The government is considering a Tk 1,244 crore fixed fund for national sports federations and associations to make them financially self-sufficient in the coming years.

Bangladesh swimmer Samiul Islam Rafi won two gold medals and a bronze at the 2026 Thailand Age Group Swimming Championships, according to a press release on Sunday.

The Bangladesh Athletics Federation has permanently banned athletes Jannat Begum and Kabita Roy from competing in the women's category and cancelled medals and national records they had won, following medical examinations that the federation said found both athletes had 46,XY Differences of Sex Development (DSD).

Former world number one Iga Swiatek captured her first title of the year on Thursday, roaring past a weary Elena Rybakina 6-2, 6-3 to win the WTA 1000 in Toronto.

Aryna Sabalenka was keeping a brave face on Wednesday as she prepped for her final US Open warm-up in Cincinnati, where the former champion is the top women's seed in the ATP-WTA Masters 1000 event.

Robi Axiata PLC has rewarded 26 winners of four customer engagement campaigns organised around the FIFA World Cup.

The first-ever such census, carried out by the Shipping Ministry with support from the BBS, will run from 20 August to 29 August this year.

Charl Schwartzel encountered an unusual hazard during the final round of LIV Golf Bedminster on Sunday when a fish appeared to swallow his golf ball after it rolled into a pond beside the seventh green.

The second edition of the Executive Cup Golf Tournament 2026, organised by The GolfHouse, concluded successfully at Jolshiri Golf Club on August 8, bringing together 119 golfers representing more than 50 organisations for a day of competitive golf, networking and camaraderie.

The cases are believed to be the first of their kind in Bangladesh athletics, bringing a global debate over female-category eligibility rules into the country's sporting landscape.

World number one Jannik Sinner will be absent from the Cincinnati Open due to a right knee injury, the tournament announced Sunday.

Sabalenka, who will seek her third consecutive US Open title next month, fell to 5-5 in her career WTA rivalry with Alexandrova

Sharmin, the country’s fourth shooter to win international honours after Kazi Sahana, Lovely Chowdhury Akhi and Sabrina Sultana, took up coaching in 2023 after ending her 22-year playing career.

The Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) on Wednesday appointed Giles Bonnet as the head coach of the Men's Under-20 national team.

Carlos Alcaraz has pulled out of the Cincinnati Open due to an ongoing wrist injury, organisers said on Tuesday, casting fresh doubts over the Spaniard's fitness ahead of his US Open title defence this month.

Scottish police are investigating reports of foreign athletes, identified in the media as boxers from Uganda and Pakistan, who failed to return home after competing in the Commonwealth Games that ended in Glasgow last Sunday.

A total of 17 players from the qualifying squad retained their places.

There has been excitement around Alexandra Eala for years. On Monday, the 21-year-old Filipina finally gave the tennis world tangible proof that the hype was justified

The sisters, who have won 14 major doubles titles and three Olympic gold medals, last played doubles together at the 2022 US Open.

The veteran coach has prioritised match practice over extensive tactical and technical sessions, with an 18-20-member squad set to leave for Germany on August 12 for a month-long tour.