The Bangladesh Athletics Federation has permanently banned Bangladesh Army athlete Jannat Begum and Bangladesh Navy athlete Kabita Roy from competing in the women's division. Additionally, the federation has decided to revoke all medals and records they have earned in women's events to date, reallocating them to the athletes who finished in the subsequent positions.
Bangladesh remained firmly in control of the Darwin Test against Australia as the hosts finished the third day on 167 for four in their second innings, still 67 runs behind the tourists.
Bangladesh tightened their grip on the Darwin Test after being bowled out for 426 in their first innings on Saturday (August 15), securing a commanding 228-run lead over Australia.
Australia’s struggle to regain control of the Darwin Test against Bangladesh continued on Saturday, with fast bowler Mitchell Starc conceding a rare no-ball as the hosts faced mounting pressure from the tourists’ stubborn lower-order resistance.
Against a star-studded and formidable Australia side, not many would have bet on Bangladesh in the Darwin Test. Having just lost the sole Test in Zimbabwe by an innings, and then being bowled out for 54 in the second innings against a third-string Australian side in the warm-up match on their return to Australia after 23 years, Bangladesh were hardly in the spotlight.
India has withdrawn from the FIFA-organised ASEAN Cup to play against Brazil. Bangladesh has been invited to replace India in the tournament, which will be held in Indonesia. The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) is moving towards a positive decision regarding accepting this last-minute invitation.