A 50-member Bangladesh contingent is set to take part in the 22nd edition multi-disciplinary extravaganza, scheduled to be held from July 28 to August 8 in England, informed speakers at a press conference at BOA auditorium on Sunday.

All eight medals Bangladesh have earned in the history of the Commonwealth Games have come from shooting, but the exclusion of the discipline from the upcoming Birmingham edition has put Bangladesh into a soul-searching mode.

Regional newspaper Le Progres groaned over the long wait for a home Tour de France stage winner this weekend with the scathing headline "Blue, Blanc, Lose", a play on the French tri-colour using lose instead of Rouge.

Lleyton Hewitt, a two-time Grand Slam champion and former world number one, was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame on Saturday, a ceremony delayed from 2021 by Covid-19.

American Fred Kerley led a US cleansweep as he stormed to victory in the men's 100m at the World Championships in Oregon on Saturday.

American veteran Allyson Felix will hang up her spikes having sealed a remarkable 19th world medal on Friday, while Fred Kerley laid down an impressive marker in the heats for the 100m in Oregon.

Bangladesh's fastest man Imranur Rahman could not participate in the World Championship heats, despite qualifying with flying colours, due to a groin injury.

Maria Sharapova, a five-time Grand Slam champion and former world number one, announced Friday she has given birth to a baby boy named Theodore.

American athlete Jim Thorpe is to be given sole credit for his 1912 gold medals, more than a century after he was stripped of them, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Friday.

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There are around 50-odd sporting federations in Bangladesh, some of which have already existed for over five decades. Apart from cricket, football, hockey, shooting and chess, most of the federations suffer from a lack of spotlight due to a lack of activities and interest from sponsors. 

Tennis trailblazer Ons Jabeur, who became the first African woman to reach a Grand Slam singles final, was honoured by Tunisian President Kais Saied on Thursday for “her remarkable sporting successes”.

Australia's Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt said he told Nick Kyrgios he should be proud of his runner-up finish at Wimbledon and hopes he will play for the national team.

"I'm not going to go to America if I don't have permission, the Australian saga for me was not pleasant at all," he said after opening a tennis complex in the Bosnian town of Visoko. "People still think I forced my way to Australia and tried to come in with no papers, permission or exemption – it is not true."

The Northern Irishman's six-under-par first round left him just two shots behind afternoon clubhouse leader Cameron Young of the United States, who enjoyed a 64. McIlroy birdied the first and last holes of his round, and also racked up three straight birdies between the fifth and the seventh.

Tennis trailblazer Ons Jabeur, who became the first African woman to reach a Grand Slam singles final, was honoured by Tunisian President Kais Saied on Thursday for "her remarkable sporting successes".

Former British Open champions Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Paul Lawrie have become Honorary Members of The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, the club said on Wednesday.

Recently-crowned Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic arrived in Bosnia on Wednesday to inaugurate tennis courts at a ‘pyramid park’ that he regularly visits to recharge his batteries.

Recently-crowned Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic arrived in Bosnia on Wednesday to inaugurate tennis courts at a 'pyramid park' that he regularly visits to recharge his batteries.