China reign supreme in Paralympic pool with two clean sweeps

Paralympic heavyweights China dominated the swimming events on Tuesday, winning four golds and claiming two podium clean sweeps to extend their advantage in the overall medal table.
3 September 2024, 20:24 PM

How a dolphin first inspired Paralympic champion Challis

As a child, Challis came across a video about a dolphin named Winter, whose tail was amputated after she got caught in a crab trap.
2 September 2024, 19:46 PM

Turkish Olympic shooter aims to trademark viral stance

Turkey's Olympic pistol sharpshooter Yusuf Dikec has filed to trademark his nonchalant stance at the Paris Games that went viral around the world, his coach told AFP on Monday.
2 September 2024, 15:28 PM

Ministry determined to bring youth back to playground: adviser Asif

The youth and sports ministry will take initiatives to revive the young generation’s interest in sports across the country, adviser Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan said after a meeting with sports editors of different media houses at the National Sports Council (NSC) auditorium today.
2 September 2024, 10:26 AM

‘A big opportunity to qualify for Hockey Junior WC’

Keeping sights on the Men’s FIH Hockey Junior World Cup 2025, Bangladesh U-21 national hockey team yesterday started gearing up for the upcoming Men’s Junior Asia Cup, scheduled to be held in Muscat, Oman from November 11-19 at BKSP.
2 September 2024, 01:31 AM

'Lightning strikes three times' for world's fastest Paralympian

The world's fastest Paralympian Petrucio Ferreira dos Santos said "lightning has struck for the third time" after he sprinted to his third Paralympic gold medal in the men's T47 100m at the Paris Games on Friday.
30 August 2024, 21:27 PM

Badminton world number one Shi dumped out of Korea Open

Shi went down 21-13, 21-15 to world number 17 Lee in South Korea.
30 August 2024, 08:42 AM

Ukrainian sport will recover from 'devastating blow': sports minister

Around 520 sports facilities had either been damaged or destroyed since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022.
30 August 2024, 05:59 AM

First Paralympic champions crowned as French fans roar on swimmer

The Paris Paralympics crowned its first champions on Thursday, with swimmer Ugo Didier collecting the host nation's first gold in euphoric scenes at La Defense Arena.
29 August 2024, 20:59 PM

The Paris Paralympics open in City of Light

Just as for the opening ceremony of the Olympics on the River Seine in July, it took place away from the main stadium for the first time at a Paralympics.
28 August 2024, 18:35 PM

Afghanistan's Taliban government bans 'violent' mixed martial arts

Afghanistan's Taliban government has banned mixed martial arts (MMA), believing it to be un-Islamic, its sports authority said in a statement on Wednesday.
28 August 2024, 13:09 PM

Jackie Chan: Hong Kong action star and Paris Paralympics torchbearer

Kung-fu daredevil, Hollywood star and Guinness world-record holder, and now Hong Kong-born actor Jackie Chan is set to be a torchbearer in the lead-up to Wednesday's opening ceremony of the Paralympics in Paris.
28 August 2024, 07:43 AM

Bangladesh contingent for Paris Paralympics reduced to seven members after criticism

The Youth and Sports Ministry of Bangladesh yesterday revised a government order (GO) that cut the list of members set to go to the Paris Paralympics, running from August 28 to September 8, following criticism.
23 August 2024, 18:32 PM

Paris Paralympics to showcase best of disability sport

A new generation of Paralympians will be joined by seasoned veterans competing in many of the same sensational venues in the centre of the French capital that hosted Olympic sports.
23 August 2024, 06:21 AM

Erdogmas, aged 13, confirmed as world’s youngest grandmaster

Turkish chess prodigy grandmaster (GM) Yagiz Kaan Erdogmas had his title confirmed five months after achieving his final norm in Germany, making him the current world’s youngest grandmaster at 12 years, nine months, and 29 days.
22 August 2024, 15:31 PM

Pole vault king Duplantis continues winning ways post-Olympics

Duplantis defended his Olympic gold in the Stade de France in some style, improving his own world record to 6.25 metres.
21 August 2024, 18:57 PM

Sports adviser unveils plan for new sports institute

Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Mahmud today announced plans for setting up a first-of-its-kind sports institute in the country.
18 August 2024, 09:18 AM

Kenyans ridicule 'joke' statue of Olympic star Kipyegon

Kenyans poured scorn and ridicule Thursday on a statue they said depicted Olympic star Faith Kipyegon in the world-renowned running hub of Eldoret as the nation feted its victorious Olympians.
15 August 2024, 09:33 AM

Abahani icons plea for return of looted trophies

Abahani officials from different eras, its fans, and some local residents joined the former players in urging those who looted the trophies on 5 August to return the cherished trophies so that their achievements can be preserved for future generations.
13 August 2024, 18:01 PM

Kobe Bryant locker sells for $2.9 mn at auction

The locker Kobe Bryant used for the majority of his legendary NBA career sold for $2.9 million on Friday in New York, as part of an auction of rare sports memorabilia at Sotheby's.
3 August 2024, 02:27 AM