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.

Bangladesh's fastest woman Sumaiya Dewan and 400m runner Nusrat Jahan were supposed to take part in an invitational athletics championships in Sri Lanka next week but the authority concerned suspended the event following the economic turmoil and political unrest in Sri Lanka.  

Iga Swiatek's dream season continued as the incoming world number one scooped her third successive WTA 1000 title to beat Naomi Osaka in the Miami Open final on Saturday.

Determination, hard work and desire helped Jewel Ahmed become the best swimmer at the Bangabandhu 31st National Swimming, Diving and Water Polo Championships as the swimmer, representing Bangladesh Army, ended the competition by producing a third record on the concluding day at the Syed Nazrul Islam National Swimming Complex in Mirpur yesterday.

Daniil Medvedev said physical struggles destroyed any chance of a victory to reclaim the world number one ranking on Friday after falling to Poland's Hubert Hurkacz 7-6 (9/7), 6-3 at the Miami Open.

The third day of the Bangabandhu 31st National Swimming, Diving and Water Polo Championships witnessed as many as seven new records established at

Mahmudunnabi Nahid broke a record that stood for the past 17 years, clocking in at 25.69 seconds in the 50m butterfly event of the

Ram Krishna Saha retained the title of the men’s individual recurve bow event at the Teer 13th National Archery Championships, handing a 6-4 defeat to Rakib Miha in the final at the Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master Stadium in Tongi yesterday.

Four new records were produced on the opening day of the Bangabandhu 31st National Swimming, Diving and Water Polo Championships at the Syed Nazrul Islam Swimming Complex in Mirpur today.

Bangabandhu 31st National Swimming, Diving and Water Polo Championships is set to get underway at the Syed Nazrul Islam National Swimming Complex in Mirpur today.

Star archer Ruman Sana was eliminated in the individual recurve bow event of the 13th National Archery Championships when the Olympian suffered a 6-4 defeat to Rakib Miah in the quarterfinals while Diya Siddique progressed to the final of the same event at the Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master Stadium in Tongi yesterday.

Poland’s Iga Swiatek said capturing the women’s world number one ranking was a “surreal” achievement, with the 20-year-old set to replace retired Ash Barty at the top of the rankings.

Poland's Iga Swiatek clinched becoming the new world number one in women's tennis on Friday by defeating Swiss player Viktorija Golubic 6-2, 6-0 at the WTA Miami Open.

As general secretary of the Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation, Habibur Rahman has been playing a key role in reviving the sport in the country.

Tuhin Tarafder has been representing the national kabaddi team for six long years and has taken on the captaincy. The 36-year-old, who also has experience in the Indian Pro-Kabaddi League, spoke to The Daily Star’s Anisur Rahman about the problems and prospects of Bangladesh’s national sport.

Bangladesh’s international achievements in Kabaddi

The Shaheed Noor Hossain Volleyball Stadium in Paltan recently staged the Bangabandhu Cup International Kabaddi Tournament for the second time.

Ukrainian athlete Valentyna Veretska, who fled Russia's invasion of her country and took refuge in Israel, on Friday won the Jerusalem marathon, race organisers said.

Having succeeded in the Stage I of the Asia Cup Archery event, Bangladesh’s national archers are set to face off against their local rivals in the 13th Teer National Archery Championships, beginning on Sunday at the Shaheed Ahsan Ullah Master Stadium in Tongi.

Bangladesh retained the Bangabandhu Cup International Kabaddi title after handing a dramatic 34-31 defeat to Kenya in an exciting final at the Shaheed Noor Hossain National Volleyball Stadium yesterday.