Two-time South Asian Games gold-winning weightlifter from Bangladesh Mabia Akter has been handed a two-year ban after testing positive in a doping test. The athlete confirmed the news to The Daily Star.

Two-time former world champion Fury, back after a 16-month absence, won 120-108 on two of the judges' scorecards, with the other ruling he had defeated his Russian opponent 119-109 after the maximum 12 rounds.

Carlos Alcaraz teed up a blockbuster Monte Carlo Masters final with Jannik Sinner as the world's top two players will face off on Sunday for the number one ranking.

Jannik Sinner brushed aside Felix Auger-Aliassime in straight sets on Friday to set up a Monte Carlo Masters semi-final against Alexander Zverev.

The Bandhu Enterprise 3rd Hockey 5s Academy Cup gets underway on Saturday at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium, with 13 academies vying for the title.

Newcomer Mehrab Hasan Samin struck the winner in the 38th minute from open play.

The win over Hong Kong ensured Bangladesh at least a sixth-place finish -- enough to qualify for the 2026 Asian Games in Japan.

Bangladesh had previously won this category in 2022.

Surviving an elimination scare, Bangladesh national hockey team secured a berth in the upcoming 2026 Asian Games with a nerve-wracking 3-2 penalty shootout win, following a 4-4 draw in regulation time against Hong Kong in the Men’s Asian Games Qualifiers in Thailand today.

Bangladesh national hockey team, who finished among the top two in the last three Asian Games qualifiers, now find themselves on the brink of elimination.

Bangladesh’s SSM Sifat Ullah and Nazmul Islam Joy won the men’s doubles title at the South Asian Regional Junior Badminton Championship, defeating their Nepalese opponents in the final in Islamabad, Pakistan on Tuesday.

Daniil Medvedev smashed his racket several times during a humbling 6-0 6-0 loss to Italian wildcard Matteo Berrettini at the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday, as the world number 10 suffered his first tour‑level defeat without winning a game.

The policy window is open. The institutional framework exists. The global precedent is clear. It is time for Bangladesh to take a forward-looking step and bring golf into the classroom.

Bangladesh’s national cycling champion and Guinness World Record holder, Rakibul Islam, has achieved a historic milestone by completing the prestigious UCI Level 2 Coaching Certificate.

“We don’t have much privacy at tournaments to begin with, and I think this is too much. We should have spaces where we can be alone without being filmed,” he said

The Bangladesh youth table tennis team left the country on Monday for Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, with hopes of delivering a strong performance in the upcoming South Asian Junior competition.

Bangladesh missed out on a place in the semifinals after being held to a 1-1 draw by Uzbekistan in their final group-stage match in Bangkok on Monday.

Seeing Bangladesh’s hockey team slump to a shocking 3-2 defeat against Sri Lanka in a Pool B match of the Men’s Asian Games Qualifiers in Bangkok yesterday must have felt like cruel deja vu for head coach Mohammad Ashiquzzaman.

Bangladesh are in a must-win situation against Uzbekistan to keep their hopes of reaching both the semifinals and the Asian Games alive.

Footage showing the immediate aftermath of last week's rollover car crash that led to Woods stepping away from golf to seek treatment was shared by the Martin County Sheriff's Office.