Sinner, Alcaraz face off in Beijing

Jannik Sinner ignored the bubbling controversy over his steroid case and a roaring home crowd to set up a China Open final against Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday.
2 October 2024, 04:35 AM

Sinner admits to 'very difficult moment' over doping case

The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) had cleared the Italian of wrongdoing in August, and weeks later he won the US Open for his second major title.
30 September 2024, 17:58 PM

Wadifa secures first WIM norm

WFM Wadifa Ahmed clinched her first Women’s International Master norm from SixDays Budapest September 2024 IM A tournament after beating FM Kemal Bashirov of Ukraine in the ninth and final round in Budapest, Hungary on Sunday.
29 September 2024, 14:11 PM

Archer Alif reaches final of Asian Youth Championship

Archer Abdur Rahman Alif stormed into the final of the Men's Recurve Under-21 event of the Asian Archery Youth Championships with a comprehensive 7-1 set points win over Iran’s Mohammed Hossein Golshani Asl in the semifinal in Taipei City in Chinese Taipei today.
29 September 2024, 10:08 AM

Swiss teenage cyclist Muriel Furrer dies after crash at worlds

Swiss teenage cyclist Muriel Furrer died on Friday a day after suffering a serious head injury in a crash at the world championships.
27 September 2024, 15:20 PM

Three charged in Schumacher blackmail case

They said the chief suspect had threatened to release private photos and videos and demanded 15 million euros from Schumacher's family.
25 September 2024, 18:17 PM

US Open champion Sabalenka chases year-end No.1 ranking

Aryna Sabalenka said Tuesday that she wants to cap off a stellar year by returning to the top of the world rankings.
24 September 2024, 08:47 AM

India secure 'unbelievable' double gold

The double gold feat was termed as an “unbelievable” achievement by India’s chess great Viswanathan Anand.
23 September 2024, 19:52 PM

'Impossible': Alcaraz shoots down Federer comparisons

"I'm too far away from that level," he said. "I hope I'll reach it one day, but it's really impossible," said Alcaraz.
23 September 2024, 02:52 AM

'I play only for fun'

Eighty-one-year-old WIM Rani Hamid, who is fondly referred to as ‘grandma’ in the chess fraternity, was the second oldest woman chess player in the 45th Chess Olympiad after 83-year-old debutant Pauline Woodward of Guernsey. Hamid secured six wins in a row after skipping the first three rounds in Budapest, Hungary. The 20-time Bangladesh national women’s champion, three-time British Women’s Chess Champion, and Commonwealth Chess gold medalist, Hamid, talked about her experience, memories, and more during an interview with The Daily Star’s Anisur Rahman after the 10th-round matches. The excerpts of the interview are as follows:
23 September 2024, 01:00 AM

Bangladesh men's team finish 78th, women's team place 81st in Chess Olympiad

Bangladesh men's and women's chess teams completed the 45th Chess Olympiad campaign with contrasting results in the 11th and final round held in Budapest, Hungary on Sunday.
22 September 2024, 20:24 PM

Rani Hamid tastes first defeat

WIM Rani Hamid tasted her first first defeat in the ongoing 45th Chess Olympiad, leading Bangladesh women's chess team to a 3.5-0.5 points defeat to Norway in the penultimate round held in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday.
22 September 2024, 03:44 AM

'This is a protest against the Israeli government'

Grandmaster Enamul Hossain Razib boycotted Bangladesh’s Chess Olympiad game against Israel yesterday in protest of Israel’s continued attacks on Gaza and the occupied territories of Palestine and over what he felt is the double standards maintained by FIDE, the world governing body of chess.
21 September 2024, 18:50 PM

GM Razib’s protest against Israel

Grandmaster Enamul Hossain Razib boycotted Bangladesh’s Chess Olympiad game against Israel yesterday in protest of Israel’s continued attacks on Gaza and the occupied territories of Palestine and over what he felt is the double standards maintained by FIDE, the world governing body of chess.
21 September 2024, 18:00 PM

Rani Hamid wins six in a row but Bangladesh women's chess team lose to Argentina

WIM Rani Hamid notched up sixth consecutive victory in the 45th Chess Olympiad but the Bangladesh women's chess team suffered a 1-3 defeat against strong Argentina in the ninth round in Budapest, Hungary on Friday.
21 September 2024, 03:02 AM

Chess Olympiad: Women's team secure another big win

Bangladesh jumped 12 places to secure the 28th position
20 September 2024, 03:27 AM

Are we five-year-olds?: F1 drivers won't mind their language

Leading Formula One drivers at this week's Singapore Grand Prix said Thursday they would not tone down their language on team radio, after the governing body FIA warned they should cut out the swearing.
19 September 2024, 17:01 PM

Playing Nadal is 'kind of a nightmare': Alcaraz

"It was a huge thing when I played him for the first time," said the world number three. "The other times for me were kind of a nightmare."
19 September 2024, 12:44 PM

Bangladesh women team climb up 21 places with a win

Bangladesh women's chess team defeated Dominican Republic by a margin of 2.5-1.5 to climb up 21 places in the ongoing 45th Chess Olympiad in Budapest, Hungary on Wednesday.
19 September 2024, 04:01 AM

Retirement can make you feel 'like an alien' in tennis, says Federer

Tennis great Roger Federer said on Wednesday staying involved with the sport in retirement helped him avoid feeling "like an alien" ahead of this week's Laver Cup tournament in Berlin.
18 September 2024, 10:24 AM