Spain coach Luis Enrique said he considers Argentina and Brazil the favourites to win the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

Bangladesh centre-back Topu Barman, who is missing the Asian Cup Qualifiers due to a long-term injury, was impressed with the positive performance of the team against Turkmenistan in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.

A semi-automated offside system could be used at this year's World Cup with the International Football Association Board, the guardian of the laws of the game, set to discuss the introduction of the technology in Doha on Monday.

Babar, however, cost his team five runs in the field following a bizarre turn of events during West Indies' chase. In the 29th over, Babar was spotted to have picked up one of the wicket-keeping gloves, and used it to pick up the ball behind the stumps.

Sahal Samad's injury-time strike earned India a dramatic 2-1 victory over Afghanistan in Kolkata on Saturday that keeps the country's hopes of qualifying for next year's Asian Cup finals alive.

The last two places at the World Cup finals will be decided this week, with Australia, New Zealand, Peru and Costa Rica digging into their stamina reserves for do-or-die battles.

Four-time fastest man of Bangladesh Mohammad Ismail got married to gold-winning hurdler Tamanna Akhtar on Friday.

Daryl Mitchell hit a sublime 190 as New Zealand amassed 553 before England started to fight back on a free-scoring second day of the second Test at Trent Bridge.

Dasun Shanaka led from the front with a scintillating half-century as Sri Lanka edged world champions Australia by four wickets in the third and final T20I to avoid a series whitewash on Saturday.

Najibullah Zadran slammed a six off the second ball of the final over to give Afghanistan a six-wicket win against Zimbabwe on Saturday after a thrilling run chase in the first of three T20Is.

Bangladesh Test captain Shakib Al Hasan has arrived in the West Indies ahead of the two-match Test series, the team’s Logistics Operations Manager Nafees Iqbal confirmed to The Daily Star today.

Prominent former cricketer Mahmudul Hasan Saju breathed his last at a city hospital today after losing a battle with cancer. He was 75 years old.

Cristiano Ronaldo, Joao Moutinho and Raphael Guerreiro will all miss Portugal's Nations League match against Switzerland this weekend, coach Fernando Santos announced on Saturday.

France midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni has joined Real Madrid from Monaco, both clubs announced on Saturday.

Bangladesh put on an impressive display of possession-based attacking football against Turkmenistan in their second group match of the Asian Cup Qualifiers, but went down 2-1 eventually at the Bukit Jalil Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday.

Bangladesh batter Mosaddek Hossain said that the ongoing three-day practice match between Bangladesh and CWI President’s XI in Antigua will definitely help the visiting sides’ batters adjust to the condition in the Caribbean ahead of their multi-format series against the home side. 

Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has made a habit of breaking and setting new records almost every time that he goes out to bat.

Kylian Mbappe struck a late equaliser to help holders France salvage a 1-1 away draw against Austria as they kept alive their slim hopes of reaching the final four of the Nations League on Friday.

With Covid-19 surge contained these days, various social activities have picked up in the country and abroad. On that note, the Club Notredamians Bangladesh Limited (CNBL), formed by former Notre Dame College students, organised CNBL Sports Tournament 2022.

All-rounder Mohammad Nawaz bagged four wickets as Pakistan defeated West Indies by 120 runs in the second one-day international on Friday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.