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

‘SA Games to be held on time’

The Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) dispelled any confusion over the upcoming 13th South Asian Games, confirming that the regional games will be held in Nepal from December 1 to 10 as scheduled.
28 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Councillors don’t want responsibility

Councillors will not take responsibility for financial irregularities of the Bangladesh Football Federation(BFF), president of Bangladesh District and Divisional Football Associations (BDDFA) Ruhul Amin Tarafder said yesterday.
27 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Hamid wins 20th nat’l chess crown

Woman International Master Rani Hamid retained the title of the 39th National Women’s Chess Championship by beating Woman Fide Master Nazrana Khan Eva in the ninth and final round at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall room yesterday.
27 September 2019, 18:00 PM

The moral collapse of Club Para

Not long ago, even when the darkness of the roads in front of multi-sports clubs was illuminated by the occasional beam of light it was hard to find boards or signs bearing the names of each club. That picture changed drastically over the last few years -- the
26 September 2019, 18:00 PM

'We deserved to lose'

Paris Saint-Germain fell to a shock 2-0 loss to Reims at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday as headers from Hassane Kamara and Boulaye Dia gave the visitors a famous win.
25 September 2019, 22:20 PM

Inter stay perfect

Inter Milan made it five wins from five games with a 1-0 victory over Lazio on Wednesday as Antonio Conte's men reclaimed top spot in Serie A.
25 September 2019, 22:16 PM

Real, Atletico get wins

Real Madrid's crisis has been averted for the time being at least after they beat Osasuna 2-0 on Wednesday without Eden Hazard and Gareth Bale to return to the top of La Liga.
25 September 2019, 22:05 PM

Man Utd survive shootout; West Ham crash out

Manchester United survived a League Cup scare against third tier Rochdale as they won 5-3 on penalties, while West Ham suffered a shock 4-0 defeat at Oxford on Wednesday.
25 September 2019, 21:48 PM

Coe retains IAAF presidency

Britain’s Sebastian Coe was re-elected unopposed yesterday as president of the IAAF for a second term following four years dominated by doping and the issue of gender.
25 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Shooter Sabrina in poor health

Sabrina Sultana, a prominent former national shooter of Bangladesh, is now bedridden at the age of only 43 due to neuromyelitis optica, a disease that rendered her lower half almost completely paralysed.
24 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Match officials for SL series appointed

The ICC has appointed its match officials for Pakistan’s home series against Sri Lanka starting from Oct 27 in Karachi with the first of the three One-day Internationals before the teams clash for three T20Is in Lahore.
22 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Foxes take on Spurs tonight

Tottenham’s ambitions after reaching the club’s first Champions League final and moving into a stunning new stadium were to kick on and challenge Liverpool and Manchester City for major honours this season.
20 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Ruman excels at home too

Country’s top archer Ruman Sana carried his brilliant international performance to the domestic circuit as Bangladesh Ansar archer bagged recurve gold medal of Madhumati Bank Bangladesh Cup Archery at the Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master Stadium in Tongi yesterday.
20 September 2019, 18:00 PM

U-16 girls hope for a better show

Bangladesh will hope to repeat their performance of the last edition when they take on Australia in their third and final group match of the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship at IEP Chonburi Stadium in Thailand today.
20 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Big wins for Sunnydale, Scholastica

Sunnydale School’s girls’ team notched a 17-0 win over their Shaheed Sheikh Russel Govt. High School counterparts in the opening match of the Polar Ice Cream 26th School National Handball tournament (boys and girls) at the Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali Handball Stadium yesterday.
19 September 2019, 18:00 PM

Allow women into stadiums, Fifa tells Iran

FIFA president Gianni Infantino has told Iran it is time to allow women into football stadiums and the global soccer body expects "positive developments" starting with their next home match in October.
19 September 2019, 09:53 AM

Dont't ask me about winning CL, says Tuchel

After three consecutive last-16 eliminations in the Champions League, Paris St Germain were taking their impressive 3-0 victory over Real Madrid on Wednesday with a large pinch of salt.
19 September 2019, 09:48 AM

We're making same old mistakes, says Kane

Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane said he fully understands manager Mauricio Pochettino's frustration with the team, asserting that they had failed to learn from past mistakes following Wednesday's 2-2 Champions League draw at Olympiakos Piraeus.
19 September 2019, 09:43 AM

Aminul doubtful for remaining games

Bangladesh leg-spinner Aminul Islam is doubtful for the rest of the tri-nation T20I series after picking up an injury against Zimbabwe on Wednesday.
19 September 2019, 09:20 AM

Bayern, Man City cruise; Spurs held

Bayern Munich kicked off their Champions League campaign by easing to a 3-0 victory over Red Star Belgrade on Wednesday in a one-sided Group B encounter.
18 September 2019, 23:18 PM