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

Shapla, Elina boycott SA Games camp

The top two female shuttlers of Bangladesh -- Shapla Akter and Elina Sultana -- decided boycott a preparation camp for the upcoming South Asian (SA) Games, citing that low-quality coaches have been appointed for the camp, which got underway on Tuesday at the Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium.
2 August 2019, 18:00 PM

Dengue worry in SA Games camp

Anxiety over dengue fever is increasing at the ongoing camp for the South Asian (SA) Games, with officials from different national federations expressing their concern after five female athletes contacted the fever, said a Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) official yesterday.
30 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Shaw handed doping suspension

Prithvi Shaw was on Tuesday suspended for eight months by India’s governing body for a doping violation, with the teenage batting sensation saying he was shaken by the news and would return to the game “faster and stronger”.
30 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Chandika given deadline to quit

Sri Lanka was considering applications from three “top international cricket coaches” to replace incumbent Chandika Hathurusingha, who has until mid-August to step down, the country’s sports minister said Tuesday.
30 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Bernal hails triumph

Egan Bernal clinched victory in the Tour de France on Sunday, parading into Paris safely in the overall leader’s yellow jersey, becoming the first Colombian winner of cycling’s greatest prize and its youngest in more than a century.
29 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Bernal all but wraps up maiden Tour title

Climbing phenomenon Egan Bernal was poised to become the first Colombian to win the Tour de France and the youngest race champion in 110 years when he retained the overall lead after Saturday’s 20th stage, a 59-km ride from Albertville.
28 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Sorry end for Junayna, Jewel

Bangladesh’s top swimmers Junayna Ahmed and Jewel Ahmed wrapped up their 18th FINA World Championships participation in Guangju, South Korea yesterday with two more disappointing results.
27 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh Games in April-May next year?

The Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) is planning to host the Bangladesh Games, the largest sporting extravaganza in the country, after March next year as part of year-long celebrations of the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
27 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Short Corner

Belgian international defender Thomas Vermaelen has become the latest high profile player to move to Japanese team Vissel Kobe, according to a report in the Belgian daily Het Laatste Nieuws.
26 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Sri Lanka reduce squad to 16 for Bangladesh ODIs

Sri Lanka on Wednesday reduced their original 22-strong squad to 16 for the three-match one-day international series against Bangladesh in Colombo.
24 July 2019, 16:12 PM

BAF Elections: Montu, Alam make big promises for athletics

Promising to elevate Bangladesh athletics to its past glory, the current general secretary of Bangladesh Athletics Federation Abdur Rokib Montu and its former general secretary Shah Alam yesterday submitted their nomination papers for the general secretary post of
23 July 2019, 18:00 PM

13th South Asian Games: Preparation underway

Having put behind all hesitation regarding the schedule of South Asian (SA) Games in Nepal, the Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) has finally started training camp of 23 disciplines for the regional multi-sports extravaganza from last week.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

BD U-19s tear through Eng

An unbeaten 85-ball 66 from Towhid Hridoy helped Bangladesh Under-19s register a commanding six-wicket victory against England Under-19s during an encounter in a tri-nation series -- featuring Under-19 teams from Bangladesh, England and India -- at the County Ground, New Road in Worcester yesterday.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh finish seventh

Bangladesh wrapped up their debut campaign in the Indoor Hockey Asia Cup with a seventh-place finish among 10 teams following a
20 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Month-long training in Iran for volleyball team

Bangladesh volleyball team is scheduled to leave for Tehran in the early hours of today for a month-long training camp as part of their preparation for Asian Senior Men’s Central Zone Volleyball Championship, which will be held in Nepal from August 18 to 25.
19 July 2019, 18:00 PM

BD suffer 3rd defeat

Bangladesh suffered a 3-1 defeat to hosts Thailand in their fourth and final pool match of the Indoor Hockey Asia Cup in Chonburi, Thailand yesterday.
18 July 2019, 18:00 PM

BD’s maiden win in indoor hockey

Moinul Islam Koushik scored six goals to guide Bangladesh to their maiden win in Indoor Hockey Asia Cup in a massive 9-0 win against Philippines in their third pool match in Chonburi, Thailand yesterday.
17 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Magpies gamble on Bruce

Newcastle risked stoking the anger of their frustrated fans by hiring former Sunderland boss Steve Bruce as their head coach on Wednesday.
17 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Solskjaer confident De Gea will stay

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said Tuesday he was optimistic that goalkeeper David De Gea would sign a new deal to remain at Old Trafford as
16 July 2019, 18:00 PM

Disappoiting end to Ruman’s Olympic rehearsal

World Archery Championships bronze-medallist Ruman Sana lost by 7-3 set points against Kazakhstan’s Duzelbayev Sultan in the 1/32-
16 July 2019, 18:00 PM