NFL icon and civil rights activist Jim Brown passes away

US football Hall of Famer, Hollywood actor and Civil Rights activist Jim Brown died on Thursday at the age of 87 at his home in Los Angeles.
20 May 2023

Bonna outshines Sohel, Ashiq in Shanghai

Despite having shown potential to achieve the preliminary target of qualifying for the quarterfinals in men’s compound team event of Archery World Cup Stage-2, the male archers disappointed as they were ousted from the first round of the elimination round in Men’s Individual Compound event in Shanghai, China, on Thursday.
18 May 2023

Liton, Sabina, Nasrin nominated for Kool-BSPA Sportsperson of the Year award

Cricketer Liton Das, footballer Sabina Khatun, and archer Nasrin Akter have been nominated in the Sportsperson of the Year category for Kool-BSPA Sports Award 2022, organised by the Bangladesh Sports Press Association (BSPA).
18 May 2023

Nadal expects 2024 to be his last year in tennis

Holder Rafa Nadal will miss the French Open after failing to regain full fitness from a hip injury suffered at the Australian Open in January, the 14-times Roland Garros winner said on Thursday, adding 2024 could be the final year of his career.
18 May 2023

Kyrgios out of French Open because of foot hurt in robbery: agent

Nick Kyrgios's withdrawal from the French Open was because of a cut foot sustained when a man allegedly stole his car at gunpoint, his agent says, rather than knee surgery.
18 May 2023

New generation is here already, says Djokovic

Novak Djokovic said the long awaited "shift of generations" has finally come to men's tennis after the world number one lost to 20-year-old Dane Holger Rune in the Italian Open quarter-finals.
18 May 2023

Nadal to reveal French Open decision, amid injury concerns

Rafael Nadal will announce if he will compete in the French Open on Thursday, amid a long-term injury struggle and some Spanish reports that he will withdraw.
18 May 2023

Girls accomplish ‘tough’ task

Although Bangladesh suffered a 43-33 defeat to India in the group’s last match, the women in red and green reversed the tide in the all-important clash by fighting neck-to-neck till the last moment.
17 May 2023

Archers eliminated after primary target achieved

Before leaving for China to take part in the competition, Bangladesh coach Martin Frederick said that he would be pleased if his compound team played in the quarterfinals in their maiden appearance.
17 May 2023

Bangladesh, India share handball titles

Bangladesh youth team (under-17s) emerged champions in final beating their Indian counterparts by 46-43 goals in a nerve-wracking final
17 May 2023

Asian Games Fun Run on Wednesday

The Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) is set to hold the Asian Games Fun Run in Dhaka on Wednesday aiming to promote and raise awareness about the upcoming Asian Games. 
16 May 2023

Djokovic sees off Norrie to reach Italian Open quarter-finals

Novak Djokovic eased into the Italian Open quarter-finals on Tuesday after breezing past Cameron Norrie 6-3, 6-4, although there was tension with the Briton after the top seed was hit by a smash.
16 May 2023

The last-placed runner who became toast of Cambodia

The Cambodian runner has become a star of the Southeast Asian Games since her gritty performance in the 5,000m. Although she came last, her determination to finish the race under torrential rain charmed the country and even won plaudits from Prime Minister Hun Sen.
16 May 2023

World number one Alcaraz knocked out of Italian Open

World number one Carlos Alcaraz suffered a shock third round defeat in the Italian Open at the hands of unheralded Hungarian Fabian Marozsan, losing 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) on Monday.
15 May 2023

Diya excluded over poor performance

Bangladesh’s premier female archer Diya Siddique, who won a gold medal in recurved mixed events of Asia Cup World Ranking tournament in Chinese Taipei in March, has been left out of the World Cup Stage-2 team over poor performance.
14 May 2023

Bangladesh in handball final

Hosts Bangladesh confirmed final berths in both youth and junior sections of Bangabandhu IHF Challenge Women’s Trophy after notching up back-to-back victories at Shaheed M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium yesterday..Bangladesh’s preliminary target was to play in the final of the U-17 y
14 May 2023

Bangladesh thrash Nepal in Bangabandhu IHF Handball 

Bangladesh continued their dominance in the Bangabandhu IHF Challenge Trophy Women’s Handball ( Under-17) tournament winning their second consecutive game on Sunday.
14 May 2023

Handball teams make flying start

Bangladesh made a flying start in the Bangabandhu IHF Challenge Trophy Women’s (Youth & Junior) at the M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium yesterday,.The hosts beat Maldives by 48-10 goals in the junior (under-17) event before the youth team (under-19) beat their Maldivian counterparts
13 May 2023

‘Alcaraz the man to beat’

World number one Novak Djokovic said Carlos Alcaraz is the man to beat on clay and is one of the top title contenders for the French Open.
12 May 2023

0.1 separates Nafisha’s career-best score from Koly’s feat

Shooter Nafisha Tabasum narrowly missed the opportunity to scale a national record despite making her career-best score at the ISSF World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Friday.
12 May 2023