Piastri wins Chinese Grand Prix in McLaren one-two

Oscar Piastri led from pole to win the Chinese Grand Prix on Sunday as McLaren completed a dominant one-two with Lando Norris second.
23 March 2025, 08:51 AM

Formula One pays tribute to Eddie Jordan before Chinese GP

Drivers and teams assembled on the Chinese Grand Prix grid on Sunday to pay their respects to Eddie Jordan, the former Formula One team owner who died on Thursday aged 76.
23 March 2025, 06:59 AM

Ratri hopes for more tournaments in women’s hockey

Even though Kishoreganj lost the final of the Brac Bank Women’s Development Cup Hockey tournament to a star-studded BKSP, Fardia Akter Ratri made her mark by scoring 11 goals and setting up many on her way to taking the team to the final. In an interview with The Daily Star’s Atique Anam following the final, the forward spoke of the tournament and status of women’s hockey in the country. The excerpts of the interview are as follows:
22 March 2025, 18:05 PM

In pictures: BKSP's Women's Development Cup Hockey triumph

Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishthan thrashed Kishoreganj 8-0 in the final to clinch the title of Brac Bank Women's Development Cup Hockey tournament, which concluded at the Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium on Saturday. BKSP, the most dominant team of the competition, cruised to the title with three goals each from captain Aprita Pal and Airin Akter Riya. Zakia Afroz Lima and Tonni Khatun scored the other two goals for BKSP, who scored a total of 82 goals while conceding a single goal in the entire competition. Arpita, also captain of Bangladesh women's team, emerged as the top-scorer of the tournament with 30 goals to her name. Kishoreganj forward Fardia Akter Ratri was, however, adjudged as the best player of the tournament. Photos: Firoz Ahmed 
22 March 2025, 13:34 PM

'Rest easy king': Tributes to George Foreman

Mike Tyson on X: "His contribution to boxing and beyond will never be forgotten."
22 March 2025, 12:19 PM

BKSP cruise to women's hockey title

Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishthan thrashed Kishoreganj 8-0 in the final to clinch the title of Brac Bank Women’s Development Cup Hockey tournament, which concluded at the Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium on Saturday.
22 March 2025, 11:28 AM

Heavyweight boxing great George Foreman dead at 76

Former heavyweight champion George Foreman, who fought and lost against Muhammad Ali in boxing's iconic 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" before reclaiming the title two decades later, died Friday aged 76, his family announced in a statement.
22 March 2025, 02:51 AM

New IOC president Coventry can meet expectations: Bach

Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry, the first African president of the International Olympic Committee can "even exceed the expectations" of the continent, said her predecessor Thomas Bach on Friday.
21 March 2025, 15:50 PM

Sports reform proposal asked to be submitted by April 20

The Youth and Sports Ministry on Thursday instructed the Search Committee to submit its reform proposal and finalise the formation of ad-hoc committees for various national sports federations by April 20 as the ministry has been facing difficulties in disbursing funds to federations due to the absence of full executive committees.
21 March 2025, 12:50 PM

Goals galore in women's hockey semifinals

BKSP notched up a massive 12-0 win against Rajshahi while Kishoreganj edged Jashore 2-1.
21 March 2025, 11:45 AM

India eyes hosting 2030 Commonwealth Games as it bids for 2036 Olympics

India will be optimistic of landing the centenary edition of the multi-sports gathering of mainly former British colonies, particularly because the Games has struggled to find takers in recent times.
21 March 2025, 11:00 AM

Kirsty Coventry becomes first woman to lead IOC

Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, saying it was an "extraordinary moment".
20 March 2025, 15:34 PM

Bach's successor as IOC president decided in first round

Seven heavyweight candidates are vying to become the most powerful person in sport, a post 71-year-old Bach has held for 12 years.
20 March 2025, 15:08 PM

NSC forms five more ad-hoc committees in sports

Having dissolved the existing executive committees of five sports bodies, the National Sports Council (NSC) on Wednesday formed five new ad-hoc committees, raising the number of ad-hoc committees to 21 since the political changeover on August 5, 2024.
19 March 2025, 17:56 PM

Karate training for girls in Nandail

Ghashfool Shishu and Jubo Forum, a programme of World Vision Bangladesh, has organised a three-month karate training programme for women in Mymensingh’s Nandail upazila where 33 girls from different educational institutions have joined to learn the art of self-defense.
19 March 2025, 12:32 PM

Heavyweight trio eye history in race to succeed Olympics chief Bach

The race to succeed Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee reaches a climax on Thursday with Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior, Sebastian Coe and Kirsty Coventry believed to be neck and neck but clear of the remaining quartet.
19 March 2025, 05:51 AM

Djokovic player union launches legal blitz against governing bodies

A tennis union co-founded by Novak Djokovic on Tuesday announced a series of legal actions aimed at the sport's governing bodies, alleging "anticompetitive restraints and abusive practices".
18 March 2025, 17:43 PM

Wadifa wins Asian Zonal Chess C’ship, earns WIM title

Women Fide Master (WFM) Wadifa Ahmed clinched the Asian Zonal Chess Championship Zone 3.2 title in Colombo, Sri Lanka today to qualify for the upcoming Chess World Cup.
18 March 2025, 12:39 PM

Women's elite sports to generate more than $2.35 billion in 2025

Basketball and football are projected to remain as the two highest revenue-generating sports in 2025 at 44% and 35%, respectively.
18 March 2025, 05:13 AM

IOC greenlights boxing for 2028 Olympics

The decision still needs to be rubber-stamped by a full IOC Session of about 100 members later this week, but that is expected to be a formality.
17 March 2025, 13:49 PM