Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation is all set to host a five-match Test series after 51 years when hosts Bangladesh take on visitors Nepal in the first match at the Paltan Ground today.

According to a press release from Chief Adviser’s press wing, at least 2.74 million women and girls took part in 2,931 sports events and cultural activities nationwide.

As many as 56 players turned up to the fitness tests today at the National Stadium ahead of Bangladesh national hockey team’s preparation camp for April’s AHF Cup in Indonesia.

After clinching three golds and one silver at the 37th National Gymnastics Championships, which concluded on Tuesday at the NSC Gymnasium, he spoke to The Daily Star’s Anisur Rahman about his journey, as well as his personal and collective aspirations for Bangladesh gymnastics.

The curtains fell on the 48th National Athletics at the National Stadium in Dhaka yesterday as two new national records were set. 

The match was briefly halted after Raducanu spoke with the umpire, who quickly contacted tournament organisers. The 22-year-old stood behind the official's chair as the spectator was escorted away.

Novak Djokovic's comeback came to a crashing halt on Tuesday as he lost 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 to Matteo Berrettini in the second round of the Qatar Open.

The previous record belonged to Bangladesh Navy’s Abdur Rahim Nayeem, who had set it in December, 1993 with a timing of 51.87 seconds.

World number one Sinner agreed to a three-month ban on Saturday, admitting "partial responsibility" for mistakes by his team which led to him twice testing positive for traces of clostebol in March last year.

Sorowar improved by 0.61 metres in one year since he set a new record by clearing 14.89 metres in the last edition of the competition, held in February 2024.

India suspended its winter games on Monday due to a lack of snow in one of the world's highest ski resorts, in a stark sign of rising global temperatures.

Shirin Akter, meanwhile, maintained her dominance in the women’s 100m event, securing the title for a record 16th time.

The 20-day-long country-wide ‘Festival of Youth 2025’ has entered its final stretch and will come to a close on February 19, said a press release from the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing.

England-based sprinter Imranur Rahman will not be considered to represent Bangladesh in international competitions until he proves himself in a special trial.

Jannik Sinner accepted on Saturday a three-month ban from tennis after the world number one admitted team mistakes led to him twice testing positive for traces of banned substance clostebol last year.

Home-grown sprinters are set to compete to be crowned the country’s fastest man in the upcoming National Athletics Championships as England-based Imranur Rahman, a four-time winner of the event and also the current champion, withdrew himself from the 48th edition of the competition, scheduled for February 17-19 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.

With the youth festival’s slogan -- Let Change the Country, Change the World Youth Festival -- 525 teams, including 198 women’s teams from 339 upazilas of 61 districts, took part in the zonal phase after being divided into eight zones: Modhumati, Tista, Dhansiri, Brahmanputra, Rupsa, Surma, Padma and Karnofully.

Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) has invited around 60 players to go through Cooper Test, a fitness test, without experienced forward Rasel Mahmud Jimmy ahead of the preparation camp for upcoming AHF Cup in Indonesia.

In a recent ceremony, the bank's managing director & CEO, Mohammad Masoom, handed over a sponsorship cheque to the vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka, professor Niaz Ahmed Khan, according to a press release issued on Monday.

Djokovic's bid for a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open was ended when he was forced to retire injured after dropping the opening set against Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals.