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

Ratna secures gold on return

SA Games gold medallist Sharmin Akter Ratna staged a brilliant return after four years by regaining the gold medal for the 10m rifle event of the Suzuki 9th National Airgun Championships at the Bangladesh Shooting Complex in Gulshan yesterday.
2 May 2019, 18:00 PM

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Marek Hamsik says that he is struggling to settle in Chinese football and admitted he has problems communicating with his Dalian Yifang teammates.
30 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Wimbledon prize money raised

Wimbledon prize money will total 38 million pounds ($49 million) for this year’s championships, a rise of 11.8 percent, the All England Club announced on Tuesday.
30 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Nat’l Airgun C’ships underway

Suzuki 9th National Airgun Championships got underway at the National Shooting Complex in Gulshan yesterday with some 193 shooters from 32 rifle and shooting club taking part in the four-day competition.
30 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Mominul wins the battle

Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) organiser AKM Mominul Haque Shaeed was elected as general secretary of the BHF, beating former star player and outgoing general secretary Abdus Sadeque, in the highly anticipated BHF polls yesterday.
29 April 2019, 18:00 PM

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Ireland have announced their squad for the one-off ODI against England on May 3 and for the first half of their tri-series involving Bangladesh and West Indies.
29 April 2019, 18:00 PM

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Rajshahi division won the title of the inaugural Sheikh Kamal Under-20 National Football Tournament, beating Khulna division 3-1 in the final at the Shankar Gabinda Chowdhury Stadium in Natore yesterday.
28 April 2019, 18:00 PM

BHF polls today in changed venue

The highly-anticipated election of the Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) will take place today with the voting centre changed at the last moment, prompting controversy among the councillors.
28 April 2019, 18:00 PM

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Bayer Leverkusen coach Peter Bosz can continue to dream of Champions League football next season after his side cruised to a 4-1 win over Bundesliga strugglers Augsburg on Friday.
27 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Laos hit Tajikistan for 6

Laos announced their credentials as one of the contenders for the title of the Bangamata U-19 Women’s International Gold Cup with a 6-0 thrashing of Tajikistan in the last match of Group A at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
27 April 2019, 18:00 PM

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Narayanganj district police became champions in the Dhaka Range Police Football Tournament, beating Gazipur District Police 3-0 in the final at the Manikganj Police Lines ground yesterday.
26 April 2019, 18:00 PM

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USA bagged the ODI status for the first time in their cricketing history as they defeated Hong Kong by 84 runs in the World Cricket League Division 2 match in Windhoek on Wednesday.
24 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Heavy defeat for Bangladesh

Bangladesh’s top female table tennis players endured a bitter experience in the 2019 ITTF World Championships with national women’s champion Moumita Alam Rumi and former champion Sonam Sultana Soma being eliminated from the group stage following heavy defeats in the women’s singles event in Budapest, Hungary.
23 April 2019, 18:00 PM

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Scottish cricket was in mourning on Friday following the death of former national team captain Con De Lange at the age of 38 following a lengthy illness.
19 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Top table tennis players denied Hungary visa

"I could have stayed back in Japan or United Kingdom had I wished. Why will I stay back in Hungary?", was the reaction of 2017 national table tennis champion Mohammad Javed Ahmed this morning after being refused visa for Hungary for the World Table Tennis Championships to be held in Budapest from April 21 to April 28.
19 April 2019, 04:48 AM

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Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk insists he will not face a personal duel against Lionel Messi in his side's Champions League semi-final against Barcelona.
18 April 2019, 18:00 PM

BHF Polls: Sadeque, Mominul up for general secretary post

Former hockey star Abdus Sadeque and Mohamme-dan's councilor AKM Mominul Haque Shaeed are all set to contest the general secretary post of the Bangladesh Hockey Federation during the April 29 polls.
16 April 2019, 18:00 PM

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Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness ruled out breaking the 100 million euros ($113 million) mark this summer and said he would buy French striker Kylian Mbappe "immediately" if he had the money.
16 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Abedin explains inclusions, exclusions

Chief selector Minhajul Abedin informs a crowded press conference that they put emphasis on experience, considering the English conditions, and explains the reasons behind the inclusions and exclusions in the World Cup and tri-nation squads.
16 April 2019, 15:30 PM

Lille thrash PSG to delay title party

Paris Saint-Germain missed the chance to seal their sixth Ligue 1 title in seven years for the second week running on Sunday after a 5-1 hammering at Lille, their biggest league defeat in 10 years.
15 April 2019, 18:00 PM