Atique Anam

Abahani's Federation Cup hero Sunday Chizoba could not celebrate the final victory over Bashundhara Kings on the field, but he said he harbours no grudges against the opposition's defender Nasir Chowdhury for a malicious challenge that led to the forward's injury towards the end of the high-octane match on Friday.

What a massive difference a month can make to the fortunes of and the perception regarding a team!

Players of the Bangladesh under-18 women's football team spent a sleepless night on Sunday. No, they were not sleepless from any tension of playing a match the following day; instead they were sleepless from the excitement of just having clinched the title of the inaugural SAFF U-18 Women's Championship at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimphu. The excitement was very understandable given that most of the players of this team had gone through a heartbreak at the same venue just two months ago.

Maldives' under-fire coach Petar Segrt said it would be eleven versus eleven when his team take on seven-time champions and favourites India in the final of the SAFF Suzuki Cup today.

Golfer Shakhwat Hossain Sohel (SHS) broke his long-standing jinx on the international circuit by winning the PGM Miri Championship in Malaysia on Saturday.

Goalkeeper Shahidul Alam Sohel came full circle in very unwanted fashion as Bangladesh's failure to reach the semifinals of the SAFF Championship extended to a fourth successive edition following a 2-0 defeat to Nepal at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.

For the past three weeks, Central Jakarta and the surrounding areas hardly saw a single drop of rainfall.

The Bangladesh hockey team ended their Asian Games campaign in sixth position despite a 7-0 defeat against South Korea in the place-deciding match at the Gelora Bung Karno hockey field yesterday.

Son Heung-Min has played many important matches in his career. The South Korea captain played in the World Cup and even scored a

Bangladesh's participation in the 18th Asian Games will come to an end today when the hockey team take on four-time champions South Korea in the fifth-sixth position decider.

The mouthwatering prospect of an India-Pakistan final in men's hockey at the Asian Games was put to bed as both the subcontinent giants were handed surprise defeats in their respective semifinals at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium hockey field yesterday.

The city of Jakarta has decked up for the Asian Games with banners, posters, digital billboards and all kinds of greetings and

The Bangladesh hockey team qualified for the fifth-sixth place decider against South Korea despite suffering a 5-0 defeat against Pakistan in their last Pool B match at the Gelora Bung Karno hockey field in Jakarta yesterday.

The life of a sports journalist can be a pretty frustrating one at times. However, it can be a hell of a lot more frustrating if you are a sports journalist from Bangladesh, especially when covering major international sporting events such as the Asian Games.

The Bangladesh hockey team were made to sweat for a 3-1 win over Thailand yesterday which all but ensured their bid for a place in the fifth-sixth place decider.

China's Su Bingtian set a new Asian Games record to become the fastest man of the continent while India showed that they are an emerging power in Asian sprint with three silver medals at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium last night.

The Bangladesh under-23 football team's historic run in the 2018 Asian Games came to an end with a 3-1 defeat against North Korea at the Wibawa Mukti Stadium in Bekasi yesterday.

Mabia Akter Simanta, Bangladesh's South Asian Games gold medallist weightlifter, made her frustration public after failing to match her personal best score by two kilos in the Asian Games yesterday.

As soon as Abdullah Hel Baki pulled his trigger on the 51st shot, he knew he had done quite a bit of damage to his chances of

The celebrations did not seem to end after the Bangladesh under-23 football team defeated Qatar 1-0 in their final group stage encounter of the Asian Games at the Patriot Chandrabhaga Stadium in Jakarta yesterday.