India suspended its winter games on Monday due to a lack of snow in one of the world's highest ski resorts, in a stark sign of rising global temperatures.

Shirin Akter, meanwhile, maintained her dominance in the women’s 100m event, securing the title for a record 16th time.

The 20-day-long country-wide ‘Festival of Youth 2025’ has entered its final stretch and will come to a close on February 19, said a press release from the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing.

England-based sprinter Imranur Rahman will not be considered to represent Bangladesh in international competitions until he proves himself in a special trial.

Jannik Sinner accepted on Saturday a three-month ban from tennis after the world number one admitted team mistakes led to him twice testing positive for traces of banned substance clostebol last year.

Home-grown sprinters are set to compete to be crowned the country’s fastest man in the upcoming National Athletics Championships as England-based Imranur Rahman, a four-time winner of the event and also the current champion, withdrew himself from the 48th edition of the competition, scheduled for February 17-19 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.

With the youth festival’s slogan -- Let Change the Country, Change the World Youth Festival -- 525 teams, including 198 women’s teams from 339 upazilas of 61 districts, took part in the zonal phase after being divided into eight zones: Modhumati, Tista, Dhansiri, Brahmanputra, Rupsa, Surma, Padma and Karnofully.

Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) has invited around 60 players to go through Cooper Test, a fitness test, without experienced forward Rasel Mahmud Jimmy ahead of the preparation camp for upcoming AHF Cup in Indonesia.

In a recent ceremony, the bank's managing director & CEO, Mohammad Masoom, handed over a sponsorship cheque to the vice-chancellor of the University of Dhaka, professor Niaz Ahmed Khan, according to a press release issued on Monday.

Djokovic's bid for a record-breaking 25th Grand Slam title at the Australian Open was ended when he was forced to retire injured after dropping the opening set against Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals.

World number three Alcaraz had too much weight of shot off both flanks for his opponent, who retrieved valiantly but lacked the weapons to topple the top seed.

The High Commission for Pakistan in Dhaka, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Chess Federation, organized the 2nd Mian Sultan Khan Chess Tournament today at the Pakistan High Commission. The annual tournament honours the legacy of Mian Sultan Khan, Pakistan’s legendary Chess player.  

With the theme "Run for Unity, Run for Humanity" the highly anticipated Dhaka International Marathon-2025 was held in 300 Feet area of Dhaka under the overall supervision of the Bangladesh Army.

In addition to the main racing event, test-drive opportunities were provided for enthusiasts, allowing hundreds of visitors to experience motorcycles from Royal Enfield, CF Motors, and Yamaha.

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday seeking to ban transgender athletes from participating in women's sports, in his latest move targeting transgender people since returning to office.

"The village where I come from, they support women fighters," Anita Karim told AFP. "But when I started MMA, they had no awareness of this sport."

Experienced coach Mamun Ur Rashid has been appointed head coach of the Bangladesh national hockey team for April’s AHF Cup in Indonesia. A former national player (1989–2001), he previously coached the U-21 team four times and led the senior side in World Hockey League Round 2 in 2015. The 52-year-old spoke to The Daily Star’s Anisur Rahman about upcoming challenges and the activities of the Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF). Excerpts of the conversation are below:

Former world number one and two-time Grand Slam winner Simona Halep announced her retirement from professional tennis on Tuesday after losing in the first round at her home event in Cluj.

Asked about the exclusion of Jimmy, the committee’s general secretary Lt Col (rtd) Riazul Hasan said, “We have been given the responsibility by emphasising development. If we talk about development, it consists of both the present and future.

"He has lost only four or five matches in the past year, so it's crazy. I know people say who's better out of us. They say Jannik is better or some say me. It's all discussion."