World number five Andrey Rublev is the fifth player to test positive for COVID-19 after playing at an exhibition event in Abu Dhabi this month.

The South African and Indian teams observed a moment’s silence ahead of the opening Test in honour of anti-apartheid icon Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who died on Sunday.

Steven Gerrard said Friday his players deserved the credit for Aston Villa’s climb up the Premier League table since he took charge of the Birmingham club.

Rules concerning new generation athletics shoes will be tightened after the Paris 2024 Olympics, World Athletics said on Thursday. The move comes at a time where carbon and foam soles in athletics shoes appears to be improving performances.

Bollywood’s retelling of the 1983 World Cup hit cinemas Friday, recalling a stunning underdog victory that was instrumental in turning India into the cricket-crazy nation it is today.

Olympic champion Alexander Zverev is confident a changing of the guard is almost complete in men’s tennis with next year’s big silverware likely to be shared between Novak Djokovic, Daniil Medvedev and himself.

A new stadium inspired by the design of Milan’s Duomo cathedral will become the new home of AC Milan and Inter Milan, replacing

South Korea were crowned champions of the Asian Champions Trophy after beating Japan 4-2 in a dramatic shootout in the final at the Maulna Bhasani Hockey Stadium yesterday.

Australian Open chief Craig Tiley is confident Rafa Nadal will be at Melbourne Park for next month's Grand Slam despite testing positive for COVID-19, but he is still uncertain whether Novak Djokovic will be playing.

The Bangabandhu Asian Central Zone Men’s Volleyball Challenge Cup and Bangamata Asian Central Zone Women’s Volleyball Challenge Cup will get underway at the Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium in Mirpur tomorrow, with last edition’s runners-up Bangladesh taking on Maldives in the men’s draw while the women’s team of the host nation playing against Kyrgyzstan, the runners-up of last edition.

Mohammad Sayum claimed his second BPGA title of the season by winning the 11th Summit Professional Golf Tournament, beating Siddikur Rahman by three shots at the Kumritola Golf Club yesterday.

On the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of Bangladesh’s victory and the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabondhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Dhaka Bank Victory Day Cup Golf Tournament 2021 was held at the Army Golf Club.

Rafael Nadal said Monday he has tested positive for Covid-19 on his return to Spain from Abu Dhabi where he took part in an exhibition tournament last week.

Spain’s Rafa Nadal said he cannot guarantee he will make the trip to Melbourne for next month’s Australian Open after returning to action at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi.

Hosts Bangladesh completed their first-ever Asian Champions Trophy campaign in fifth position among five teams following a 6-2 defeat to former world champions Pakistan in the last pool match at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium yesterday.

Rafael Nadal deemed his unofficial return to competition in Abu Dhabi as a “positive start” after he fell to Andy Murray in a high-quality exhibition match on Friday.

Following their valiant display in a 3-2 defeat against South Korea on Friday, the Bangladesh national hockey team reverted to type, suffering a 5-0 defeat against Japan in their third match of the Hero Asian Champions Trophy at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium yesterday.

A resolute Bangladesh surrendered an early lead to suffer a narrow 3-2 defeat to South Korea in their second match of the Hero Asian Champions Trophy at Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium yesterday.

World number six Justin Thomas is excited to see his friend Tiger Woods tee it up alongside son Charlie at the PNC Championship family tournament this weekend, and Thomas’s dad Mike thinks Woods fans are in for a treat.

Wimbledon finalist Karolina Pliskova will miss the Australian Open in January after breaking her forearm in training, her husband and manager Michal Hrdlicka said on Thursday.