Fizz to be granted NOC for two IPL matches, Shakib also to get nod for PSL
Mustafizur, who was signed for the remainder of the IPL season by Delhi for INR 6 crore, had asked the BCB for NOC for Delhi’s last three league matches. 
15 May 2025, 08:15 AM
Bangladesh Emerging collapse after Akbar heroics, series level at 1-1
Skipper Akbar Ali produced a valiant century but Bangladesh Emerging Team fell short by 10 runs against South Africa Emerging in a high-scoring second one-dayer at the Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi on Wednesday.
14 May 2025, 13:18 PM
Bologna end 51-year wait for glory with Italian Cup triumph
Bologna ended a 51-year wait for a major trophy on Wednesday after winning the Italian Cup with a 1-0 victory over AC Milan, who slumped to yet another painful defeat in a horror season.
14 May 2025, 21:33 PM
Alcaraz sets up Italian Open semi clash with Musetti, Sabalenka falls
Carlos Alcaraz set up a semifinal meeting with Lorenzo Musetti at the Italian Open on Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Jack Draper in the last eight, while women's world number one Aryna Sabalenka was knocked out.
15 May 2025, 00:00 AM

Sports

‘Life in sports is yet to return’

Jubaidur Rahman Rana, convenor of five-member Search Committee, talked to The Daily Star's Anisur Rahman.
12 May 2025, 02:00 AM

Female athletes ecstatic after 'unique' Qatar visit

The four female athletes who accompanied Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus during his visit in Qatar returned home yesterday and expressed gratitude for the unique honour they received and shared their amazement at the state-of-the-art sports facility in the gulf nation.
25 April 2025, 17:30 PM

Women athletes to accompany CA in Earthna Summit

Bangladesh footballers Afeida Khandokar, Shaheda Akhter, and cricketers Sumaiya Akhter and Sharmin Sultana are set to accompany Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus on his Qatar tour.
17 April 2025, 15:09 PM

From lost playgrounds to booming business

In the memories of those who grew up before the turn of the millennium, the playground was a second home.
11 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Miraz named Kool-BSPA sportsperson of the year

Bangladesh all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz was named sportsperson of the year 2024 during a colourful Kool-BSPA Sports Award 2024 ceremony held at the Pan Pacific Sonargaon Dhaka on Friday.
11 April 2025, 14:40 PM

‘No obstacles for women footballers’: BFF calls for action against mob 

The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) stated that it disapproves of the vandalism that took place to force off the women’s football match at the Tilakpur High School ground in Joypurhat's Akkelpur upazila on Tuesday.
29 January 2025, 14:26 PM

NSC declares seven new ad-hoc committees

The National Sports Council (NSC) has formed new ad-hoc committees for seven sports federations today. The seven sports federations are: Swimming, table tennis, volleyball, karate, weightlifting, bodybuilding and fencing.
28 January 2025, 09:18 AM

Tigers seize first Test win in West Indies since 2009

Grit, ambition and skill came through for the Tigers in one of their finest days in Test cricket as they won their first Test in the West Indies in 15 years since 2009. Taijul Islam was the star of the show with his 15th Test fifer and in a fitting end, Nahid Rana scalped the final wicket of the day to bowl West Indies out for 185 to give Tigers a 101-run win in a enchanting day of Test cricket.
3 December 2024, 21:46 PM

Spanish captain Ferrer tight-lipped on Nadal's role in Davis Cup

The 38-year-old Nadal last month announced he was putting an end to his glittering tennis career after the Davis Cup final
19 November 2024, 05:53 AM

Sabina, Ritu Porna visit SBNCS

The stars of Bangladesh Women’s national football team captain Sabina Khatun and Rituporna Chakma visited the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) office at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur today. They were welcomed to the SBNCS by national cricket team captain Nigar Sultana Joty who showed them around. The footballers, fresh from their SAFF Championship triumph, also tried their hands in cricket at the indoor practice facility of SBNCS and impressed Joti with their skills!
10 November 2024, 20:35 PM

'Racing career: completed it!' announces cycling great Cavendish

Cycling great Mark Cavendish announced his retirement from the sport on Saturday, writing on social media that his final race will be Sunday's Tour de France Singapore Criterium.
10 November 2024, 07:00 AM

France hijab bans in sports 'discriminatory': UN experts

United Nations rights experts on Monday slammed decisions in France barring women and girls who wear the Muslim headscarf from sports competitions as "discriminatory", demanding they be reversed.
28 October 2024, 12:23 PM

New Zealand basks in 'golden 48 hours' after sporting triumphs

"It was a weekend that kept giving, one that will go down as one of the greats," the news website Stuff said.
21 October 2024, 04:51 AM

Journalist Aghore Mondal dies at 58

Renowned sports journalist Aghore Mondal passed away this afternoon at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU). He was 58.
25 September 2024, 12:08 PM

Norris cool on F1 title hopes ahead of Italian GP

Lando Norris played down his chances of pipping Max Verstappen to the Formula One drivers' title on Thursday even though the world champion's unbeatable aura has faded heading into the Italian Grand Prix.
29 August 2024, 18:15 PM

Student representatives introduced in sports association ad-hoc committees 

The National Sports Council introduced a position for student representatives in the new seven-member ad-hoc committees to be formed nationwide, a  press release confirmed on Tuesday. 
27 August 2024, 13:45 PM

All sports associations dissolved

The Youth and Sports Ministry yesterday dissolved all executive committees of divisional, district and upazila sports associations as well as divisional, district and upazila women’s sports associations.
21 August 2024, 14:41 PM

Abahani tent looted, vandalised

The club tent of Abahani Limited, one of the most popular sporting clubs of the country, was vandalised and looted by miscreants a few hours after the resignation of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday.
6 August 2024, 15:33 PM

Sports journalists hold human chain demanding justice for students-people

“I want a fair investigation for every incident, not an eye-wash."
3 August 2024, 10:34 AM

Teen sensation Yamal's Euro success thrills hometown

Despite his youth, Yamal has long been venerated in his childhood home.
12 July 2024, 09:36 AM