Yet another special honour is set to be added alongside numerous achievements in Lionel Messi's football career. Ahead of his probable farewell match for the national team, Argentina's University of Buenos Aires has decided to award Messi its highest honorary doctorate degree.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has finalised the groupings for the 2027 ODI World Cup. Bangladesh has been placed in Group 'B'. In this group, Bangladesh's companions are England, South Africa, New Zealand and Sri Lanka. Along with them, another team coming through the qualifiers will be added.
Bangladesh's final group-stage match of the FIFA ASEAN Cup also turned out like a nightmare. After conceding six goals in the first half, Indonesia found the net three more times in the second half. In the end, Hamza Choudhury's team finished the tournament with a heavy 9-2 defeat.
Pakistan beat Bangladesh by six wickets in a rain-shortened men’s cricket semifinal at the Asian Games on Thursday (October 1), ending Litton Das’s side’s hopes of reaching the final.
Although Bangladesh lost 1-0 to Singapore, Hamza Choudhury sees signs of improvement in the team's performance. In his view, through the ups and downs of the past one and a half years, Bangladesh is becoming a team capable of competing on the field against big teams. Now the only need is to improve in a few areas and complete their own game.
Shree Charani, India’s left-arm spinner, has set a new world record in women’s T20 cricket. She has left Australia’s pacer Megan Schutt behind to take possession of the highest rating points among T20 bowlers.