State award-winning former athlete Shamima Sattar Mimu passed away late on Friday night at her residence in Dhaka after suffering a cardiac arrest.

Novak Djokovic was dumped out by Jack Draper in a slugfest Wednesday as the defending champion won 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) to reach the quarter-finals at Indian Wells.

The racquet sport of padel has hailed "a significant moment" in its rapid growth after being included as a medal event at the Asian Games in Japan this year.

Russia won its first Winter Paralympic gold medal under its own flag since 2014 as skier Varvara Voronchikhina was crowned women's super-G standing champion on Monday in Cortina.

Bangladesh national cycling champion Rakibul Islam is set to become the country’s first Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Level-2 certified cycling coach.

Bangladesh’s first female triathlete Ferdousi Akter Mariya is set to receive financial assistance from State Minister for Youth and Sports Aminul Haque to compete in the Ironman 70.3 Championship in France this September.

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka got her injury return off to a solid start on Friday, punching her ticket to the third round at Indian Wells with a 7-5, 6-2 victory over qualifier Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva.

A historic moment quietly unfolded on February 28 when the first-ever election of the Bangladesh Golf Federation (BGF) executive committee took place under the supervision of the National Sports Council.

Linu becomes the 15th sportsperson to receive the honour.

Novak Djokovic is convinced US tennis great Serena Williams will return to competition, and the 24-time Grand Slam champion is itching to see "one of the greatest athletes" back on court.

Sports enthusiasts allege that not a single day of sports has been held there in almost six years. Instead, the stadium witnesses a different scene every Saturday.

World number one Carlos Alcaraz believes controlling his emotions has been the secret of his unbeaten start to 2026 as he chases a third title of the year at Indian Wells.

A new era in Formula One revs up this week with Lando Norris starting his world title defence and Cadillac making their debut at a wide-open Australian Grand Prix that will test the impact of sweeping rule changes.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka on Tuesday voiced her support for a proposal to make women's matches best-of-five sets during the later stages of Grand Slam tournaments.

Two Members of Parliament from the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) -- Barkat Ullah Bulu and Zainul Abedin Farroque -- along with former national hockey player Sajeed AA Adel, have filed nominations to contest the president’s post in the upcoming elections of Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited, scheduled for March 9.

A "small number" of tennis players remain stuck in Dubai following a men's tournament last week, owing to the war in the Middle East, the tour's governing body the ATP said on Monday.

Daniil Medvedev has called for a streamlined ATP calendar with only Grand Slams and Masters 1000 tournaments offering ranking points, though the Russian concedes such reforms would be difficult to implement.

Defending champion Marc Marquez launches his bid for a record-equalling eighth MotoGP world title as the season opens this week in Thailand.

The US women's ice hockey team declined an invitation to Donald Trump's State of the Union address, US media reported, after the president joked he would be "impeached" if he did not ask them to attend.

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao will meet in a professional fight at Las Vegas's Sphere this September, Netflix announced Monday.