South Africa will have revenge on their minds when they come up against the Australian juggernaut seeking their eighth consecutive ICC Women’s T20 World Cup final berth at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium. It was Australia, after all, who broke South African hearts when

All-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is set to arrive in the country on Thursday. A source from the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed the matter Wednesday. BCB announced a 15-member squad on Wednesday, including Shakib, for the first Test against South Africa, starting on 21 October,

The South African cricket team, the Proteas, has arrived in Dhaka, Bangladesh, ahead of their two-Test series.  Led by Aiden Markram, they landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on October 16, gearing up for their first Test match starting on October 21 at the

A hat trick and two assists: Lionel Messi came back in style for Argentina in its 6-0 home win in a South American World Cup qualifying match on Tuesday (October 15, 2024). The superstar, who missed the two rounds of the competition in October due to a right ankle injury, played from

Scotland delivered a resolute defensive display to hold Portugal to a goalless draw and secure the first point of their Nations League A campaign. The Scots passed up a glorious chance in the opening minutes through Scott McTominay and were then starved of possession as the visitors

American Matt McCarty secured a place at next year's Masters and PGA Championship by winning his first PGA Tour title at the inaugural Black Desert Championship in Utah. The 26-year-old left-hander, in his rookie season on the tour, earned a two-year exemption thanks to his

England were knocked out of the Women's T20 World Cup at the end of the group stage after a sloppy all-round performance against West Indies in Dubai. They dropped five catches - all off opener Qiana Joseph - as West Indies produced a stunning run chase of 142 to reach the

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has officially terminated the contract of Chandika Hathurusingha as head coach of the national cricket team.  Hathurusingha, who was reappointed in January 2023, was initially expected to serve until February 2025.  However, the decision

Aryna Sabalenka became the first player to win the Wuhan Open three times with a hard-fought win over Zheng Qinwen in Sunday's final. The 26-year-old Belarusian was taken to three sets by China's Zheng in a thrilling rematch of this year's Australian Open final, in which

Kenya’s Ruth Chepngetich has put on a performance for the ages as she obliterated the women’s marathon world record in Chicago, taking nearly two minutes off the previous best to win in two hours, nine minutes and 56 seconds. Chepngetich ditched the competition by the

Germany beat rivals the Netherlands to close in on a Nations League quarter-final. Jamie Leweling had a goal disallowed for offside by the video assistant referee after some awful defending from the Dutch, who were missing Virgil van Dijk through suspension. Stuttgart's Leweling

New Zealand have sealed their place in the semifinals of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup after beating Pakistan by 54 runs in their final group game in Dubai. The result on Monday means India will exit the tournament at the group stage by finishing third on the Group A points table

The player's draft of the 11th edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) will be held today (October 14) at a local hotel in the city. Like the past editions, seven teams will participate in the country's only recognized T20 tournament, but three teams get new owners and names

Australia secured their place in the Women's T20 World Cup semi-finals with a nine-run win over India, who face a nervous wait to see if they will join them in the final four. The defending champions are certain of topping Group A after winning all four games, but second-placed

World number one Jannik Sinner defeated 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 to win the Shanghai Masters in China. Sinner took a crucial break in the fourth game of the second set to defeat the Serbian in one hour, 37 minutes on Sunday, denying Djokovic a 100th

Coco Gauff served 21 double faults as she threw away a winning position in the semi-final of the Wuhan Open against Aryna Sabalenka. The 20-year-old American was in imperious form during the opening exchanges, dropping just one game as she raced through the opening set and she led 4-2

World number four Novak Djokovic will face Jannik Sinner in the final of the Shanghai Masters on Sunday as he bids to win his 100th ATP title. The Serb overcame issues with his hip to beat USA's Taylor Fritz 6-4 7-6 (8-6) in China to set up a final with Italian Sinner, who secured

New Zealand kept their pursuit of a Women's T20 World Cup semi-final berth alive with victory over already-eliminated Sri Lanka in the heat of daytime Sharjah. Set a target of 116 to win, New Zealand comfortably chased it down in 17.3 overs but may rue not having the power and

Tazmin Brits hit 42 as South Africa clinched a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh but now face a nervous wait to see if they will qualify for the Women's T20 World Cup semi-finals. South Africa moved top of Group B but were unable to overhaul West Indies' net run rate (NRR) as

India routed Bangladesh by 133 runs in the third and final T20I to register a 3-0 clean sweep.  After opting to bat first, India posted a massive total 297 for 6 in 20 overs against Bangladesh.  While this the second-best total by any team in T20I history, it is the