Dhaka – Katie Ledecky was the fastest swimmer in the pool, and she brought her American teammates along for the ride.The 19-year-old turned in another overpowering performance to carry the United States to victory in the 4×200-meter freestyle relay, capturing…
Dhaka – Michael Phelps didn’t have much time to savor his double gold-medal night.He was back at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on Wednesday, getting started on his bid to win the 200-meter individual medley for the fourth straight time.After five…
Dhaka – The remnants of the final two targets scattered in the dreary Brazilian sky, landing in dozens of places across the rain-soaked Olympic shooting range.Fehaid Al-Deehani raised his shotgun overhead with a shout and turned toward the crowd, pounding…
Dhaka – Gary Russell cannot explain how in the first Olympic bout of his career he fell deaf to the chants, the horns, the fans stamping their feet on metal bleachers, and heard just one voice through the clutter:His father…
Dhaka – There won’t be a third soccer gold medal for Argentina. Nor a second for defending Olympic champion Mexico.The traditional powers were eliminated early from the men’s Olympic tournament, dealing another blow to Argentine soccer following the senior team’s…
Dhaka – Argentina has been eliminated from the Olympic soccer tournament after a 1-1 draw against Honduras, which advanced to the quarterfinals along with Portugal.Two-time Olympic champion Argentina needed to win to reach the knockout round, but it wasn’t able…
North and South Korea gymnasts at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games have shown the world a brief moment of unity, in the form of a selfie.Lee Eun-ju of South Korea and Hong Un-jong of the North took a quick smiling…
Dhaka – Country’s celebrated golfer Siddikur Rahman will make his debut in the 31st Olympic Games in Rio on Thursday taking part in the men’s individual stroke play.The first round of the event in which Bangladesh eyes better outcome will…
Dhaka- Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society advanced to 2nd slot from 5th after the 4th round of the JB Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) with a 2-0 victory against Uttar Baridhara Club at Bir Muktijoddha Rafique Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh on…
Dhaka – A battling performance in the final session helped India recover from a poor start against West Indies and reach 234-5 at close of play on the first day of the third test on Tuesday.West Indies captain Jason Holder won…
Brazil coach Rogerio Micale has leapt to the defense of misfiring star striker Neymar before the decisive game against Denmark at the Olympic football tournament on Wednesday.With Brazil facing another embarrassing elimination at home, Neymar has come under fire for his…
Dhaka – Undefeated all year, Khasan Khalmurzaev is now the Olympic champion.The sixth-seeded Russian beat Travis Stevens of the United States to win the judo gold medal Tuesday in the 81-kilogram division. It was Russia’s second gold in judo at the…
Dhaka – A superb solo goal by Dani Carvajal just before the end of extra time gave Real Madrid a 3-2 victory over 10-man Spanish rival Sevilla in the UEFA Super Cup on Tuesday.Madrid, the Champions League winners in May, took…
Dhaka – Out of sorts and out of answers, defending champion Serena Williams is out of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.Shanking shots of all sorts, including five – yes, five! – double-faults in one game alone, Williams lost to Elina Svitolina…
Dhaka – Sonny Bill Williams dedicated a season to prepare for Rio. When the Olympic rugby sevens competition finally kicked off, he spent about eight minutes on the field. Now he’ll be sidelined for up to nine months with an injured…
Dhaka – With weightlifting once again hit by a doping scandal, China won two Olympic gold medals in the sport on Tuesday.Deng Wei and Shi Zhiyong won their events hours after one of the top female lifters, Lin Tzu-Chi of Taiwan,…
Dhaka – Famed Bangladeshi pace bowler Mustafizur Rahman will undergo surgery on his left shoulder at Bupa Cromwell Hospital in London on Thursday.The surgery will be conducted by orthopedic surgeon Dr Andrew Wallace who has been involved with sports surgery for…
Rio De Janeiro (AP/UNB) — Michael Phelps sat alone, thoroughly exhausted. He put his head in his hands and then motioned at his neck as though he had nothing left to give. No need. His work was done. He had…
The swimming pool of Jahangirangar University (JU) has been dumped for twenty years and become rather a drain for lack of attention of JU authorities. Students are going another pond or lake which are deep and unfit for swimming and…
Dhaka – Owners of some sponsoring organizations had a meeting with President of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin at BFF House in the city on Tuesday.During the meeting, owners and the top officials of some leading business houses…
Dhaka – Arambagh KS shared points with Brothers Union Club as their 4th match of the JB Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football ended in 2-2 draw at the Rafiquddin Bhuiyan Stadium here on Tuesday.Arambagh dominated the first half by 2-1…
Dhaka- Kohei Uchimura stepped off the floor, saluted the crowd inside Rio Olympic Arena and bent over.Symbolically, it looked as if the Japanese gymnast was overcome by the moment after clinching the Olympic team gold he’s pursued during his otherwise…
Dhaka – From the favela to the top of the podium, Rafaela Silva earned Brazil’s first gold medal of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.And to celebrate, the 24-year-old judo champion shed tears as she jumped into the exuberant crowd with…
Dhaka- Manchester United has made Paul Pogba the world’s most expensive footballer, signing the France midfielder for around 105 million euros ($116 million) four years after releasing him for virtually nothing.Pogba signed a five-year deal with an option for a…
Dhaka – American Ibtihaj Muhammad looked like all the other fencers when she stepped on the piste, save for the non-descript black scarf covering her head.With that small gesture, Muhammad made history.
Dhaka – Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has included 18-year-old son Luca on his team’s preliminary squad for the UEFA Super Cup against Sevilla.Luca joins the squad as its third goalkeeper, filling the spot left open by Keylor Navas. Kiko…
Dhaka- Former South Africa test player Thami Tsolekile is among four players banned from cricket on Monday for his part in a match-fixing scandal in the local Twenty20 competition.Tsolekile was banned for 12 years by Cricket South Africa for “contriving…
Dhaka- New Zealand took control of the second test against Zimbabwe on Monday after reducing the hosts to 185-5 at tea on the third day in reply to 582-4.Zimbabwe resumed its first innings on 55-0 at Queens Sports Club and…
Dhaka – Bangladeshi all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has reached another milestone of grabbing most wickets in domestic T20 as a spin bowler.He earned the feat in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) final for Jamaica Tallawahs capturing 2 wickets for 25…
Dhka- Dhaka Abahani Ltd shared points with Muktijoddha Sangsad KC as the 4th round important match of the JB Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football between the two teams ended in 1-1 draw at Bir Muktijoddha Rafiquddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh…