Bangladesh Football Federation’s (BFF) general secretary Emran Hossain Tushar revealed on Sunday that FIFA recently imposed a fine of 15,000 Swiss Francs [equivalent to Tk 20 lakh] on the BFF over security lapse during Bangladesh’s World Cup qualifying match against Australia at the Bashundara Kings Arena on June 6.

No shortage of excitement, tension, and twists with the semifinals spot at stake: one could not have expected more drama than what unfolded during an absorbing T20 World Cup Super Eights contest between Bangladesh and Afghanistan at the Arnos Vale Stadium in Saint Vincent yesterday.

Bangladesh lacked vitality in the Powerplay against Australia on yesterday when the chance came to bat first at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, one of the best batting tracks on offer in the ongoing edition.

A significant mismatch on paper was the theme for Bangladesh ahead of their T20 World Cup Super 8 fixture against Australia in St. Lucia and the Tigers could do very little to overturn the notion with their on-field display on Friday.

Up next, Bangladesh play India in a potential must-win game on Saturday. 

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan broke the jinx with the ball when he picked up two wickets in consecutive deliveries to seal the game for his side against Nepal in St. Vincent on Monday after going wicketless in the Tigers’ first three matches in the ongoing T20 World Cup.

Bangladesh take on Australia in their first T20 World Cup Super 8 fixture at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Friday.

Bangladesh cricket team arrived in Antigua from St.Vincent and Grenadines earlier today to play their T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 stage matches against Australia and India at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on June 21 and June 22 respectively. 

Australia coach Graham Arnold has lashed out at the "dangerous and unacceptable" pitch in Bangladesh for their football World Cup qualifier, saying he was stressed all match about potential injuries.

Bangladesh stood their ground against Australia in their second leg match of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers, but couldn’t avoid a 2-0 defeat against the superior opponents on a ‘heavy’ field at the Bashundhara Kings Arena in Dhaka on Thursday.

Bangladesh are eager to give visiting Australia a tough time when they square off in a Group I fixture of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in Dhaka today.

Bangladesh women’s cricket team entered their first-ever bilateral series against Australia on a high following a good run of results in recent series against India and Pakistan at home and South Africa away. Following a 77-run loss in the third T20I which saw Australia whitewash Bangladesh in both ODI and T20I series, Bangladesh head coach Hashan Tillakaratne talked to The Daily Star’s Abdullah Al Mehdi on the Tigresses' difficult road ahead, with India series and Asia Cup to come before the T20 World Cup at home.

Bangladesh skipper Nigar Sultana Joty won the toss and opted to bat first against Australia in the second of the three-match ODI series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Sunday.

Leaving the disastrous performance against Australia behind, Bangladesh are looking forward to securing three points against Lebanon in their home match of the World Cup Qualifiers at the Bashundhara Kings Arena today.

Australia will donate part of their match fees from a World Cup 2026 qualifier against Palestine in Kuwait City on Tuesday towards humanitarian efforts in Gaza.

Bangladesh kicked off their World Cup Qualifiers campaign with a thumping 7-0 defeat to mighty Australia in Group I fixture at AAMI Park Stadium in Melbourne yesterday, with substitute Jaime Maclaren stealing the spotlight with a second-half hattrick.

Two days into Australia, the national football team's booters are still battling to adjust to the chilly temperature in Melbourne, but they expect to acclimate before the match against Australia on Thursday.

An emotional Mitch Marsh revealed his gratitude to Australia team leaders for permitting him compassionate leave during the mega event, allowing him to send off his beloved 'Pop' following his death last week. 

The Bangladesh cricket team returned from India this morning following a disappointing World Cup campaign, where they lost seven of their nine matches.

In an interview with the Daily Star's Mazhar Uddin on Friday, the team's technical director for the World Cup, Sridharan Sriram, opined that Bangladesh need to focus on winning matches abroad if they want to do well in ICC events.