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

Zidane wants World Cup mentality

Zinedine Zidane wants Real Madrid to treat their remaining 11 games in La Liga like a World Cup as they aim to overhaul Barcelona to win their second league title in eight years.
13 June 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Worse than pre-season’

More than eight million households tuned in to watch the return of Italian football on Friday night, but the strange circumstances surrounding the game, including the empty stands, out-of-sorts players and even the additional two substitutions proved to be a little too much to handle.
13 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Karunaratne raring to go

Sri Lanka are one of the few cricket teams to have restarted their training sessions, which had been halted in March due to the coronavirus pandemic. With home series against England and South Africa cancelled due to the pandemic, Sri Lanka Cricket is desperate for its team to return to action. While India postponed their scheduled tour of the country, SLC is optimistic about Bangladesh’s tour in July.
13 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Reckless: Djokovic courts controversy

There was no social distancing and few among the thousands of fans wore face masks -- all with Novak Djokovic’s approval.
13 June 2020, 18:00 PM

'Tokyo Olympics will be safe'

Next year's Olympics will be safe despite the coronavirus pandemic, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike has said, pledging a "120-percent effort" to ensure the first-ever postponed Games can go ahead.
13 June 2020, 04:17 AM

BCCI calls off Zim tour

India’s August tour of Zimbabwe was on Friday called off by the BCCI owing to the COVID-19 threat, which hasn’t allowed national cricketers to even resume training.
12 June 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Racial banter not acceptable’

Former West Indies captain Daren Sammy said black athletes should not have to shrug off degrading words as “banter” after he discovered his nickname in the Indian Premier League had racial connotations.
12 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Booters warming up for camp

Footballers of the Bangladesh national team are slowly shrugging off the rust and warming up for individual training after the Asian Football Confederation recently announced World Cup qualifying fixtures in October and November.
12 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Press conference from 8,000 kms away

Beijing Guoan head coach Bruno Genesio gave a press conference Thursday from 8,000 kilometres away in his native France via mobile phone
12 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Mueller, Lewandowski to miss potential title-clincher

Bayern Munich could secure an eighth straight Bundesliga title this weekend, but host Borussia Moenchengladbach on Saturday without suspended duo Thomas Mueller and Robert Lewandowski.
12 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Moles vows to carry on despite amputated leg

Afghanistan director of cricket Andy Moles plans to continue his career despite the “trauma” of having his leg amputated after being told he could otherwise lose his life.
12 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Haider, Shah in Pak squad

Teenagers Haider Ali and Naseem Shah have been picked for Pakistan’s tour of England next month, continuing the country’s tradition of throwing young players in at the deep end.
12 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Lisbon to host rest of CL?

The final stages of this season’s interrupted Champions League will be played in Lisbon, with the final on August 22 or 23, German newspaper Bild reported on Friday.
12 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Fans welcome at Djokovic’s event

After being suspended for three months due to the coronavirus pandemic, top-level international tennis returns this weekend in Belgrade with a charity tournament hosted by World No. 1 Novak Djokovic and where fans will be welcome.
11 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Italian season resumes today

The Italian season resumes after a three-month break due to the coronovirus pandemic on Friday when Juventus, still chasing a possible league, cup and Champions League treble, host AC Milan in the return leg of their Coppa Italia semifinal.
11 June 2020, 18:00 PM

Injury fears loom over restart

The Premier League will return after a 100-day stoppage on June 17, cramming the remaining 92 games of the season into just five-and-a-half weeks.
11 June 2020, 18:00 PM

T20 changed Test batting

Asian cricket greats including Rahul Dravid believe modern Test batting has become a thrilling spectacle thanks to T20 smash-and-wallop fests such as the Indian Premier League.
11 June 2020, 18:00 PM

TK 1474 cr allocated to Youth and Sports Ministry

The government has allocated Tk 1,474 crore to the Youth and Sports Ministry for the upcoming fiscal year of 2020-21.
11 June 2020, 12:49 PM

Colindres leaving Bangladesh

Daniel Colindres’ journey in Bangladesh football came to an end as Bangladesh Premier League champions Bashundhara Kings parted ways with the Costa Rican World Cupper owing to their inability to bear his wages during the off-season.
10 June 2020, 18:00 PM

BFF secretariat trying to buy delegates, allege three bodies

Apprehension over injustice from the mitigation committee for the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) delegates’ nomination ahead of the 2020 congress and polls was again brought to the fore as the existing committee of two affiliated bodies -- Dhaka Divisional Football Association (DFA) and Dilkusha SC -- alleged that the BFF secretariat bypassed them by giving away their nomination forms to BFF-preferred candidates.
10 June 2020, 18:00 PM