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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22 October 2025, 14:52 PM Sports
Calm before Hong Kong takeoff
10 October 2025, 09:26 AM Sports

When domestic hockey ignited passions

Although the Premier Division Hockey League has not been held for the last two and a half years,
24 April 2020, 18:00 PM

I want to win World Cups: Rohit

One of the most impressive limited-overs openers, India’s Rohit Sharma is hungry for World Cup success.
23 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Of dashed dreams under a volcanic cloud

Ten years ago this week, Barcelona limped home from a Champions League semifinal first-leg defeat blaming a volcano thousands of kilometres away and stoking the smouldering fires of Jose Mourinho’s feud with the club and their coach.
23 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Another delay impossible, says Mori

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics cannot be delayed beyond the year-long postponement already forced by the coronavirus outbreak, the organising committee’s president has warned in comments published Thursday.
23 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Two former stars look back at hockey’s glory days

After the Liberation War, hockey was tipped as the sport holding the most potential after the ever-popular football. While, unlike football,
23 April 2020, 18:00 PM

No cricket in near future: Ganguly

Top-flight cricket in India will not return to India any time soon, according to BCCI president Sourav Ganguly, who says sport should take a backseat ‘when there is risk to human life’.
22 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Dutch season is effectively over: KNVB

The Dutch football season was effectively ended on Tuesday as the government extended a ban on major public events by three months, the Dutch football association (KNVB) said in a statement.
22 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Ozil against pay cut

Mesut Ozil is among three Arsenal players stalling on a pay-cut. Ozil, the club’s top-earner on £350,000-a-week, is thought to want more time to assess the impact of the coronavirus shutdown before committing to a deal.
21 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Rest has been good for me, says Rashford

Marcus Rashford admits there were “ups and downs” with former manager Jose Mourinho, but the Manchester United forward feels stronger for the experience.
21 April 2020, 18:00 PM

FIFA gives Masuk Mia compensation

Bangladesh midfielder Masuk Mia Jonny recently received the second instalment, worth approximately Tk 4 lakh, as compensation from FIFA under the club protection scheme.
21 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Priya’s fight for a better future

Determination and hard work might have given Marzan Akter Priya overwhelming success within three years of stepping into the karate mat, but the South Asian (SA) Games gold medallist is seemingly losing interest in the sport due to its bleak future in Bangladesh.
21 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Possible May 9 resumption for Bundesliga

Germany's Bundesliga could resume from May 9, regional leaders of the country's biggest states said on Monday, although games can only take place without spectators to prevent coronavirus contagion.
20 April 2020, 20:36 PM

‘Leagues ready to play behind closed doors’

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said Monday that leagues across Europe were ready to return to action behind closed doors in a bid to limit the damage caused by coronavirus.
20 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Roma players to forego four months’ salary

The players and coaching staff at Serie A side AS Roma have agreed to go without four months’ salary to help the club through the crisis caused by the COVID-19 outbreak.
20 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Son starts 3-week military training

Tottenham Hotspur’s South Korean striker Son Heung-min began his three-week military training at a marines boot camp on Monday, a report said, with the Premier League on hold over the coronavirus pandemic.
20 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Employees at Shakib's farm demand unpaid wages

Around 200 workers from Shakib Al Hasan Agro Farm Limited, an aquaculture farm in Satkhira owned by the country’s premier cricketer, gathered for a movement in Satkhira’s Shaymmagar upazila demanding their due salaries on Monday.
20 April 2020, 13:34 PM

Neuer irked as contract talks stall

Bayern Munich captain and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer told German media Sunday he has become “irritated” with negotiations to extend his contract, which have reportedly stalled in recent weeks.
19 April 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Big three’ planning to help struggling players

Novak Djokovic said on Saturday that he, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal are organizing aid for players struggling with the paralysis of the game due to the coronavirus pandemic.
19 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Football back in unaffected Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan is rebooting its football season on Sunday, with fans flocking back to stadiums in one of the few countries yet to declare a case of coronavirus.
19 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Rahmatganj GS distributes food

The general secretary of Rahmatganj MFS, Imtiaz Hamid Sabuj, has gone into home quarantine after distributing relief goods among 500 neighbours at Hazi Ballu Road in Rahmatganj area in Old Dhaka on Friday.
19 April 2020, 18:00 PM