All-time greats Shane Warne and Sachin Tendulkar have called for Twenty20 cricket to become an Olympic sport.

Former Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas has labelled Barcelona star Lionel Messi the opponent he has had the most difficulty facing.

German football idol Lothar Matthaus has thrown his weight behind Lionel Messi to win the 2015 Ballon d'Or, insisting that no-one else merits the award.

Two goals from Willian helped Brazil secure a 3-1 victory over Venezuela in World Cup qualifying.

Neymar believes Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and himself were always going to be a success for Barcelona.

Wales reach their first major tournament finals in 57 years in bizarre circumstances as they qualify for Euro 2016 despite defeat in Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Argentina were below-par all evening and finally slumped to a 2-0 defeat against Ecuador in Buenos Aires, as the absences of Messi and Aguero were felt keenly up-front.

In an exclusive, candid chat, Bangladesh fast bowling sensation Taskin Ahmed opens up on his journey into the cricketing world so far.

Javier Mascherano has called upon his Argentina team-mates to pull together and move forward in the absence of Lionel Messi.

The Hong Kong Football Association (HKFA) has been fined $40,000 Hong Kong dollars ($5,160; £3,400) after its fans booed the Chinese national anthem during a match last month.

Argentina captain Agustin Creevy said Diego Maradona's dressing room dance after the 45-16 win over Tonga has inspired his team to push for World Cup glory.

Barcelona star Lionel Messi will be back in action before the two months originally stipulated, Argentina team doctor Donato Villani has said.

Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin has retired from Test cricket.

Luis Suarez believes Barcelona's formidable attacking trio works so well because there is no "jealousy" between himself, Lionel Messi and Neymar.

The BCB's plan to cut one Test match from the Zimbabwe series goes against Bangladesh’s cricket historic mandate, which was to give Test cricket utmost priority.

Ireland will host one-day internationals against Sri Lanka and Pakistan in the summer of 2016.

Manchester City sign defender Nicolas Otamendi from Valencia on a five-year deal worth £32m.

Fifa will investigate the alleged distribution of a dossier highly critical of Uefa president Michel Platini.

Tigers are going guns with a whitewash over Pakistan, followed by a series win against India, and now they've pulled one over South Africa in the 2nd ODI of the 3-match series at Mirpur on July 12, 2015.

Although the first ODI series loss to Bangladesh exposes the frailties in Team India, the strong voices of dissent have been louder than the form of cricketers.