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

Lewa heads FIFA Best shortlist

Bayern Munich’s treble-winning Robert Lewandowski joined regulars Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi on the shortlist for The Best FIFA Men’s Player award, world soccer’s governing body announced on Wednesday.
25 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Junior athletics without BKSP

After football, handball, hockey, basketball and cricket, athletics have also joined the resumption-rally with Bangabandhu 36th National Junior Athletics Championships getting underway on an unfit track at Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) from Friday.
25 November 2020, 18:00 PM

‘Damage control aim against Qatar’

Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin hopes the national team will do their best to control the damage when they take on Qatar in a World Cup qualifier in Doha on December 4.
25 November 2020, 18:00 PM

ICC must deliver world events

New International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman Greg Barclay told Reuters on Wednesday his organisation must deliver their pinnacle events over the next three years or there will be serious financial consequences for the sport.
25 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Barca, Juve, Chelsea, Sevilla in last 16

Juventus, Chelsea and Sevilla all claimed last-gasp wins as they qualified for the Champions League last 16 on Tuesday, while Martin Braithwaite grabbed a double in Barcelona’s 4-0 victory at Dynamo Kiev as they also secured a place in the knockout rounds.
25 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Ctg face Dhaka after opening-day thrillers

The thrillers that the first two matches of the Bangabandhu T20 Cup produced on the opening day on Tuesday provided much-needed succour for cricket fans as it marked the proper resumption of competitive cricket in the country since it was rocked by the Covid-19 outbreak in March.
25 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Booters’ endeavour for fitness

Bangladesh national football team will look to get fitter ahead of the World Cup qualifier against Qatar as they take on Qatar Army, an amateur side, in one of two warm-up matches at the Al Azizyah Boutique ground in Doha today.
24 November 2020, 18:00 PM

The pitfalls between beauty and duty

The tragic demise of a young cricketer because he could not quite crack it at the highest level brought to mind the forays of an all-time great -- former Australia skipper Steve Waugh’s journey earlier this year through India with a camera to rediscover the joys of cricket, the love that keeps an entire population agog.
24 November 2020, 18:00 PM

An unyielding spirit

An iconic footballer and sports organiser, Badal Roy lost his battle with cancer and breathed his last in Dhaka on Sunday.
23 November 2020, 18:00 PM

The wait is over

The wait proved to be longer than anticipated in resuming competitive cricket in the country since the coronavirus pandemic shook the entire world earlier this year.
23 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh Games in February

Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) has decided to hold the Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games in February next year, nearly one year after the multisport extravaganza was suspended due to coronavirus outbreak.
22 November 2020, 18:00 PM

‘The players were amazing’

Jose Mourinho said his “amazing” Tottenham beat Manchester City on strategy as a vintage show from the Portuguese boss sent his side top of the Premier League with a 2-0 win on Saturday.
22 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Open skies lift booters’ mood

After completing their three-day quarantine in the team hotel, the Bangladesh national team were finally allowed to breathe in the open skies as they had their first training session at the Al Aziziyah Boutique ground in Doha yesterday.
22 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Badal Roy leaves a legacy

Badal Roy is no more. One of biggest icons of the country’s football history, Roy died at a city hospital yesterday. He was 62.
22 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Spurs go top; Chelsea keep pace; Utd leapfrog City

Tottenham Hotspur moved top of the Premier League after an impressive 2-0 victory over Manchester City while Chelsea beat Newcastle United and Manchester United secured their first home win of the campaign on Saturday.
22 November 2020, 03:01 AM

Atletico beat Barca; Real held

Atletico Madrid pulled off their first La Liga win over Barcelona in more than a decade as Yannick Carrasco capitalised on a blunder from Barca keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen to secure a 1-0 victory at an empty Wanda Metropolitano on Saturday.
22 November 2020, 02:52 AM

CR7 equals Zlatan

Cristiano Ronaldo moved level on eight Serie A goals for the season with AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Saturday as he and the Swede continue to defy their advancing years and show the youngsters how it is done.
22 November 2020, 02:52 AM

Haaland hits four

Erling Haaland scored four goals in a sensational second-half performance to help Borussia Dortmund come from a goal down to crush hosts Hertha Berlin 5-2 on Saturday and climb to second place in the Bundesliga.
22 November 2020, 02:52 AM

Klopp pins hopes on youngsters

Liverpool boss Juergen Klopp has said he hopes the club’s young centre backs can step up in the absence of injured regulars as the Premier League champions cope with an injury crisis.
21 November 2020, 18:00 PM

‘NEYMAR WILL START AGAINST LEIPZIG’

Paris St Germain forward Neymar comes on as a substitute to replace Angel Di María during his side’s 3-2 defeat at Monaco in Ligue 1 on Friday.
21 November 2020, 18:00 PM