Having qualified for the 2025 edition of the Junior World Cup after finishing fifth in the AHF Men’s Junior Asia Cup, Bangladesh had no alternative but to beat Japan today to keep their World Cup hopes alive.

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Rybakina capitalised on some sloppy play by the fourth-seeded American in the second set to level the match and silence the Arthur Ashe Stadium court.

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Bangladesh Air Force Base Bir Uttam AK Khandker clinched the Inter-Base Hockey Competition-2026 title after defeating Base Zahurul Haque 6-2 in the final at the Hockey Ground of BAF Base Bir Uttam AK Khandker in Dhaka Cantonment on Thursday.

Bangladesh’s hopes of securing a place in the FIH Women’s Junior World Cup were dashed on Thursday as the women in red and green suffered a 2-0 defeat to Japan in the quarterfinals of the Women’s Junior Asia Cup in China.

Rybakina beat Zheng 3-6, 6-1, 6-4 and is assured of ending Aryna Sabalenka's reign atop the standings -- even if the Belarusian wins a third straight title.

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The Australian Open winner, who will replace Aryna Sabalenka at the top of the rankings when they are updated after the tournament, recovered from a slow start and struck 20 winners as she gradually broke down Zheng’s resistance.

Around 400 people, including staff and athletes, had to be evacuated due to the heavy rain, but they later returned and no injuries were reported, an Asian Games official told Reuters.

Victory over Japan would send Jiles Bonnet’s charges into the 5th-6th place-deciding match and keep their World Cup hopes alive.

The big-hitting Shelton claimed his first career win over Alcaraz, 6-7 (5/7), 6-1, 6-3, 1-6, 7-6 (10/7), ending the Spaniard's hopes of retaining his title in his first tournament back after a four-month injury absence.

Sabalenka triumphed 7-6 (7/1), 3-6, 7-6 (10/7) over the 21-year-old Wimbledon champion, who went toe-to-toe with the world number one on Arthur Ashe Stadium -- where men's defending champion Carlos Alcaraz faced eighth-seeded American Ben Shelton in the last match of the night.

Bangladesh had earlier registered convincing victories over Chinese Taipei, Pakistan and Kazakhstan before completing their dominant pool campaign against Hong Kong.

The Bangladesh U-21 hockey team secured its maiden victory in the Men's Junior Asia Cup on Tuesday, handing Kazakhstan a 4-2 defeat in their third pool match in Hulunbuir City, Inner Mongolia, China.

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The third straight win took Bangladesh to nine points and put them in contention for top spot in the five-team Challenger Pool.

It was one more gritty win for Zheng, the Paris Olympics gold medallist and a former world number four now ranked 121st after struggling in the wake of elbow surgery last year.

Ben Shelton's run to the U.S. Open quarter-finals dealt a blow to tennis traditionalists on Sunday after his win over Stefanos Tsitsipas left the men's draw without a one-handed backhand and ended a 149-year Grand Slam streak.

Although Bangladesh will compete in 22 disciplines at the upcoming 20th Asian Games in Japan, the country’s medal hopes are largely pinned on four sports -- cricket, kabaddi, shooting and archery.