Sonal Dinusha struck a defiant century to save Sri Lanka from following on before rain halted play on the third day of the opening Test in Galle on Monday.

Bangladesh Women's Football League champions Rajshahi Stars FC began their continental campaign with a heavy defeat, going down 4-0 to neighbouring East Bengal FC in their Group A opener in the preliminary stage of the AFC Women's Champions League in Malaysia on Monday.

Some fans have questioned the description because Bangladesh dominated the Darwin Test from almost the first session. They controlled the match, won inside four days and left more than four sessions unused.

Bangladesh pulled off a massive win in Darwin on Sunday when they crushed the world's top-ranked side, who were at full strength, by nine wickets.

The exchange ended with neither player backing down, but Litton and Bangladesh would have the final say.

For a team accustomed to dominating at home, the language used by the Australian media was unusually severe.

His departure leaves new manager Enzo Maresca with the difficult task of replacing one of the most influential defensive midfielders in world football.

Bashar spoke to The Daily Star’s Samsul Arefin Khan over the phone from Darwin about the team’s difficult build-up, their overall performance and other issues.

Under ICC rules, teams are required to bowl 15 overs per hour during a day of Test cricket, which should usually equate to 90 altogether. But the Aussies fell four short on Saturday and could face sanctions from the ICC as a result.

PSG, who beat Aston Villa on Wednesday in the UEFA Super Cup, struggled to find their flow at Lens' Stade Bollaert-Delelis, despite their hosts having Kyllian Antonio sent off in the first half.

Cameroon lost at home and away to Algeria in the final qualifying round, but the organisers later increased the number of teams for the tournament from 12 to 16.

Australia's humiliating nine-wicket loss to Bangladesh has accelerated calls for regeneration of its ageing Test team with opener Jake Weatherald and the inconsistent Marnus Labuschagne in the firing line.

“The Bangladesh of 23 years ago and this Bangladesh are not the same.” When Najmul Hossain Shanto made that statement on the eve of the Darwin Test, many might have quietly smirked.

His ability to deliver under pressure is a consistent pattern.

Enzo Maresca urged Manchester City to learn from their chastening Community Shield defeat against Arsenal after the Italian made a dismal start to the daunting task of replacing Pep Guardiola.

Bangladesh made history in Darwin, crushing Australia by nine wickets on Sunday for their first-ever Test win on Australian soil. After bowling the hosts out for 284, the Tigers needed just 57 and barely broke a sweat against a full-strength Australia, wrapping up proceedings in the second session on Day 4. Here are the highlights:

Barcelona have reached a deal with Manchester City to sign Spanish World Cup winner Rodri, a source from the Catalan club told AFP Sunday.

If the manner of Bangladesh’s performance in the first Test against Australia in Darwin, which culminated in a commanding nine-wicket victory on Day 4 yesterday, is anything to go by, the Tigers are a very different unit from the one that last toured Australia 23 years ago.

Martin Odegaard warned Arsenal's rivals that the Premier League champions want to "win everything" after starting their season by sweeping aside Manchester City in the Community Shield.

Following Bangladesh’s dominant nine-wicket victory over Australia inside four days in the Darwin Test, Ashraful spoke to The Daily Star’s Samsul Arefin Khan about the team’s performance, how belief was instilled in the players after a difficult build-up, and other aspects of the historic victory.