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

Sakib Molla outshines Tamimul, Rubel

Unheralded archer Sakib Molla outshone his senior and experienced teammates Tamimul Islam and Hakim Ahmed Rubel to finish 24th in individual recurve junior men’s event at the Madrid 2019 World Archery Youth Championships in Spain yesterday.
20 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Volleyball team lose again

Bangladesh’s bid to regain the title of the Asian Senior Men’s Central Zone Volleyball Championship suffered a massive blow when they lost their second group match -- two in a row -- in 3-2 sets against Afghanistan at the Nepal Army Physical Training and Sports Centre yesterday.
20 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Indian hockey lesson for women’s team

Bangladesh under-21 women’s hockey team began their preparation for the upcoming Junior Women’s AHF Cup with a 6-0 defeat against an Indian academy side in the first of their six-match series at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium yesterday.
20 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Women’s hockey team take on Indian side

The women’s hockey team of Sports Authority of India arrived here yesterday to play six practice matches against Bangladesh under-21 women’s team as part of the home side’s preparation for next month’s Women’s Junior AHF Cup in Singapore.
19 August 2019, 18:00 PM

BD buckle in first match

Bangladesh’s bid to regain the Asian Senior Men’s Central Zone Volleyball Championship title took a big hit when they suffered a straight 3-0 sets defeat at the hands of Uzbekistan in their opening match at the Army Sports and Physical Training Complex in Kathmandu, Nepal yesterday.
19 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Balotelli signs for home town team Brescia

Mario Balotelli will return to Italy with home town team Brescia after it was confirmed on Sunday he has signed for the newly-promoted club.
18 August 2019, 19:25 PM

Lampard urges Chelsea to show more personality

Frank Lampard admitted fatigue was a factor in Chelsea's 1-1 draw against Leicester, but the Blues boss demanded his players show more "personality" as his wait for a first win goes on.
18 August 2019, 19:18 PM

Bangladesh team leaving with minimal hopes

The Bangladesh women’s youth handball team will fly to India today with the aim of gaining experience more than anything else in the 8th Asian Women’s Youth Championship, which will be held in Jaipur from August 21 to 30.
17 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Lampard's Premier League bow sullied by irresistible United

Marcus Rashford struck twice as Manchester United opened their Premier League account with a resounding 4-0 victory over Frank Lampard's Chelsea at Old Trafford on Sunday.
11 August 2019, 18:44 PM

Tamim asks to be rested

Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal asks to be rested for the lone Test against Afghanistan in September this year, informs Bangladesh Cricket Board Cricket Operations chairman Akram Khan.
10 August 2019, 13:52 PM

Bansal joins as adviser

Veteran hockey coach Ajay Kumar Bansal will work with the Bangladesh U-21 women’s hockey team for a short period of time to prepare them for the Women’s Junior AHF Cup, to be held in Singapore from September 9 to 15.
9 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Allegations against Squash federation GS

Bringing allegations of financial misappropriation, irregularities and autocracy against Bangladesh Squash Rackets Federation (BSRF) general secretary Jahangir Hamid Sohel, executive member Hedayetullah Turkee requested authorities concerned to launch an investigation against the GS and dissolve the federation’s ad-hoc committee, which was formed in May, 2015.
7 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Rain ruins U-19s match

Bangladesh under-19 team’s last round-robin fixture against their Indian counterparts in the Tri-nation Under-19s Tournament in Beckenham, England was abandoned due to rain yesterday.
7 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Hathurusingha suspended

Sri Lankan cricket authorities Wednesday suspended head coach Chandika Hathurusingha and appointed a temporary replacement for the upcoming New Zealand series.
7 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Dhawan makes a comeback

With an air of invincibility, India return to the format that gave them a heartbreak in the not-too-distant past, facing West Indies in the first of three-match ODI series here on Thursday.
7 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Women going straight back to work

Having concluded their tour of South Africa, Bangladesh’s women cricketers will now turn their focus to their next challenge -- qualifying for the Women’s T20 World Cup slated for March 2020.
7 August 2019, 18:00 PM

New crisis hits badminton camp

Newly appointed badminton coach, Ohiduzzaman Raju, informed yesterday that he will not be available to help conduct a training camp for the upcoming South Asian Games. In addition, shuttler Elina Sultana quit the camp on the grounds that the environment is
5 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Athletes leave SA Games camp

Female athletes taking up residence at the Sultana Kamal Women’s Sports Complex in Dhanmondi began to leave the training camp for the South Asian Games in a bid to avoid dengue fever as well book travel tickets for their Eid-Ul-Adha vacations early.
5 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Dengue downs 8 athletes

The Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) yesterday decided that a nine-day break from the ongoing preparation camp for
4 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Rakib-Faruk panel cleansweeps BAF elections

The Rakib-Faruk panel obtained a landslide victory in the Bangladesh Athletics Federation (BAF) elections, which were held at the National Sports Council yesterday.
3 August 2019, 18:00 PM