Tennis players from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to compete at this year’s Wimbledon due to Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, the Grand Slam’s organisers All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) said in a statement on Wednesday.

Former women's tennis world number one Maria Sharapova is pregnant with her first child, the Russian announced on her 35th birthday on Tuesday.

Tennis players from Russia and Belarus will not be allowed to compete at this year's Wimbledon due to Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, the Grand Slam's organisers All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) said in a statement on Wednesday.

Former tennis world number one Ashleigh Barty will play in a golf exhibition tournament, organisers said Tuesday, heightening speculation that she could become a golfer after her shock retirement.

British boxer Amir Khan said he had been robbed at gunpoint in London but that both he and his wife were unharmed in the incident.

Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) today announced a 20-member squad for the upcoming Asian Games Qualifiers and the Asia Cup.

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Stefanos Tsitsipas successfully defended his Monte Carlo Masters title with a hard-fought 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) victory over Spain's Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in Sunday's final.

An 11-member Bangladesh team flew for Turkey last night to take part in Archery World Cup Stage-1, to be held in Antalya from April 18 to 24. Nine archers are being accompanied by two coaches and a manager for the seven-day competition.

Zamal Hossain Mollah missed out on a third PGTI title by one stroke after failing to convert a 15-feet birdie on the final hole of the TATA Steel PGTI Players Championship at the Chandigarh Golf Club on Friday.

Years of hard work are paying off for Ferrari with a stellar start to the Formula One season, company chairman John Elkann said on Wednesday.

Former world number one Kim Clijsters has retired from professional tennis, the 38-year-old said on Tuesday, bringing the curtain down on her career for probably the last time.

Bangladesh Gymnastics Federation (BGF) rewarded medal winners of the Bangabandhu 5th Central South Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships during a reception ceremony held at the National Sports Council (NSC) conference room today.

A frustrated world champion Max Verstappen said it was "unacceptable" Sunday that he was not able to finish the Australian Grand Prix after his Red Bull broke down when he looked destined for second.

After retiring from professional tennis, former world number one Ash Barty is set to open a new chapter in her life with the release of a series of children's books later this year.

The Daily Star (DS): You bagged the grandmaster appellation back in 2008. Tell us about that achievement.

Once a vibrant sport in the country, chess had apparently lost its charm since 2010 due to a dearth of organisers.

Noshin Anjum, an 18-year-old chess player who dared to defy the odds by competing against 80 boys and two girls, finished second in the 2022 National Junior Chess Championship despite not losing to eventual winner Subrata Biswas, a fellow FIDE Master, in the final.

Bangladesh, a country which produced the first grandmaster in the subcontinent through Niaz Murshed back in 1987, quite arguably, has miserably failed to live up to its expectation in the game of chess whereas neighbouring India, who had their first GM in Vishwanathan Anand in 1988, progressed in leaps in bounds over the years to become a global powerhouse at present.

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