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
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
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
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

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.
16 October 2025, 14:58 PM
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.
15 October 2025, 15:53 PM
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.
15 October 2025, 08:25 AM

Nadal, Djokovic chase history

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic will set their sights on more Grand Slam history at the French Open as Roland Garros embraces a new but eerily empty era of night time tennis.
29 May 2021, 18:00 PM

‘I don’t point fingers at youngsters’

Sri Lanka seemed to have found the right mixture of aggression and composure in their game in the final ODI and it culminated in them clinching 10 crucial points for the ODI Super League, welcome respite even as the series ended 2-1 in favour of Bangladesh.
28 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Asia Cup qualifiers

Asia Cup qualifiers
28 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Foden and Mount inject youthful zest

Europe’s top clubs invest millions in signing players from all over the world but two of the key players in Saturday’s Champions League final between Manchester City and Chelsea are a reminder that there is still value in home-grown talent.
28 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Taskin’s discipline pays huge dividends

Taskin Ahmed was lucky to get a chance to bowl after coming in as ODI cricket’s first-ever concussion substitute when he replaced Mohammad Saifuddin in the second match against Sri Lanka, but the seamer utilised that opportunity at a time when it was required most.
28 May 2021, 18:00 PM

High-stakes and a battle of mind games

Apart from the playing style, the only predictable feature of Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola’s game is the unpredictability of his starting eleven and consequently the formation, especially when it comes to huge occasions such as the Champions League final.
28 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Shooter Baki to participate in Tokyo Olympics

Two times commonwealth silver medallist shooter Abdullah Hel Baki has been awarded the tri-party nation card for participation in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics to be held in July-August in Japan.
28 May 2021, 13:40 PM

PSG, KLABU join hands for Rohingya children

As part of a multi-year project, the Paris Saint-Germain Endowment Fund, the charitable arm of the preeminent sport club in France, and KLABU, a Dutch social start-up that provides access to sport in refugee camps, in partnership with Bangladeshi NGO Friendship, aim to build a sports Club Centre for the Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar by this autumn.
28 May 2021, 10:58 AM

Nike says ended Neymar deal after non-cooperation in sexual-assault probe

Nike Inc (NKE.N) said on Thursday it ended its partnership with Brazilian soccer star Neymar last year because he refused to cooperate in an investigation into sexual assault allegations leveled against him by a Nike employee.
28 May 2021, 08:32 AM

‘We still need to work on the system’

Bangladesh football team are set to fly out for Qatar today to take part in next month’s World Cup and Asia Cup Qualifiers following a fighting display against Sheikh Jamal DC in the sole practice match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
27 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Can Tigers play the perfect game?

Despite registering a first-ever bilateral ODI series win over Sri Lanka with a game in hand, Bangladesh skipper Tamim Iqbal stated that they were lucky in getting past the hurdles without playing to their best in the first two games of the three-match series.
27 May 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Our little bet was a winner’

The decision to delay Roland Garros for a second successive year has saved “tens of millions of euros”, the head of the French Tennis Federation told AFP.
27 May 2021, 18:00 PM

English fans flock to Porto

As thousands of English football fans flock to Portugal’s city of Porto for Saturday’s Champions League final, hotels and bars are hoping the tourism boost will be a prelude to their emergence from a collapse brought on by the Covid-19 pandemic.
27 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Reshuffling begins at Europe’s elites

Zinedine Zidane’s decision to leave Real Madrid yesterday night signaled the start of European giants beginning to regroup after dismal showings in a season that was already tainted for them by the European Super League debacle.
27 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Emery lauds ‘impeccable’ Villarreal

Villarreal coach Unai Emery praised his “impeccable” players for their dedication after claiming the club’s first major trophy by beating Manchester United in the Europa League final on Wednesday.
27 May 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Shakib’s track record-- no joke!’

Mahmudullah Riyad said that he is ‘certain’ that premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who has been struggling with form of late, will turn up with a better performance in the final ODI against Sri Lanka today.
27 May 2021, 18:00 PM

BOA pledges to vaccinate all Tokyo Olympics participants

The Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) today ensured that all Bangladeshi participants travelling to Japan for Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics will be vaccinated against Covid-19 as per the requirements of the Japanese government, Tokyo Organising Committee and International Olympic Committee.
27 May 2021, 15:44 PM

Pistol coach Young reappointed

Bangladesh Shooting Sport Federation (BSSF) yesterday appointed South Korean coach Kim Il Young as the pistol coach of the national shooters for up to 2024 Paris Olympics at a programme at the BSSF Shooting Complex in Gulshan.
26 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Cured of cancer, Navarro heads to Roland Garros

Former world number six Carla Suarez Navarro has confirmed her participation at the French Open, which starts on Sunday, a month after she said she had been cured of cancer.
26 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Potential leadership void looms large

The process of preparing a future captain starts by grooming the relatively younger players into leadership roles, often as vice-captains, and train them to share responsibilities side by side with the experienced, senior cricketers so that they may evolve into future leaders.
26 May 2021, 18:00 PM