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

Morgan calls it quits

England’s 2019 World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan announced his retirement from all forms of cricket aged 36 on Monday, bringing the curtain down on a career studded with short-form success.
13 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Elusive gold leaves Imranur ‘shocked’

It took a while for Imranur Rahman to come to terms with reality after the England-born Bangladeshi sprinter reached the touchline during the men’s 60-metre event in Asian Indoor Athletics Championship in Kazakhstan on Saturday night.
12 February 2023, 18:00 PM

MSC hit Azampur for six

Souleymane Diabate scored a hattrick as Mohammedan Sporting Club smashed bottom-placed Azampur FC 6-0 yesterday in the biggest victory of the Bangladesh Premier League season in Mymensingh.
10 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Atsu found alive in quake rubble

Ghana national player and former Newcastle midfielder Christian Atsu has been found alive in the rubble of an earthquake that killed more than 4,800 people in Turkey and neighbouring Syria, Ghana’s ambassador to Turkey said Tuesday.
7 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Scavenging to fund one’s dream

Nationally ranked bodybuilder Ali el-Sharkawy trains in the evenings, but only after the 29-year-old has spent the morning collecting rubbish to support himself through his sporting career.
7 February 2023, 18:00 PM

London Marathon will be Farah’s last

British athletics great Mo Farah has said this year’s London Marathon will likely be his last as he contemplates the end of a brilliant career.
31 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Koly shoots her way into historic final

Kamrun Nahar Koly became the first Bangladeshi shooter to qualify for the finals of the women’s 10m Air Rifle event in the ISSF World Cup, but the promising shooter had to be content with an eighth-placed finish in the shootout in Jakarta yesterday.
28 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Haller on right track

Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic said on Tuesday the club was taking it “day by day” with striker Sebastien Haller’s return to the starting line-up.
24 January 2023, 18:00 PM

United win Manchester derby after late drama

Manchester United beat Manchester City 2-1 to go third in Premier League courtesy of late goals from Bruno Fernandes and Marcus Rashford.
14 January 2023, 14:25 PM

‘Football drives me in everything’

The Daily Star (DS): How was the experience of playing the latest league?
13 January 2023, 18:00 PM

China’s charge at Australian Open

Gifted 17-year-old Shang Juncheng will lead a historic Chinese charge at the Australian Open next week -- more evidence of the growing strength of tennis in the Asian country.
13 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Disjointed, disorganised, but ‘nothing irregular’

Although the Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) was hopeful of organising the Sheikh Kamal 2nd Bangladesh Youth Games in a more cohesive way than the inaugural edition, age-old problems bubbled to the fore as the first phase, featuring 495 upazillas, began.
10 January 2023, 18:00 PM

No Premier Hockey League in near future

Although the introduction of franchise-based Hockey Champions Trophy (HCT) last November presented a new ray of hope to revive the sport in the country, the Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) officials have not yet chalked out a plan regarding when the next edition of the Premier Hockey League (PHL) will take place.
9 January 2023, 18:00 PM

‘Can’t recall last visit to Bangladesh’

West Indies fast-bowling legend Sir Curtly Ambrose joined the commentary panel of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League and immediately added value to the broadcasting team with his wealth of knowledge yesterday.
9 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Junior hockey team thrash SL 14-0

Bangladesh romped to a 14-0 victory over Sri Lanka in their second Pool B match of Men’s Junior AHF Cup at the Sultan Qaboos Complex in Muscat yesterday.
7 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Abdullah Al Imran

DS: How did your journey to Ironman start?
6 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Mishu Biswas

DS: How did a policeman get into the journey of being an Ironman?
6 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Jan Frodeno

“I am made of all the days you don’t see, not just the ones you do.” Three-time Ironman World Championships winner and Olympic gold medalist, Jan Frodeno
6 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Junior hockey team off to a flyer

Bangladesh hockey team began their Men’s Junior AHF Cup campaign on a winning note as they handed a convincing 4-0 defeat to Hong Kong in a Pool B encounter at the Sultan Qaboos Complex in Muscat yesterday.
6 January 2023, 18:00 PM

Youth Games begin today

The Sheikh Kamal 2nd Youth Games are all set to roll out today across the country after the inaugural edition of the country’s biggest-ever multi-sports extravaganza took place in 2018.
1 January 2023, 18:00 PM