Persistent showers spoiled the return of international cricket to Dominica as the scheduled first T20 of the three-match series between the West Indies and Bangladesh at Windsor Park was declared a no-result on Saturday.

The 37-year-old expressed his desire to compete for the biggest trophies in Europe and a lack of Champions League football at Old Trafford proved to be the final straw.

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah on Friday signed a long-term contract extension, putting an end to a lengthy saga about his future at the Premier League club.

Bangladesh cricketers had a distressing experience during their sea voyage from Saint Lucia to Dominica on Thursday.

Alvaro Morata will return to Atletico Madrid after his loan at Juventus comes to an end on Thursday, the Serie A club have announced.

Following batting debacles which led to a  whitewash in the Test series against the West Indies, Bangladesh batting coach Jamie Siddons has shifted his focus towards the limited-overs formats as the Tigers prepare to take on the hosts in a three-match T20I series, starting on Saturday. 

Angel Di Maria would be a great signing for Juventus who can emulate former Real Madrid team-mates Karim Benzema and Luka Modric by playing at an elite level in his mid-30s. That is the view of Iker Casillas, who played alongside Di Maria when Madrid won their 10th UEFA Champions League title in 2013/14.

Bangladesh’s lack of Test culture has created a buzz in the media recently. Head coach Russell Domingo has spoken numerous times about creating such a culture since taking the reins, but the issue keeps coming to the fore, especially after disastrous losses.

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has asked the board verbally to be excused from the upcoming ODI series against the West Indies next month, confirmed Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon today. 

Romelu Lukaku said he was "very happy" to be back after the Belgian international striker arrived in Milan on Wednesday  ahead of his return to Inter Milan on loan from Chelsea.

Tigers' pace bowling coach Allan Donald was all about the aggression and pace during his playing days. With paceman Taskin Ahmed shining for the Tigers in South Africa when he last played before his injury, Donald had been trying to instill the belief within Taskin ahead of the T20 series in West Indies.

Left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie was called up Tuesday by the West Indies for next month's one-day internationals against Bangladesh, while fast bowler Obed McCoy returns to the T20 squad after injury.

When the International Cricket Council (ICC) unanimously gave Bangladesh full membership and made the country the tenth Test-playing nation in June 2000, the immediate reaction from then Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Saber Hossain Chowdhury was that it would inspire Bangladesh's cricketers to strive harder towards their goals.

Despite the 2-0 defeat in the two-match Test series against West Indies, Bangladesh will be hoping to bounce back in the limited over formats with the three-match T20I series starting from July 2.

After a series loss, questions are being asked about how Bangladesh approach Test cricket as a whole. Shakib said that culturally, Test cricket is not valued in Bangladesh and there needs to be a discussion surrounding it.

‘We were not as tough as we could have been’, was the remark made by skipper Shakib Al Hasan when asked on the team’s game awareness during the Windies Tests. Shakib had taken the reigns of the team just ahead of the tour of West Indies. Bangladesh lost both Tests to lose the series 2-0 and Shakib felt his team did not show the character they could have shown given their abilities.

Bangladesh Test skipper Shakib Al Hasan excused the batters’ poor performance following the 10-wicket loss in the second Test at St Lucia and lose the series 2-0.

The first and second session on day four of the St Lucia Test was devoid of any action as rain saw play begin five hours later than the start time at 10 am. The Tigers were already six down when play started in the afternoon at 3 pm and then Nurul Hasan Sohan lit up the day’s play with an incredible 60 not out. While the majority of the Tigers’ top-order had lacked so much in terms of application, Sohan showed how things were supposed to be done in West Indies and he did it under more precarious circumstances than his teammates.

Bangladesh reached the elusive three-figure mark in Test defeats when they succumbed to a 10-wicket defeat on Day Four of their second Test against the West Indies at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Saint Lucia on Monday.  

Mehedi Hasan Miraz did not take long to head back to the pavilion but Bangladesh have managed to at least avoid an innings defeat as play finally began after a five-and-a-half hour rain delay on the fourth day of the second and final Test between the West Indies and Bangladesh at the Daren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia on Monday.