Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Bangladesh Police recorded emphatic victories in the final of the National Kabaddi Championship, held at the Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium on Saturday.

The Bangladesh Shooting Sports Federation has temporarily suspended national team shooter Kamrunnahar Koly for allegedly violating the code of conduct of the national team training camp.

World number three Alexander Zverev admitted on Saturday that he has "a lot of catching up to do" to challenge Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner.

The American will compete in the main draw at Melbourne Park for the first time since 2021.

The scoreline of the BRAC Bank Oporajeo Alo Women’s Hockey Tournament final suggested a one-sided affair, but the competition itself revealed a much richer story about the state and spirit of women’s hockey in Bangladesh.

The month-long competition brought together 19 teams, 352 players and 47 matches, making it one of the biggest tournaments ever held for women’s hockey in the country.

Stefanos Tsitsipas said on Thursday he seriously considered retiring from tennis in the depths of a struggle with serious back pain during much of the 2025 season.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka Thursday said she wants a rematch of her "Battle of the Sexes" showdown with Nick Kyrgios so she can get revenge.

As the world stepped into 2026, Bangladesh's leading sports figures struck a delicate balance between grief and grit, using the new year not merely for celebration, but for reflection, responsibility, and renewed ambition.

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It could have been a very different story had initiatives been taken in line with the promises made during the July–August uprising -- a movement that raised hopes of systemic reform across sectors, including sports.

Norway's Magnus Carlsen, the world's number one chess player, on Tuesday won the World Blitz Championship in Doha, days after victory in the slightly longer 'rapid' format, to secure his 20th world title.

The World Darts Championship in London is close to crowning its latest champion, as the sport traditionally played in British pubs enjoys surging interest thanks to rising star Luke Littler.

A dozen girls whizzed around an English karting track, part of a pioneering drive to draw women into motorsports and maybe even race to the top in male-dominated Formula 1.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) have postponed all matches under their respective jurisdictions following the death of former prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia.

In a country where cricket and football command almost every headline, 2025 became the rare year when hockey forced its way into the national conversation. At a time when lesser-known disciplines usually struggle for space, Bangladesh hockey managed to capture attention through performance, organisation and belief -- offering a powerful reminder of the untapped potential that still exists beyond the big two.

Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua was injured in a fatal highway accident that killed two people Monday, Nigerian media reported.

The 40-year-old announced this month that he plans to call it quits, with the United Cup in Perth starting Friday the beginning of the end for the popular Swiss star.

Critics had warned that the match risked trivialising the women's game.

The Norwegian secured his 19th world championship title overall.