New Zealand coach Mike Hesson declined to lay the boot into Australia Thursday after a demoralising Test series defeat to South Africa, insisting their one-day team was a different beast.

Dean Conway, the former England Cricket team physiotherapist, became the Bangladesh cricket team's new physio yesterday after local Bayjedul Islam Khan's successful two-year tenure with the Tigers.

Will Mehedi Maruf travel to Australia with the squad for the preparation camp in Sydney, Australia and then tour New Zealand? The 28-year-old batsman's travelling papers are being prepared but it is not yet certain whether any additional player will be added to the squad that was earlier announced for the tour.

Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic will slug it out for the world number one ranking in a high-stakes final at the ATP Tour Finals after completing their contrasting paths to the dramatic showdown.

Andy Murray remains on course for a dramatic showdown with Novak Djokovic as the world number one staged a superb fightback to defeat Milos Raonic 5-7, 7-6 (7/5), 7-6 (11/9) in the semifinals of the ATP Tour Finals.

Impressed by performances of certain local players in the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon has said that one or two additional performers from the BPL may be included in Bangladesh's preparatory squad for the New Zealand series.

Andy Murray is braced for the tantalising prospect of facing Novak Djokovic in the final of the ATP Tour Finals with the world number one ranking on the line.

Novak Djokovic booked his place in the semifinals of the ATP Tour Finals with an emotional 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/5) victory over Milos Raonic on Tuesday.

Questions arose when the 24-year old all-rounder was not considered for the preparatory camp in Australia for the upcoming New Zealand tour.

Andy Murray celebrates his rise to the top of the world rankings with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over Marin Cilic as the Scot makes a strong start to his bid to win the ATP Tour Finals.

Bangladesh Test captain Mushfiqur Rahim believes that the Tigers will be able to reach a certain level of competence within the next two years if given enough opportunities in the format.

One of the major talking points regarding Bangladesh's preliminary squad for their tour of New Zealand has been the exclusion of certain players who have done quite well for the Tigers in the recent past, with the likes of Nasir Hossain, Rubel Hossain and Al-Amin Hossain topping that list.

Alastair Cook admits to questioning how much longer he can extend his record-breaking England career, torn between the pride of playing for his country and the wrench of being parted from his young family.

Troubled Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios indicates he will play fewer tournaments in 2017 after his meltdown at the Shanghai Masters saw him slapped with an eight-week ban.

England captain Alastair Cook will link with up with the England squad in Bangladesh on Monday after attending the birth of his second child.

England’s final dress rehearsal for the first Test against Bangladesh on Thursday ended with a draw in the second two-day tour match against BCB XI as Tanveer Haider picked up four wickets.

Former Australia captain Michael Clarke revisits old feuds, describing Shane Watson as part of a group that was "like a tumour" on the team.

Newcomers Mehedi Hasan Miraz, Nurul Hasan and Kamrul Islam Rabbi and all-rounder Sabbir Rahman earn their places in the 14-man squad for the first Test match against England at MA Aziz Stadium, Chittagong due to begin on October 20, Thursday.

Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki defeats unseeded French challenger Kristina Mladenovic to take the Hong Kong Open after a battle of wills that lasts almost three hours.

BCB XI opener Abdul Mazid returns to the crease to complete a blistering hundred in the warm-up match against England XI ahead of Thursday's first Test between England and Bangladesh