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

BD fourth among five teams

Hosts Bangladesh finished fourth among five teams in the 5th South Asian Karate Championship, which concluded at the Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium in Dhaka yesterday.
9 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Klopp rules out Mbappe move

French star Kylian Mbappe is out of Liverpool’s price range, the Premier League leaders’ manager and long-time admirer Jurgen Klopp says.
9 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Wenger contradicts Bayern’s claim

Arsene Wenger has contradicted a claim by Bayern Munich that they turned him down for the vacant head coach’s job and accused the defending German champions of a lack of discretion.
9 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Ozil, Kolasinac attacker jailed

An armed mugger has been jailed for 10 years after attempting to rob Arsenal duo Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac of luxury watches worth £200,000.
9 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Sana to spearhead hopes in SA Games

Ruman Sana, the best archer of Bangladesh, said he is confident of delivering gold to the nation in the upcoming South Asian Games to repay the faith of the Bangladesh Archery Federation (BAF) and the support provided by the City Group.
9 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Hosts off to winning start

Hosts Bangladesh made a rousing start to the Bangamata Asian Senior Women’s Central Zone Volleyball Championship, beating Afghanistan in straight sets at the Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium yesterday.
9 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Hosts get one gold on Day 1

Bangladesh grabbed one gold, four silver and two bronze medals on the opening day of the 5th South Asian Karate Championship, which got underway at the Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium in Dhaka yesterday.
8 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Fire at old NSC building

A fire yesterday gutted one of the rooms on the first floor of the old building of the National Sport Council, but fortunately none of the sportspersons, who are camping in adjacent rooms for the upcoming South Asian Games, were injured as it happened on Friday when all the players were on leave.
8 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Kroos urges Real to keep improving

Toni Kroos admits Real Madrid’s players feel frustrated they have not used the inconsistency of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid to establish a hefty lead in La Liga.
8 November 2019, 18:00 PM

U-19s draw against Jordan

Bangladesh revived their slim hopes of qualifying for the final round of AFC U-19 Championship with a 1-1 draw against Jordan in their second qualifying match at the Khalifa Sports City Stadium in Manama yesterday.
8 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Pressure on Inter, Napoli

Inter Milan and Napoli return to the Serie A fray after a disappointing week of European football for the Italian giants as leaders Juventus look to pull clear after punching their ticket to the Champions League last 16.
8 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Balbirnie succeeds Porterfield

William Porterfield has stepped down as Ireland’s Test and one-day captain after more than 11 years at the helm with Andrew Balbirnie succeeding him, Cricket Ireland said on Friday.
8 November 2019, 18:00 PM

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There is not much pressure on the team... we will play like we play against other teams. There will be some pressure without Shakib bhai. But Miraz and Taijul are in the team; hopefully they can overcome his absence.
8 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Lloris goes under knife

Tottenham Hotspur captain Hugo Lloris has had surgery on his elbow injury and remains on course to return early in the New Year, the club announced on Thursday.
7 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Karate C’ship from today

The South Asian Karate Championship 2019 is set to begin today at the Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium in Paltan.
7 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Saif SC appoint foreigner again

Saif Sporting Club once again kept their faith in foreign coaches, appointing Mohammad Nizam of Maldives for the upcoming edition of the Bangladesh Premier League.
7 November 2019, 18:00 PM

‘Happy to perform moderately’

Hosts Bangladesh will not have high expectations to accomplish something special when the girls in red and green start afresh through the inaugural Bangamata Asian Senior Women’s Central Zone International Volleyball Championship at the Surawardi Indoor Stadium in Mirpur tomorrow.
7 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Khoka also belong to sports

Freedom fighter Sadeque Hossain Khoka was better known as politician and former mayor of an undivided Dhaka City Corporation.
7 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Bond keen on England coaching role

Former New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond has set his sights on the role of England’s bowling coach. With Chris Silverwood taking the role of the head coach, England roped in Darren Gough to work with the bowlers in the lead-up to the two-Test series in New Zealand. However, on a full-time basis, the post remains vacant.
7 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Icardi fires PSG

Mauro Icardi was again in the right place at the right time to earn Paris St Germain a 1-0 home victory over Club Brugge on Wednesday as the French champions booked their spot in the Champions League last 16.
7 November 2019, 00:48 AM