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Hosts eyeing final
Hosts Bangladesh will have their eyes on the final of the 4th Boys' U-18 Asia Cup when the seven-nation hockey tournament gets underway at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Saturday.
20 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Cyber hackers publish medical data for Farah, Nadal and Rose
Mo Farah, Rafael Nadal and Justin Rose are among athletes targeted in the latest leak of confidential medical documents that the world anti-doping agency (WADA) says were hacked by a Russian cyber espionage group.
20 September 2016, 04:30 AM
'Huge' gender pay gap in sport not closing: study
The huge gulf between how much male and female athletes are paid is not likely to narrow in the foreseeable future.
15 September 2016, 09:05 AM
New Zealand to fund child sport development in Pacific
New Zealand will fund a multi-million dollar programme aimed at getting more children in Pacific island countries to play sport.
11 September 2016, 04:44 AM
Mustafizur Rahman: 8 top spells from the Bangladeshi left-arm sensation
Mustafizur Rahman caught the eyes of cricket enthusiasts and critics with the unusual talent on his debut, and has gone from strength to strength with each hurdle he crossed. As he turned 21, here are some of his top spells so far in his short yet brilliant career.
7 September 2016, 07:21 AM
When our girls are scoring 10 goals, boys are conceding 5: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina quite poignantly addresses the contrasting fortunes of Bangladesh’s women’s and men’s football teams in the international circuit.
4 September 2016, 07:10 AM
PM hands out sports awards for 2010, 2011 and 2012
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hands over the National Sports Awards for 2010, 2011 and 2012 among 32 sportspersons and organisers for their contributions to their respective fields of sports.
4 September 2016, 06:56 AM
Traditional ha-du-du game held
A traditional style game of ha-du-du is held in Kawkhali an upazila of Pirojpur district.
3 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Double delight for fab four
Having grabbed gold medals in their first events of Beximco National Shooting Championships, four female shooters – Armin
30 August 2016, 18:00 PM
BCL franchises raise concerns
The country's premier four-day cricket competition, the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL), which is scheduled to begin from
30 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Mayeda fires to gold
Newcomer Mayeda Momtahina of Army Shooting Association stunned her senior counterparts in the Beximco 28th National Shooting Championship after grabbing the gold medal in the women's 10metre air rifle event at the National Shooting Complex in Gulshan yesterday.
27 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Papon happy with England's decision to tour Bangladesh
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon thanks the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to let England's tour of Bangladesh in October to go on as planned.
26 August 2016, 11:11 AM
Whitewash as Sri Lanka wins 3rd Australia Test
Sri Lanka clinch their first series whitewash over a major cricketing nation as they win the third and final Test against Australia by 163 runs, with spinner Rangana Herath taking 7-64.
17 August 2016, 10:26 AM
Foreign coaches return to Dhaka
Bangladesh's fielding coach Richard Halsall and strength and conditioning coach Mario Villavarayan return to Dhaka after a long break,
6 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Siddikur off to slow start
It was not the kind of flamboyant start that Siddikur Rahman had wished for in the King's Cup yesterday before embarking on a dream Olympic journey in Rio next month.
28 July 2016, 18:00 PM
'Want to be good in all 3 formats'
Soumya Sarkar did not take much time to show his true colours as a top-order batsman upon his arrival in international cricket against Zimbabwe in December 2014.
28 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Fizz's shoulder a growing concern
Bangladesh pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman's latest recurrence of his shoulder injury raises an important issue. Has the BCB covered all its bases when managing one of its most prized assets?
25 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Anti-doping officials take aim at IOC
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) fails to demonstrate strong leadership on a sad day for clean sport when it declines to ban Russian athletes from the Rio Olympics, anti-doping officials say.
24 July 2016, 22:16 PM
Sk Jamal's payment deadline extended
The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) allows the deadline for Sheikh Jamal to clear its dues, with a couple of clubs as well as players, to be extended by over a month.
23 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Ranjit Biswas passes away
Ranjit Kumar Bishwas, the former senior secretary for Cultural Affairs and a prominent sports writer, passed away in Chittagong yesterday. He was 60.
23 June 2016, 18:00 PM