Marzia bags gold in National Weightlifting Championships

The Bangladesh Army athlete lifted 94 kilos in clean and jerk and 75 kilos in snatch for a total of 169 kilos.
23 September 2025, 16:20 PM

Record number of countries won medals at World Athletics Championships

A record number of nations won medals at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, with a total of 53 countries making it on to the medal table at the 20th edition of the event which concluded on Sunday.
23 September 2025, 07:12 AM

Jefferson-Wooden wins 200 metres to take Tokyo sprint double

American Melissa Jefferson-Wooden became the fourth woman to complete the sprint double at the world championships with victory in the 200 metres in 21.68 seconds on Friday.
19 September 2025, 14:11 PM

Lyles emulates Bolt with fourth world 200m title

Noah Lyles matched Usain Bolt's record of four consecutive world 200 metre titles as he scorched to victory in Tokyo on Friday.
19 September 2025, 13:32 PM

Bangladesh bounce back to beat India in C'wealth Beach Handball

Earlier in the tournament, Bangladesh had defeated South Africa in straight sets, 2-0. Khokon Molla was named Player of the Match once again, playing a pivotal role in both victories.
19 September 2025, 08:21 AM

U-21s set for eight warm-ups before Junior Hockey World Cup

The Bangladesh U-21 national hockey team will play four practice matches against Malaysia this month and four more against Austria and Switzerland next month as part of their preparation for the FIH Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup in November in India.
17 September 2025, 02:00 AM

ACC raids Sports Directorate over graft allegations

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday raided the Sports Directorate headquarters in Motijheel following allegations of misappropriation of funds allocated for district and divisional sports activities.
16 September 2025, 13:13 PM

Drug cheats put India's Olympic bid and careers at risk

Indian sport is battling to shake off its reputation for being one of the world's worst doping offenders as the country pushes an ambitious bid to host the 2036 Olympics.
16 September 2025, 10:10 AM

Duplantis sets new pole vault record, retains world title

Sweden's Armand 'Mondo' Duplantis set a new world record of 6.30 metres as he sensationally defended his world pole vault title in Tokyo on Monday.
15 September 2025, 14:29 PM

Hurdler Roni disappoints; BAF looks to Jamaica, Pakistan for coaches

Hurdler Najimul Hossain Roni finished third from last in the heats of the 400m hurdles at the World Athletics Championships in Japan yesterday, as the Bangladesh Athletics Federation (BAF) continues discussions to recruit sprint and hurdles coaches from either Jamaica or the Bahamas.
15 September 2025, 13:30 PM

'Palestine wins the Vuelta': Gaza demo halts cycling finale in Madrid

Waves of pro-Palestinian protesters washed over Madrid on Sunday for the Vuelta's final stage, bringing to a crescendo three weeks of upheaval over the Israeli-Premier Tech team's participation in clouds of smoke and tear gas.
15 September 2025, 05:51 AM

Jamaica's Oblique Seville wins men's world 100m gold

Oblique Seville won Jamaica's first men's world 100m title in 10 years after outpacing Kishane Thompson and defending champion Noah Lyles for gold in Tokyo on Sunday.
14 September 2025, 13:33 PM

Melissa Jefferson-Wooden wins women's 100 metres world title

Melissa Jefferson Wooden produced a stunning performance to win the women's 100 metre world title at the world championships on Sunday.
14 September 2025, 13:26 PM

Tokyo fans savour athletics worlds four years after Olympic lockout

Japanese fans soaked up the atmosphere on Saturday's opening day of the world athletics championships in Tokyo, four years after being shut out of the same stadium for the pandemic-troubled Olympics.
13 September 2025, 05:30 AM

Japan mourns loveable loser racehorse Haru-urara

The hapless mare inspired generations of Japanese battling to stay afloat in the throes of economic doldrums from her debut in 1998 to her final race in 2004.
12 September 2025, 09:33 AM

'Double standards' over Israel sports participation: Spanish minister

The presence of a team named Israel-Premier Tech at the Vuelta a Espana cycling grand tour has led to huge protests in Spain.
12 September 2025, 07:49 AM

Rony balances pride and regret on world stage

Representing the national team at an international event is a matter of pride for any athlete. The same holds true for hurdler Najimul Hossain Rony, who is set to compete in the 400m hurdles at the World Athletics Championships on Monday in Tokyo, Japan.
12 September 2025, 03:00 AM

Soured rivalry: India and Pakistan’s ‘brothers’ clash for world gold in Tokyo

After Nadeem won gold and Chopra stood alongside him on the podium in Paris, Nadeem's mother Raziah Parveen said: "Winning and losing is part of sport, but they are like brothers."
11 September 2025, 05:21 AM

Lyles will deliver sprint show but not everyone will like it

Noah Lyles revels in being a showman but the Olympic 100 metres champion's antics do on occasion upset rivals and officials. They will watch closely to see how the American behaves as he defends his 100m and 200m world titles in Tokyo.
11 September 2025, 02:18 AM

Archers eliminated early from World Championships

Bangladesh completed their World Archery Championships campaign on a frustrating note after the recurve archers exited from the elimination round in Gwangju, South Korea on Wednesday.
10 September 2025, 14:50 PM