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

Buttler safe but Denly faces axe

England are set to keep faith with Jos Buttler despite defeat to West Indies in the first Test of a three-match series, but time may be up for Joe Denly.
14 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Lifting the new normal’s burden

While athletes from the majority of disciplines are eagerly waiting for the situation to improve so they can get back to formal training, weightlifters across the country are paving the way as they returned to full-fledged training despite the increasing number of COVID-19 cases.
14 July 2020, 18:00 PM

City’s ban overturned

Manchester City will be free to play Champions League football next season after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) lifted a two-season ban from European competitions imposed by UEFA on Monday.
13 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Domingo holds online meeting with Tigers

Bangladesh cricket team’s head coach Russell Domingo yesterday had a virtual meeting with a 35-member preliminary squad and rest of the coaching staff as part of his continuous communication with the cricketers regarding their mental and physical tasks during the coronavirus pandemic.
13 July 2020, 18:00 PM

‘One of our best victories’

West Indies skipper Jason Holder has described his side’s stunning four-wicket win over England in the opening Test of the three-match series in Southampton as ‘one of the best victories’ of the Caribbean side as a group.
13 July 2020, 18:00 PM

WHAT THEY SAID

First game after the break belongs to us. Some gritty performance from the lads. This team deserves the win in this game. Congratulations boys. You make us proud.
13 July 2020, 18:00 PM

‘What a game of cricket’

When Shannon Gabriel walked off the field after his five-for on the fifth and final day of the Southampton Test, helping bowl England out for 313 for a chase of 200 for the Windies, there was no cheering crowd to give him an apt send-off back to the dressing room.
13 July 2020, 18:00 PM

100 cagers to get financial help

Bangladesh Basketball Federation decided to help promising100 cagers across the country financially to mitigate the hardship caused due to the coronavirus pandemic, said a press release today.
13 July 2020, 15:36 PM

A necessary new experience for chess players

Following the deferment of the 44th Chess Olympiad by a year, the world governing body of chess, FIDE, has come forward to introduce FIDE Online Olympiad, a team competition where all members will get the opportunity to compete amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
12 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Cut off their arms, says angry Gasperini

The only way for players to avoid giving away penalties for handball under current rules is to cut off their arms, angry Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini said after his team drew 2-2 at Juventus.
12 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Jahanara raring to get back on the field

With sport completely halted and not even training camps spared following the coronavirus outbreak, Bangladesh national team cricketer
12 July 2020, 18:00 PM

We left the door open, says Klopp

Jurgen Klopp was frustrated by Liverpool’s lack of killer instinct as Burnley became the first visiting side to avoid defeat at Anfield in the Premier League for 18 months in a 1-1 draw on Saturday.
12 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Wimbledon to disburse prize money

The prize money set aside for the Wimbledon Championships will be distributed to 620 players who were set to take part at this year’s cancelled tournament, the All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) said on Friday.
11 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Booters’ camp from early Aug

Football is likely to become the first team sport to be back in some sort of activity as Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) yesterday declared its plan of starting national team’s training camp in isolation after Eid-ul-Azha.
11 July 2020, 18:00 PM

VAR must not show ‘wrong idea of solidarity’, says Collina

Video Assistant Referees (VAR) must not show the “wrong idea of solidarity” by appearing to protect officials who make mistakes on the pitch, the head of FIFA’s Referees’ Committee has said.
11 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Jack Charlton dies at 85

Jack Charlton, a World Cup winner with England who became the darling of Ireland after leading their national team to unprecedented success as manager, has died aged 85.
11 July 2020, 18:00 PM

‘We have three finals still to go’

Real Madrid took another step towards their first La Liga title in three years by beating free-falling Alaves 2-0 at home on Friday, overcoming a number of high-profile absences to secure their eighth consecutive victory.
11 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Marega apologises for moment of madness

Porto striker Moussa Marega apologised for kicking the ball away and remonstrating with teammates after not being allowed to take a late penalty in the 3-1 win at Tondela on Thursday that took his side closer to claiming the Portuguese title.
10 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Fans to return in Germany in autumn?

German football fans may be able to return to stadiums to cheer on their heroes in national team and Bundesliga matches soon, the German Football
10 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Only BAF, BSSF ready to hold training

While the Bangladesh Cricket Board and Bangladesh Football Federation are making their own plans for the resumption of national training, most indoor sports disciplines are not yet in position to resume amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
10 July 2020, 18:00 PM