Bangladesh women’s kabaddi team brightened their chances to reach the semifinals of 6th Asian Women’s Kabaddi Championship after thrashing Malaysia 52-12 in a Group A fixture in Pardis, Tehran, Iran yesterday.

Bangladesh Athletics Federation (BAF) picked 14 athletes while leaving out England-based sprinter Imranur Rahman for preparation for the South Asian Senior Athletics Championships, which are scheduled to take place in Ranchi, Jharkhand from May 3-5.

Bangladesh's placement in Group A is seen as a relatively easier path to the semifinals, securing at least a bronze medal—an achievement Bangladesh first attained in the tournament’s inaugural edition in 2005.

With gold and silver out of reach, Bangladesh women’s kabaddi team has set their sights on the bronze medal, subject to being placed in a good group of seven-team Asian Women’s Kabaddi Championship, scheduled for March 4-9 in Iran.

Ryan Peake, a former member of an outlawed motorcycle gang who served five years in jail for assault, hit a five-under-par 66 to win the 104th edition of the New Zealand Open by a shot in Queenstown on Sunday.

Bangladesh defeated by Nepal 45-27 points in the final match of the five-match Test series yesterday, securing a 4-1 triumph. However, Nepal’s historic victory over Bangladesh in the second match grabbed much focus, with the visiting team’s captain Ghanshyam Roka Magar eventually becoming the best raider of the series. Ghanshyam had earlier played a key role in taking their country to the final of 2024 Bangabandhu Gold Cup Kabaddi, using his experience from the Indian Pro Kabaddi League where he played for Haryana Steelers. The youngster spoke to The Daily Star’s Anisur Rahman about the just-concluded series and Nepal’s rapidly-improving kabaddi team after the fifth match. Following are excerpts from the interview.

The French Mint has received 220 requests to replace medals won at the 2024 Paris Olympics and Paralympics, it told AFP on Friday.

The outcome not only propelled them into the semifinals of the 21-team tournament but also confirmed their qualification as one of the top four teams for the final round in the Czech Republic, set to take place from August 4 to 9.

Soviet chess grandmaster Boris Spassky, who was famously defeated in the so-called match of the century at the height of the Cold War, has died aged 88, the Chess Federation of Russia said Thursday.

Bangladesh Swimming Federation (BSF) is considering appointing three foreign coaches to improve and make its mark in diving and water polo events along with swimming events in various competitions.

The last edition of the South Asian Games was held in Nepal in 2019.

Dipayan Goldar made a brilliant raid in the last moment to help hosts Bangladesh kabaddi team go 2-1 up in the five-match kabaddi series against Nepal with a hard-fought 42-37 points victory in the third match at the Paltan Ground yesterday.

Mirra Andreeva became the youngest player to win a WTA 1000 title when the 17-year-old beat Clara Tauson 7-6(1) 6-1 in the Dubai Tennis Championships final on Saturday.

Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation is all set to host a five-match Test series after 51 years when hosts Bangladesh take on visitors Nepal in the first match at the Paltan Ground today.

According to a press release from Chief Adviser’s press wing, at least 2.74 million women and girls took part in 2,931 sports events and cultural activities nationwide.

As many as 56 players turned up to the fitness tests today at the National Stadium ahead of Bangladesh national hockey team’s preparation camp for April’s AHF Cup in Indonesia.

After clinching three golds and one silver at the 37th National Gymnastics Championships, which concluded on Tuesday at the NSC Gymnasium, he spoke to The Daily Star’s Anisur Rahman about his journey, as well as his personal and collective aspirations for Bangladesh gymnastics.

The curtains fell on the 48th National Athletics at the National Stadium in Dhaka yesterday as two new national records were set. 

The match was briefly halted after Raducanu spoke with the umpire, who quickly contacted tournament organisers. The 22-year-old stood behind the official's chair as the spectator was escorted away.

Novak Djokovic's comeback came to a crashing halt on Tuesday as he lost 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 to Matteo Berrettini in the second round of the Qatar Open.