Scotland have claimed the European qualifying spot for the ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup after their series victory over the Netherlands. After victory in the first of three matches, Katherine Fraser's side secured the spot for South Africa when they claimed a nine-wicket

Ace allrounder Shakib Al Hasan cancelled his contract with the Betwinner News, a sister concern of the betting site Betwinner, just an hour after the stern warning of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hassan Papon.  After a meeting with some BCB directors at his

An emotional Serena Williams has admitted she is "terrible at goodbyes" following defeat by Belinda Bencic in the second round of the Canadian Open. The 23-time Grand Slam champion lost 6-2 6-4 in Toronto in her first match since announcing she will be "evolving

Goals from David Alaba and Karim Benzema gave Real Madrid a 2-0 victory over Eintracht Frankfurt and a fifth UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday. While Frankfurt were dangerous, particularly in the first half, Madrid's experience and individual quality saw them through, as it did so often in

Bangladesh avoided whitewash in their 400th one-day international by beating Zimbabwe by 105 runs in Harare. Earlier, Bangladesh set a 256-run target for Zimbabwe in the third One-Day International at Harare Sports Club on Wednesday (Aug 10). Earlier in the day, Zimbabwe won the

Bangladesh 256-9, 50 overs (Afif Hossain 85 not out, Anamul Haque 76; L. Jongwe 2-38, B. Evans 2-53) v Zimbabwe Bangladesh have set a 256-run target for Zimbabwe in the third One-Day International at Harare Sports Club on Wednesday (Aug 10). Earlier in the day, Zimbabwe won the toss

The Qatar 2022 World Cup is just over three months away and as ever the calendar changes continue after one of the most chaotic qualifiers process of all times, however, this time the change would be in the opening match, this would mean that the start date of this great event would also

Zimbabwe won the toss and sent Bangladesh to bat first in the third and final ODI at Harare Sports Club on Wednesday (Aug 10). The Tigers have already lost the three-match T20 series by 2-1, which was also their first ever series defeat at the hands of Zimbabwe in this format.

Trent Boult has been released from his New Zealand contract in order to spend more time with his family and play in domestic leagues around the world. As a result the bowler, 33, will have a "significantly reduced" role with his country, New Zealand Cricket said. Boult has

Serena Williams has suggested she is set to retire from tennis, saying she will be "evolving away" from the sport after the US Open. Writing for Vogue, the American 23-time Grand Slam singles champion said she is moving towards "other things that are important to

Former South African international umpire Rudi Koertzen was killed in a car crash on Tuesday morning near a town called Riversdale, a local website reported. He was 73. Koertzen is survived by his wife and four children. One of the most respected umpires in world cricket from the

Real Madrid are determined not to be knocked off their perch at the summit of European football this season as they prepare to start their campaign against Eintracht Frankfurt in the UEFA Super Cup in Helsinki on Wednesday. Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti, who is the only manager to win

The former Bangladesh Premier League champions Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra Ltd observed the 92nd birth anniversary of Bangamata Begum Fazilatun Nesa Mujib at Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra Club Complex at Bashundhara Residential Area in Dhaka on Monday (August 8). Bangamata Begum Fazilatun

Australia continued their dominance of women's cricket with a thrilling nine-run victory over India at Edgbaston to clinch Commonwealth Games gold. Having secured the women's Ashes and World Cups in both the Twenty20 and 50-over formats, this success completed a fine quadruple

Erling Haaland opened his Manchester City goal account and demonstrated the huge threat he will pose this season as the champions began the defence of their Premier League crown in impressive fashion at West Ham United. The brilliant 22-year-old Norwegian striker delivered exactly what

Neymar scored and set up three more goals as Paris St-Germain started their Ligue 1 title defence with an emphatic victory at Clermont. The Brazilian opened the scoring as he collected a Lionel Messi cutback and fired into the bottom corner. Achraf Hakimi finished off a devastating

Zimbabwe captain Regis Chakabva again won the toss and sent Bangladesh in batting in the second ODI at Harare Sports Club today (Aug 7).  With 1-0 down in the three-match series, the game is highly important for Bangladesh to stay alive. A defeat will see them conceding ODI series

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) included opening batter Naim Sheikh and fast bowler Ebadot Hossain in the Bangladesh squad for the ongoing ODI series against Zimbabwe on Saturday (Aug 6).  According to the BCB, the players were called up as reinforcements after Nurul Hasan

Sadio Mane scored on his Bundesliga debut as champions Bayern Munich opened the new season with a 6-1 win away to Eintracht Frankfurt. The Senegal forward, 30, headed home from a Serge Gnabry cross to make it 3-0 as Bayern went 5-0 up by half-time. Randal Kolo Muani pulled one back

Chelsea have signed Spain defender Marc Cucurella from Brighton in a deal worth more than £60m. The 24-year-old left-back, who scored one goal in 38 games in his only season for the Seagulls, has signed a six-year contract. "I'm really happy. It's a big