The ongoing unrest of the quota reform movement also affected the sports arena. Especially the upcoming Women's T20 World Cup raised concerns. The ICC also monitoring the matter. In a report on Tuesday (July 23), the popular cricket website Cricbuzz said that the ICC is concerned about the whole situation. The organization is monitoring the entire situation. The issue was also discussed at the recently concluded ICC annual meeting in Sri Lanka. BCB has been informed about the matter. An ICC official told Cricbuzz about this, 'We are closely monitoring the entire situation in Bangladesh.' However, there is still a lot of time left for the tournament to begin. That situation has improved somewhat in the last 24 hours. It should be noted that the ninth edition of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup will start from October 3. The finals of this global tournament will end on October 20. A total of 10 teams will participate in this competition divided into two groups. Bangladesh capitalized on Murshida and Jyoti's devastating batting. Bangladesh is the host of this year's event. It will be played in two venues. The matches of the season will be held at Mirpur Sher E Bangla Cricket Stadium and Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. A total of 23 matches will be played in the group stage, semi-finals and finals. Australia are the reigning champions of the smallest version of cricket. They won the title by defeating the Proteas in the final of the last edition which held in South Africa in 2023. group phase Group A: India, Pakistan, New Zealand, Australia and Sri Lanka Group B: Bangladesh, England, South Africa, West Indies and Scotland

Bangladesh suffered a major setback in their first match against Sri Lanka in the group stage of the ongoing Women's Asia Cup. The Tigresses won their second match by the same margin in a comeback mission. Nigar Sultana's team won by a big margin of 114 runs against Malaysia in their third and last match in the battle of the complicated equation to confirm the semi-final. After winning the toss and batting in Sri Lanka's Dambulla on Wednesday (July 24), Murshida scored 80 off 59 balls and Nigar Sultana Jyoti scored 62 off 37 balls to set their second highest T20 record of 191 runs. Earlier, Tigresses scored 255 for 2 against Maldives in 2019. Chasing a big target, Malaysia's innings stopped at 77 runs after losing 8 wickets in the scheduled 20 overs. After this victory by 114 runs, Bangladesh's run rate is 1.971. On the other hand, the run rate of Thailand, which is third in the table, is 0.098. As a result, regardless of the result between Sri Lanka and Thailand in the last match of the group stage, Bangladesh will be in the top two in the 'B' group. And if the Thai girls beat the hosts by an incredible margin, Bangladesh can go to the last four even as the group 'champion'. If the group runners up, the red-greens are getting India in the semi-finals.

After winning the second Copa America in a row, some footballers including Enzo Fernandez performed a racist song about France. A live video posted on social media by Fernandez on that event. An Argentinian sports official has been sacked after asking Messi to apologize for his behavior towards teammates. Argentine footballers team made racist comments to the French footballers while returning to the hotel by bus after the Copa final match last Sunday. At this time Enzo Fernandez was on live. However, he stopped the video midway through the words of a teammate. Otamendi was also singing there with Fernandez. Fernandez later regretted this and apologized. However, no comment was received from the Argentina Football Association. Argentine captain Messi was not involved in this incident. However, he was asked to apologize on behalf of the team by Argentine sports official Julio Garo. He also commented that Argentine Football Association (AFA) president Claudio Tapia should also apologize.

Lionel Messi injured his right leg in the Copa America final. Messi's club Inter Miami given bad news after testing. They said the Argentine legend had suffered ligament damage. Because of this, Messi will be out of the field indefinitely. The statement said, 'After the medical examination, it is known that Messi has injured the ligament in the right ankle.' When the captain will be available depends on how quickly he recovers and their assessment. Meanwhile, he missed the League Cup games against Puebla on July 27 and Tigers on August 3 due to injury. Earlier, Miami coach Gerardo Martino said that he will not be available for at least the next two matches of Miami in Major League Soccer (MLS). 'He sprained his ankle and the injury hasn't healed,' Martino told the media. So have to wait for the test and its results. Various tests will be done to understand the extent of the situation. Meanwhile, Messi expressed hope for a quick return. According to him, 'Copa America is over.' First of all I want to thank everyone for the messages and congratulations. Now I'm fine. Thank God. Hopefully, soon I will be able to get back on the field and enjoy what I love to do the most.'

