Dhaka – World number one and defending champion Novak Djokovic will face Japan’s Kei Nishikori in the ATP and WTA Miami Open final after straight-set triumphs Friday in which both were tested.Djokovic, an 11-time Grand Slam champion whose three titles…
DHAKA – A fascinating Indo-Bangladeshi contest is set to unfold in the final round of the BTI Open on Saturday at the Kurmitola Golf Club in Dhaka.India’s Sujjan Singh and Bangladesh’s Mohammad Siddikur Rahman were well-placed for the final day…
Chittagong – Hosts Chittagong made a good start in the Chittagong Divisional Inter-district Volleyball Championship beating Rangamati by straight 3-0 sets at MA Aziz Stadium Gymnasium here on Friday.Earlier, sports organiser and Managing Director of the meet’s sponsor Prime Distribution…
Dhaka – Reigning Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber cruised into the ATP and WTA Miami Open semi-finals on Wednesday by dispatching US 22nd seed Madison Keys 6-3, 6-2.The German second seed will play a Thursday semi-final against two-time Australian Open…
Dhaka – Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) emerged champions in the Independence and National Day Kabaddi beating Army by 19-13 points with one lona in the final at Paltan Kabaddi Stadium on Thursday.Air Force and Police teams jointly finished third in…
Dhaka – Scores on Tuesday from the eighth day of the ATP and WTA Miami Open (x denotes seeded player):Men 4th rd David Goffin (BEL x15) bt Horacio Zeballos (ARG) 7-5, 6-3 Tomas Berdych (CZE x7) bt Richard Gasquet (FRA…
Dhaka – Red Team beat Green Team by 5-3 goals in the Independence Day Water Polo Competition at Syed Nazrul Islam National Swimming Complex in Mirpur on Tuesday.President of Bangladesh Swimming Federation and Chief of Bangladesh Navy Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed…
Dhaka – The Open Group Asian Nations Cup Chess 2016 began in Abu Dhabi of the United Arab Emirate (UAE) on Monday.Twenty-two teams from 20 Asian countries, including China, India, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan and Iran, are participating in the open…
Dhaka – Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) earned a convincing 44-17 points victory over Fire Service with four creditable lonas in the Independence Day Kabaddi Tournament at the Outer Stadium Kabaddi court here on Monday.Earlier in the day’s first match, Bangladesh…
Dhaka – World number one Novak Djokovic advanced to the fourth round of the ATP and WTA Miami Open on Sunday, defeating Portugal’s 38th-ranked Joao Sousa 6-4, 6-1.Two-time defending champion Djokovic, trying to match Andre Agassi’s record of six career…
Dhaka- World number one Novak Djokovic advanced to the third round of the ATP and WTA Miami Open on Friday by defeating Britain’s 87th-ranked Kyle Edmund 6-3, 6-3.The 28-year-old Serbian star, seeking his third Miami crown in a row and…
RANGPUR- The four-day “Prime Medical College Independence Day Cup Golf Tournament- 2016′ kicked-off at a colourful inaugural ceremony held at Rangpur Golf Club ground in Rangpur Cantonment today.More than 100 contestants of different Golf Clubs from allover the country have…
Dhaka – World number one Serena Williams was forced to regroup but launched her bid for a ninth Miami Open crown Thursday by defeating US compatriot Christina McHale 6-3, 5-7, 6-2.Three-time defending champion Williams had the match on her racquet…
DHAKA – Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) accorded a warm reception to the medal winner athletes of the 12th South Asian Games through a formal ceremony this (Tuesday) evening at a local hotel in the city.Finance Minister AMA Muhith addressed the…
Dhaka – World number one Novak Djokovic booked his third round spot in the Indian Wells hardcourt tennis tournament Sunday, fending off Bjorn Fratangelo in three sets, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2.The defending two-time champ Djokovic has now won 12 consecutive matches…
World No. 2 Andy Murray got his Indian Wells campaign off to a flying start Saturday with a 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) victory over Spaniard Marcel Granollers.Murray is playing in his fifth ATP Tour tournament since losing to Novak Djokovic in…
Suspended Russian tennis champ Maria Sharapova admits she made a “huge mistake” by taking a banned performance-enhancing drug called meldonium. But what is it? For what medical reasons would an athlete take it? And why is it banned? The drug,…
The 3rd Men’s Beach Kabaddi competition will begin on March 17 at the Laboni Point of World’s longest natural sandy beach in Cox’s Bazar.Organised by Bangladesh Kabddi Federation, a total of six men’s teams, split into two groups, will take…
She’s the $195 million athlete at the center of a failed drugs test scandal but tennis star Maria Sharapova isn’t lacking for some heavy hitting support. “Attempts to politicize sports, attempts to add character to sports of some kind of…
The Independence Day Volleyball Tournament begins tomorrow (Wednesday) at the Volleyball Stadium in the city with the participation of 11 associations across the country.The five-day meet to be participated by Bangladesh Army, Bangladesh Navy,Bangladesh Air Force, Border Guard Bangladesh, Bangladesh…
Five-time Grand Slam tennis champion Maria Sharapova said Monday she failed a dope test at the Australian Open, and isn’t sure what punishment she’ll face for her “huge mistake.”The former world number one from Russia said a change in the…
Olympic superstar Michael Phelps kicked off the Orlando Pro Swim meet Thursday with a victory in the 100m butterfly in 52.28sec. Phelps, hoping to add to his stunning tally of 18 Olympic gold medals at the Rio Games in August,…
Veteran Lleyton Hewitt is on standby to break his short-lived retirement if Australia need their new captain against the United States in this weekend’s Davis Cup World Group tie in Melbourne.World number 27 Nick Kyrgios withdrew before Thursday’s draw with…
Defending champions Narail District made a good start in the Walton 3rd Women’s Hockey Tournament beating Kishoreganj District by 1-0 goal in the official opening match at the Maulana Bhasani National Stadium here Monday afternoon.Kimi Karmakar scored the match-winner for…
The 3rd National Women’s Hockey League will begin at Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium on Monday.Nine district teams — Dhaka, Rajshahi, Narail, Rangpur, Kishoreganj, Dinajpur, Patuakhali, Jhenaidah and Thakurgaon — split in three groups will take part in the seven-day meet.Private…
Australia’s Davis Cup captain Lleyton Hewitt is backing young guns Nick Kyrgios and Bernard Tomic in the upcoming tie against the United States but stressed it will be tough.Tomic and Kyrgios were Tuesday announced as part of the Australian team…
Swimming great Ian Thorpe Thursday revealed he has battled mental health issues since his teenage years as he opened up about his struggle with depression. Australia’s most decorated Olympian, with five gold medals at the 2000 Sydney and 2004 Athens…
Hong Kong’s Olympic athletes face a bigger threat from the tainted waters of Rio de Janeiro than the Zika virus, the city’s former windsurfing gold medallist warned Tuesday.Lee Lai-shan is the southern Chinese city’s only Olympic gold winner and a…
England’s Danny Willett seeks further fuel for his rapid rise in world golf at this week’s inaugural Maybank Championship Malaysia, where he heads a field including past Major champions Louis Oosthuizen and Martin Kaymer.Willett arrives in Kuala Lumpur on a…
Some 23 players are sharing lead in the points table with maximum 2 points after 2nd round games of the Latif Travels International Rating Chess tournament now being held at Abul Mal Abdul Muhit Sports Complex in Sylhet.They are GM…