Lewis Hamilton declared his Mercedes car to be "getting worse" and dismissed any hope it will improve before next year after struggling in Friday's practice for this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix.

Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal said on Friday he intends to play at Wimbledon but his final decision rests on how his troublesome left foot feels after training in London next week.

Khushbu, who was the highest-ranked player in the U-10 Girls’ group, secured 5.5 points from seven matches to leave behind Uzbekistan’s Xikmatkhonova Mokhinur and India’s Hanya Shah to finish on top in the rapid chess events.

Daniil Medvedev said on Wednesday it was “great news” that Russian and Belarusian players will be able to compete at this year’s US Open, where he will be defending the title.

Former national handball player Shahjahan Hamid, popularly known as Boby Hamid, died of brain cancer this morning at the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka. He was 56.

Australian former tennis star Jelena Dokic revealed on Monday that she came close to taking her own life just a few weeks ago.

Swiss tennis great Roger Federer said he hopes to recover from his latest knee surgery and get back on the ATP circuit next season.

Four-time fastest man of Bangladesh Mohammad Ismail got married to gold-winning hurdler Tamanna Akhtar on Friday.

With Covid-19 surge contained these days, various social activities have picked up in the country and abroad. On that note, the Club Notredamians Bangladesh Limited (CNBL), formed by former Notre Dame College students, organised CNBL Sports Tournament 2022.

Shiuli Shabnam is making a mark as one of the few female athletes competing at the top level of two different disciplines, while breaking barriers in the male-dominated sporting scene of the country.

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The Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) is planning to hold the 2nd Youth Games in October-November this year, almost four-and-a-half year since the first edition in 2018.

The Youth and Sports Ministry received an allocation of Tk 18 crore more for the 2022-23 fiscal year compared to the ongoing fiscal year when finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal placed a Tk 6,78,064 crore national budget.

Rafael Nadal won a 14th French Open and record-extending 22nd Grand Slam title on Sunday with a straight-sets rout of Casper Ruud to become the oldest male champion at Roland Garros.

Spain’s Rafael Nadal will look to continue his remarkable career after crushing Norway’s Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 on Sunday to lift a record-extending 14th French Open, saying despite injury concerns he would battle on.

Following is reaction to Rafa Nadal securing a men's record-extending 22nd Grand Slam title after beating Casper Ruud in Sunday's French Open final:

Rafael Nadal won a record-extending 14th French Open by crushing Norwegian Casper Ruud 6-3 6-3 6-0 on Sunday to claim an all-time best men's singles 22nd Grand Slam title.

French Open women's champion Iga Swiatek said she was "overwhelmed" after finding out Poland and Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski was in attendance to witness her claim a second Grand Slam title on the Parisian clay.

Rafael Nadal will become the oldest man to win the French Open title if he defeats Casper Ruud, the Norwegian whose clay court talents he has personally helped foster.

Iga Swiatek cruised to her second French Open title by dominating teenager Coco Gauff in the final on Saturday, as the world number one claimed her 35th successive victory.