Melbourne,(AP/UNB) – Hyeon Chung has reached the semifinals of a Grand Slam for the first time, following up his upset victory over six-time Australian Open champion Novak Djokovic in the fourth round with a 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-3 win Wednesday…
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Tennis: Injured Nadal set to return in three weeks
MELBOURNE,(BSS/AFP) – World number one Rafael Nadal faces three weeks out after being diagnosed with a torn inner hip muscle during his Australian Open quarter-final defeat, his management said Wednesday.
Asian Handball: Bangladesh concede 5th defeat in a row
Dhaka – Bangladesh Handball team, in their first appearance in the heavyweight Asian meet, suffered 5th defeat in a row in the 18th Asian Men’s Handball Championship after conceding 10-35 goals defeat against China in the Korean city of Suwon…
Australian Open: Nadal-Cilic among 4 quarterfinals Tuesday
Melbourne,(AP/UNB) – Quarterfinal play begins at the Australian Open on Tuesday, with top-seeded Rafael Nadal continuing his quest for a second Australian title and 17th Grand Slam championship overall, and Caroline Wozniacki looking for her first anywhere.
Asian Handball: Bangladesh concede 4th successive defeat
Dhaka – Bangladesh suffered 4th successive defeat in the 18th Asian Men’s Handball Championship losing to Australia by 22-35 goals in the Korean city of Suwon on Monday.
Prime Bank Cup Golf inaugurates on Friday
Dhaka – The Prime Bank Cup Gold Tournament 2018 began on Friday at the Kurmitola Golf Course here.Director General of Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) Major General AKM Abdur Rahman inaugurated the three-day gold tournament in the…
Tennis: Hopman Cup a hit as kids come first for Federer
MELBOURNE, (BSS/AFP) – Roger Federer says he plans to keep the Hopman Cup on his playing schedule leading into the season-opening Australian Open Grand Slam as it suits his children best.The Swiss star, who teamed with Belinda Bencic to win…
Turning up the heat: Sharapova into 3rd round, Konta out
Melbourne,(AP/UNB) – Maria Sharapova ticked off more items on her “to-do” list at the Australian Open, returning to center court and accounting for the only person who has beaten her at a Grand Slam since her comeback from a doping…
Asian Handball: Bangladesh concede 20-46 goals defeat against S Korea
Dhaka – Bangladesh National Handball team, in their first appearance in the heavyweight Asian meet, conceded a 20-46 goals defeat against hosts and Olympic champions South Korea in one of the six-opening day matches of the 18th Asian Men’s Championship…
Olympics: IOC ready to splash cash on 2026 Winter Games
MONTREAL,](BSS/AFP) – The International Olympic Committee pledged to boost funding for the 2026 Winter Olympics on Wednesday as it seeks it encourage more cities to bid for the games. An ever-shrinking pool of cities willing to take on the multi-billion dollar…
Sharapova back in Oz, joins Federer, Djokovic in 2nd round
Melbourne,(AP/UNB) – It wasn’t Maria Sharapova’s choice to miss the last Australian Open. That decision was taken out of her hands because of a doping ban following a failed test on her previous visit to Melbourne Park.The five-time major champion…
Bencic loses to Kumkum; 15-year-old Kostyuk into 3rd round
Melbourne,(AP/UNB) – Two days after her upset win over Venus Williams, Belinda Bencic is out of the Australian Open.Bencic was on a high after beating 2017 finalist Williams on the center court in the first round, but started flatly on…
N Korea to send 230-member cheering squad to S Korea Olympics
North Korea plans to send a 230-member cheering squad as part of its delegation to next month’s Winter Olympics in South Korea, officials said Wednesday, as South Korea’s president announced his support of a proposal for the rivals’ first unified…
Delhi Int’l Chess: GM Ziaur Rahman finishes runner-up
Dhaka – Bangladeshi Grand Master Ziaur Rahman of Saif Sporting Club finished runner-up in the 16th Delhi Open International Rating Chess Tournament with eight points after making a draw with Indian GM Karthikeyan Murali in the 10th and last round…
Dhaka Open Golf begins Jan 24
Dhaka – The Dhaka Open 2018, an International Asian Level Golf Tournament to be organised by Bangladesh Professional Golfers Association (BPGA) will be held here on January 24-27.The tournament, named as the City Bank American Express Dhaka Open’ 2018, is…
Delhi Chess: GM Ziaur Rahman in 2nd position
