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

Small clubs struggling to pay foreign players

Big clubs in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) may not have much trouble clearing payments to foreign players as per their contracts, but smaller clubs appear to be in trouble relating to those payments after the professional football league was suspended indefinitely on Tuesday.
25 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Van Niekerk looks for positives

Olympic 400m champion Wayde van Niekerk says that while the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Games due to the coronavirus outbreak was a “downer” the delay will give him time to regain full fitness after a long period on the sidelines due to injury.
25 March 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Tokyo Games may come before summer 2021’

The head of the global Olympic movement said on Wednesday that the rescheduled Tokyo Games faced “thousands” of logistical and financial problems and could go ahead before summer 2021.
25 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Japan awakes to reality of Olympics postponement

Japan awoke on Wednesday to the deflating reality that the Olympics they had hoped to host in Tokyo this summer were now probably 16 months away after the coronavirus crisis forced organisers into an unprecedented postponement.
25 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Shane Warne slams Morrison’s ‘shocker’

Cricketing great Shane Warne has lashed Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison over his confusing Covid-19 address.
25 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Junior Asia Cup hockey postponed

The Bangabandhu Al Arafah Islami Bank Junior Asia Cup Hockey, scheduled for June 4 to 12 in Dhaka, has been postponed in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
25 March 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Have more time to prepare for deferred Olympics’

Bangladesh’s top archer Ruman Sana is apparently pleased with the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics because the 24-year-old archer will get more time to prepare for the Games, now set to be held in 2021.
25 March 2020, 18:00 PM

First-class cricketers in dire financial straits

The coronavirus outbreak has taken a huge toll on human lives and impacted the economy worldwide. Major sporting events were halted around the globe a week ago, with clubs even around Europe facing bankruptcy and struggling to pay staff.
25 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Archery camp postponed

The Bangladesh Archery Federation (BAF) yesterday postponed its ongoing training camp for the Tokyo Olympics, which was earlier postponed until 2021, at Shaeed Ahsan Ulllah Master Stadium in Tongi, Gazipur to make way for the accommodation of army personnel.
24 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Home, Sweet Home!

Returning to his West Jummapara abode in Rangpur during any break from his cricketing duties was always special for Akbar Ali as especially-prepared meals from his mother, the addas with childhood friends and serene atmosphere provided a welcome getaway.
24 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Suspending women’s league was a good decision: Sabina

Much like all other athletes in the country, women’s football team captain Sabina Khatun has been confined to her home after the Tricotex Women’s Football League was suspended on March 16 in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak.
24 March 2020, 18:00 PM

BFF to ask FIFA for polls deferral

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) will seek an extension from FIFA to hold the BFF polls following the coronavirus outbreak in the country, said BFF Senior Vice-President Abdus Salam Murshedy yesterday.
24 March 2020, 18:00 PM

BPL postponed indefinitely

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) yesterday postponed the Bangladesh Premier League for an indefinite period due to the growing coronavirus outbreak in the country.
24 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Mourinho helping the elderly amid coronavirus

Two-time Champions League winning manager Jose Mourinho turned his hand to volunteering to help elderly residents affected by
24 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Rugby star turns ambulance driver

Italian international Maxime Mbanda has leapt from the back row on the rugby pitch to the front line in the fight against the coronavirus, becoming a volunteer ambulance driver in Parma, and bears witness to a frightening reality on the pandemic.
24 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Tokyo Olympics postponed

The 2020 Tokyo Olympics have been postponed to no later than the summer of 2021 because of the coronavirus pandemic sweeping the globe, the International Olympic Committee announced Tuesday.
24 March 2020, 18:00 PM

‘What would Johan do?’: Remembering a ‘born optimist in adversity’

I remember one day when our dad had us all worried because he took longer than usual to return from his usual visit to the clinic where he was undergoing treatment in his battle against cancers.
24 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Japan PM Abe agrees with IOC's Bach on idea of delaying Olympics for 1 year

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says on Tuesday he and the head of the International Olympic Committee agreed on the idea of delaying the Tokyo Olympics by about one year.
24 March 2020, 12:24 PM

No one was ready for this hell: Mancini

Italy coach Roberto Mancini was disappointed Euro 2020 had to be called off but described the recent scenes in his country as “a punch in the face”.
23 March 2020, 18:00 PM

Tokyo 2020 delay looms as Canada, Australia quit

Major sporting nations Australia and Canada quit the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Monday as organisers faced global pressure to postpone the Games due to the coronavirus crisis for the first time in their 124-year modern history.
23 March 2020, 18:00 PM