Neer earns draw, Fahad beaten

Bangladesh’s International Masters Manon Reza Neer and Fahad Rahman began their campaigns at the World Chess Cup 2025, which started on Saturday in Goa, with contrasting fortunes.
1 November 2025, 15:40 PM

Hattrick champion Noshin wants to compete against men

Having secured a hattrick of titles at the National Women's Chess Championship, Woman's FIDE Master (WFM) Noshin Anjum has announced her intention to compete in the Open section from the next edition, aiming to challenge male opponents rather than continuing in the women's championship.
1 November 2025, 03:00 AM

BRAC Bank’s Tk 99 lakh boost for women’s hockey

BRAC Bank has announced a Tk 99 lakh sponsorship for the Brac Bank Oporajeyo Alo Women's Hockey Tournament, boosting Bangladesh's rapidly growing women's hockey scene.
30 October 2025, 16:27 PM

BOA eyes respectable results in Islamic Solidarity Games

Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) expects a respectable result from the athletes in upcoming Islamic Solidarity Games in Saudi Arabia as a 62-member contingent including 36 athletes are set to leave for Riyadh in groups to take part in the 6th edition on November 7-21.
30 October 2025, 16:05 PM

NSC tells ad-hoc committees to take initiative for polls

The National Sports Council (NSC) on Thursday issued letters to the ad-hoc committees of 49 sports federations and associations in the country to "immediately" take initiatives to hold elections in their respective bodies.
30 October 2025, 15:22 PM

BOA confident of strong performance at Islamic Solidarity Games

Bangladesh will compete in 10 sports out of 21 disciplines: athletics, fencing, karate, swimming, table tennis, weightlifting, wrestling, wushu, judo, and taekwondo.
30 October 2025, 12:39 PM

BRAC Bank’s Tk 99 lakh boost for women’s hockey

BRAC Bank, one of Bangladesh’s leading commercial banks, had earlier supported the Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) in organising a women’s development hockey tournament earlier this year.
30 October 2025, 11:59 AM

Poor show in South Asian athletics reflects deeper problems

Bangladesh's disappointing results at the recently concluded 4th South Asian Senior Athletics Championships only highlight the long-standing decline of the country's athletics.
30 October 2025, 03:00 AM

France's marathon man Mahut calls time on tennis career

Frenchman Nicolas Mahut delivered an emotional farewell to professional tennis after his doubles defeat at the Paris Masters.
29 October 2025, 06:46 AM

Five attempts, no success: Alcaraz’s Paris Masters struggles persist

The six-time Grand Slam champion has failed to win the Paris Masters in five attempts and now faces losing his place atop the rankings should rival Jannik Sinner win the tournament.
29 October 2025, 03:01 AM

‘A month-long training can’t produce results’: Bangladesh volleyball captain Horosit

"We will now focus fully on the South Asian Games... and need to nurture this group of young players to make quick decisions during matches, which can only grow through playing a lot of international games."
29 October 2025, 02:00 AM

Sinner says 'impossible' to finish year as world number one

Jannik Sinner said Tuesday that he had come to terms with finishing the season behind rival Carlos Alcaraz in the rankings.
28 October 2025, 19:43 PM

China dreams of football glory at last... in gaming

Zhao Yitang had always dreamed of playing football for China and this summer he finally did -- not in boots on a pitch, but on a smartphone.
28 October 2025, 06:31 AM

Afghanistan deny Bangladesh a final berth in CAVA Cup

Hosts Bangladesh's bid to play in the final of CAVA (Central Asian Volleyball Association) Cup was crushed with a 3-1 sets defeat to Afghanistan in their final group match at the Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium in Mirpur on Monday.
27 October 2025, 14:40 PM

Norris replaces Piastri as F1 championship leader

Lando Norris regained the lead in the drivers' world championship for the first time in six months on Sunday when he steered his McLaren to a commanding victory in a breathless Mexico Grand Prix.
27 October 2025, 06:14 AM

Sinner fights back against Zverev to claim 'special' Vienna crown

Jannik Sinner clinched his fourth title of the season on Sunday as the Italian rallied from a set down to beat Alexander Zverev in the final of the Vienna Open.
26 October 2025, 16:51 PM

‘Disappointed’ Aikman wants to do well in Jr World Cup

Bangladesh youth hockey team's coach, Siegfried Aikman, has expressed his disappointment at the cancellation of a proposed Switzerland tour ahead of the upcoming FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, which will be held from November 28 to December 10 in India.
25 October 2025, 17:16 PM

Sinner sweeps into eighth final of season in Vienna

Jannik Sinner beat Alex de Minaur in straight sets at the Vienna Open on Saturday to reach his eighth final of the year.
25 October 2025, 15:08 PM

Gulshan Olympiad 2025 kicks off on Oct 30

The Fifth Inter-Club Sports Carnival, alternatively termed as Gulshan Club Olympiad 2025, will be the biggest and most inclusive of its kind, hoped organisers at a press briefing at the club headquarters in Dhaka on Saturday.
25 October 2025, 07:58 AM

Bangladesh edge Sri Lanka in thriller to stay perfect

Hosts Bangladesh continued their dream run in the CAVA Cup Men’s Volleyball Championship 2025, clinching a 3–2 match over Sri Lanka on Friday at the Shaheed Suhrawardy Indoor Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.
24 October 2025, 17:00 PM