Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry, the first African president of the International Olympic Committee can "even exceed the expectations" of the continent, said her predecessor Thomas Bach on Friday.

The Youth and Sports Ministry on Thursday instructed the Search Committee to submit its reform proposal and finalise the formation of ad-hoc committees for various national sports federations by April 20 as the ministry has been facing difficulties in disbursing funds to federations due to the absence of full executive committees.

BKSP notched up a massive 12-0 win against Rajshahi while Kishoreganj edged Jashore 2-1.

India will be optimistic of landing the centenary edition of the multi-sports gathering of mainly former British colonies, particularly because the Games has struggled to find takers in recent times.

Djokovic said on Thursday that there are some things in the lawsuit from the Professional Tennis Players' Association (PTPA) that he disagrees with and also expressed some discomfort with the language used.

Zimbabwean Kirsty Coventry became the first woman and African to be elected president of the International Olympic Committee on Thursday, saying it was an "extraordinary moment".

Seven heavyweight candidates are vying to become the most powerful person in sport, a post 71-year-old Bach has held for 12 years.

Ruthe surged over the line in 3 mins 58.35 secs at Mount Smart Stadium in Auckland on Wednesday evening, driven on by his pacesetters, including two-time Olympian Sam Tanner who won the race.

The Spaniard world number three, speaking ahead of the Miami Open, said he had not been given any notice of the legal case from the Professional Tennis Players' Association (PTPA) or the strongly-worded statement issued on Tuesday.

Having dissolved the existing executive committees of five sports bodies, the National Sports Council (NSC) on Wednesday formed five new ad-hoc committees, raising the number of ad-hoc committees to 21 since the political changeover on August 5, 2024.

Ghashfool Shishu and Jubo Forum, a programme of World Vision Bangladesh, has organised a three-month karate training programme for women in Mymensingh’s Nandail upazila where 33 girls from different educational institutions have joined to learn the art of self-defense.

The race to succeed Thomas Bach as president of the International Olympic Committee reaches a climax on Thursday with Juan Antonio Samaranch Junior, Sebastian Coe and Kirsty Coventry believed to be neck and neck but clear of the remaining quartet.

There was triple delight for Wadifa, who not only won the women’s championship but also earned the status of a Women’s International Master alongside earning a place in the Chess World Cup.

A tennis union co-founded by Novak Djokovic on Tuesday announced a series of legal actions aimed at the sport's governing bodies, alleging "anticompetitive restraints and abusive practices".

Women Fide Master (WFM) Wadifa Ahmed clinched the Asian Zonal Chess Championship Zone 3.2 title in Colombo, Sri Lanka today to qualify for the upcoming Chess World Cup.

Basketball and football are projected to remain as the two highest revenue-generating sports in 2025 at 44% and 35%, respectively.

Five-time classical chess world champion Carlsen is hunting on other grounds to show he is still the player to beat.

The decision still needs to be rubber-stamped by a full IOC Session of about 100 members later this week, but that is expected to be a formality.

Australian sprinting prodigy Gout Gout ran the fastest men's 200m in the world this year on Sunday, with the 17-year-old saying he felt "literally free".

Lando Norris kept his cool in a rain-hit, incident-packed season-opening Australian Grand Prix Sunday to edge world champion Max Verstappen with Lewis Hamilton 10th on his Ferrari debut.