Former national forward-turned-coach Moududur Rahman Shuvo played a pivotal role in the Bangladesh U-21 hockey team's historic qualification for the Junior World Cup in his first assignment with the team. The BKSP coach, who holds FIH Level-2 credentials, had represented Bangladesh from 1998 to 2006 and retired from domestic hockey in 2010. In an interview with The Daily Star’s Anisur Rahman, Shuvo discussed the team’s dedication in securing their World Cup spot and the preparations required for next December’s Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup. 

Lt Col (retd) Riazul Hasan has recently been made general secretary of the ad-hoc committee of Bangladesh Hockey Federation. The former hockey player and former director of Army Sports Control Board spoke to The Daily Star’s Atique Anam regarding the under-21 team’s historic qualification for the Junior World Cup, the challenges ahead for the new committee and the state of hockey in the country in general.

Bangladesh hockey hardly ever makes headlines for the right reasons. A sport in perennial turmoil, the once-promising discipline has been weighed down heavily over decades by powerplay of clubs, financial constraints and a lack of discipline. International success in hockey, hence, is a rare currency.

Gukesh was just seven when he watched compatriot Viswanathan Anand lose the world chess title in November 2013 to challenger Magnus Carlsen of Norway -- a match that fired up his dream to bring the crown back to India.

The 18-year-old became "the YOUNGEST WORLD CHAMPION in history", said the International Chess Federation in a post on social media platform X, after Ding resigned in a thrilling endgame that had been expected to end in a draw.

World chess champion Ding Liren, 32, from China, is defending his crown against 18-year-old Indian prodigy Gukesh Dommaraju, who is seeking to make history by becoming the youngest ever undisputed titleholder in the sport.

Since the political changeover on August 5, a number of international sporting events were moved away from Bangladesh due to the evolving situation. But the country's capital, Dhaka, is now set to host two badminton tournaments this month.

Preparations for the 2026 Asian Games in Japan are going "smoothly", its chairman said Wednesday, after reports the governing body told organisers to make significant improvements.

Ding's victory put both players at six points apiece, with only two more games to go in the classical format chess at Singapore's Resorts World Sentosa.

Najeeb Ismail Russel, Bangladesh's first international badminton umpire, died in Guwahati, Assam where he was officiating the Yonex Sunrise Guwahati Masters--2024.

If both remain tied after 14 rounds, the match will move to a tie-breaker, which will be played on December 13.

Bangladesh Under-21 women’s hockey team began their Women’s Hockey Asia Cup campaign on the wrong foot as they went down 19-0 against powerhouse China in their Pool A opener in Muscat, Oman today.

The teenager ran 20.04 seconds at the Australian All Schools Athletics Championships at his home track in Brisbane, breaking Peter Norman's national record of 20.06 from the 1968 Olympics.

The history makers emphasised the need for a comprehensive training camp to prepare for the main event.

The Paris Olympics were the most followed Games in television and social media history, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Thursday.

The men in red and green returned home on Thursday morning from Oman after finishing fifth, ending their campaign with three wins, two draws, and one loss in six matches.

Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) today announced a prize pool worth Tk 73 lakhs for the winners of the upcoming BOA Marathon 2024 to be held on December 20 at the Jalshiri Abashon Project in Purbachal, Dhaka.

Forward Rakibul Hasan and defender Amirul Islam scored hattricks to steer Bangladesh to fifth position in Men’s Hockey Junior Asia Cup with a comprehensive 6-3 win over China in their place-deciding match in Muscat, Oman on Wednesday.

Samin also urged the authorities to arrange an open-top bus to celebrate their “truly memorable” achievement upon their arrival on Friday.

"Following an incident while training today, Remco Evenepoel was taken to hospital where it was revealed that he has sustained fractures to his rib, right shoulder blade and his right hand," the team said in a statement.