Novak Djokovic said the long awaited "shift of generations" has finally come to men's tennis after the world number one lost to 20-year-old Dane Holger Rune in the Italian Open quarter-finals.

Rafael Nadal will announce if he will compete in the French Open on Thursday, amid a long-term injury struggle and some Spanish reports that he will withdraw.

Although Bangladesh suffered a 43-33 defeat to India in the group’s last match, the women in red and green reversed the tide in the all-important clash by fighting neck-to-neck till the last moment.

Before leaving for China to take part in the competition, Bangladesh coach Martin Frederick said that he would be pleased if his compound team played in the quarterfinals in their maiden appearance.

Bangladesh youth team (under-17s) emerged champions in final beating their Indian counterparts by 46-43 goals in a nerve-wracking final

The Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) is set to hold the Asian Games Fun Run in Dhaka on Wednesday aiming to promote and raise awareness about the upcoming Asian Games. 

Novak Djokovic eased into the Italian Open quarter-finals on Tuesday after breezing past Cameron Norrie 6-3, 6-4, although there was tension with the Briton after the top seed was hit by a smash.

The Cambodian runner has become a star of the Southeast Asian Games since her gritty performance in the 5,000m. Although she came last, her determination to finish the race under torrential rain charmed the country and even won plaudits from Prime Minister Hun Sen.

World number one Carlos Alcaraz suffered a shock third round defeat in the Italian Open at the hands of unheralded Hungarian Fabian Marozsan, losing 6-3, 7-6 (7/4) on Monday.

Bangladesh’s premier female archer Diya Siddique, who won a gold medal in recurved mixed events of Asia Cup World Ranking tournament in Chinese Taipei in March, has been left out of the World Cup Stage-2 team over poor performance.

Hosts Bangladesh confirmed final berths in both youth and junior sections of Bangabandhu IHF Challenge Women’s Trophy after notching up back-to-back victories at Shaheed M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium yesterday..Bangladesh’s preliminary target was to play in the final of the U-17 y

Bangladesh continued their dominance in the Bangabandhu IHF Challenge Trophy Women’s Handball ( Under-17) tournament winning their second consecutive game on Sunday.

Bangladesh made a flying start in the Bangabandhu IHF Challenge Trophy Women’s (Youth & Junior) at the M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium yesterday,.The hosts beat Maldives by 48-10 goals in the junior (under-17) event before the youth team (under-19) beat their Maldivian counterparts

World number one Novak Djokovic said Carlos Alcaraz is the man to beat on clay and is one of the top title contenders for the French Open.

Shooter Nafisha Tabasum narrowly missed the opportunity to scale a national record despite making her career-best score at the ISSF World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Friday.

After some key players of the Under-19 squad were rendered unavailable for the International Handball Federation (IHF) Women Trophy, Zone-II due to the upcoming HSC examinations, hosts Bangladesh have shifted their focus to the U-17 team ahead of the start of the tournament in the capital on Saturday.

International Master Fahad Rahman and Women Candidate Master Jannatul Ferdous emerged unbeaten champions in their respective events of Bangabandhu Asian Zone-3.2 Chess Championships in Dhaka yesterday.

The grand finale of the month-long championship was held on May 6 at the International Convention City Bashundhara, with a prize pool of Tk15 lakh.

Messi, 35, finally landed a first World Cup winners medal in Qatar last December after a thrilling penalty shootout final win over France -- enough to earn him an individual accolade while the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner also accepted the team award at a prestigious Paris ceremony

The Bangladesh shooters on Monday started gearing up with the hope of qualifying for the finals in both the men’s and women’s 10m Air Rifle events at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup, which will get underway on Wednesday in Baku, Azerbaijan following a two-day training schedule.