Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) today announced a prize pool worth Tk 73 lakhs for the winners of the upcoming BOA Marathon 2024 to be held on December 20 at the Jalshiri Abashon Project in Purbachal, Dhaka.

Forward Rakibul Hasan and defender Amirul Islam scored hattricks to steer Bangladesh to fifth position in Men’s Hockey Junior Asia Cup with a comprehensive 6-3 win over China in their place-deciding match in Muscat, Oman on Wednesday.

Samin also urged the authorities to arrange an open-top bus to celebrate their “truly memorable” achievement upon their arrival on Friday.

"Following an incident while training today, Remco Evenepoel was taken to hospital where it was revealed that he has sustained fractures to his rib, right shoulder blade and his right hand," the team said in a statement.

The former world number one lifted three major singles titles, including Wimbledon in 1960, together with 16 Grand Slam doubles crowns

Bangladesh qualified for the FIH Hockey Junior World Cup for the first time following a 7-2 thrashing of Thailand in a place-deciding match of the Junior Asia Cup in Muscat, Oman on Tuesday.

“I wasn’t ready to hear the news about the untimely death of Sadia, with whom I won a few gold medals – a feat that has not been matched by any other female shooters in the country till now,” Ratna, currently working as a coach at the BSSF, told The Daily Star.

Sadia Sultana, a gold medallist shooter in both South Asian Games and Commonwealth Shooting Championship, passed away today in Chattogram. 

Sujan Mahmud from the 1994 batch emerged as the champion of the CNBL-Indigo Table Tennis Tournament, organised by Club Notredamians Bangladesh Limited. This is his second straight title in the club’s annual TT tournament in the singles category.

The score is tied at 3.0 points each after six games, rounding off the first week of the 14-game match.

Bangladesh moved closer to their dream of qualifying for the FIH Hockey Junior World Cup for the first time following a 1-1 draw against China in their last pool match at the Al Amerat Hockey Stadium in Muscat yesterday..With two draws and a win alongside a defeat, Bangladesh finished thir

Novak Djokovic is ready to challenge Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz at the Grand Slam stage when he returns to action at the Australian Open after an underwhelming campaign this year, the 24-times champion said.

Bangladesh held Malaysia to a 2-2 draw in their third Pool B match of Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament at the Al Amerat Hockey Stadium in Muscat today.

Novak Djokovic said shared experiences with Andy Murray make the Scot the "perfect coach" as he bids to win a record 25th Grand Slam in Australia in January.

Romania's Simona Halep on Friday rounded on the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) for discrepencies in the treatment of world number two Iga Swiatek after testing positive for a banned substance.

Lando Norris said Max Verstappen should be a comedian when he responded on Thursday to the newly-crowned four-time champion's claim that he would have won the title more easily if he was driving for McLaren.

The Jolshiri Run-Bangla Half Marathon will take place at the Jolshiri Housing Project in Purbachal from 6:00 am on Saturday.

The men in red and green will face Malaysia on Saturday.

"The player was provisionally suspended from Sept. 22 until Oct. 4, missing three tournaments, which counts towards the sanction, leaving eight days remaining," the ITIA said in a statement.

Athletes were presented with commemorative plaques and floral tributes. Moreover, presiding as chief guest, deputy commissioner Ahmed Kamrul Ahsan unveiled the new jersey for the district cricket team.