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The home team will be on a high after crushing the Caribbean side 3-0 in the recently-concluded Bangladesh vs West Indies ODI series. The triumph took Bangladesh to the top 2 on the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League standings. Currently, Bangladesh and West Indies hold the last two spots on the ICC World Test Championship points table. Both teams are thus unlikely to qualify for the final of this tournament....

The national side were praised for their spirited showing in the Asia Cup final on Friday against India, who clinched victory by three runs in a last-ball thriller. Replying to Bangladesh’s modest 222, India gained victory only through a leg-bye off the final ball to secure their seventh Asia Cup title. The agonising loss was Bangladesh’s third this year in a championship final. The Tigers lost to Sri Lanka in a tri-nation one-day international final in January before falling short against India in a Twenty20 tournament decider in March....

Follow Sportskeeda for more Cricket news. In case you didn’t know Shahadat had been a regular in the Bangladesh set-up during the late 2000s and the early 2010s when he made a total of 95 appearances for his country across all formats. The fast-bowler played 38 Tests, 51 ODIs and 6 T20Is during that period. Shahadat’s name was embroiled in controversy back in 2015 when he was found guilty of a similar offence when he attacked his household help....

The bank, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, also plans to eliminate the fees for non-sufficient funds (NSF) charged to customers when it rejects a transaction, also known as bouncing a check. “This is the final step in the journey we’ve been on,” Holly O’Neill, president of retail banking for the bank, said in an interview. “We have good financial solutions for clients without them having to rely on overdraft, but we will still have overdraft if it is needed....

The Australia trio were handed international and domestic bans following the ball-tampering scandal during the tour of South Africa earlier this year. Smith and Warner were suspended for a year, while Bancroft was given a ninth-month suspension after he admitted using sandpaper to try to alter the condition of the ball during the third Test of the series. Yet despite the public outcry back home, Sutherland is happy to give all three men the opportunity to force their way back into the set-up....

Alexandra Shipp is one of many high-profile actors in this project. Also in the cast are Margot Robbie as Barbie, and Ryan Gosling as Ken, along with Kate McKinnon, Simu Liu, and America Ferrera. But even more impressive is the behind-the-scenes talent, as Oscar nominee Greta Gerwig is directing the picture, and writing the screenplay with her partner Noah Baumbach. Considering how these two have made films including Little Women, Lady Bird, Frances Ha, and Marriage Story, this Barbie movie actually has a fair amount of prestige behind it....

The club announced on Thursday that Stegen has a twisted interior ligament in his left knee, a stroke of misfortune which came at just the wrong time, three days before the first leg of the Spanish Supercup and 10 days before the kick off of the new Spanish league season in which Barcelona will defend their title, reports Xinhua. The German has been substitute to Claudio Bravo in the Spanish league during his two seasons at the club, but had been first choice in Cup and Champions league matches with Bravo dropping to the bench....

Diego Costa’s sending off just before the half-hour mark sparked an already feisty affair, in a must-win fixture for Atletico Madrid: if they wanted to keep their faint title hopes intact. His crazy moment saw him sent off after an extreme case of dissent towards referee Jesus Gil Manzano, having reacted angrily to a no-foul call when he felt he’d been upended near the centre circle. With a numerical disadvantage and increasing pressure on their goal, Atletico needed Jan Oblak at his best....

Lionel Messi was the only one in the world to reach more than 50 goals last year. He was also the player with most chances created and dribbles completed in the top five leagues in Europe. Barcelona coach Ernesto Valverde was quick to hail Lionel Messi’s amazing mental strength, competitive spirit and the huge responsibility that comes with dominating world football for more than a decade. In his analysis of the past year, Valverde was discussing some of the players in his squad and it is no wonder that the name of arguably Barcelona’s greatest player came up....

The Catalan giants have been sanctioned under Article 16 (2) of UEFA’s Disciplinary Regulations following Wednesday’s 4-1 win. A UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body will meet on May 31 to rule on the charges. Barca took a commanding lead in the quarter-final tie thanks to own goals from Daniele De Rossi and Kostas Manolas, with Gerard Pique and Luis Suarez completing the win. Ernesto Valverde’s side will travel to Rome for the second leg on Tuesday, Edin Dzeko’s away goal having given the Italian club the smallest glimmer of hope....

He’s free to negotiate a pre-contract agreement with foreign clubs. The Italian, though, prefers to remain at Stamford Bridge. The player is currently on a deal that sees him earn £120,000 per week. Jorginho wants a slight increase and get a new deal done for around £150,000 per week. He’s still negotiating with the Blues about the proposed new salary, but both sides are yet to reach an agreement....

Speaking on his selection, the former Barcelona and Chelsea striker commented as quoted by AS, Ronaldo was one of the most surreal players to have graced the football pitch and was known for his goalscoring exploits at a number of different clubs in different leagues. The Brazillian, who was crowned FIFA World Player of the Year on three separate occasions, won two FIFA World Cups with Brazil in 1994 and 2002....

Barca 19/20 to win La Liga Ernesto Valverde’s side were beaten 3-1 by the LaLiga champions at Camp Nou on Sunday in a thrilling encounter that gives Zinedine Zidane’s side the advantage in the tie. Lionel Messi cancelled out Gerard Pique’s own goal before substitute Cristiano Ronaldo scored Madrid’s second and was then sent off for two bookable offences, the first for removing his shirt in celebration and the second for diving under pressure from Samuel Umtiti....

After a disappointing outing in the team event of the Badminton Asia Junior Championships 2018, India has made an impressive turnaround in the individual competition. The success has been possible because of some tremendous display by India’s fast-rising star, Lakshya Sen. The 16-year-old has dropped just one game in five matches on his way to Sunday’s summit clash. What stands out from Sen’s performance is how confident he has been against his last two opponents, both of whom are ranked higher than the ninth ranked Indian in the world junior rankings....

The 16-year-old from Uttarakhand took just 46 minutes to beat top-seeded Kunlavut Vitidsaran of Thailand 21-19, 21-18 in the final to win his maiden gold in the prestigious tournament. He had won a bronze in the last edition. An elated BAI president Himanta Biswa Sarma lauded Lakshya’s historic feat, saying: Lakshya has done the country proud. We have been investing on youngsters and we are happy seeing the dividends....

Speculation emerged last month that Ronaldo wants to move away from Spain, having reportedly been unhappy with the club’s level of support in the wake of allegations of tax fraud. The 32-year-old is said to have been pacified following talks with Madrid president Florentino Perez, but a refusal to speak publicly about his intentions has done little to dispel the rumours entirely. Bale, who has spent the last four years alongside Ronaldo at the Santiago Bernabeu, admits that he is in the dark about his team-mate’s plans....

The prolific start to the 2016 finals made Bale tie the record by Milan Baros of the Czech Republic and Netherlands’ Ruud van Nistelrooy, both scoring in each of their first three games at Euro 2004, reports Xinhua. The three goals made Bale all time top scorer of Wales in major tournaments ahead of Ivor Allchurch, who collected two in the 1958 FIFA World Cup in Sweden. Wales last participated in a major tournament at the 1958 World Cup, in which they reached the quarter-finals....

Warne, who has taken over the role of a Mentor for Rajasthan Royals, said he was disappointed and embarrassed by what happened during the third Test between Australia and South Africa in Cape Town. It is very disappointing but I feel that this given an opportunity to others to slam boot into Australians without any reason," Warner told PTI. “I am not defending what Smith has done and I am also embarrassed as any other Australians with the happenings....