Chelsea's Argentinian midfielder Enzo Fernandez apologized for his racist behavior. After winning the second Copa in a row last Monday, in a live video posted by Argentina midfielder Fernandez on social media, a few footballers including him performed a racist song about France. Dissatisfied with this, the French Football Federation complained against the Argentine Football Federation for racist behavior. Also going to complain to FIFA. Earlier, Argentina fans made racist chants at French striker Kylian Mbappe after defeating France in the 2022 World Cup final. After winning the Copa, Fernandez and others are seen singing along to that song. Meanwhile, Enzo Fernandez gave a post apologizing for the racist behavior. The English club Chelsea has started an investigation into his actions. Apologizing in an Instagram story, Fernandez wrote, 'I sincerely apologize for posting a video on my Instagram channel in celebration of the national team.' He said, 'This song contains very insulting language and there is no excuse for using these words. I am against all kinds of discrimination.'

Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto oozed with confidence to overcome a stern challenge in the upcoming Test series against Pakistan, stating that the Test team will be bolstered by some experienced players who would bring a good balance into the team. Bangladesh had endured a tough time of late after having a ‘not up to the mark’ T20 campaign, largely because of their insipid batting performance. The batting line up however would have to face the bowlers like Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Ameer Jamal and co, who are believed to be tough to handle on Pakistan soil. Past records show that instead of good memories, Bangladesh had bad memories in the last tour on Pakistan soil in 2020. Bangladesh lost by an innings margin in Rawalpindi Test after a meek surrender. Speaking at an event today in Dhaka, Shanto said unlike the T20 team, the Test squad will have enormous depth after the inclusion of the likes of Mushfiqur Rahim and Mominul Haque.  "I won’t tell the plan, it’s up in the sleeve. I think Pakistan's bowling will definitely be very challenging. They are a very good team, specially at their own den. But I think we have quite a few experienced players in this format. The likes of Mushfiqur Rahim, Mominul Haque are in the Test team and there are other players. If we can show that experience and play to our strength, I believe we can pose a tough challenge even on Pakistan soil.” Shanto believes the preparation will be up to the mark this time around because most of the Test players will get some matches ahead of the series to prepare them well.  The Test regulars like Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Shahadat Hossain Dipu, Sadman Islam went to Australia with the HP team which will play two four-day matches there. On the other hand, Mushfiqur Rahim and Muminul Haque are scheduled to play a four-day match in Pakistan with the Bangladesh A team. Shanto and other players will also play two preparation matches in the country. Shanto however looked satisfied with the practice and preparation schedule.  "A number of players who are likely to be included in the original squad have gone to Australia. It’s a good opportunity for them to prepare well for the Test series. We have two practice matches ahead in Chattogram. Those who will be involved in these matches will be able to prepare properly. If you talk about the planning, it’s good. There will also be several warm-up sessions before we leave,” he opined. Bangladesh have played only two Tests so far in this year while Pakistan haven’t played a single match in this format. Both teams failed to live up to their expectations in the T20 World Cup and so are under some pressure. But since the format is different, the teams will look different. Shanto thinks what happened in the past is past now as they are preparing for a new series in other format. He is quite confident that the players will be highly motivated to earn a good result from Pakistan. “It’s not only about the good or bad series or tournament. Even if it's bad, we have to move forward. Although it is good, there is no need to think too much about it. Being present is very important,” he added. “As you said, the format is different, so several players who were not in the T20 format, will play this Test format. Those who will come have already been preparing for the Pakistan series. We should definitely start the next series well. We played the last Test against Sri Lanka a long time ago. Everyone is getting a good amount of time to prepare before this series. I hope we can show a better performance.” Source: BSS  

Bangladesh team left the country to participate in the Women's Asia Cup held in Sri Lanka. Nigar Sultana Jyoti ‍and her team left Dhaka at 12:55 PM on Tuesday (July 16). Meanwhile, Nigar Sultana Jyoti faced the media in Mirpur on Monday (July 15) before leaving the country. At this time, the Tigress captain also stated her goals in the Asia Cup. The Tigress captain said, 'The last two series have gone badly, we have not won a single match. Then we had a long break, during which we played domestic cricket. Those who have done well there, we have brought them into the national team. In the last camp, I saw that everyone is in a good mood. We are now looking forward to playing good cricket. It should be noted that Sri Lanka, Malaysia and Thailand are Bangladesh's partners in the 'B' group of this year's Asia Cup. Jyoti will face the Lankans on the second day of the tournament i.e. July 20. On the other hand, Nepal and United Arab Emirates are in Group A along with two arch-rivals India-Pakistan.