Bangladesh archery team's head coach Frederick Martin has said he doesn't want to look back, instead he wants to look ahead with the players that they have, to build a good foundation for the future.

Titas Club emerged champions in the Great Wall Ceramic Premier Division Chess League after beating Uttara Central Chess Club 4-0 in the ninth and final round held at the Bangladesh Chess Federation Hall Room today.

Reigning Madrid Open champion Iga Swiatek suffered a crushing semi-final defeat by Coco Gauff on Thursday, with the American triumphing 6-1, 6-1.

World number one Jannik Sinner, who is about to return to action after a three-month doping ban, thought about walking away from tennis even while successfully defending his Australian Open title, but is coming back with a new mentality.

Record 24-time Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic will not take part in the Italian Open in Rome from May 7-18, tournament organisers announced Tuesday.

Bangladesh failed to qualify for the Asia Cup for the first time in 43 years after finishing third in the AHF Cup -- a tournament which they had won the last four times.

Bangladesh wrapped up their campaign at the South Asian Regional Youth Table Tennis Championships on a disappointing note, securing only seven bronze medals in the five-nation tournament held in Nepal from April 24 to 28.

The fourth-seeded Djokovic suffered a second consecutive opening defeat, after losing his opener against Alejandro Tabilo in Monte Carlo two weeks ago.

Terming Bangladesh’s failure to qualify for the Asia Cup for the first time as a ‘big blow’ to the country’s hockey , general secretary of Bangladesh Hockey Federation’s (BHF) ad-hoc committee, Lt Col (retd) Riazul Hasan, has cited lack of finances as a cause for the team’s disastrous performance in the ongoing AHF Cup.

Bangladesh women’s kabaddi team ended their five-match Test series against hosts Nepal with a victory, winning the final game by a 28-23 margin in Kathmandu on Friday. Nepal, however, took the series 3-2. 

Bangladesh have failed to qualify for the Asia Cup hockey tournament for the first time following a 5-4 defeat against Oman in the semifinals of the AHF Cup – a second-tier continental competition which serves as a qualifying platform– in Jakarta, Indonesia on Friday.

Defending champion Bagha Sharif, from Homna, Cumilla, claimed victory in the 116th edition of the Abdul Jabbarer Boli Khela at Laldighi Maidan in Chattogram on Friday. This marks his second consecutive win in the event, as he triumphed over Rashed Boli from Cumilla Sadar in the final.

Djokovic, who is eyeing his 100th tour-level title before the French Open starts on May 25, said no player would ever be bigger than tennis.

Nepal women’s kabaddi team handed a 21-17 defeat to the visiting Bangladesh side in Kathmandu today, wrapping up the five-match series 3-1 with a game in hand.

World number three Carlos Alcaraz withdrew from the Madrid Open on Thursday with a thigh injury, in a blow for his French Open title defence preparations.

Iga Swiatek admits the strict doping protocols can be stressful for players but feels like she has "been through the worst" after surviving her positive test over contaminated melatonin.

Bangladesh emerged Pool B champions with an all-win record in the AHF Cup following a 5-0 win against Sri Lanka in their fourth and last final pool match in Jakarta, Indonesia on Wednesday.

Bangladesh women’s kabaddi team bounced back to keep the five-match Test series alive against Nepal with a 26-23 points victory at the Satdobato Taekwondo Hall in Lalitpur, Nepal on Tuesday.

Bangladesh emerged Pool B champions in the AHF Cup following a hard-fought 2-1 victory against Thailand in Jakarta, Indonesia on Tuesday.

The world's most decorated gymnast Simone Biles was named the Sportswoman of the Year, while Swedish pole-vaulter Mondo Duplantis captured the men's honour at the Laureus awards ceremony in Madrid on Monday.