Fizz to be granted NOC for two IPL matches, Shakib also to get nod for PSL
Mustafizur, who was signed for the remainder of the IPL season by Delhi for INR 6 crore, had asked the BCB for NOC for Delhi’s last three league matches. 
15 May 2025, 08:15 AM
Bangladesh Emerging collapse after Akbar heroics, series level at 1-1
Skipper Akbar Ali produced a valiant century but Bangladesh Emerging Team fell short by 10 runs against South Africa Emerging in a high-scoring second one-dayer at the Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi on Wednesday.
14 May 2025, 13:18 PM
Bologna end 51-year wait for glory with Italian Cup triumph
Bologna ended a 51-year wait for a major trophy on Wednesday after winning the Italian Cup with a 1-0 victory over AC Milan, who slumped to yet another painful defeat in a horror season.
14 May 2025, 21:33 PM
Alcaraz sets up Italian Open semi clash with Musetti, Sabalenka falls
Carlos Alcaraz set up a semifinal meeting with Lorenzo Musetti at the Italian Open on Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-4 win over Jack Draper in the last eight, while women's world number one Aryna Sabalenka was knocked out.
15 May 2025, 00:00 AM

Sports

BTS draws flak on Instagram from Chinese netizens after frontman RM's Olympics post

K-pop boy band BTS' Instagram account has come under attack after its leader RM posted his support of a South Korean athlete at the Winter Olympics currently underway in Beijing.
8 February 2022, 15:27 PM

Baby steps to giant strides

Beijing 2022 has inspired hundreds of millions of Chinese to take up winter sports and recreational activities, leaving the country gleefully in the grip of ice-and-snow zeal.
7 February 2022, 13:31 PM

Dazzling debut inspired by grandma's memory

Fifteen-year-old Kamila Valieva dominated on her Olympic debut Sunday in Beijing, coming close to breaking her own world record and propelling the Russians into first place ahead of the United States in the figure skating team event.
7 February 2022, 13:25 PM

Mascot's positive energy appeal makes it a hit

Beijing Winter Olympics organizers will increase the product offerings for the mascot Bing Dwen Dwen, a spokesman said on Sunday in response to the rising popularity of the mascot and a recent shortage of stock.
7 February 2022, 05:30 AM

Beijing Olympics underway

A general view shows performers dance under the Olympic rings during the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics at the Bird’s Nest in Beijing
4 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Skipping towards the next hurdle

Bozlur Rahman was perplexed, failing to fathom what special attention his teenage son hoped to garner by skipping rope all day. His confusion turned to joy on January 2, 2021, when Rasel Islam claimed two Guinness World Records.
4 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Recognition through balancing act

Monirul Islam, a 22-year-old student at the Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam University, holds two Guinness World Records for balancing objects on the back of his hand.
4 February 2022, 18:00 PM

‘I break records for fun’

Ashraful Islam, commonly known as “Jhohan Freestyle”, is a young boy from Chattogram who broke four Guinness World Records in freestyle football. He spoke to The Daily Star about how he got started on his record-setting journey and his ambitions for the future.
4 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Amateur cyclists make the grade

Bangladeshi cyclists Drabir Alam, Tanvir Ahmed, Mohammad Alauddin and Rakibul Islam, better known as Team BDC, claimed the Guinness World Record greatest distance cycled in 48 hours by a relay team by cycling 1670.334 km last month.
4 February 2022, 18:00 PM

IOC members fume over biennial WC plans

Members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday vented their frustration over plans for a biennial soccer World Cup instead of the current four-year cycle, saying it would have a major negative impact on other sports.
3 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Beijing Games set to open

Thomas Bach will meet Peng Shuai at the Beijing Winter Olympics to assess her “physical integrity and her mental state”, the IOC chief said Thursday, as controversy dogged the Games right up to the eve of the opening ceremony.
3 February 2022, 18:00 PM

Ad-hoc committee at BASM

Having dissolved the previous executive committee of Bangladesh Association of Sports Medicine (BASM), the National Sports Council (NSC) recently instituted an ad-hoc committee of BASM comprising 22 members.
31 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Tamim does not want to play T20Is, claims Hassan

"We spoke on the phone and he asked me only to not compel him. 'If you say, then I have to come. I don't want to play this format'."
22 January 2022, 17:58 PM

What they said

I welcome the decision to keep our borders strong and keep Australians safe.
16 January 2022, 18:00 PM

Ratna joins coaching circuit

Ratna broke out in 2008 and represented Bangladesh in the 2012 London Olympics. Her last international tournament was the ISSF World Cup in India last year while her last appearance in the domestic circuit came in the Air Gun Championships of 2018.
16 January 2022, 14:57 PM

ASM Ali Kabir no more

President of Bangladesh Athletics Federation and chairman of River Protection Commission ASM Ali Kabir passed away on Monday night at a hospital in Dhaka.
11 January 2022, 04:28 AM

Gone but not forgotten

Gone but not forgotten
30 December 2021, 18:00 PM

Pictures that captured 2021

Pictures that captured 2021
30 December 2021, 18:00 PM

DNCC Mayor Cup begins

With an aim to encourage the youth to engage in different sporting activities and keep them away from drugs, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Cup began today at the Bangladesh Army Stadium. 
24 December 2021, 15:20 PM

Hamilton receives knighthood

Seven times Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton received his knighthood for services to motorsport on Wednesday, days after he lost out on what would have been a record eighth title after a tense last lap at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
15 December 2021, 13:56 PM