Seven-time MotoGP world champion Valentino Rossi said he was pleased with his achievement in a glittering 25-year career of popularising the sport as he prepared for his final race at the Valencia Grand Prix.

With Asian Champions Trophy getting underway in Dhaka from December 14, Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) is planning to start the national team’s camp right after the ongoing Premier Division Hockey League ends on November 27.

Kazi Razibuddin Ahmed Chapal, general secretary of Bangladesh Archery Federation, has been re-elected as the chief vice-president of the World Archery Asia’s executive board at the World Archery Asia Congress 2021, held in Dhaka.

Paula Badosa overcame a slow start to take down Belarusian top seed Aryna Sabalenka after Maria Sakkari continued her dominance of Iga Swiatek in the round-robin stage of the WTA Finals in Guadalajara, Mexico on Thursday.

Former world number one Andy Murray is convinced that he can once again compete at the top level after taking down Italian Jannik Sinner at the Stockholm Open on Wednesday for only his second win over a top 10 player in 2021.

World number two Daniil Medvedev has indicated he will play at the Australian Open in January as speculation continues to swirl around the availability of champion Novak Djokovic.

Defending champions Mohammedan continued their winning run and consolidated their Super Five position in the Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League with a 10-2 victory over Victoria SC at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium yesterday.

Max Verstappen cruised to victory at the Mexico Grand Prix on Sunday leaving defending champion Lewis Hamilton to admit the Red Bull car “is far superior”.

World number one Novak Djokovic may not enjoy the same kind of adulation from fans as Roger Federer or Rafa Nadal but even the Serb's "real haters" will come to appreciate his records and achievements after he retires, Daniil Medvedev said.

World number one Novak Djokovic won a sixth Paris title and record 37th Masters crown on Sunday, beating 2020 champion Daniil Medvedev 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 in the final.

Novak Djokovic won a record-extending sixth Paris Masters title by avenging his U.S Open final defeat against Russian Daniil Medvedev with a 4-6 6-3 6-3 victory in Sunday's showpiece match.

Novak Djokovic gained some consolation for missing out on a Grand Slam sweep this year when he was crowned season-ending world number one for a record seventh time on Saturday.

Novak Djokovic stayed on course for a sixth Paris Masters title with 6-4, 6-3 win over American Taylor Fritz while world number two Daniil Medvedev tamed home crowd favourite Hugo Gaston 7-6(7), 6-4 to reach the semi-finals on Friday.

Former Bangladesh national team coach Diego Cruciani (L) receives a bouquet of flowers from Saif SC’s managing director Nasiruddin Chowdhury

Bangladesh archery team’s head coach Martin Frederick is optimistic that the home archers will improve on their individual and team standings by getting into medals table in the upcoming Teer 22nd Asian Archery Championships, which begins in Dhaka on November 13.

Novak Djokovic's hopes of ending the season as world number one for a record seventh time are on hold after Daniil Medvedev battled past French qualifier Hugo Gaston 7-6 (9/7), 6-4 to reach the Paris Master semi-finals on Friday.

Bangladesh’s Rajib Chakma performs in men’s (junior) individual floor exercise event, where he won the silver medal on the third

Uzbek gymnasts kept their domination intact in the Bangabandhu 5th Central South Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championship with seven gold medals while hosts Bangladesh bagged a bronze medal on the second day of the six-nation event at Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.

Bayern Munich veteran Thomas Mueller has apologised to their fans and admitted the 5-0 thrashing at Moenchengladbach in the German Cup was the worst defeat he has experienced during 13 years playing in the famous red shirt.

Miroshnichenko Anastasiya led from the front to help Uzbekistan win both golds in women’s all-around team and individual events on the first day of the Bangabandhu 5th Central South Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championship at the Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium in Mirpur yesterday.