"Of course, I didn't want to take his last match away from him. But at the end of the day I think a lot of the players in a similar situation would have done the same thing, prioritising their body."

“I had nearly confirmed my championship win with two rounds in hand and was really happy about it. But now I am shocked and can’t find the words to express my emotions after the death of my beloved Zia sir,” Neer told The Daily Star yesterday.

In an exclusive interview with Star Lifestyle, Utshob Ahmed shares insights into his journey, the challenges he faced and his aspirations for the future.

The 55-year-old was named alongside nine other distinguished persons by the Cabinet Division yesterday.

Playing any sort of sport while fasting — be it casual or at a professional level — is no easy task.

Around 270 young gymnasts from 56 schools across Bangladesh took part in the day-long event.

Ideally, sports and politics should never mix, but inevitably, sports and politics always mix.

Schools, therefore, often remain an oasis in an otherwise barren concrete desert without publicly accessible alternatives.

Novak Djokovic has opened up about his special connection with Virat Kohli and said that he has been in constant touch with the Indian cricket star through text messages.

“There are many sports in which I believe we can do well internationally,” Papon told the media today

"He was admitted into the system of Community Corrections and is now at home," the department of correctional services said in a statement

The ICC Twenty20 World Cup will begin on June 4 in the USA and the West Indies and run till the end of the month.

Flashback 2023 in pictures

In the world of sports, Bangladeshi women’s and men’s teams for cricket and football have had an eventful year.

Why limit scholarships and quotas to sports?

As Ten Hag continues his journey with Manchester United, the spotlight is firmly on him, both on and off the pitch.

What if you are unable to tread that path in the conventional way? If you have the courage to never give up, you may become a champion of hope in the face of impossible challenges. So, goes the inspiring true tale of Mohammad Mohasin, captain of the Bangladesh Wheelchair Cricket team.

There is more squash in the book than most readers will take a liking to, but the game sometimes works as a metaphor for the bigger picture.

Not all of us are cricket gurus or analysts. Some watch the game purely for entertainment. And the Bangladesh national cricket team brings a stroke of joy into our otherwise mundane lives. However, this iota of joy comes at the cost of our frazzled nerves.

Women’s bodybuilding is on the rise in Bangladesh. Even if we rewind the clock to a few years back, we would hardly find any news that had women and bodybuilding paired together. But despite the lack of opportunities and the alarming number of obstacles they have to overcome, more and more women are entering the field of professional bodybuilding and the number of participants in such events are rapidly increasing with each passing event.