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

Ziarul wants to go beyond South Asia

Despite winning a gold medal in the South Asian (SA) Games in Nepal last December, weightlifter Ziarul Islam could not grab headlines owing to the presence of Mabia Akter Simanta, who too won a gold medal on the same day to achieve a rate feat of clinching gold medals for Bangladesh in consecutive editions.
5 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Consolidating in the times of coronavirus

“There are times when we back into a corner with no place left to back into … and then we go on attack and become mentally stronger,” Mashrafe Bin Mortaza reminisced on his injury troubles -- seven knee surgeries and more -- during an online meet with Tamim Iqbal on Monday night.
5 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Return on the horizon?

(FROM TOP) In Costa Rica, locker rooms were disinfected before games as local bodies attempt to enforce measures with the aim to restart local
5 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Korea sport season starts with baseball

South Korea’s professional sport returned to action with the opening of a new baseball season Tuesday, while football and golf will soon follow suit.
5 May 2020, 18:00 PM

CR7 back in Turin

Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo flew back to Italy on Monday after almost two months in lockdown in his native Portugal.
5 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Kalou gets suspension for mocking guidelines

Bundesliga club Hertha Berlin have suspended forward Salomon Kalou after he posted a video on Facebook which showed him and teammates shaking hands and displaying a casual approach to COVID-19 guidelines.
5 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Former NSC secretary Shamsul Islam passes away

AHM Shamsul Islam, former secretary of National Sports Council (NSC), breathed his last this morning at his residence in Kurigram. He was 74.
5 May 2020, 08:52 AM

‘Crowds a hurdle for T20 WC’

Hope continues to build regarding the possibility of staging this year’s T20 World Cup in Australia, with administrators to decide whether a crowd-less tournament is worthwhile.
4 May 2020, 18:00 PM

How 1905’s ‘Originals’ forged All Blacks legend

An unheralded group of New Zealand rugby players set sail for Europe 115 years ago on a tour that would revolutionise the way the game was played and forge the All Blacks’ formidable legacy.
4 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Social distancing OUT IN NATURE

The coronavirus pandemic has caused all major sporting events to be halted for a while now and athletes, like their fans, were confined indoors.
4 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Serie A stars to resume training

Players from several Italian football clubs were on course to resume individual training as the country prepared to gradually roll back its lockdown.
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Minister backs resumption of Bundesliga

Germany’s minister for the interior and sport said Sunday he supports a resumption of the country’s football season this month.
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM

‘The Mountain’ breaks deadlift record

Game of Thrones actor Hafthor Bjornsson has set a world deadlifting record by lifting 501kg (1,104lb). Bjornsson, a powerlifter who portrayed
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Stir-crazy’ Roy desperate for cricket

England’s Jason Roy is ready to play in empty stadiums if the post-coronavirus situation demands, so said the opener who got a taste of it in his last outing.
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Have to fight with a little margin for error’

BCCI President Sourav Ganguly compared the coronavirus pandemic to a Test match on a dangerous wicket. The former India skipper opened up on life amid lockdown in India due to pandemic while speaking on 100 Hours 100 Stars, an initiative started by Fever Network.
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Coronavirus made me psychotic’

Juventus midfielder Blaise Matuidi has revealed that his coronavirus diagnosis made him ‘psychotic’.
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Tamim wants long deals for BPL icons

With the entire world at a standstill due to the coronavirus pandemic, cricketers around the world are spending time isolated with their families.
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Solutions closer to home?

India sit at around 100 in the FIFA rankings, Maldives and Nepal have been playing competitive football for a long time while Bhutan are also showing potential at international level. These improvements are due to the countries’ effective plans that are focused on youth development.
3 May 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Want players to return hungrier than ever’

The Daily Star (TDS): How are you spending your time back home?
2 May 2020, 18:00 PM

Martinez to stay at Belgium

Belgium coach Roberto Martinez has extended his contract through to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, ending weeks of speculation about a new deal, Belgian media reported on Saturday.
2 May 2020, 18:00 PM