Dhaka – Bangladesh Grand Master Ziaur Rahman of Saif Sporting Club is in the 2nd position in the 16th Delhi Open International Rating Chess Tournament with 7.5 points upsetting the Netherlands’ super GM Sergey Tiviakov (Rating-2584) in the 9th and…
Ostapenko survives battling Schiavone test
MELBOURNE,(BSS/AFP) – French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko survived a second-set scare from corset-wearing Italian veteran Francesca Schiavone to get her Australian Open campaign off to winning start on Monday.World number seven Ostapenko raced through the first set on Rod Laver…
Rosewall’s ‘good luck’ letters to Federer
MELBOURNE, (BSS/AFP) – At every Australian Open tennis great Ken Rosewall writes a heartfelt letter and leaves it for Roger Federer in the players’ locker room. It’s just a short note on a single slip of paper in neat hand…
BD handball team to fly for Korea Tuesday for Asian Champs
Dhaka – An 18-member Bangladesh National Handball team will fly for South Korea on Tuesday night to participate in the Asian Men’s Championship scheduled for January 18-28 in the Korean city of Suwon in a bid to gather experiences from…
Even without Serena, Aussie Open women’s field still tough
Melbourne,(AP/UNB) – Without defending champion Serena Williams in the draw at the Australian Open, there’s certainly an opportunity for another player to go on a surprising run and emerge as a first-time Grand Slam champion.Sloane Stephens and Jelena Ostapenko did…
Delhi Chess: GM Ziaur Rahman shares 3rd slot
Dhaka, Jan 13 (UNB) – Bangladeshi GM Ziaur Rahman of Saif Sporting Club shared the 3rd slot in the 16th Delhi Open International Rating Chess Tournament along with 15 others players securing 5.5 points after the 7th round matches in…
After one for the ages, Australian Open now a fitness test
Melbourne,(AP/UNB) – With Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic among the walking wounded and Serena Williams already deciding not to defend her title, injuries and absentees have been the focus of attention ahead of the Australian Open.That’s not bothering Roger Federer,…
Asian U-14 Tennis: Rakib Hossain reach boys singles semifinal
Dhaka- Bangladeshi player Rakib Hossain moved into the boys’ singles semifinal of the Division-2 of the ITF Asian Under-14 Tournament beating Sami Zeb Khan of Pakistan by 6-1 , 6-4 games in the quarterfinal in the Ho Che Minh city…
NSC form ad-hoc committee for Hockey
Dhaka – National Sports Council, the apex body of the country’s sports, on Thursday formed ad-hoc committee of Bangladesh Hockey Federation dissolving expired elected committee of the federation.Former vice president Shafiullah Al Monir, joint secretary Tanveer Adel and two members…
GM Chess: Zia earns full 2 points from 2 matches
Dhaka – Bangladeshi Grand Master Ziaur Rahman of Saif Sporting Club earned full two points in the 16th Delhi International Open Grandmasters Chess Tournament beating Kumar Gaurav of India in the 2nd round match held in the Indian capital city…
Murray undergoes hip surgery, hopes to be back for Wimbledon
Melbourne, (AP/UNB) – Andy Murray underwent surgery on his right hip on Monday and said he hopes to be back playing in time for Wimbledon.The former No. 1-ranked Murray, a three-time major winner, has not played a competitive match since…
Rusty Nadal struggles in loss to Gasquet in exhibition match
Melbourne,(AP/UNB) – Rafael Nadal struggled with his timing and normally potent shot-making as he started his delayed preparations for the Australian Open with an error-filled 6-4, 7-5 loss to Richard Gasquet in the Kooyong Classic exhibition event Tuesday.
ITF Tennis: Rakib, Mashfia, Jolly, Jui reach pre-quarterfinals
Dhaka – Bangladeshi player Rakib Hossain, Mashfia Afrin, Jerin Sultana Jolly and Sraboni Biswas Jui reached the pre-quarterfinals in Division-2 of the ITF Asain Under-14 Tournament held in the Ho Che Minh city of Vietnam on Tuesday.
North Korea to send delegation to the Olympic Games
North Korea has said it will send a delegation to the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, taking place in South Korea in February, says Seoul.
Prizes of First Div Chess League distributed
Dhaka- The prize distribution ceremony of the Marcel First Division Chess League’2017 was held at the Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room on Sunday.State Minister for Youth and Sports Dr Shri Biren Sikder MP handed over the prizes as the chief guest.…