The race to succeed Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee reaches a climax on Thursday with Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior, Sebastian Coe and Kirsty Coventry believed to be neck and neck but clear of the remaining quartet.

A tennis union co-founded by Novak Djokovic on Tuesday announced a series of legal actions aimed at the sport's governing bodies, alleging "anticompetitive restraints and abusive practices".

Women Fide Master (WFM) Wadifa Ahmed clinched the Asian Zonal Chess Championship Zone 3.2 title in Colombo, Sri Lanka today to qualify for the upcoming Chess World Cup.

Basketball and football are projected to remain as the two highest revenue-generating sports in 2025 at 44% and 35%, respectively.

The decision still needs to be rubber-stamped by a full IOC Session of about 100 members later this week, but that is expected to be a formality.

Lando Norris kept his cool in a rain-hit, incident-packed season-opening Australian Grand Prix Sunday to edge world champion Max Verstappen with Lewis Hamilton 10th on his Ferrari debut.

Promising swimmers Samiul Islam Rafi and Any Akter have been selected for the World Aquatics Championships after Bangladesh Swimming Federation (BSF) sent the entries of the two to FINA on Wednesday.

Charles Leclerc left new Ferrari teammate Lewis Hamilton trailing in his wake as he topped the timesheets in the second free practice at the season-opening Australian Formula One Grand Prix on Friday.

Lewis Hamilton will look to lay down an immediate marker against world champion Max Verstappen when the Briton makes his highly anticipated Ferrari debut at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix this week.

Tiger Woods revealed Tuesday he had undergone surgery to repair a ruptured left Achilles tendon, derailing the veteran golf superstar's comeback plans in the latest injury setback to rock the twilight of his glittering career.

The Ministry of Youth and Sports on Tuesday announced a Tk 25 lakh grant for training of Bangladesh women’s kabaddi team, who recently won their maiden bronze medal in the Asian Women’s Kabaddi Championship.

With Pakistan having announced a new schedule for South Asian Games from January 23 to 31 next year, Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) is planning to start preparation camp for athletes in April, subject to release of government fund.

Bangladesh, were however, beaten 41-18 against Group B champions and hosts Iran later in the day evening. 

The two Pakistani hockey legends are saddened by the sorry state of Bangladesh's hockey right now

Bangladesh women’s kabaddi team brightened their chances to reach the semifinals of 6th Asian Women’s Kabaddi Championship after thrashing Malaysia 52-12 in a Group A fixture in Pardis, Tehran, Iran yesterday.

Bangladesh's placement in Group A is seen as a relatively easier path to the semifinals, securing at least a bronze medal—an achievement Bangladesh first attained in the tournament’s inaugural edition in 2005.

With gold and silver out of reach, Bangladesh women’s kabaddi team has set their sights on the bronze medal, subject to being placed in a good group of seven-team Asian Women’s Kabaddi Championship, scheduled for March 4-9 in Iran.

Bangladesh defeated by Nepal 45-27 points in the final match of the five-match Test series yesterday, securing a 4-1 triumph. However, Nepal’s historic victory over Bangladesh in the second match grabbed much focus, with the visiting team’s captain Ghanshyam Roka Magar eventually becoming the best raider of the series. Ghanshyam had earlier played a key role in taking their country to the final of 2024 Bangabandhu Gold Cup Kabaddi, using his experience from the Indian Pro Kabaddi League where he played for Haryana Steelers. The youngster spoke to The Daily Star’s Anisur Rahman about the just-concluded series and Nepal’s rapidly-improving kabaddi team after the fifth match. Following are excerpts from the interview.

The French Mint has received 220 requests to replace medals won at the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics, it told AFP on Friday.

Soviet chess grandmaster Boris Spassky, who was famously defeated in the so-called match of the century at the height of the Cold War, has died aged 88, the Chess Federation of Russia said Thursday.