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.

Multi-talented Ashleigh Barty excels at so many sports that she has played professional cricket and even won a golf tournament, but it was in tennis where she rose to become the best in the world.

Holders Bangladesh and previous edition’s runners-up Kenya moved into the final of the second Bangabandhu Cup International Kabaddi tournament after defeating their respective rivals in the semifinals at Shaheed Noor Hossain Volleyball Stadium today.

Yassin Elshafei of Egypt turned champion of Bangamata International Squash Tournament 2022 by defeating Abhishek Agarwal of India while, in the female category, Malaysia’s Vinikasheinie Kulasegaran edged past Sri Lanka’s Fathoum Issadeen in three-two sets to grab the title, with both matches held at the Chittagong Club Limited on Tuesday.

World number one Ashleigh Barty stunned tennis on Wednesday by announcing her retirement from the sport aged just 25, saying she had fulfilled her dreams and was "spent physically".

World number one Ashleigh Barty stunned the tennis world Wednesday by announcing her early retirement from the sport at the age of just 25.

Rafael Nadal said on Tuesday he would be out of action for between four and six weeks with a stress fracture of the rib.