With six Grand Slam titles under his belt to Sinner's four, Alcaraz will look to eclipse Nadal and become the youngest man to complete the set of all majors when he heads Down Under in the New Year.

After scripting history a day earlier by sending four pairs into the quarterfinals, the home shuttlers maintained their momentum, winning three of the four last-eight encounters to secure places in the final four.

The Bangladesh women’s team avenged their earlier group-stage loss by defeating Afghanistan 25–20, 25–20, 25–15 to secure the bronze medal.

While women’s sport surged globally in 2025, Bangladesh also found moments that pointed toward a more promising future.

Bangladesh’s Al-Amin Jumar and Urmi Akter fought bravely but went down in straight sets in the mixed doubles final of the Yonex-Sunrise Bangladesh International Challenge badminton championship at the Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium on Saturday.

Stan Wawrinka says the 2026 season will be his last as the three-time Grand Slam singles champion aims to finish his career "on the best note possible".

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), along with three leading sports journalists’ organisations, has strongly condemned the attack, vandalism and arson carried out at the offices of The Daily Star and Prothom Alo.

Bangladesh badminton scaled a historic height on Friday night as Al-Amin Jumar and Urmi Akter stormed into the mixed doubles final of the Yonex-Sunrise Bangladesh International Challenge, becoming the first Bangladeshi pair to reach the final of any event in the tournament’s history.

The day also saw a surprise success as the unheralded pairing of Mashud Ahmed and Sadakat Robin Asfaq booked a place in the quarterfinals with a win over a Malaysian pair.

Nazrul, also the Law, Justice and Expatriate Welfare Adviser, held discussions to understand key challenges in the sports sector within a limited timeframe, with the national election scheduled for February next year.

The 11th Dhaka Bank Victory Day Cup Golf Tournament 2025 was inaugurated on December 10 and held over four days at the Army Golf Club.

World No. 676 Gourab beat Irusumalla (469) 21-12, 21-11 on an otherwise disappointing day for the hosts.

Men's tennis world number one Carlos Alcaraz announced on Wednesday he is splitting from his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero after seven hugely successful years together with assistant coach Samuel Lopez taking over.

The Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) on Monday disbursed a total of Tk 32.4 lakh in cash awards among athletes and officials for their performances in the 3rd Asian Youth Games and the 6th Islamic Solidarity Games at the Kurmitola Golf Club.

Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) and Bangladesh Women Sports Federation (BWSF) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly conduct foundation-level sports training programmes for girls.

The London edition of the Hyrox World Series of Fitness Racing competition was held successfully recently. Fuad Shamsul Alamin represented Bangladesh as the country’s sole competitor in this event.

Hundreds of athletes at Italy's Winter Games in February will stay in mobile homes as part of a high-altitude Olympic Village offering mid-winter luxury camping at 1,300 metres (4,240 feet).

Of the total amount, the BHF will provide Tk 40 lakh, while the Bangladesh Air Force will contribute Tk 20 lakh.

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has voted to allow teams from Russia and Belarus to return to official competitions and fully restored the rights of youth players from both countries, while postponing a final decision on the use of national flags and anthems in adult team events.

Hockey-player-turned-umpire Salim Lucky spoke about learning elite-level protocols, earning praise from the FIH and global peers, the challenges of limited domestic competition, and his plea for greater institutional support to secure the future of Bangladeshi umpires in an interview with The Daily Star.