Marchand smashes long-standing 200m medley world record

France's Leon Marchand smashed the 200m individual medley world record in Singapore on Wednesday, setting a new mark of 1min 52.69sec.
30 July 2025

Zinnat eager to showcase skill and technique in final

New York-based boxer Zinnat Ferdous expressed excitement over making her domestic debut in Bangladesh at the National Boxing Championships on Tuesday -- nearly two years after first representing the country at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games.
29 July 2025

Sagor, Himel first Bangladeshis to cross English Channel in 37 years

Former BKSP swimmers Mahfizur Rahman Sagor and Nazmul Haque Himel successfully crossed the English Channel on Tuesday, becoming the first Bangladeshis in 37 years to accomplish the remarkable feat.
29 July 2025

FIH Hockey Junior World Cup: Sabit the outlier in Bangladesh's preliminary squad

Sabit also has hockey in his blood. His father, Hazi Mohammad Selim Mahmud, played for Mauthtuli Club, and he shares a family connection with national forward Rasel Mahmud Jimmy.
29 July 2025

Afra’s quiet punch behind Afeida’s football fame

While Afeida shines brightly in the limelight, her elder sister Afra Khandokar has been quietly scripting her own story -- one that, until now, has largely remained out of the public eye.
29 July 2025

Osaka splits with coach Mouratoglou

Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka said Monday that she has split with coach Patrick Mouratoglou after less than a year.
28 July 2025

'Lucky' De Minaur saves three match points to lift Washington Open title

Alex De Minaur rallied from a set down and saved three match points to claim the Washington Open title with a 5-7 6-1 7-6(3) win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in the final of the ATP 500 event on Sunday.
28 July 2025

Four-time Tour de France winner Pogacar - greatest cyclist of his generation

Tadej Pogacar is cycling's generational great and the Slovenian has silenced any remaining doubters that the sport has found its heir to the great Eddy Merckx.
28 July 2025

Bangladesh U-21 hockey team start World Cup preparations

Drawn in Group F, Bangladesh will face France, Australia, and South Korea.
28 July 2025

Iraqi women table tennis players chase Paralympic dreams

Iraqi table tennis player Nur al-Huda Sarmad adjusts her wheelchair before striking the ball into play, braving sweltering heat, social stigma and inadequate facilities as she dreams of taking her team to the Paralympics.
27 July 2025

‘Amateur’ off the banner, still in the manner

Sometimes, a name is more than just a name -- it’s a reflection of identity.
27 July 2025

Women’s Kabaddi World Cup postponed an hour after Bangladesh name squad

In an unexpected turn of events, the second edition of the Women’s Kabaddi World Cup was postponed just an hour after Bangladesh revealed their 15-member squad for the tournament in a press conference on Saturday.
26 July 2025

Bangladesh's Eny and Rafi to take part in World Aquatics Championships

More than 2,500 athletes from 205 countries are participating in the championship. Singapore is the first country in Southeast Asia to host the World Championships.
25 July 2025

Ledecky, Marchand to 12-year-old Yu: Six to watch at swimming world championships

The action in the swimming pool begins at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore on Sunday, when many of the best swimmers on the planet will take to the starting blocks.
25 July 2025

‘Ran out of gas’: Veteran Venus reflects on record-setting return

The 45-year-old seven-time Grand Slam singles champion, playing this week for the first time in 16 months, had become the oldest woman to win a WTA match in more than two decades with Tuesday's first round win over Peyton Stearns.
25 July 2025

Tsitsipas, Ivanisevic go 'separate ways' within two months

Ivanisevic, who won Wimbledon as a player in 2001, helped Novak Djokovic claim nine of his 24 Grand Slam titles before leaving his team in March last year.
25 July 2025

Bangladesh likely to play in hockey’s Asia Cup

Despite not qualifying through the AHF Cup in April, the Bangladesh national hockey team are likely to get an opportunity to participate in the upcoming Asia Cup, replacing Pakistan, who may withdraw due to security concerns.
25 July 2025

BTTF readies full-strength squad after selection standoff

After resolving a dispute with players over selection criteria, the Bangladesh Table Tennis Federation (BTTF) has submitted late entries to ensure the country’s top paddlers participate in the South Asian Regional Championship 2025.
25 July 2025

Panatonix Tiger Run 2025 set for July 26 at Hatirjheel

Panatonix Tiger Run Dhaka 2025 is set to take place in the capital’s Hatirjheel on July 26, on the occasion of the international Tiger Day to raise awareness about tiger conservation and the preservation of the Sunderbans.
23 July 2025

Sinner reappoints coach he sacked in doping scandal

World No.1 Jannik Sinner is teaming up once again with Umberto Ferrara, the fitness coach he sacked in the summer of 2024 after it was revealed that the Italian had tested positive for doping, his management team announced on Wednesday.
23 July 2025