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Haaland breaks 38-game Premier League scoring record

Erling Haaland has broken the Premier League record for goals in a 38-game season after scoring his 33rd of the season in Manchester City's win over Arsenal at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.

A Test of numerous records

Bangladesh's first innings score of 365 against Sri Lanka in the second Test in Mirpur is the highest score ever achieved by a team in Tests after six of their batters departed for ducks. 

Live the vision and grow with it

Bangladesh Cricket Board's long cherished dream of playing at the highest level of cricket was realised in June 2000 at the annual Conference of International Cricket Council in London. An aspiration many doubted would ever come true was finally a reality.

A bumpy yet joyous ride

Bangladesh will reach a milestone today when skipper Mushfiqur Rahim strides in for the toss alongside his Sri Lankan counterpart Rangana Herath at the P Sara Oval in Colombo.

Herath becomes most successful left-arm spinner

Sri Lanka’s stand-in skipper Rangana Herath became the most successful left-arm spinner in Test history after taking the wicket of Liton Das on the fifth afternoon of the first Test against Bangladesh at the Galle International Stadium today.

South Africa tour of New Zealand, 4th ODI / Guptill's blistering century fashions NZ win over S Africa

Martin Guptill underlined his importance to the New Zealand one-day side with a blistering match-winning century as he guided his side to a seven-wicket victory over South Africa in their fourth one-day international in Hamilton on Wednesday.

Football: Irrepressible Lukaku reaches Everton landmark

Romelu Lukaku became Everton's joint highest Premier League scorer on Saturday and the powerful striker is showing no signs of slowing down as he leads his team's bid to qualify for European competition.

South Africa tour of New Zealand, 2nd ODI / Cricket: Ross Taylor sets New Zealand record with 17th ODI century

With one final blow off the last ball of the innings, Ross Taylor completed his 17th century for New Zealand, setting a record for ODI cricket at Hagley Oval today.

Cricket: Five infamous India-Australia controversies

Five previous flashpoints between India and Australia. The four-match Test series will begin in Pune on Thursday.

February 26, 2017
February 26, 2017

Football: Irrepressible Lukaku reaches Everton landmark

Romelu Lukaku became Everton's joint highest Premier League scorer on Saturday and the powerful striker is showing no signs of slowing down as he leads his team's bid to qualify for European competition.

February 22, 2017
February 22, 2017

Cricket: Ross Taylor sets New Zealand record with 17th ODI century

With one final blow off the last ball of the innings, Ross Taylor completed his 17th century for New Zealand, setting a record for ODI cricket at Hagley Oval today.

February 21, 2017
February 21, 2017

Cricket: Five infamous India-Australia controversies

Five previous flashpoints between India and Australia. The four-match Test series will begin in Pune on Thursday.

February 20, 2017
February 20, 2017

Afridi retires from international cricket

Legendary Pakistan all-rounder Shahid Afridi on Sunday announced his retirement from international cricket, ending an illustrious and sometimes controversial 21-year career.

February 10, 2017
February 10, 2017

Virat Kohli becomes the first to smash four double-tons in four successive series

India captain Virat Kohli became the first batsman in Test history to score double centuries in four successive series, when he scored 204 against Bangladesh in one-off Test match in Hyderabad today.

January 13, 2017
January 13, 2017

The records broken and milestones reached

The second day of the first Test against New Zealand in Wellington has been a day of glory for Bangladesh cricket, as the 359-run fifth-wicket stand between Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim, and a double-century by the former, broke a few records and led to the batsmen traversing a few milestones.

January 11, 2017
January 11, 2017

Cricket: Arrest warrants issued for Wasim Akram for not appearing before court

A local court in Karachi on Tuesday issued arrest warrants against former star cricketer Wasim Akram, after he failed to appear before the court during last 31 hearings of a case, it has been learnt.

November 29, 2016
November 29, 2016

Cricket: New Zealand rip through Pakistan to clinch series 2-0

New Zealand's pace bowlers sparked a final session collapse to dismiss Pakistan for 230 and give them a 138-run victory in the second Test at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Tuesday, a win that also clinched a first series triumph over Pakistan since 1985.

November 14, 2016
November 14, 2016

Cricket: New dad Cook's runs ease pain of being away

England skipper Alastair Cook says scoring his ninth Test century in Asia during the drawn first Test against India makes the struggle of being away from his newborn baby "worthwhile".

November 11, 2016
November 11, 2016

Regular Tests the key: Mushy

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.