Bangladesh U-16 women's football team endured mixed fortunes on the opening day of the J-Green Sakai Lady's Football Festival in Osaka, Japan yesterday.

Pacer Abu Jayed carried on his good form from the National Cricket League (NCL) to give his side, Islami Bank East Zone, a brilliant start on the first day of the Bangladesh Cricket League, the premier four-day competition of the country, yesterday.

Bangladesh Test skipper Mushfiqur Rahim batted in the nets in Mirpur yesterday for the first time since he injured his right thumb in New Zealand.

Pakistan one-day international captain Azhar Ali has been suspended for one contest and fined 40 percent of his match fee for the team's slow over-rate in Thursday's game against Australia, cricket's world governing body (ICC) has said.

Australia captain Steve Smith has been ruled out of the upcoming one-day international series in New Zealand after he picked up a minor ankle injury in the ODI victory over Pakistan in Adelaide on Thursday.

The biggest-ever archery tournament in Bangladesh is set to begin when the inaugural ISSF International Solidarity Archery Championship involving archers from 17 nations at Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium today.

Skipper Eoin Morgan's sublime half-century and a disciplined bowling effort powered England to a seven-wicket win against India in the first T20I in Kanpur on Thursday.

Uttara Sporting Club outplayed Kalindi Krira Chakra by 174 runs in the First Division Cricket League at the Jahangirnagar University ground yesterday.

The Bangladesh Under-16 women's team yesterday got off to a winning start in Japan when they handed a 2-1 defeat to Sakai Academy in the lone practice match for the J-Green Sakai Lady's Festival, which is scheduled to get underway from tomorrow in Osaka.

The fifth version of the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL), a franchise-based four-team first class competition, will start from tomorrow.

Sri Lanka on Wednesday named batsman Upul Tharanga as captain in place of the injured Angelo Mathews for the ODI series against South Africa starting this weekend.

An unbeaten century from Mohammad Rakib helped Old DOHS Sports Club beat BKSP by 52 runs at the outer ground of the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium (KSOAS) yesterday in the First Division Cricket League.

India was pitted against Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar and Macau when the draw for the final round of qualifying for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup took place Monday.

Bangladesh U-16 women's football team will leave for Japan today to take part in the J-Green Sakai Lady's Festival as part of their preparation for September's AFC U-16 Women's Championship in Thailand.

Bangladesh's pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman remained an almost forgotten member in the team during Bangladesh's two Tests against New Zealand.

Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal branded his side "lazy" after a batting implosion saw New Zealand cruise to a nine-wicket win in the second Test at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Monday.

The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) is all set to get four mini artificial turfs in four different districts under the AFC Mini Pitch scheme as an inspection team of Limonta Sport, an appointed company of Asian Football Confederation, yesterday arrived in the capital to assess the project areas.

Bangladesh under-16 national women's football team coach Golam Rabbani Choton and his assistant Mahbubur Rahman Litu left the ongoing training camp yesterday after a disagreement with Bangladesh Football Federation's (BFF) technical and strategic director Paul Smalley.

A brilliant 126 from Shakhir Hossain Shuvro led Shinepukur Cricket Club to a comfortable seven wicket win over Young Pegasus Club at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the First Division cricket league yesterday.

Bangladesh's injured top order batsmen will return home this week in order to focus on their rehabilitation ahead of the India Test in February.