Woods adds Homa, Kim and Kisner to his indoor golf team

"I have already shared my excitement and optimism for TGL as a league and product," Woods said.
22 April 2024, 17:44 PM

Pool lies empty as Bogura swimmers train in ponds

“I don’t want to talk about the lack of facilities anymore. Many journalists have come before, interviewed me about it, but nothing ever happens,” said Masud Rana, a Bogura-based swimming instructor, who was frustrated by the years of false promises and obliviousness of the authorities.
22 April 2024, 01:00 AM

Seven killed at Sri Lanka motor race

At least seven people were killed and another 21 wounded when a race car ploughed into spectators at a packed motorsport event hosted by Sri Lanka's army Sunday, police said.
21 April 2024, 14:33 PM

Mohammedan seek Papon’s intervention in hockey

Mohammedan Sporting Club sought the intervention of youth and sports minister Nazmul Hassan Papon for justice over the title-deciding match of the Green Delta Insurance Premier Hockey League against Abahani, claiming that the club is not getting cooperation from Bangladesh Hockey Federation.
21 April 2024, 10:45 AM

Verstappen adds China to his list of victories

Triple world champion Max Verstappen won Formula One's first Chinese Grand Prix in five years on Sunday with McLaren's Lando Norris finishing second to deny Red Bull the one-two.
21 April 2024, 08:57 AM

China F1 crowd turns up the volume ahead of Zhou's home debut

Chants of "Guanyu, Guanyu, Guanyu," drowned out all other sound at the Shanghai International Circuit on Sunday as Zhou Guanyu, China's first and only Formula One driver, stepped onto the starting grid ahead of his first Chinese Grand Prix.
21 April 2024, 07:35 AM

Hockey league playoff next month

Defending champions Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club and title-rivals Abahani were unanimous in their opposition to playing the playoff of the Green Delta Insurance Dhaka Premier Division Hockey League on Sunday, asking Bangladesh Hockey Federation to arrange a later date for the title-deciding match.
20 April 2024, 15:30 PM

'I don't know much about snooker' says seven-time world champ O'Sullivan

Ronnie O'Sullivan will launch his bid for an eighth World Championship triumph with a new approach after claiming he doesn't "know much" about snooker.
19 April 2024, 21:30 PM

Sports federations condemn Olympic prize money for athletics

An organisation of Olympic sports federations on Friday said the decision by World Athletics to award prize money to gold medallists in its events "undermines the values of Olympism".
19 April 2024, 18:37 PM

Mohammedan, Abahani players brawl as hockey league ends in chaos

With this outcome, the Sky Blues equalled Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club with 37 points from 15 matches each and set up a play-off clash to decide the title, according to the bylaws.
19 April 2024, 16:01 PM

Two-goal regret for Sabuj

Penalty-corner specialist Shohanur Rahman Sabuj returned with a broken heart after missing out on a golden opportunity to break a 29-year-old record for the highest goal-scorer in the Premier Division Hockey League.
19 April 2024, 14:50 PM

Mohammedan threaten to boycott last match

Mohammedan Sporting Club need a victory over title contenders Abahani Limited in today’s last match of Green Delta Premier Division Hockey League to regain the prestigious title but the league leaders are hesitant to play their last match over the issue of Rasel Mahmud Jimmy’s suspension.
18 April 2024, 16:35 PM

Nominees for Kool-BSPA Sports Awards 2023 enveiled

BSPA will hand over the prizes to the winners on April 21 at a city hotel.
18 April 2024, 15:48 PM

Hockey federation undecided over league bylaws in deciding champions

All three giants have one encounter left on Friday, with Mohammedan scheduled to lock horns with Abahani after Mariners play Bangladesh Police.
17 April 2024, 15:02 PM

LeBron, Curry, Durant head US Olympic 'Dream team'

LeBron James, Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant will spearhead a star-studded United States Olympic basketball squad chasing a fifth straight gold medal at this summer's Paris Games, officials announced Wednesday.
17 April 2024, 14:23 PM

Mohammedan tame Usha to move closer to hockey title

League leaders Mohammedan moved closer to reclaiming the Green Delta Premier Division Hockey League title with a hard-fought 6-5 victory over Usha Krira Chakra in the penultimate Super Six phase match in Dhaka on Tuesday.
16 April 2024, 15:30 PM

Paris 2024 Games torch relay launched in Olympics birthplace

"The Olympic flame that we are lighting today symbolises this hope for a better future," said International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach.
16 April 2024, 11:16 AM

American Scottie Scheffler wins 2024 Masters tournament

Scheffler, the world number one and 2022 Masters winner, shot a final round four-under par 68 to end on 11-under for the tournament with Masters first-timer Ludvig Aberg of Sweden finishing runner-up.
15 April 2024, 04:34 AM

Paris Olympics flame to be lit in its Greek birthplace

For the first time since the Covid-19 pandemic imposed toned-down events for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and 2022 Beijing Winter Games, spectators will be able to attend the torch relay events.
15 April 2024, 04:24 AM

Mariners beat Mohammedan to throw title race wide open

Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club broke league leaders Mohammedan's unbeaten run in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League with a 3-2 win in a crucial Super Six match at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Sunday as the league resumeed following the Eid break.
14 April 2024, 13:26 PM