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Asia’s finest gather as Bangladesh prepare for historic debut

What started with a modest South Asian Games fixture against Nepal in 2010 has grown into one of the proudest journeys in Bangladesh sport, with the Bangladesh Women's football team now preparing for their maiden appearance at the AFC Women's Asian Cup in Australia – a historic milestone for the country’s women’s football programme.
28 February 2026, 08:00 AM

Australia's Test team to play in South Africa for first time since 'Sandpaper-gate'

Australia's Test team will return to Cape Town for the first time since the 2018 'Sandpaper-gate' ball-tampering scandal when they meet South Africa in the final fixture of a three-match series from October 27.
24 February 2026, 13:24 PM

Bowlers, selectors under fire after Australia's T20 World Cup exit

Critics hammered Australia's bowling line-up and selection "stuff-ups" after the country's shock T20 World Cup exit in the group stages.
18 February 2026, 13:26 PM

Apply to Australia Awards Scholarship

Australia Awards Scholarships are long-term awards offered to students from Australia’s partner countries wishing to undertake full-time undergraduate and graduate studies.
16 February 2026, 18:43 PM

Bangladesh undercooked for Mission Australia?

Bangladesh women’s football team have entered the final phase of their home preparation for next month’s AFC Women’s Asian Cup, with no further international fixtures scheduled before the tournament kicks off on March 1 -- raising fresh concerns over their readiness.
15 February 2026, 09:00 AM

FIFPro urges AFC for equal pay as Women’s Asian Cup nears

FIFPro on Tuesday underscored the commercial potential of the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup while calling for improved professional standards and equal prize money for players during a virtual press briefing.
10 February 2026, 18:29 PM

Hazlewood out of T20 World Cup in fresh blow to Australia

Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood was on Friday ruled out of the T20 World Cup after failing to recover from hamstring and Achilles injuries in another setback for Australia.
6 February 2026, 11:59 AM

Josh Hazlewood to miss start of T20 World Cup

Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood will miss the early stages of the Twenty20 World Cup as he recovers from hamstring and Achilles injuries in another setback for Australia.
3 February 2026, 11:43 AM

Pakistan beat Australia in T20Is after seven years

Pakistan sealed a 22-run victory over Australia on Thursday in the first of the three-match T20I series, being played as a build-up to next month’s T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka.
29 January 2026, 21:21 PM

Time for England to move on from failed 'Bazball', says Vaughan

England need to finally move away from their high-risk, attacking 'Bazball' style of cricket and get back to basics after their Ashes series defeat, former captain Michael Vaughan told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday.
7 January 2026, 09:57 AM

Bethell's maiden century stalls Australia's victory march

Rock-solid Jacob Bethell plundered a chanceless maiden Test century Wednesday as England reeled in Australia then built a tenuous 119-run lead to leave the fifth and final Ashes Test on a knife edge.
7 January 2026, 07:13 AM

Head, Smith centuries put Australia in charge of 5th Ashes Test

Run-machine Travis Head hit a swashbuckling 163 and Steve Smith a composed unbeaten 129 as Australia built a 134-run lead over England to seize control on day three of the fifth and final Ashes Test on Tuesday.
6 January 2026, 07:15 AM

Head hits back for Australia after Root's majestic 160

Joe Root went level with Ricky Ponting in equal-third in the all-time men's Test century list, bringing up his 41st hundred.
5 January 2026, 04:35 AM

Cummins, Hazlewood named in spin-heavy Australia squad for T20 World Cup

Australia's group-stage matches are all being played in Sri Lanka with the expectation of spin-friendly surfaces.
1 January 2026, 03:12 AM

Travis Head hopes Ashes rivals meet for post-series drinks

Opening batsman Travis Head hopes Australia and England will share a drink after the Ashes winds up in Sydney to revive a tradition that fell by the wayside after the 2023 series.
31 December 2025, 06:32 AM

Bethell looks to cement place as England number three

Jacob Bethell was not supposed to be England's headline act in the fourth Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground but he looked like a player who belonged when the tourists made their nervous chase for victory against Australia.
30 December 2025, 07:28 AM

Twenty wickets fall as Australia gain edge in 4th Ashes Test

An astounding 20 wickets fell on a frantic day one of the fourth Ashes Test on Friday with Australia all out for 152 before storming back to dismiss England for 110 and leave the clash on a knife-edge.
26 December 2025, 07:18 AM

Injured England quick Archer out of Ashes

England pace spearhead Jofra Archer was ruled out of the rest of the Ashes series Wednesday with a side strain while batsman Ollie Pope was axed for the fourth Test against Australia.
24 December 2025, 07:05 AM

Stokes says England players' welfare his main priority

Emotional captain Ben Stokes Wednesday said protecting England players' welfare was his top concern amid claims of excessive drinking on a mid-Ashes beach break, without directly addressing the allegations.
24 December 2025, 04:56 AM

England to probe 'stag-do' drinking on Ashes beach break

England managing director Rob Key pledged Tuesday to investigate whether players' drinking on a mid-Ashes beach break went too far, after reports said it had been like a "stag-do."
23 December 2025, 06:45 AM