Having left athletics, Umme Hafsa Rumki tried her luck in football and saw a good future after being chosen as a member of senior women’s football team. But the girl from Sirajganj again came back to the sport she loved most and broke a 15-year-old high-jump record to justify her decision to continue as a high-jumper.

A nine-member Bangladesh athletic contingent left for Qatar yesterday to take part in the 23rd Asian Athletics Championships to be held in Doha from April 21 to 24.

Marzana Akter injured her legs in 2015 when she fell off a tree, and has been unable to walk since then. She has to move around in a wheelchair now, but her dreams are much bigger than her condition. She is now first year student of Bangladesh Health Profession Institute (BHPI).

The Freedom fighter Rajob Ali Khan 3rd National Masters (35-70 age groups) Athletic Championships got underway at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.

Diya Siddique won gold in the recurve women’s event at the 3rd ISSF International Solidarity Archery Championships to see Bangladesh secure gold at two events in the tournament.

After sprinter Mohammad Ismail's record-breaking performance on the opening day of the Walton National Athletics Championships, teenager Zahir Rayhan stole the show on the second day by breaking a 32-year-long national record in the 400m run at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.

Gauging the improvement of neighbouring India and Nepal was one of Bangladesh's aims in the first round of Women's Olympic

Boxer Shamima Akter survived only four minutes against five-time world champion Indian boxer Mary Kom during the semifinals of

Sprint legend Usain Bolt says he's stunned after being handed a drug testing notice despite retiring from athletics and having no professional contract as he bids to launch a football career in Australia.

Sprint superstar Usain Bolt looks set to make his first start as a professional footballer Friday, a challenge he said could determine if he has a future in the sport of his boyhood dreams.

Unheralded Shawon Ahmed emerged champion in 100m sprint of boys' under-19 group in the 34th National Junior Athletic Championships by outclassing two BKSP athletes at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.

The 34th National Junior Athletic Championships will get underway today at the Bangabandhu National Stadium with budding athletes from across the country vying for glory in 39 events.

Sprint king Usain Bolt fulfilled a boyhood dream Friday in making his much-anticipated football debut, exciting fans but tiring quickly in a 20-minute cameo for Australia's Central Coast Mariners.

Usain Bolt is set to get a first taste of competitive football on Friday in a much-hyped game, but the sprint superstar admits he is nervous with his fitness levels not up to scratch.

Sprint superstar Usain Bolt admitted Tuesday he was struggling with the tempo of professional football but is working hard to raise his fitness levels ahead of his first trial match this week.

The life of a sports journalist can be a pretty frustrating one at times. However, it can be a hell of a lot more frustrating if you are a sports journalist from Bangladesh, especially when covering major international sporting events such as the Asian Games.

Iran's Sohrab Moradi set a weightlifting world record that could last forever on Saturday as tearful North and South Korean athletes combined to win a highly symbolic medal at the Asian Games.

It looks as if Bangladesh will have to return empty handed from the Asian Games this time after shooting team put up a disappointing performance following the women’s kabaddi team's failure to stay in medal contention.

Bangladesh's shooting hope Abdullah Hel Baki finished 19th among 44 participants in the 10m air rifle event of the Asian Games at the Jakabaring Shooting Range in Palembang today.

Usain Bolt might be a superstar athlete but the fastest man ever won't be getting special treatment when he arrives in Australia in his bid to become a professional footballer.