Gymnasts disappoint in vault final

Bangladesh's hope of achieving something better in gymnastics in the fifth Islamic Solidarity Games was shattered when New Zealand-based Bangladeshi gymnast Ali Kader Haque and Abu Saeed Rafi finished fifth and sixth in the final of vault table event in Konya, Turkey on Thursday.
11 August 2022

Ukraine women clinch gold at Chess Olympiad; India make history

Ukraine women clinched gold at the 44th Chess Olympiad as the event concluded in Chennai on Tuesday.
11 August 2022

Michael Jordan's 'Last Dance' jersey to be auctioned in September

A jersey worn by basketball legend Michael Jordan during Game 1 of the 1998 NBA Finals, his last title victory, is set to be auctioned off in September for an estimated $3-5 million, Sotheby's announced Wednesday.
11 August 2022

Hamilton could have been a Top Gun

Lewis Hamilton says he had to turn down an offer to feature as a fighter pilot in Tom Cruise's hit movie "Top Gun: Maverick" because of his Formula One commitments.
10 August 2022

Paddlers into quarters of Islamic Solidarity Games

Bangladesh Men’s table tennis team moved into the quarterfinals of the Islamic Solidarity Games after a hard-fought 3-2 win over the Maldives in Konya today.
10 August 2022

'The ultimate competitor!'

Following are reactions to Serena Williams announcing on Tuesday that she plans to retire from the sport following the U.S. Open:
10 August 2022

Osaka retires in Toronto opener with back pain

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka retired from her opening match on Tuesday at the WTA Toronto Masters with lower back pain, raising injury concerns with the US Open looming.
10 August 2022

Bangladesh Women’s team fare better in 44th Chess Olympiad

Bangladesh Women's chess team beat South Africa 3.5-0.5 while the Men's team lost 1.5-2.5 against Indonesia in the final and 11th round of the 44th Chess Olympiad in Chennai on Tuesday.
9 August 2022

Serena Williams to retire from tennis after US Open

Serena Williams said on Tuesday she was "evolving away from tennis" and planned to retire from the sport she dominated with 23 Grand Slam titles following the U.S. Open tournament, which begins later this month.
9 August 2022

Optimistic Serena emerging from her tennis 'tunnel'

Serena Williams stepped onto a hardcourt for the first time in a year and a half on Monday and fought through for a 6-3, 6-4 victory over Spain's Nuria Parrizas Diaz.
9 August 2022

Birmingham gives Commonwealth Games a rousing send off and new relevance

The Birmingham Commonwealth Games reached a high-octane conclusion on Monday by celebrating 11 days of compelling competition and sending the multi-sport event back to Australia in 2026 with new relevance and purpose.
9 August 2022

Medvedev looks on the bright side of Wimbledon ban

Daniil Medvedev said he tried to use the extra time away from the court to his advantage after Wimbledon banned Russian and Belarusian players from the grass court major in light of Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
9 August 2022

Sprinter Imranur in 100m semifinals

Bangladesh's fastest man Imranur Rahman produced his personal best to move into the semifinals of 100m sprint at the Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey today.
8 August 2022

Australia hammer India to win hockey gold

Australia demolished India 7-0 in the men's hockey final on Monday to maintain their perfect record at the Commonwealth Games and end their gold medal hunt in style.
8 August 2022

How a Czech football hooligan became a UFC champion

Jiri Prochazka was a football hooligan in his native Czech Republic until martial arts and an ancient Japanese text inspired him to turn from street fighting to cage fighting -- and become a UFC world champion.
8 August 2022

Commonwealth Gold is Delicious for rising England boxing star

England's Delicious Orie was crowned the Commonwealth Games super-heavyweight champion on Sunday, as the Northern Ireland brother and sister duo of Aidan and Michaela Walsh also won boxing gold medals.
8 August 2022

Samukonga, Williams win historic golds

Zambian teenager Muzala Samukonga won his nation's first-ever Commonwealth Games 400m title on Sunday as Sada Williams gave Barbados their first gold in the women's event on the final day of athletics in Birmingham.
7 August 2022

Ten Lankans missing from Commonwealth Games

Ten members of crisis-hit Sri Lanka's Commonwealth Games contingent in Birmingham have disappeared in a suspected attempt to remain in Britain, a top sports official from the island nation told AFP on Sunday.
7 August 2022

Bangladesh women’s chess team beat Iraq

Bangladesh women’s team registered their fifth victory in the 44th FIDE Chess Olympiad but their male teammates suffered their third defeat in the ninth round held in Chennai, India yesterday.
7 August 2022

Bhullar wins Indonesia Open as Siddikur finishes 34th

India’s Gaganjeet Bhullar claimed the US$500,000 Mandiri Indonesia Open on Tuesday at Pondok Indah Golf Course to make history by becoming the first player to win the tournament on three occasions.
7 August 2022