Sports

Women's sport draws record viewership in 2023

A record 46.7 million viewers in Britain tuned in to watch women's sport on TV in 2023, eclipsing 2019's mark by almost a million, according to research published by the Women's Sport Trust on Tuesday.
7 February 2024, 08:11 AM

Champion swimming couple now guiding national youth team

South Asian Games gold-medallist swimmers Mahfuza Khatun Shila and Shajahan Ali Rony, now a married couple, will guide the national swimming team at the international competition titled BIMSTEC Youth Water Sports Competition, which is scheduled to start from Feb 7 in New Delhi, India.
7 February 2024, 07:35 AM

Gavaskar slams Rohit

As Rohit Sharma gifted his wicket on day two of the ongoing fourth Test against Australia at Brisbane, former skipper Sunil Gavaskar did not hold back on his criticism and said that there is no excuse for Rohit to be playing that kind of shot.
16 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Black Caps on top of the world

New Zealand stood on the shoulders of a giant to complete an emphatic clean sweep of their Test summer and make official their No 1 ranking in the world.
6 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Mahedi stars in opener

A cracker of a start to the Bangabandhu T20 Cup saw Mahedi Hasan’s incredible last over lead Minister Rajshahi to a scintillating two-run win over Beximco Dhaka in yesterday’s first game at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.
24 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Zidane wants Messi to stay in Spain

Lionel Messi was reported on Thursday to be planning to leave Barcelona in 2021, but Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane was hoping the Argentine
3 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Bryant's body identified among helicopter crash victims

Medical examiners identified the body of NBA legend Kobe Bryant after recovering the remains of all nine people who died in a helicopter crash near Los Angeles, officials said Tuesday.
29 January 2020, 05:43 AM

IT’S ABOUT TIME FOR KICK-OFF

The latest sports buzz around town is all about the new football tournament. For the first time, a one-of-a-kind footballing event will take off with Bangamata U-19 Women’s Gold Cup on April 22, 2019.
17 April 2019, 18:00 PM

SHORT CORNER

As per instructions of International Olympic Committee (IOC), the Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) has formed a six-member
10 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Deshi Ballers hosts 3x3 Basketball Tournament

Deshi Ballers International Women's Day 3x3 Basketball Tournament was held on March 9, 2019 at Gulshan Youth Club in Dhaka, hosted by Deshi Ballers.
13 March 2019, 18:00 PM

Greatest rivals square off

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal will renew the "greatest rivalry" in modern tennis when they collide in a mouth-watering 107th Australian Open final on Sunday.
26 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Excuses to use in badminton

Look, we've all been there. It starts with the shuttlecock in the air, landing near you with a seemingly predictable projectile motion.
16 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Catching up with the BPL

The country's biggest T20 league is taking place as we speak, but this time around it hasn't been garnering too much attention.
16 January 2019, 18:00 PM

The Lake of Gold

The sun paints gold on the horizon, on the faces of kids, youths, and adults in a November afternoon. All souls rejoice at the dribbling and passing of youths at a field of Sonadighi, meaning “the lake of gold”, in Rajshahi.
2 January 2019, 18:00 PM

DELUSIONAL SPORTS FANS

Whether you're starting at a new school, coaching, university or job, there's a few quick ways to get acquainted with all the new people around you.
26 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Unpopular Sports and Where to Play Them

The sports scene of the country is dominated by the big two – cricket and football. Occasionally you'll have basketball, handball, and volleyball practices at a select few educational institutes.
7 November 2018, 18:00 PM

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Nasiruddin cleared to play for Kings
30 October 2018, 18:00 PM

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Iran prosecutor says no repeat of women at football matches
17 October 2018, 18:00 PM

What not to do on a Champions League stay over

The middle of the week is just a reminder to how far the end really is. But this week it's different. Why? Because the Champions League is on tonight!
17 October 2018, 18:00 PM

Build your own dream team

Football is arguably the biggest sport in the world. It can unite people who are on the same bandwagon with a sense of shared identity, or it can destroy friendships based on apparent club rivalry that in all honesty does not make much sense from thousands of miles away yet it certainly spices things up.
3 October 2018, 18:00 PM