Mandhana, Rawal tons make India clinch last semi-final spot

Centuries from Smriti Mandhana and Pratika Rawal powered India to a 53-run win over New Zealand and into the Women's World Cup semi-finals on Thursday.
23 October 2025, 18:19 PM Sports
Records at a glance after Tigers snap winless streak in style
Bangladesh sealed a 2-1 series victory over the West Indies with a commanding 179-run win in the third and final ODI at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Thursday.
23 October 2025, 15:28 PM Sports
Bangladesh seal West Indies series with crushing 179-run win
Bangladesh ended their streak of four consecutive ODI series defeats in emphatic fashion
23 October 2025, 12:14 PM Sports
Napoli humiliation reinforces Conte's poor CL record
The humiliating 6-2 defeat to PSV Eindhoven made unfortunate history for both Antonio Conte and Napoli, but reaffirmed the coach’s poor Champions League record.
22 October 2025, 09:10 AM Sports

Zarif cites technical flaws in semifinal loss

The 17-year-old was beaten 6-1, 6-4 by Thailand’s Ariyaphol Leekul at the National Tennis Complex in Ramna, just six days after claiming the boy’s singles crown at the ITF World Tennis Tour Junior J30 in Rajshahi.
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35th Bangladesh World Tennis Tour Juniors J-30 / Zarif triumphs in thriller to reach semifinals
Bangladeshi young tennis star Zarif Abrar has continued his dream run at the 35th Bangladesh World Tennis Tour Juniors J-30, Dhaka, securing his place in the semifinals after a thrilling quarter-final victory, defeating India's second-seeded player Shounak Chatterjee 2-1.
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Pep talks with Djokovic as Sabalenka vows to improve 'in everything'
World number one Aryna Sabalenka told AFP that she needs to improve her tennis "in literally everything" and how Novak Djokovic is helping her do it on and off the court.
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SPLASH OF JOY
22 October 2025, 14:52 PM Sports
Calm before Hong Kong takeoff
10 October 2025, 09:26 AM Sports

Ruthless Bavarians face clinical Parisiens

Bayern Munich can complete only the second treble in their proud history by beating Paris Saint Germain in Sunday’s Champions League final to underline their status as Germany’s super club.
22 August 2020, 18:00 PM

PSG shirts banned in Marseille

Paris Saint-Germain fans in Marseille will have to keep a low profile on potentially their club’s greatest night, as local police said on Thursday they would ban the club shirt in some areas during the Champions League final.
21 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Clubs want payments resolved before committing to next season

A majority of Bangladesh Premier League clubs have given the initial nod to start the new season, but they first want to settle last season’s payment issues with players.
20 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Inter’s fourth or sevilla’s sixth?

Romelu Lukaku will look to continue his fine scoring run when Inter Milan meet Sevilla in the Europa League final tonight.
20 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Dissolution the only solution to infighting

Asked why their relationship had suddenly deteriorated after running the federation in tandem for nearly six years, Nazimuddin and Intekhabul blamed each other.
20 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Unstoppable Bayern ride on ‘outstanding Gnabry, bit of luck’

Bayern Munich head into Sunday’s Champions League final against Paris St Germain in extraordinarily dominant form and with a real chance to become the first team to win the competition with a 100 percent record.
20 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Lyon spurn chances, Bayern make most of theirs

Bayern Munich powered into the Champions League final, where they will face Paris St Germain, as two goals from Serge Gnabry led them to an emphatic 3-0 win over Olympique Lyonnais on Wednesday.
19 August 2020, 21:11 PM

Honeymoon ends, inquest begins

After the Bangladesh Sports Shooting Federation’s (BSSF) elected executive committee was declared illegal in 2012, Intekhabul Hamid was elected general secretary in one-sided polls. Two years later, Nazimuddin Chowdhury was elected unopposed in the presidential polls.
19 August 2020, 18:00 PM

The end of Barca’s super club era?

“I hope some good comes of this,” Barcelona defender Gerard Pique had said after his team’s 8-2 mauling against Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinals. That it was not just another 3-1 or 4-2 defeat was perhaps something Pique hoped Barcelona could learn from. He summed it up with ‘we’ve hit rock bottom’, which implies that there really is no way left to go but up.
19 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Even mom can’t help Cannavaro

Guangzhou Evergrande coach Fabio Cannavaro says his Chinese Super League champions have a major problem in defence -- and even his mother can’t help.
19 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Three more positive at Marseille

France’s first match of the new Ligue 1 soccer season looks set to be postponed after Olympique de Marseille said on Tuesday they had confirmed three more cases of COVID-19, bringing the total at the club to four.
18 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Three more positive at Marseille

France’s first match of the new Ligue 1 soccer season looks set to be postponed after Olympique de Marseille said on Tuesday they had confirmed three more cases of COVID-19, bringing the total at the club to four.
18 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Mental health in bubble a concern for Finch

The mental health of cricketers confined to biosecure bubbles during COVID-19 will be tested over the next two years, and Australia’s staff are working hard to prepare players for the challenges, limited overs captain Aaron Finch said on Tuesday.
18 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Glorious past, sordid present and the ‘ugly internal conflict’

The reason there are such big expectations from shooting is simple. Scintillating performances at international level, especially in South Asian and Commonwealth Games, fostered belief among sports lovers.
18 August 2020, 18:00 PM

SL tour a long and tough process: Akram

Bangladesh Cricket Board’s (BCB’s) cricket operations committee are busy with preparations for the upcoming Sri Lank tour and as the first step the board is going to conduct coronavirus tests of each player at their homes from September 18 before starting the residential camp on September 21.
18 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Ruman Sana and co test negative

Although the majority of national footballers had to go through some tough times after being tested positive for coronavirus ahead of the now-postponed national training camp earlier this month, the national archers have had a big relief to have been tested Covid-19 negative today.
18 August 2020, 13:15 PM

Valentino Rossi fumes after escaping horror crash

World motorcycling superstar Valentino Rossi said a rival's stray bike, travelling at around 300 km/h (187mph), almost "killed me" in a horrifying near-miss at the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday.
18 August 2020, 05:22 AM

Hockey GS removed

AKM Mominul Haque Shaeed, the general secretary of Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF), has been relieved of his duties due to his 10-month absence in hockey activities.
17 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Former hockey player Ehtesham dies at the age of 77

Former national hockey player and coach Ehtesham Sultan breathed his last at a city hospital in Mirpur today morning at the age of 77.
17 August 2020, 06:48 AM

United punished as old frailties at both ends return

Manchester United crashed out of the Europa League semi-finals with a 2-1 defeat by the competition's record five-time winners Sevilla after palpable frailties throughout the season came back to haunt them at crunch time.
16 August 2020, 23:56 PM