Carlos Alcaraz overcame an injury scare on his way to a milestone victory over Rafael Nadal on Friday to set up a blockbuster semi-final against Novak Djokovic in Madrid.

An Indian climber has died in Nepal near the summit of the world's third-highest peak, expedition organisers said Friday, the third fatality of this year's busy Himalayan spring climbing season.

The Asian Games due to take place in the Chinese city of Hangzhou in September have been postponed indefinitely because of Covid-19, organisers said on Friday.

Rafael Nadal said on Thursday he drew inspiration from Real Madrid's heroic comeback against Manchester City less than 24 hours previously as he survived a scare from David Goffin, saving four match points en route to a tight 6-3, 5-7, 7-6 (11/9) victory in the Madrid Open.

Rafa Nadal said his recovery from a rib injury has been like a “roller coaster” after the 21-times major winner returned to action with a win over Miomir Kecmanovic at the Madrid Open.

Bangladesh hockey team will start their Men’s Asian Games qualifiers campaign against Indonesia tomorrow in Bangkok.

England speedster Jofra Archer feared he might not play again after undergoing two bouts of surgery on his troublesome elbow, the 27-year-old said.

Rezaul Karim Babu, the recently-appointed captain of Bangladesh national hockey team, is not thinking anything other than the title in the upcoming Asian Games Qualifiers.

Ashleigh Barty's retirement in March when she was women's tennis number one and just 25 years old is a "weird one to explain", South African cricket legend AB de Villiers has told AFP in an interview before they team up for a golf event.

Top seed Novak Djokovic described his straight-sets opening win over Gael Monfils in Madrid on Tuesday as his "best performance of the year" as he set up a showdown with Andy Murray.

Rafael Nadal deemed Wimbledon's decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from taking part in the Championships as "unfair", the Spanish tennis legend told reporters in Madrid on Sunday.

Siddikur Rahman and Zamal Hossain Mollah will lead a four-man team in the Asian Games, which will be held in Hangzhou, China in September this year.

Boris Becker's thunderous delivery earned him the nickname 'Boom Boom' as a 17-year-old Wimbledon winner in 1985 but on Friday, aged 54 and bust, the German great was told he must serve time in prison.

More often than not, the professional commitment denies Bangladesh athletes the possibility to savour the festive occasions with their family or beloved ones.

Belarus’ Victoria Azarenka said the Wimbledon ban on players from Russia and her country makes no sense and the former world number one called on the tennis governing bodies to take action against the decision.

Restrictions due to Covid-19 had led to muted festivities on Eid across the country in the last two years.

Country’s renowned golf player Shakhawat Hossain Sohel will be playing on the much-anticipated Asian Development Tour in Phuket, Thailand from May 3 to May 20.

German tennis great Boris Becker was jailed by a London court on Friday for hiding hundreds of thousands of pounds of assets after he was declared bankrupt.

Korean gymnastic coach Cho Sung Dong started working with the country’s gymnasts at the National Sports Council gymnasium today after arriving in Bangladesh last night, said Bangladesh Gymnastic Federation (BGF) general secretary Ahmed ur-Rahman.

Head coach Iman Gobinathan Krishnamurthy picked an almost same hockey squad that participated in the AHF Cup for upcoming Asian Games Qualifiers. with only Rakibul Hasan coming in place of Mahbub Hossain.