Hamilton will sign new Mercedes deal 'in coming weeks'

The seven-time world champion's current contract expires this year
25 May 2023, 17:58 PM

Bangladesh lose big against Malaysia

Malaysia, who beat Bangladesh 8-0 during the 2015 edition, converted four goals from penalty after opening the account in the eighth minute through an open play and, within a span of two minutes, had widened the margin further with two converted penalties by the 15th minute.
25 May 2023, 15:28 PM

Wu, Zhang and Shang end China's 86-year French Open wait

Fast-forward a year and 23-year-old Wu is his country's highest-ranked male player at 59 in the world and about to spearhead a landmark assault at the French Open where it has been 86 years since a Chinese man last played in the main draw.
25 May 2023, 14:31 PM

Djokovic and Alcaraz in same half of French Open draw

Djokovic is chasing a record 23rd men's Grand Slam title in the absence of the injured Rafael Nadal, who will miss the tournament at Roland Garros for the first time since his 2005 title-winning debut
25 May 2023, 13:30 PM

Bangladesh up against Malaysian might

Fresh off a 2-0 win over hosts Oman in the first match of AHF Junior Asia Cup, Bangladesh under-21 hockey team are looking forward to putting up an even better show against strong in their Pool B encounter in Salalah today.
24 May 2023, 18:01 PM

Bangladesh begin Junior Asia Cup hockey with win

Bangladesh's bid to move into the semifinals of Men's Junior Asia Cup hockey got off to a fine start as the boys in red and green secured a 2-0 victory over hosts Oman in their Pool B encounter in Salalah, Oman on Tuesday night.
24 May 2023, 03:53 AM

Fahad stuns two Grand Masters

Fahad secured 3.5 points from four matches after back-to-back wins in the third and fourth round matches.
23 May 2023, 18:10 PM

Cavendish - the 'Manx Missile' who sprinted his way to cycling's peak

By the time he retires Mark Cavendish may have secured for himself the greatest number of stage wins in the Tour de France -- he is joint record holder on 34 with the sport's all-time great Eddy Merckx.
23 May 2023, 05:40 AM

Paris Olympics 'expensive' ticket prices mar image of Games for all

Phase two of sales got underway on May 11, with nearly 1.5 million individual tickets available, after over three million were sold as multi-event packs during phase one
23 May 2023, 03:09 AM

Youth hockey team eye semis

Keeping their sights on the semifinals of the AHF Junior Asia Cup to ensure the participation in the FIH Junior World Cup, the Bangladesh under-21 hockey team will start their campaign against hosts Oman in on the opening day in Salalah today.
22 May 2023, 18:26 PM

Koepka takes PGA for fifth major title in landmark LIV win

The 33-year-old American captured his third PGA Championship and became the first player to win a major while with LIV, firing a three-under-par 67 to finish 72 holes at Oak Hill on nine-under 271.
22 May 2023, 10:02 AM

'I never thought I could win clay title'

The Russian added a first clay trophy to his 19-title collection with a 7-5, 7-5 win over Holger Rune in the Italian Open final in Rome.
22 May 2023, 02:34 AM

Rybakina targets deep run at Roland Garros after Rome triumph

Elena Rybakina will head to the French Open with the confidence that she can be as effective on clay as she is on the other two surfaces with her booming serve and groundstrokes after the Kazakh world number six won the Italian Open on Saturday.
21 May 2023, 07:00 AM

‘We only participate for the sake of it’

A three-member weightlifting team accompanied by a coach and two officials made their way to South Korea to take part in the Asian Weightlifting Championships 2023 in Jinju on May 3 and made their way back on May 13 empty-handed and in the same manner that they had left; without a fuss.
21 May 2023, 02:30 AM

Mission experience for U-12 tennis team

Despite finishing second to India in the ITF Asia 12 & U team competition -- South Asia regional qualifying event, Bangladesh boys’ team will be travelling to Kazakhstan in September to take part in the final round alongside 11 other teams.
20 May 2023, 18:10 PM

NFL icon and civil rights activist Jim Brown passes away

US football Hall of Famer, Hollywood actor and Civil Rights activist Jim Brown died on Thursday at the age of 87 at his home in Los Angeles.
20 May 2023, 08:06 AM

Bonna outshines Sohel, Ashiq in Shanghai

Despite having shown potential to achieve the preliminary target of qualifying for the quarterfinals in men’s compound team event of Archery World Cup Stage-2, the male archers disappointed as they were ousted from the first round of the elimination round in Men’s Individual Compound event in Shanghai, China, on Thursday.
18 May 2023, 14:50 PM

Liton, Sabina, Nasrin nominated for Kool-BSPA Sportsperson of the Year award

Cricketer Liton Das, footballer Sabina Khatun, and archer Nasrin Akter have been nominated in the Sportsperson of the Year category for Kool-BSPA Sports Award 2022, organised by the Bangladesh Sports Press Association (BSPA).
18 May 2023, 14:43 PM

Nadal expects 2024 to be his last year in tennis

Holder Rafa Nadal will miss the French Open after failing to regain full fitness from a hip injury suffered at the Australian Open in January, the 14-times Roland Garros winner said on Thursday, adding 2024 could be the final year of his career.
18 May 2023, 14:14 PM

Kyrgios out of French Open because of foot hurt in robbery: agent

Nick Kyrgios's withdrawal from the French Open was because of a cut foot sustained when a man allegedly stole his car at gunpoint, his agent says, rather than knee surgery.
18 May 2023, 08:04 AM