The Dhaka regional phase of the 50th National ‘B’ Chess Championship 2026 began at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall today, with 108 players taking part.

China had won gold in the event at every Games since 1994 but they were dethroned by Japan after Sora Matsushima beat Wen Ruibo in the decisive match to win 3-2.

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Bangladesh's fastest man Imranur Rahman advanced to the men's 100m semifinals at the 20th Asian Games after finishing fourth in his heat at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium in Japan yesterday.

Japanese teenager Shin Ohashi smashed the men's 200m breaststroke world record at the Asian Games on Thursday, setting a new mark of 2min 04.83sec.

Several teams rounded on the organisation of the Asian Games in Japan on Thursday, with Thailand likening it to a "chaotic" game of "musical chairs" and South Korea saying "they deserve a failing grade."

Cycling's Road World Championships will head to India for the first time as the 2032 edition was awarded to the world's most populous nation on Wednesday.

Kabaddi has its roots in ancient rural communities in South Asia and India is the superpower, but Japan has developed a niche taste for the team contact sport -- thanks to a comic.

It was the first win for the men in red and green, who had entered the match on the back of defeats to South Korea and Japan

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Although the Davis Cup is well established as the number one team competition in tennis, the Laver Cup was launched in 2017 as the brainchild of Roger Federer and Tennis Australia.

Ri is attempting to become only the fourth lifter, and first woman, to win three Asian Games weightlifting golds.

Alexander Zverev has revealed to rival Carlos Alcaraz what was going through his head as he served for the US Open title in New York earlier this month — absolutely nothing.

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Marchand, who broke Michael Phelps’s long-standing world records in the 200m and 400m individual medleys, has every reason to remain alert.

Bangladesh are assured of at least a bronze medal in wushu at the Asian Games after Jinnat Akter advanced to the semifinals of the women's 52kg weight category.

India smashed 216-3 off their 20 overs, the highest women's total in Asian Games history, with 18 fours and 13 sixes.

Bangladesh men's kabaddi team's hopes of ending their Asian Games medal drought suffered a major setback as they went down 40-37 to Japan in their third Group A match in Japan today.

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Bangladesh experienced a mixed third day at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games in Japan on Monday, highlighted by back-to-back victories for the men’s kabaddi team and a hard-fought draw for the women’s football team, while athletes in other disciplines struggled.