Bangladesh hockey team will start their Men’s Asian Games qualifiers campaign against Indonesia tomorrow in Bangkok.

England speedster Jofra Archer feared he might not play again after undergoing two bouts of surgery on his troublesome elbow, the 27-year-old said.

Rezaul Karim Babu, the recently-appointed captain of Bangladesh national hockey team, is not thinking anything other than the title in the upcoming Asian Games Qualifiers.

Ashleigh Barty's retirement in March when she was women's tennis number one and just 25 years old is a "weird one to explain", South African cricket legend AB de Villiers has told AFP in an interview before they team up for a golf event.

Top seed Novak Djokovic described his straight-sets opening win over Gael Monfils in Madrid on Tuesday as his "best performance of the year" as he set up a showdown with Andy Murray.

Rafael Nadal deemed Wimbledon's decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from taking part in the Championships as "unfair", the Spanish tennis legend told reporters in Madrid on Sunday.

Siddikur Rahman and Zamal Hossain Mollah will lead a four-man team in the Asian Games, which will be held in Hangzhou, China in September this year.

Boris Becker's thunderous delivery earned him the nickname 'Boom Boom' as a 17-year-old Wimbledon winner in 1985 but on Friday, aged 54 and bust, the German great was told he must serve time in prison.

More often than not, the professional commitment denies Bangladesh athletes the possibility to savour the festive occasions with their family or beloved ones.

Belarus’ Victoria Azarenka said the Wimbledon ban on players from Russia and her country makes no sense and the former world number one called on the tennis governing bodies to take action against the decision.

Restrictions due to Covid-19 had led to muted festivities on Eid across the country in the last two years.

Country’s renowned golf player Shakhawat Hossain Sohel will be playing on the much-anticipated Asian Development Tour in Phuket, Thailand from May 3 to May 20.

German tennis great Boris Becker was jailed by a London court on Friday for hiding hundreds of thousands of pounds of assets after he was declared bankrupt.

Korean gymnastic coach Cho Sung Dong started working with the country’s gymnasts at the National Sports Council gymnasium today after arriving in Bangladesh last night, said Bangladesh Gymnastic Federation (BGF) general secretary Ahmed ur-Rahman.

Head coach Iman Gobinathan Krishnamurthy picked an almost same hockey squad that participated in the AHF Cup for upcoming Asian Games Qualifiers. with only Rakibul Hasan coming in place of Mahbub Hossain.

Asian Hockey Federation today on Tuesday the fixtures of Hero Asia Cup 2022 with Bangladesh in Pool B alongside last edition’s runners-up Malaysia, Korea and Oman. 

Jibon exacts revenge

Ferrari team chief Mattia Binotto encouraged his team and their fans to "keep smiling" and bounce back in pursuit of a first Formula One title since 2007 after Sunday's setback on home soil.

After a 25-minute of mesmerising contest of muscle power and tactics, Tarequl Islam Jibon (Jibon Boli) won the title of the 113th edition of Jabbarer Boli Khela, the historical wrestling competition, as he beat Shahjalal Boli in the final round at Laldighir Par in Chattogram today. 

Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz, aged 18, on Monday became the youngest player to enter the top 10 of the ATP world rankings since his compatriot Rafael Nadal did so at the same age in 2005.