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

Pak whitewash BD women

The Bangladesh women’s cricket team were whitewashed in a three-match T20I series against their Pakistani counterparts as the visitors were handed a 28-run defeat in the final match at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore yesterday.
30 October 2019, 18:00 PM

BCCI orders 72 pink balls

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has ordered 72 SG pink balls to be delivered by next week for use in the first-ever day/night Test between Bangladesh and India at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata from November 22.
30 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Eto’o rules out career in politics

Samuel Eto’o is up there with George Weah as an African great on the football field, but he says he has no plans to follow the Liberian
30 October 2019, 18:00 PM

KEY PLAYERS

The English forward has been the driving force behind Terengganu FC’s run to the final. With six goals including two hattricks in the
30 October 2019, 18:00 PM

SHORT CORNER

Will miss my team and the cricket field: Tamim
30 October 2019, 18:00 PM

CSA bans 3 top officials

Cricket South Africa (CSA) said Wednesday it had placed three top officials on “precautionary suspension”.
30 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Female officials for all women’s squads

In light of the allegations of sexual assault against a female weightlifter last November, the Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) -- which had never before interfered in selecting coaching staff or officials of different disciplines for any multi-sports event -- is going to be involved in choosing team officials for the South Asian (SA) Games, especially for women’s teams.
30 October 2019, 18:00 PM

BD Games to be held next year

The Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) have decided to hold the ninth edition of the Bangladesh Games in April next year, about seven years since the last edition was held in late April, 2013.
29 October 2019, 18:00 PM

BCB agree to day-night Test

Bangladesh coach Russell Domingo informed the media that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) have agreed to the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s request to play the first-ever day-night Test between the two countries.
29 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Reza hopeful for good results at SA Games

Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) secretary general Syed Shahed Reza believes that Bangladesh will produce better results in the upcoming South Asian (SA) Games in Nepal that they had in the last edition of the multi-sports event.
29 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Stam steps down as Feyenoord coach

Jaap Stam has stepped down as coach of Feyenoord following their 4-0 thrashing at the hands of fierce rivals Ajax, the former Dutch international announced on Monday.
29 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Champions’ mentality Maruful’s philosophy

Chattogram Abahani coach Maruful Haque said that he tried to instil a winning mentality into the team, which he took charge of only a while ago, ahead of tomorrow’s final of the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup.
29 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Others suspended

The chief pitch curator at the Maharashtra Cricket Stadium in Pune, Pandurang Salgaonkar, was handed a six-month ban for breaching Code Article 2.4.4 of the ICC’s Anti-Corruption Code. He was given a reduced ban for his cooperation.
29 October 2019, 18:00 PM

‘Hockey not dependent on any individual’

Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) president and Bangladesh Air Force Chief Marshal Masihuzzaman Serniabat said yesterday that the country’s hockey scene will develop in its own way as ‘progress cannot be halted due to a single individual’.
28 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Winners never quit: Maruful

“Winners never quit and quitters never win, that’s what I always tell my players and that’s what they proved today,” Chattogram Abahani coach Maruful Haque told reporters after his side fought back twice to beat Gokulam Kerala 3-2 in the first semifinal of the Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup yesterday.
28 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Federer pulls out from Paris Masters

World number three Roger Federer announced yesterday that he was withdrawing from this week’s Paris Masters in order to “pace” himself for the challenges he might face next year.
28 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Arambagh miss transfer window

Arambagh Krira Shanga’s last effort to extend the players’ transfer window for the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) went in vain and virtually lead them to make the final decision to pull out of the transfers yesterday.
28 October 2019, 18:00 PM

BHF meet sans GS Mominul today

The Bangladesh Hockey Federation executive committee is all set to hold its third meeting today sans general secretary AKM Mominul Haque Shaeed, who remains outside of Bangladesh following his alleged involvement in illegal gambling.
27 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Arambagh pull out of players’ transfer

Instead of meeting expectations by forming a formidable side, Arambagh KS have decided in principle to pull out of the ongoing players’ transfer window for the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League citing financial constraints. Interestingly, Arambagh were one of the clubs recently found to have been involved in illegal gambling.
27 October 2019, 18:00 PM

Under-16 in command

The visiting Bangladesh Under-16 women’s team were in a commanding position against their Pakistani counterparts and were leading by 206 runs in their second innings with six wickets in hand in Rawalpindi yesterday.
26 October 2019, 18:00 PM