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Sheikh Russel School TT on Tuesday
Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra will commemorate the birthday of Sheikh Russel, youngest son of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, by launching a school table tennis tournament, said club officials yesterday.
16 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Football: Thai clubs await fate as league cancelled to mourn king
The Football Association of Thailand says it will meet clubs to explain its decision to scrap the season with three matches to go following the death of revered King Bhumibol Adulyadej.
16 October 2016, 08:09 AM
Bangladesh set for semifinals
The semifinal lineups for the IHF Trophy Handball Tournament were finalized at the Shaheed Captain M Mansur National Handball Stadium yesterday, with both the men's and women's team from Bangladesh moving into the battle of the last four of their respective categories.
11 October 2016, 18:00 PM
BD blast England
The Bangladesh Kabaddi team got off to a flying start in the 3rd Kabaddi World Cup as they handed a massive 52-18 defeat to
8 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Nazrana still at the top
WFM Nazrana Khan Eva has yet to lose her solo lead in the Saif Global Sports
8 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Kevin Hart stole David Beckham's biker boot
Actor Kevin Hart says he loves nice footwear and stole former football star David Beckham's "dirty biker boot".
5 October 2016, 06:30 AM
Bangladesh cricket: Security a necessary distraction
It can be quite a hassle to get to the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on match days. A number of roads leading to the stadium are blocked as per the security measures and one often has to walk on foot for quite a distance in order to reach the main gate.
2 October 2016, 18:00 PM
US sport grapples with racial tension in wake of shootings
The shootings of two black men by police in Tulsa and Charlotte reverberate in the US sports world as racial tensions flare around the United States.
22 September 2016, 08:45 AM
Hosts eyeing final
Hosts Bangladesh will have their eyes on the final of the 4th Boys' U-18 Asia Cup when the seven-nation hockey tournament gets underway at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Saturday.
20 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Cyber hackers publish medical data for Farah, Nadal and Rose
Mo Farah, Rafael Nadal and Justin Rose are among athletes targeted in the latest leak of confidential medical documents that the world anti-doping agency (WADA) says were hacked by a Russian cyber espionage group.
20 September 2016, 04:30 AM
'Huge' gender pay gap in sport not closing: study
The huge gulf between how much male and female athletes are paid is not likely to narrow in the foreseeable future.
15 September 2016, 09:05 AM
New Zealand to fund child sport development in Pacific
New Zealand will fund a multi-million dollar programme aimed at getting more children in Pacific island countries to play sport.
11 September 2016, 04:44 AM
Mustafizur Rahman: 8 top spells from the Bangladeshi left-arm sensation
Mustafizur Rahman caught the eyes of cricket enthusiasts and critics with the unusual talent on his debut, and has gone from strength to strength with each hurdle he crossed. As he turned 21, here are some of his top spells so far in his short yet brilliant career.
7 September 2016, 07:21 AM
When our girls are scoring 10 goals, boys are conceding 5: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina quite poignantly addresses the contrasting fortunes of Bangladesh’s women’s and men’s football teams in the international circuit.
4 September 2016, 07:10 AM
PM hands out sports awards for 2010, 2011 and 2012
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hands over the National Sports Awards for 2010, 2011 and 2012 among 32 sportspersons and organisers for their contributions to their respective fields of sports.
4 September 2016, 06:56 AM
Traditional ha-du-du game held
A traditional style game of ha-du-du is held in Kawkhali an upazila of Pirojpur district.
3 September 2016, 18:00 PM
BCL franchises raise concerns
The country's premier four-day cricket competition, the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL), which is scheduled to begin from
30 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Double delight for fab four
Having grabbed gold medals in their first events of Beximco National Shooting Championships, four female shooters – Armin
30 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Mayeda fires to gold
Newcomer Mayeda Momtahina of Army Shooting Association stunned her senior counterparts in the Beximco 28th National Shooting Championship after grabbing the gold medal in the women's 10metre air rifle event at the National Shooting Complex in Gulshan yesterday.
27 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Papon happy with England's decision to tour Bangladesh
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon thanks the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to let England's tour of Bangladesh in October to go on as planned.
26 August 2016, 11:11 AM