The promising archer Diya Siddique made it through to the Olympics despite having missed out at the direct quota place after going down in an even fight with third-ranked Ana Umer of Slovenia in the final qualification tournament for Tokyo 2020 in Paris yesterday.

Up to 10,000 fans will be allowed at Tokyo Olympic events, organisers said Monday, warning competition could move behind closed doors if infections surge.

High voltage drama with a nail-biting last over finish was witnessed, and then there was the second hundred of the league which eventually went in vain as the super league stage of the Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier League T20 started to step towards the tournament’s climax.

England’s Phil Foden said his teammates have agreed to copy his dyed blond hairstyle if they win the European Championship.

Switzerland goalscorer Xherdan Shaqiri said he was “proud” of his side’s performance in Sunday’s 3-1 Euro 2020 win over Turkey as they finished third in Group A.

Roberto Mancini has turned the clock back for Italy, recapturing the atmosphere of the 1990 World Cup the country hosted, with a 1-0 win over Wales capping a perfect Euro 2020 group-stage run.

Mohammedan Sporting Club's 12 footballers and Australian coach Sean Lane tested Covid-19 positive, forcing the popular outfit to seek the deferment of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) fixtures for 14 days.

The inaugural World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand at Southampton was hit by yet more bad weather on Monday as rain washed out the whole of the fourth day's play -- the second time in the match a day's play had been abandoned without a ball bowled.

Opener Rubel Mia smashed a blistering fifty to help his side Prime Bank beat Mohammedan Sporting Club convincingly by five wickets in the Super League stage of the ongoing Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division T20 League under lights at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur today.

British coach Jamie Day wants the full utilisation of three FIFA windows from September to November before going into the group stage of the Asian Cup in February next year.

Lionel Messi’s Argentina will have the opportunity to secure a place in the knockout stages of the ongoing Copa America if they end a four-game winless run against Paraguay at the Estadio Mané Garrincha in Brasilia on Monday (Tuesday 6:00am Bangladesh time).

Old DOHS posted the highest score in this season’s DPL of 199 for 2 and came away with a 23-run win in the Bangabandhu Dhaka Premier Division T20 Cricket League’s relegation league match at BKSP against Partex Sporting today.

Rain once more interrupted the World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand, with a heavy downpour delaying the scheduled 10:30 am local time (0930 GMT) start of the fourth day's play at Southampton on Monday.

France forward Ousmane Dembele has been ruled out of Euro 2020 with an injury, the French football federation said on Monday, in a blow to the world champions' ambitions,

India’s cricket board (BCCI) has offered $1.35 million in financial support to the country’s National Olympic Committee, which dropped Chinese sportswear maker Li Ning as its official kit partner citing public sentiment ahead of the Tokyo Games.

Qatar will only allow people fully vaccinated against Covid-19 to attend next year’s World Cup and is in talks to secure one million doses in case global immunisation efforts lag, the prime minister said.

A number of Chilean football players will be fined after inviting a hairdresser into their Copa America bubble, thereby breaking the strict protocols designed to limit the spread of COVID-19, the Chilean Football Federation (FFC) said on Sunday.

Lionel Messi came out of the tight security bubble of his hotel to fulfill the dream of one Brazilian fan who, as Messi found out on social media, had his iconic celebration against Real Madrid tattooed on his back.

Weightlifter Laurel Hubbard will become the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics after being selected by New Zealand for the women's event at the Tokyo Games, a decision set to fuel the debate over inclusion and fairness in sport.

Kyle Jamieson wrecked India with the ball and opener Devon Conway compiled a half-century to put New Zealand in a commanding position in the final of the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC) on Sunday.