Muhammad Ali was, at his peak, arguably the most famous man on the planet. His prodigious boxing talent was matched only by a towering self-belief.

Muhammad Ali is remembered in tributes worldwide for his iconic fight for social justice as well as his legendary boxing battles following his death Friday at age 74.

Ever since Muhammad Ali's historic visit to Bangladesh 37 years ago, there has been this occasional speculation in local media as to what happened to the piece of land in Cox's Bazar which was promised to the legendary boxer.

37 years ago on February 18, Muhammad Ali, the “greatest heavyweight boxer ever,” came to Bangladesh along with his wife for a five-day visit. During the visit, wherever Ali went, he was greeted wholeheartedly by tens of thousands of fans.

The most exciting part of Muhammad Ali's sojourn in Bangladesh was probably the mock fight against a young boy at the Dhaka Stadium. Even though Ali took the fight as yet another stage to entertain the crowd and those watching on TV, it meant a lot to that young boy.

Muhammad Ali has died at the age of 74, a family spokesman has said. The former world heavyweight boxing champion, one of the world's best-known sportsmen, had been in hospital in the US city of Phoenix in Arizona state.

After being elected the new general secretary of Bangladesh Chess Federation (BCF), Syed Shahabuddin Shamim has promised to do everything they need to do to produce new Grand Masters and International Masters in the next four years.

He went close to creating history by winning the Mauritius Open on the European Tour before relinquishing his pole position because of one bad shot. Even so, he stands on the cusp of being the first Bangladeshi to directly qualify for the Olympics.

A high court division bench yesterday passed an order to halt the election of Bangladesh Chess Federation (BCF) for

Four-time major winner Rory McIlroy revealed on Monday he could reject the chance to play at this year's Olympics because of the Zika virus in Brazil.

Siddikur Rahman might have missed out on a maiden European Tour victory on Sunday, but his second-place finish in the tri-sanctioned Mauritius Open has earned him reward in the form of a massive jump in the world golf rankings as well as a return to Olympic Games' qualifying list.

Struggle, struggle, surprise, disappointment. This seems to have become a pattern for Siddikur Rahman these days. Past his heady

Bangladesh's premier golfer Siddikur Rahman fluffed his chance of grabbing his first European Tour title after relinquishing a three-shot advantage in the last three holes of Mauritius Open today.

Siddikur Rahman surged to a one-stroke lead in the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open after a three-under-par (69) in the

Siddikur Rahman surged to a one-stroke lead in the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open after a three-under-par (69) in the penultimate round yesterday.

Siddikur Rahman stays at four-under but slipped one place after an even-par second round in the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open yesterday.

Bangladesh's ace golfer Siddikur Rahman will be hoping for a good outing in the AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open beginning in Mauritius today as a place in the Olympics looks slipping away.

The world number one is relishing the prospect of trying to win an Olympic gold medal but has no problem with fellow professionals opting to skip the Games.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has banned Belgian rider Femke van den Driessche for six years for using a

Siddikur Rahman finish tied for 74th in the Panasonic Open Golf Championship in Japan yesterday after managing a one-over-par (72) in the fourth and final round.