Bangladesh captain Nigar Sultana Joty said her side is eager to build on its experience and meet growing expectations as they get ready for their second appearance in the ICC Women’s World Cup, starting September 30 in Guwahati. 

The tournament was launched in 2015 as a talent-hunting initiative with financial support from the Japan Football Association (JFA).

After successfully guiding Bangladesh’s senior women’s team and under-20 women’s team to their maiden Asian Cup berths, head coach Peter Butler is willing to take on the challenge of leading the under-17 team in next month’s AFC Women’s U-17 Asian Cup Qualifiers.

The Bangladesh Army athlete lifted 94 kilos in clean and jerk and 75 kilos in snatch for a total of 169 kilos.

Bangladesh women’s cricket team will embark on their second-ever ICC Women’s World Cup journey as they depart for Colombo on Tuesday.

The tournament is scheduled to be held in Nepal from December 5 to 20.

The Sabalenka-Kyrgios showdown echoes the famous 1973 "Battle of the Sexes" exhibition match, when Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs in a key moment as the push for women's rights gained ground.

The South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) confirmed that the official YouTube channel of Sportzworkz, the tournament’s streaming partner, had been hacked and was unavailable ahead of today’s match.

Women’s cricket in Bangladesh still receives far less attention than men’s, and their preparation continues to lag. Yesterday’s Challenge Cup match in Savar showed just how poorly the team’s arrangements have been, given a quadrennial global event is fast-approaching.

WNBA players have called for improved stadium security after two games in four days were halted when sex toys were thrown onto the court.

New York-based boxer Zinnat Ferdous expressed excitement over making her domestic debut in Bangladesh at the National Boxing Championships on Tuesday -- nearly two years after first representing the country at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games.

Divya Deshmukh, the 19-year-old International Master from Nagpur, Maharashtra, etched her name into chess history by defeating Grandmaster Humpy Koneru 1.5–0.5 in the tiebreaks to win the Women’s World Cup in the Georgian city of Batumi on Monday.

She started her first match of the tournament in last week's 3-1 win over Italy which secured top spot and nine points in Group B after her illness led to substitute appearances against Portugal and Belgium.