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

Zverev win sends Nadal packing

Rafael Nadal headed home from the ATP Finals on Friday after defending champion Alexander Zverev’s win against Daniil Medvedev confirmed the Spaniard’s exit from the season-ending tournament.
16 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Tsitsipas shocks Federer

Stefanos Tsitsipas shocked six-time champion Roger Federer 6-3, 6-4 to reach the final of the ATP Finals in his tournament debut on Saturday.
16 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Daily Star canter past Daily Sun

The Daily Star beat Daily Sun by four wickets in the DRU Media Cricket tournament at the Moulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium yesterday. Batting first, Daily Sun scored 109 runs without losing any wicket.
16 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Bangabandhu BPL players' Draft today

The players’ draft for the Bangabandhu BPL T20 will be held on Sunday at the Radisson Blu Water Garden Dhaka. The draft programme starts at 6:00pm Bangladesh Standard Time.
16 November 2019, 16:26 PM

Drogba kicks off ‘million trees’ project

Football legend Didier Drogba helped launch a drive Friday to plant a million trees to halt deforestation in Ivory Coast.
15 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Iran clinch kabaddi title

Iran emerged as unbeaten champions of the Junior World Kabaddi Championship yesterday after Bangladesh lost to the eventual champions in a semifinal encounter on Thursday at Kish Island, Iran.
15 November 2019, 18:00 PM

High admin expense to dominate agenda?

After a three-and-a-half-year gap, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) is all set to hold its annual general meeting (AGM) in Gazipur today amid fear of heated discussions over alleged financial irregularities of the past three years.
15 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Tammy targets Euro glory

Tammy Abraham has set his sights on firing England to Euro 2020 glory after the Chelsea striker scored his first senior international goal in the demolition of Montenegro.
15 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Day defends attacking play and his charges

Despite his obvious disappointment at a 4-1 defeat against Oman in their World Cup qualifiers on Thursday, Bangladesh coach Jamie Day was not looking to blame his players.
15 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Hyderabad release Shakib

Ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who was suspended by the ICC for not reporting corrupt approaches from a bookie, has been released by Sunrisers Hyderabad ahead of next month’s players’ auction for the Indian Premier League.
15 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Khulna favourites in three-horse title race

After all the fifth-round games ended in a draw, the sixth and final round of the National Cricket League will reach the climax of the competition, with the champions of the first-class competition to be crowned after the round of games that start across four venues today.
15 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Windies break T20 losing streak

West Indies captain Kieron Pollard was a relieved man after his side hammered Afghanistan to end their longest losing streak in Twenty20 internationals.
15 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Stokes has no ambitions of captaincy

Ben Stokes admitted on Friday he is not interested in captaining England.
15 November 2019, 18:00 PM

‘Prepared to struggle with new faces’

Bangladesh head coach Russell Domingo said that there needs to be a structural rethinking of the team and its culture before Bangladesh can compete in the highest form of the game.
15 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Ibra confirms LA Galaxy exit

Swedish star Zlatan Ibrahimovic confirmed his departure from the Los Angeles Galaxy on Wednesday, but gave no clue over his future plans or possible retirement.
14 November 2019, 18:00 PM

BD move to semis

Bangladesh moved into the semifinals of the inaugural Junior World Kabaddi Championship by defeating Thailand 62-37 in the fourth quarterfinal at Kish Island, Iran yesterday.
14 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh fall to fourth

Hosts Bangladesh had to be satisfied with finishing fourth among five teams in the Bangamata Asian Senior Women’s Central Zone International Volleyball Championship after suffering a straight 3-0 sets defeat to Kyrgyzstan in a place-deciding match at the Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.
14 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Salah to miss cup of Nations qualifiers

African superstar Mohamed Salah will not play for Egypt against Kenya on Thursday in 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying because of a lingering ankle injury.
14 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Chappan Dukan

During the evenings in Indore, you better have an empty stomach. With a myriad of food outlets strewn across the city, sustenance is never a concern. However, even amongst this plethora of options to choose from, one place in particular called ‘Chappan Dukan’ stands head and shoulders above the rest.
14 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Russia snub new Adidas shirts

Russia’s football authorities said Wednesday the national team will not be wearing new Adidas-designed shirts in upcoming Euro-2020 qualifiers after some pointed out they reverse the colours of the Russian flag.
13 November 2019, 18:00 PM