Bangladeshis cast aside their usual docile and reserved image on Thursday and proudly displayed their sporting passion ahead of the gala opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup later in the capital.
A superb hat-trick by Bala Devi helped the Indian women's football team trounce hosts Bangladesh 3-0 to make a brilliant start in the qualifying tournament for next year's London Olympics.
India asserted its regional sporting supremacy with a medal haul of 175, including 90 gold, as the 11th South Asian Games drew to a close at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka on Tuesday.
India played their best match of the tournament as they beat Bangladesh by a solitary goal in the semi-final to set up a title clash against holders Maldives in the SAFF Championships in Dhaka.
Abhishek Yadav's golden goal gave India a 2-1 victory in the SAFF tournament third place play-off.
India are grouped with hosts Bangladesh, New Zealand and Scotland in Group C for the February 16 - March 5 tournament.
India captain Sourav Ganguly also hailed the 'outstanding performance' by Sachin Tendulkar.
Motiur Rahman Munna's golden goal in ther sixth minute of extra-time earned Bangladesh a meeting with Maldives in the final.
The Super League semi-finals will be the first matches in the tournament to make use of a third umpire.
England romped to a 97 run victory over New Zealand in a day/night match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka.
New Zealand thrashed Scotland by 240 runs on Thursday at the Bangladesh Sports Institute.
The trio will make way for Virender Sehwag, Zaheer Khan and Murali Kartik.
The 21-year-old left-arm seamer said he would rate his second five-for better than the first since it came under tougher conditions.
The pitch, which was watered yesterday, has not dried up completely due to overcast conditions.
Sharfaraz Rasool's goal sealed the fate of a depleted Indian side in their opening match of the tournament.
India were dumped out of the Under-19 World Cup by Pakistan who beat them by five wickets in the semi-final.
The ICC U-19 World Cup's top batsman will face the top bowler when India takes on Pakistan in the Super League semi-final on Sunday.
Zimbabwe registered a comprehensive 92 run victory over New Zealand in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
Pakistan beat New Zealand by eight wickets to enter the Super League semi-finals of the Under-19 World Cup.
India suffered their first defeat in the under-19 World Cup, losing by three runs.
New Zealand beat Bangladesh by two wickets with four balls to spare in the Under-19 World Cup.
The West Indies won the third and final match by 86 runs and took the series 2-0. Vasbert Drakes was adjudged man of the series.\n\n
Ramnaresh Sarwan smashed his first-ever\n\ncentury to help West Indies win by 84 runs in the second ODI against Bangladesh\n\n\n\n\n\n
Bengaluru FC conceded two late goals in dramatic fashion as they lost 0-2 to 10-man Abahani Limited Dhaka of Bangladesh in their AFC Cup group match in Dhaka.
Check out the statistical highlights of the first cricket One-day international between India and Bangladesh.
The age-old Indian practice has brought people from different cultures and countries together.
An inspired performance from Douglas Costa helped Brazil to a 3-0 win over Peru on Tuesday and lifted them into third place in the South American qualifying group for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
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