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

Day pins hopes on old faces

Bangladesh coach Jamie Day has pinned his hopes on almost the same squad which played in the Three Nation Cup in Nepal last month when picking a 28-member preliminary squad next month’s World Cup Qualifiers in Qatar.
8 May 2021, 18:00 PM

A tale of striking contrast

Participating in Indian regional football league for Bangladeshi top footballers, especially in Kolkata, had once been a periodic and prestigious affair but unfortunately the scenario turned into a rarity, over the years.
8 May 2021, 18:00 PM

‘Results aren’t in my hands, but hard work is’

The Daily Star (TDS): We have witnessed a huge change in you since the lockdown last year. How did you manage to do that? What are the areas you worked on?
8 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Abid slams double hundred

Opener Abid Ali became the first opener from Pakistan to score a Test double hundred in Zimbabwe. The right-hander Abid Ali slammed a magnificent unbeaten 215 off 407 balls during second day of the second Test at the Harare Sports Club ground yesterday.
8 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Pressure is on Chelsea, says Mahrez

Manchester City forward Riyad Mahrez said the pressure will be on Chelsea when the sides meet in a high-stakes Premier League encounter at the Etihad stadium on Saturday.
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Nadal, Osaka scoop top Laureus awards

Tennis players Rafael Nadal and Naomi Osaka picked up the Laureus Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year awards on Thursday with football star Mo Salah and Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton also recognised.
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM

All-English final

Villarreal boss Unai Emery came back to haunt Arsenal as the Spanish side held out for a 0-0 draw at the Emirates on Thursday to set up a Europa League final against Manchester United with a 2-1 victory on aggregate.
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Belfort powers six-star Abahani

An effortless hattrick from Haitian forward Belfort Kervens helped Abahani equal their second-biggest Bangladesh Premier League victory as the Sky Blues inflicted an emphatic 6-0 defeat on Rahmatganj at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM

I’m trying my own thing

The Daily Star (DS): You must have been worried over the process of return when the IPL got suspended?
7 May 2021, 18:00 PM

World's oldest person pulls out of Olympic torch relay

The world's oldest person, a Japanese woman aged 118, has given up her spot in the Olympic torch relay due to a surge in Covid-19 cases across the country.
7 May 2021, 14:24 PM

Bangladesh, SL eye rise in Super League standings

Sri Lanka will arrive in Dhaka on May 16 to play three ODIs against Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur. The series presents both teams with the chance to move up the ICC Cricket World Cup Super League ladder.
6 May 2021, 18:00 PM

India confident of hosting T20 World Cup

India’s cricket board is hoping it might be able to squeeze the remainder of its lucrative Indian Premier League into a crowded calendar and is still confident of hosting the T20 World Cup later this year, a top official told Reuters on Thursday.
6 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Hubbard set to become first transgender Olympian

New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard is poised to become the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympic Games, in a move that will reignite the often vitriolic debate over the ethics of trans sport.
6 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Pakistan eye series clean sweep

Babar Azam will look to continue his unbeaten record as Pakistan Test captain when Zimbabwe and Pakistan meet for the second Test on 7 May at the Harare Sports Club.
6 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Mustafizur, Shakib back home

Bangladesh ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan and left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman returned home yesterday after the Indian Premier League (IPL) was suspended indefinitely on Tuesday.
6 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Tuchel’s Midas touch

Since replacing the sacked Frank Lampard in January, Thomas Tuchel has overseen a remarkable revival in Chelsea’s fortunes. His finest moment came in Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final second leg as Chelsea beat Real Madrid 2-0 at Stamford Bridge to clinch a 3-1 aggregate success.
6 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Chelsea outclass Real to set up all-English CL final

Goals by Timo Werner and Mason Mount sent Chelsea into a Champions League final showdown with Manchester City as they outclassed Real Madrid to win 2-0 for a 3-1 aggregate triumph at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday.
6 May 2021, 00:54 AM

Kuipers swore at PSG players?

Paris St Germain’s Leandro Paredes was verbally abused by Dutch referee Bjorn Kuipers during Tuesday’s Champions League semifinal second leg loss to Manchester City, his teammate Ander Herrera has claimed.
5 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Improved fitness helped Taskin all around

The Daily Star (DS): What has worked behind the remarkable improvement of Taskin Ahmed during the tour of Sri Lanka?
5 May 2021, 18:00 PM

Mohammedan break Saif SC jinx

Mohammedan finally broke Saif SC’s resistance after three years as the Black and Whites came out with a 2-1 win in their Bangladesh Premier League encounter at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.
5 May 2021, 18:00 PM