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

Untamed spirit triumphs over crisis

A Covid-19 outbreak and injury problems saw River Plate face Colombia’s Independiente with midfielder Enzo Perez playing in goal and with no substitutes on the bench but the Argentines still emerged with a 2-1 win in Wednesday’s Copa Libertadores game.
20 May 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Bangladesh are very dangerous at home’

Sri Lankan left-arm pacer Isuru Udana commended Bangladesh side’s strength at home ahead of their three-match ODI series against the Tigers, starting on May 23.
20 May 2021, 18:00 PM

‘We had the desire to take home this trophy’

Federico Chiesa clinched a Coppa Italia triumph for Juventus and a first trophy for coach Andrea Pirlo with a 2-1 victory over Atalanta in the final on Wednesday.
20 May 2021, 18:00 PM

PSG ride on Mbappe magic to retain French Cup

Kylian Mbappe set up the first goal and grabbed one of his own as Paris St Germain retained the French Cup with a 2-0 victory over Monaco in Wednesday’s final at the Stade de France.
20 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Archers stun all and sundry to reach final

The Bangladeshi archers reached the final of a big tournament for the first time as Ruman Sana and Diya Siddique moved into the Recurve mixed final event of the Archery World Cup in Lausanne yesterday.
20 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh in mixed final of Archery World Cup

Bangladesh moved into the final of the Recurve mixed event of Archery World Cup after beating Canada 5-3 in the semifinal in Lausanne, Switzerland today.
20 May 2021, 16:04 PM

Al Musabbir Sadi’s 10th death anniversary

Today marks the tenth death anniversary of Al Musabbir Sadi, a noted sports journalist and former general secretary of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF).
20 May 2021, 05:35 AM

Zahir given wild card

Bangladesh Athletics Federation has nominated to send Zahir Rayhan to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics as a wild card entry.
19 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Ibrahim exposes loopholes in Covid protocol as Qatar camp cancelled

Bangladesh national football team’s preparations for next month’s World Cup Qualifiers were thrown into disarray after a footballer in the camp tested Covid-19 positive on Tuesday night and the scheduled departure for Qatar was pushed back to May 30.
19 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Ruman loses, others too

Archer Ruman Sana won his first match before losing the next round as all the Bangladeshi archers were eliminated from the individual events on the second day of the Archery World Cup Stage – 2 in Lausanne, Switzerland yesterday.
19 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Barca turning Flick’s head?

Hansi Flick, who will leave his position as Bayern Munich’s manager at the end of the season, is reportedly set to reject an offer to coach Germany’s national team and instead head to Barcelona, RAC1 reported yesterday.
19 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Butterflies in the stomach of the cutter master

Mustafizur Rahman, being the most experienced fast bowler in the Tigers side among the likes of Taskin Ahmed, Shoriful Islam and Mohammad Saifuddin, is expected to lead the fast bowling department in the upcoming series against Sri Lanka.
19 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Women’s Football League

Women’s Football League
19 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Lack of clarity clouds Tigers’ execution

Players often stress the importance of “execution of plans” ahead of any series or game. While carrying out the chalked-out plan is vital, it is paramount to formulate the right set of plans beforehand. The latter is something that should be orchestrated by the team management with clarity in mind, and that is precisely where the Bangladesh team management has failed miserably in recent times.
19 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Olympics cancellation could bring huge consequences

Cancelling the Tokyo Olympics in response to mounting public opposition in Japan to holding the Games during the Covid-19 pandemic would be an unparalleled act in peacetime.
19 May 2021, 15:29 PM

Doctors calls for Olympics cancellation

A top medical organisation has thrown its weight behind calls to cancel the Tokyo Olympics saying hospitals are already overwhelmed as the country battles a spike in coronavirus infections less than three months from the start of the Games.
18 May 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Federer is just a synopsis of greatness’

While fans and pundits continue to debate who should be considered the greatest men’s tennis player of all time, 23-times Grand Slam winner Serena Williams says Roger Federer gets her vote.
18 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Ruman gets bye, others fail

Although archer Ruman Sana crossed the hurdle of the first round elimination in men’s recurve bow event of Archery World Cup Stage-2 with a bye in Switzerland, his three other teammates were eliminated from the first round yesterday.
18 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Hockey loses its guardian

A contemporary of legendary hockey players such as Abus Sadeque, Ibrahim Saber and Mohammad Mohsin and an absolute legend of the game’s administration, Shamsul Bari breathed his last at a hospital in the capital yesterday morning. He was 74.
18 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema

Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema
18 May 2021, 18:00 PM