penalty save to secure a 1-0 win over Brest in Ligue 1 on Saturday.

Bangladesh selector Habibul Bashar insisted that left-arm paceman Mustafizur Rahman still has a lot to offer to Bangladesh cricket and that he could play an important role for the Tigers in the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia next month. 

Sabina Khatun scored a hattrick as Bangladesh moved to the top of Group A of SAFF Women’s Championship with a 6-0 thrashing of Pakistan in Kathmandu on Sunday.

Bangladeshi umpire Masudur Rahman Mukul will be conducting the Aisa Cup final between Pakistan and Sri Lanka on Sunday as one of the two on-field umpires.

Gabriel Jesus and Philippe Coutinho were both left out of Brazil's squad for upcoming friendlies against Ghana and Tunisia on Friday as Tite's side warm up for the World Cup.

LaLiga has raised Barcelona's spending limit by 800 million euros ($803 million), bringing it out of a spending deficit after the Catalan side sold off chunks of assets to patch up its finances, the Spanish league said.

Injured all-rounder Marcus Stoinis was Saturday ruled out of Australia's final one-day international against New Zealand, while David Warner was released from the squad to rest.

Spinner Wanindu Hasaranga led Sri Lanka's bowling charge to set up a comfortable five-wicket victory over Pakistan on Friday in their dress rehearsal for the Asia Cup final.

The top flight Premier League and the English Football League (EFL) have postponed their next round of fixtures as a mark of respect following the death of Queen Elizabeth, they said on Friday.