Historic World Cup qualification for Cape Verde islanders
Cape Verde beat Eswatini 3-0 on Monday to secure a spot at the 2026 World Cup, booking their place in football\'s global showpiece for the very first time.
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Gill wins first series as India captain with 2-0 West Indies sweep
Shubman Gill on Tuesday won his first Test series since becoming India captain as his side beat the West Indies by seven wickets at Delhi\'s Arun Jaitley Stadium for a 2-0 sweep.
Tigers look to avoid clean sweep
Bangladesh will be looking to avoid their second clean sweep in three series when they meet Afghanistan in the third and final ODI at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi today.
Ghana qualify for 2026 World Cup
Mohammed Kudus scored as Ghana beat Comoros 1-0 in Accra on Sunday to win Group I and become the fifth African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup after Algeria, Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia.
Bangladesh face Hong Kong in return leg
Bangladesh will take on Hong Kong in their must-win return-leg match of the AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifiers at the Kai Tak Stadium today.
Bangladesh women suffer heartbreaking defeat to South Africa
Bangladesh were left heartbroken as South Africa snatched a thrilling three-wicket win over them at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam in the ICC Women鈥檚 World Cup on Monday.
Zarif shines as Sumaiya, Halima advance into second round
Bangladesh鈥檚 rising tennis star Zarif Abrar made a strong start to the main draw of the ITF World Tennis Tour Junior J-30 Dhaka, which began at the National Tennis Complex in Ramna on Sunday.
Noman derails South Africa to 216-6 in first Pakistan Test
Spinner Noman Ali grabbed four wickets to restrict South Africa to 216-6 at the close of play on day two of the first Test in Lahore on Monday, despite a fighting half century from Tony de Zorzi.
BCB clarifies number of scheduled ODIs for Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday clarified the number of ODIs the national team would play before the cut-off time for the automatic qualification for the ICC Men鈥檚 Cricket World Cup scheduled in October-November in 2027.
India close in on Test series sweep despite West Indies fightback
India closed in on a 2-0 series sweep in the second Test despite some spirited West Indies batting led by centuries from John Campbell and Shai Hope on Monday.
Cummins admits he may not be fit for first Ashes Test
Injured Australia captain Pat Cummins said Monday that he was 鈥榩robably less likely than likely鈥� to be fit for the first Ashes Test next month, but was still clinging to a shred of hope.
Nagelsmann backs Wirtz to 'create lovely moments' at Liverpool
Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann on Sunday backed under-fire Liverpool midfielder Florian Wirtz to shine in the Premier League.
Zidane confirms ambition to coach France
Zinedine Zidane confirmed Sunday he would one day like to coach the France national team, but did not say if he was hoping to take over from outgoing boss Didier Deschamps.
Ancelotti ready to make World Cup history with Brazil
No country has ever won the World Cup with a foreign-born coach but Carlo Ancelotti said Monday that there was 鈥榓lways a first time鈥� as he eyes glory with Brazil.
Turkey goalkeeper Ozer leaves camp 鈥榳ithout permission鈥�
Goalkeeper Berke Ozer left Turkey鈥檚 training camp 鈥榳ithout permission鈥� after missing out on selection for the team which beat Bulgaria, the Turkish football federation said Sunday.
