Nazmul Haque Himel, a swimmer from the remote haor region of Nikli in Kishoreganj, has made history by conquering the English Channel -- a 33.4-kilometer stretch of treacherous water separating England and France – alongside another national swimmer, Mahfizur Rahman Sagor.

Under the low light at the Shaheed Taj Uddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium, it was somewhat difficult to spot the newly appointed Thai table tennis coach, Pattaratorn Passara, among the 30 or so paddlers preparing for the upcoming Asian Youth Games, Islamic Solidarity Games, and South Asian Games.

Dutch coach Siegfried Aikman has not set any specific targets for Bangladesh in the upcoming FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, but he is determined to make their pool-stage opponents -- France, Australia, and South Korea -- work hard for their wins.

Lando Norris fended off teammate Oscar Piastri to win the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday and maintain McLaren's relentless march through the season.

Regan Smith, Kate Douglass, Gretchen Walsh and Torri Huske's time of 3:49.34 eclipsed the previous mark of 3:49.63 set by the U.S. team at the Paris Olympics last year.

With three major international events -- the 3rd Asian Youth Games in Bahrain in October, the Islamic Solidarity Games in Saudi Arabia in November, and the South Asian Games in Pakistan in January -- lined up over the next few months, the Bangladesh Table Tennis Federation (BTTF) is set to appoint 25-year-old Thai coach Pattaratorn Passara as the national team’s head coach on a two-month contractual basis.

Leon Marchand admitted he was "struggling" on the final day of the world championships on Sunday after qualifying for the 400m individual medley final with an uncharacteristically sluggish swim.

Despite failing to improve their personal bests in the 50m events today, both had earlier achieved their career-best timings in the 100m category.

Bangladesh Table Tennis Federation general secretary and former paddler Captain Maksud Ahmed Sonet talked to The Daily Star's Anisur Rahman from Kathmandu about what led to the disappointing performances and the path ahead.

Born and raised in the United States, Zinnat Ferdous balances her career as a Google programme manager with a burning passion for the ring.

“Hit her, hit her hard,” shouted Afeida Khandokar, captain of the Bangladesh women’s football team, from the stands of the Mohammad Ali Boxing Stadium in Dhaka yesterday.

Chinese 12-year-old Yu Zidi was narrowly fourth in 2:06.43.

Swimmer Any Akter produced her career-best timing in the 100m freestyle event at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore today. However, the young swimmer remains far behind other South Asian competitors.

Bangladesh national table tennis teams’ bid to finish second in South Asian Regional Championships in both men’s and women’s sections fell apart as both teams suffered miserable defeats in all of their first day matches in Kathmandu on Wednesday.

France's Leon Marchand smashed the 200m individual medley world record in Singapore on Wednesday, setting a new mark of 1min 52.69sec.

Former BKSP swimmers Mahfizur Rahman Sagor and Nazmul Haque Himel successfully crossed the English Channel on Tuesday, becoming the first Bangladeshis in 37 years to accomplish the remarkable feat.

Sabit also has hockey in his blood. His father, Hazi Mohammad Selim Mahmud, played for Mauthtuli Club, and he shares a family connection with national forward Rasel Mahmud Jimmy.

While Afeida shines brightly in the limelight, her elder sister Afra Khandokar has been quietly scripting her own story -- one that, until now, has largely remained out of the public eye.

Drawn in Group F, Bangladesh will face France, Australia, and South Korea.

Iraqi table tennis player Nur al-Huda Sarmad adjusts her wheelchair before striking the ball into play, braving sweltering heat, social stigma and inadequate facilities as she dreams of taking her team to the Paralympics.