Bangladesh national hockey team surrendered an early lead to suffer a 6-1 defeat against four-time champions South Korea in their opening match of the Asia Cup in Jakarta on Monday.

Teenage Spanish star Carlos Alcaraz said the best part about being touted as the future of Grand Slam tennis was that he is realising a "dream that is not for everyone".

Tunisian Ons Jabeur became the first major casualty on the opening day of the French Open on Sunday when the in-form sixth seed crashed out with a 3-6, 7-6(4), 7-5 loss to Poland’s Magda Linette.

Having played against similar-or-lower-strength sides in the Asian Games Qualifiers a week ago in Bangkok, Bangladesh hockey team are now set to compete against superior opponents in the Asia Cup, with their first match against South Korea in Indonesia today.

Arab trailblazer Ons Jabeur crashed out of the French Open at the first hurdle on Sunday as Spanish teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz prepared to give Roland Garros a glimpse of the future of Grand Slam tennis.

Carlos Alcaraz headlines the first day of the French Open on Sunday as the teenage Spanish sensation gives Roland Garros a glimpse of the future of Grand Slam tennis.

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal, with 41 Grand Slam titles between them, will attempt to derail the growing hype surrounding teenage sensation Carlos Alcaraz at the French Open from Sunday.

In 1989, Shibbir Ahmed, then a Class-IV student, was persuaded by his friend Khaled to accompany him into badminton training under coach Sheikh Jahangir.

Lokman Hossain has been involved in karate training for more than three long decades now. In the meantime, gold, silver and bronze medals at the national levels have been the result of his hard work and dedication.

Borussia Dortmund coach Marco Rose has left the Bundesliga club by mutual consent, following a season in which they failed to win silverware, Dortmund said in a statement on Friday.

Boxers Sura Krishna Chakma and Mohammed Al Amin made dream starts in their first-ever professional boxing tournament in Bangladesh as they beat their respective Nepalese opponents on Thursday night.

Bangladesh men’s recurve team were eliminated from stage-2 of the Archery World Cup after losing 1-5 to top-seed South Korea in the pre-quarterfinal in Gwangju, South Korea today.

Riding a 28-match unbeaten run into Roland Garros and a winner of her past five tournaments, Iga Swiatek is the undeniable favourite for a second French Open title in three years.

Novak Djokovic admits he will be fired up by the fiasco of his high-profile deportation from Australia when he targets a record-equalling 21st major on his Grand Slam return at the French Open.

World number two Daniil Medvedev on Tuesday ruled himself out as a title contender at next week's French Open after losing his first match back after a hernia operation.

Bangladesh Boxing Foundation (BBF) is all set to hold its first-ever international professional boxing tournament titled Xcel presents South Asian Pro Boxing Fight Night -- The Ultimate Glory on Thursday at the Shaheed Suhrawardi Indoor Stadium.

Novak Djokovic said his seven-year-old son Stefan had won his first tournament on the same day the Serb lifted his first crown in more than six months at the Italian Open, describing their success as a “sunshine double”.

World number one Iga Swiatek retained her Italian Open title after overwhelming Ons Jabeur 6-2, 6-2 in Rome on Sunday, clinching her fifth consecutive WTA crown and winning her 28th match in a row.

World number two Daniil Medvedev insisted Sunday he was ready to play at Wimbledon if the All England Club reverses its ban on Russian players but accepted it was a "tricky situation".

Novak Djokovic won his sixth Italian Open title on Sunday after a straight-sets victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas, 6-0, 7-6 (7/5) in Rome.