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

Brac team leave for Malaysia

With their sights set on a top five finish, the Brac University Chess Club will leave here for Malaysia on Sunday to take part in the 2nd GACC International Inter-University Chess Championship.
18 January 2018, 18:00 PM

NKorea prepares grand military parade on eve of Olympics

North Korea is preparing a lavish display of its military strength in a parade on the eve of next month's Winter Olympics in the South, despite a rare sporting detente with Seoul.
18 January 2018, 06:43 AM

Hockey transfers next month?

The newly formed ad-hoc committee of Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) wants to complete the inter-club players' transfers before the departure of the national team for Oman for the qualifying tournament of the Asian Games.
17 January 2018, 18:00 PM

'Shouldn't give in to Ronaldo's demands'

Real Madrid should resist Cristiano Ronaldo's demands for a bumper new contract even if it leads to their all-time top scorer leaving the La Liga club, Real great Manolo Sanchis says.
17 January 2018, 14:02 PM

WC would confirm Messi as best ever: Di Maria

As the debate over Lionel Messi's place in the pantheon of football greats rages, Argentine teammate Angel Di Maria believes that the Barcelona superstar has already proven everything to cement the very top spot for himself.
17 January 2018, 14:01 PM

NKorea to send 230-strong cheering squad to Olympics

North Korea has offered to send more than 200 cheerleaders to the Winter Olympics in the South and attend the Paralympics, Seoul says as the two Koreas meet to discuss athlete numbers in the latest in a flurry of cross-border talks.
17 January 2018, 07:07 AM

Wales appoint Giggs

Wales have appointed former Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs as their manager, the Football Association of Wales announced on social media on Monday.
15 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Haque House crowned champions

Sher-e-Bangla Fazlul Haque House became the champions of the Birshreshtha Munshi Abdur Rouf Public College inter-house annual
15 January 2018, 18:00 PM

BRIEF STORIES

Ailing American 10th seed CoCo Vandeweghe lost the plot over a lack of bananas as she was dumped out in straight sets in the first round on Monday.
15 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Tushar reaches 10k landmark

Tushar Imran becomes the first Bangladesh player to score 10,000 first-class runs today.
15 January 2018, 10:59 AM

Handball team leave for Korea tomorrow

Bangladesh are all set to take part in top-level Asian handball for the first time as an 18-member squad will leave
14 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Kurigram athletes reign supreme

The sprinters of Kurigram scooped the top titles in athletics events of Rangpur division as the divisional phase of the Bangladesh
13 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Ribery strikes as Bayern go 14 points clear

Franck Ribery showed Bayern Munich why the Bundesliga leaders should extend his contract as the 34-year-old netted a superb goal in Friday's 3-1 win at Bayer Leverkusen.
13 January 2018, 07:41 AM

Young Tigers beat Namibia by 87 runs

Bangladesh Youth team pull off an 87-run victory against their Namibian counterparts in their opening ICC Under-19 Group C game at Lincoln today.
13 January 2018, 05:37 AM

Pakistan bowled out for 74

New Zealand thrash Pakistan by 183 runs in the third one-day international in Dunedin today.
13 January 2018, 04:54 AM

Muktis avoid relegation

Muktijoddha Sangsad avoided relegation from the Bangladesh Premier League after playing out a goalless draw against Team BJMC in their last match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
12 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Dinajpur sweep boxing titles

Dinajpur achieved a clean sweep in the boxing event of Rangpur's divisional phase of the Bangladesh Youth Games, winning all eight gold medals at the Boro Maidan in Dinjapur yesterday.
12 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Players demand immediate transfers

National hockey players welcomed the formation of an ad-hoc committee for the Bangladesh Hockey Federation but demanded that
12 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Wages to fall in 2018 DPL

The wages for cricketers participating in the upcoming Dhaka Premier League (DPL) saw a dip, with the highest paid cricketer for this season set to get Tk 10 lakh lower than the corresponding figure in the previous season.
12 January 2018, 18:00 PM

France halts goal-line technology after mishaps

The French league (LFP) has decided to "immediately suspend" the use of goal-line technology after a series of glitches with the system.
12 January 2018, 03:08 AM