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

Two Indian bookies detained

The spectre of gambling has been a tenacious presence during the Bangladesh Premier League this season and it has made an
28 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Fair playing foul

In March this year the Sylhet Sadar upazila sports field in the Shahi Eidgah area was declared as Sheikh Russel Mini Stadium by the National Sports Council (NSC), ushering development work on the field.
28 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Mamun hogs the limelight

Abul Kashem Mamun emerged from nowhere to move into the quarterfinals of men's individual compound event of the 20th Asian Archery Championships after Roman Sana saw his own hopes get shattered in recurve event at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
28 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Two Indian bookies detained during Sylhet-Rangpur match

Two Indian bookmakers are detained at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium during the Rangpur Riders-Sylhet Sixers match.
28 November 2017, 13:07 PM

Alaves sack coach again

Trigger happy La Liga strugglers Alaves have sacked their coach for the second time this season as Italian Gianni de Biasi was dismissed after just seven games in charge on Monday.
27 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Mixed day for hosts

Bangladesh moved into the quarterfinals of men's team events in both recurve and compound in the 20th Asian Archery Championships at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
27 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Going to the dogs

Bangladesh is now engrossed in the glamour and entertainment surrounding the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). The
27 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Showpiece event without spectators!

The competition round of the 20th Asian Archery Championships got underway yesterday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium with the participation of record 33 nations, but the biggest show of bows and arrows in Asia is being held without any spectators.
26 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Deepika or MS?

Popular Indian archer Deepika Kumari is more comfortable talking about herself and archery than about other Indian sports stars.
26 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Roman Sana scores his best

Roman Sana produced his best international score to finish 11th out of 79 archers in the qualification round of men's individual recurve bow in the 20th Asian Archery Championships yesterday.
26 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Bottas holds off Hamilton

Valtteri Bottas survived several laps of high-speed pressure from his Mercedes team-mate and world champion Lewis Hamilton to claim a memorable victory in Sunday's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
26 November 2017, 18:00 PM

ECB quizzes Bairstow

The England and Wales Cricket Board has spoken to Jonny Bairstow over allegations the England wicketkeeper head-butted Australia opener Cameron Bancroft in a late-night altercation.
26 November 2017, 18:00 PM

WHAT THEY SAID

Local competition is good
26 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Emery happy with Mbappe

Paris Saint-Germain coach Unai Emery is satisfied with Kylian Mbappe's performances in the French capital as the teenage forward prepares for a "special" meeting with his old club Monaco on Sunday.
25 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Archery show begins

The 20th Asian Archery Championships was officially inaugurated at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday morning in presence of the game's world, Asian and local administrators. Around 200 archers from 33 countries will be taking part in the six-day
25 November 2017, 18:00 PM

MOMENTS

In the 17th over of Rajshahi Kings' innings, James Franklin hit a ball towards cow corner and rushed through for a run. Seeing that the
25 November 2017, 18:00 PM

It's Rahman, not Zadran

In the recently concluded U-19 Asia Cup, there was one name doing the rounds from the Afghanistan side that once more made history by winning the event. But the name, curiously, was the wrong one.
25 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Real edge 5-goal thriller

Cristiano Ronaldo's first La Liga goal for over a month ensured Real Madrid closed the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona to seven points by squeezing past struggling Malaga 3-2 on Saturday.
25 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Willian rescues Chelsea

Chelsea rode their luck to salvage a 1-1 draw at Liverpool thanks to Willian's late leveller, while Manchester United cut Manchester
25 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Juve buy Costa in record deal

Juventus have activated the buy-out clause for Douglas Costa in a club record 46 million euro (54.8 million) deal for his German club Bayern Munich.
25 November 2017, 18:00 PM