A Japanese cabinet minister admitted Friday that "anything can happen" with the coronavirus-postponed Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first senior official to concede uncertainty about the Games as Japan and other countries battle a surge in cases.

Hicham Laqouahi of Morocco won the men's elite competition of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Dhaka Marathon while Kenya's at the Angela Jim Asunde won the women's category in the same event.

The two-day long Mujib Year 14th National Bhuttan Co-Competition 2020 came to an end today at Rajshahi Engineers Institute Sports Ground.

Bangladesh’s Abu Sayeed Rafi became third in the junior category of the International tournament in Artistic Gymnastics Mikhail Voronin Cup 2020 Penza Russia.

A Swiss court on Thursday upheld doping sanctions that will prevent Russian athletes from competing at major international events under the country's flag, but halved the period of the ban to two from four years.

Bangladesh Army’s Independent ADA Brigade six and seven (combined team) won the Bangladesh Army Squash Championship 2020 today.

Commonwealth Games silver medalist Shakil Ahmed bagged a 10-metre air pistol silver medal in online competition titled Polish Open Kaliber today.

Russia will attempt to overturn its four-year ban from international sport this week in the latest chapter of a long-running and controversial saga over state-sanctioned doping.

Qatar yesterday launched its campaign for the 2030 Asian Games, a bid process set to see it go head-to-head with bitter rival Saudi Arabia.

Usain Bolt was in quarantine on Monday as Jamaican media reported the sprint legend had tested positive for the coronavirus, just days after he celebrated his 34th birthday with a lavish party.

The development of a coronavirus vaccine or treatment will be key to allowing the postponed Tokyo 2020 games to open in a year's time, organising committee president Yoshiro Mori said Wednesday.

World 100 metres champion Christian Coleman was provisionally suspended by the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) on Wednesday and could miss next year's Tokyo Olympics after violating anti-doping whereabouts rules.

Mixed martial arts superstar Conor McGregor announced his retirement from the sport on Sunday.

The Hockey Players' Welfare Association (HPWA) came forward to help out some 500 hockey players who have been facing difficulties due to the countrywide lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Tokyo Olympics next July will be a "uniquely risky" event, demanding flexibility from organisers amid the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic, particularly if a vaccine has not been rolled out by then, medical experts say.

Retired track star Usain Bolt showed he's still a few steps ahead when he posted an AFP picture of him outstripping his rivals at the Beijing Olympics with the cheeky caption: "social distancing".

The International Olympic Committee has decided to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games because of the coronavirus pandemic, IOC member Dick Pound said on Monday, as a window slowly began to open that would allow the showcase to be staged next year.

Canada became the first country to boycott the Tokyo Games due to the coronavirus pandemic and Australia told its athletes to prepare for an Olympics next year as Japan and the IOC flagged the prospect of a postponement for the first time.

Postponing the Olympics over the coronavirus pandemic may become "inevitable", Japan's prime minister conceded Monday, after the International Olympic Committee said a delay was being considered as pressure grows from athletes and sports bodies.

Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) today announced the postponement of the ninth edition of the Bangabandhu Bangladesh Games following the ongoing coronavirus crisis.