National champion Sura Krishna Chakma was not allowed to take the boxing ring in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in England yesterday due to poor health.

Alex Yee gave England a golden start to the Birmingham Commonwealth Games on Friday, staging a dramatic late charge to win the men’s sprint triathlon.

A British sportswear manufacturer had to answer an SOS call from Nigeria’s Commonwealth Games team after they were left with no kit.

British pop giants Duran Duran headlined a glitzy Commonwealth Games opening ceremony in Birmingham on Thursday as more than 5,000 athletes braced for battle.

Having learned from numerous defeats over the years, shuttler Khandokar Abdus Soad finally reached the top as the lad from Pabna defeated highly-regarded Al Amin Jumer 21-15 and 21-13 in the men’s singles final of the 37th National Badminton Championships at the Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium yesterday.

The breakaway LIV Golf series on Wednesday announced a 14-event league for 2023, with organisers aiming to expand their reach across the globe.

Four-time Formula One world champion Sebastian Vettel will retire at the end of the 2022 season, he announced on Thursday.

The 22nd edition of the Commonwealth Games opens in Birmingham on Thursday, bringing together around 5,000 athletes from 72 nations and territories -- mostly former British colonies -- to compete in 19 sports over 11 days.

The Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) yesterday signed an MoU (Memorandum of Understanding) with Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited at the Bangladesh Air Force Falcon Hall to host the biggest youth hockey tournament in the country.

FIDE Master Tahsin Tajwar Zia was reluctant to learn the intricacies of chess from his father, Grandmaster Ziaur Rahman, but his interest bloomed as he found himself confined at home during the Covid-19 pandemic and now Tajwar is far more serious about the game and spends a lot of time learning from his prominent father.

Nigerians, including three presidential candidates, basked in the glory of the country's first world athletics gold medal, welcoming a respite from bad news about economic hardships and deepening insecurity.

It's not entirely unheard of that father and son have represented the same team at international level. Bangladesh, however, had been devoid of such distinction so far. Not anymore though.

Wimbledon runner-up Nick Kyrgios has been handed a wildcard into next month's U.S. Open tune-up event in Cincinnati, Ohio, organisers of the Western & Southern Open said on Monday.

French President Emmanuel Macron met senior ministers on Monday to calm concerns that preparations for the Paris 2024 Olympics are beset by security and budget worries, almost two years to the day before the sporting extravaganza opens.

Boxing legend Muhammad Ali’s championship belt from his 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” victory over George Foreman has been purchased by Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay for $6.18 million.

Lewis Hamilton said after his 300th F1 race that he feels he's got "plenty of fuel in the tank", and welcomed talks with Mercedes about his future.

A 'forgotten' village whose residents feel like they have been 'snubbed' by the Commonwealth Games' baton relay are hosting their own version of the sporting event. The Queens Baton Relay will travel through Dudley this Sunday, July 24, ahead of the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham this summer - but it won't go near Coseley.

The emotions of lifting his maiden Tour-level trophy will be hard to forget for 20-year-old Italian Lorenzo Musetti, who overcame disrupted preparations and survived a rollercoaster ride at the ATP 500 event in Hamburg.

Armand Duplantis wrapped up the World Athletics Championships in Eugene in stunning fashion on Sunday, setting a new world record in the pole vault as the curtain came down on the 10-day global track and field extravaganza.

French world record holder Kevin Mayer regained the world decathlon title with a late surge on Sunday, climbing from sixth overnight to clinch gold after Olympic champion Damian Warner withdrew through injury.