Siddikur is one of the shortest hitters on Tour, not suited to Black Mountain, which favours the long ball players, but the Bangladeshi countered that with a brilliant short stick display.

"I was supposed to get e-visa through a promoter. They had applied and got rejected from the CID of Qatar," Siddikur ruefully told The Daily Star

The former world number one, whose appearances have been limited in the past two years since the 2021 car accident that left him with severe leg injuries, last played at the British Open in July.

Bangladesh’s premier golfer Siddikur Rahman finished tied 32nd in the 38th Shinhan Donghae Open, which concluded at the Kome Country Club in Japan on Sunday.

The breakaway LIV series can do for golf what the IPL did for cricket, India's top player Anirban Lahiri has said after joining the lucrative Saudi-backed tour.

The Asian Tour will mark its return to Bangladesh following a three-year absence due to the pandemic when the premier tour of the continent is held in November at the Kurmitola Golf Club in Dhaka.

The breakaway LIV Golf series on Wednesday announced a 14-event league for 2023, with organisers aiming to expand their reach across the globe.

Former tennis world number one Ashleigh Barty has dashed hopes she will make a return to professional sport, after speculation the Australian could switch to golf.

Cameron Smith staged one of the greatest back-nine charges ever witnessed at a major championship, coming from four shots behind to win the 150th British Open on Sunday as Rory McIlroy saw another major slip through his fingers.

Woodland fends off Koepka to claim U.S. Open

The Indian duo of Yashas Chandra and Rashid Khan returned flawless rounds of seven-under-65 to take the joint first round lead in the City Bank American Express Chittagong Open, which got underway at the Bhatiary Golf and Country Club in Chattogram yesterday.

Jamal Hossain Mollah fell four shots off the pace after a one-over in the crucial third round of the AB Bank Bangladesh Open yesterday.

Japanese rookie Kazuki Higa cruises to a three-shot victory to clinch the BTI Open at the Kurmitola Golf Club in Dhaka today.

Siddikur Rahman clinches the title of the inaugural City Bank American Express Dhaka Open title at the Kurmitola Golf Club today.

Tiger Woods, arrested three weeks ago for impaired driving, says he is receiving "professional help" to manage his medications and help cope with back pain and a sleep disorder.

Rickie Fowler produces a record-equalling low-scoring round to take a one-shot lead at the US Open as the big-hitters failed to fire.

Webb Simpson lips-out a birdie chance at the final hole and has to settle for a two-stroke lead over Paul Casey and Danny Lee after the third round of the Dean & DeLuca Invitational in Fort Worth, Texas.

South Korean Kim Si-woo became the youngest winner of The Players Championship on Sunday when he shot a final round three-under-par 69 to clinch a three-stroke victory at the TPC Stadium course in Ponte Vedra.

Masters champion Sergio Garcia recovered from a slow start and found his old form to storm into contention at The Players Championship where a victory could enhance his special 2017 season.

World number one Dustin Johnson declared himself ready to challenge for victory after a tidy return to competition left him four strokes behind first-round leader Francesco Molinari at the Wells Fargo Championship on Thursday.