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24 July 2026, 12:27 PM
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23 July 2026, 21:37 PM
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Women’s kabaddi team lose final Test despite sealing series
23 July 2026, 20:54 PM
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Bangladesh seal women's kabaddi series against Nepal
21 July 2026, 21:27 PM
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Bangladesh crowned Women's Junior AHF Cup champions
19 July 2026, 00:18 AM
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NSC reshuffles 27 sports federations, names Shukla head of women's sports association
18 July 2026, 23:41 PM
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Women's kabaddi / Bangladesh strike first in five-match series against Nepal
17 July 2026, 22:18 PM
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Unbeaten Bangladesh march into Women’s Junior AHF Cup hockey final
17 July 2026, 10:36 AM
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Pulled from the pool, back on top: Maisha's golden comeback
15 July 2026, 22:58 PM
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European Athletics, broadcasters issue guidelines on preventing sexualisation of female athletes
15 July 2026, 15:31 PM
Athletics
Three-time Grand Slam winner Wawrinka to retire in 2026
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".
20 December 2025, 05:01 AM
BFF, sports bodies condemn attacks on The Daily Star, Prothom Alo
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.
20 December 2025, 02:49 AM
Jumar, Urmi secure historic final spot at Bangladesh Int’l Challenge
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.
19 December 2025, 17:07 PM
Local pairs power into Yonex-Sunrise quarters
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.
19 December 2025, 02:00 AM
Asif Nazrul begins stint as sports adviser, calls for mass-based sports development
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.
18 December 2025, 04:07 AM
11th Dhaka Bank Victory Day Cup Golf Tournament held
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.
17 December 2025, 14:37 PM
Bangladesh's Gourab defies 207-rank gap to shock Australian Irusumalla
World No. 676 Gourab beat Irusumalla (469) 21-12, 21-11 on an otherwise disappointing day for the hosts.
17 December 2025, 14:32 PM
World number one Alcaraz announces 'difficult' split with coach Ferrero
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.
17 December 2025, 13:24 PM
BOA disburses Tk 32.4 lakh among medal winning athletes
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.
16 December 2025, 17:00 PM
BKSP, BWSF sign MoU to train girls
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.
16 December 2025, 13:48 PM
Fuad makes his mark in the Hyrox World Series Racing Competition
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.
16 December 2025, 03:46 AM
Athletes to stay in pop-up cabins in the woods at Winter Olympics
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).
15 December 2025, 18:31 PM
Tk 60 lakh awarded, but U-21 captain says hockey is ‘neglected’
Of the total amount, the BHF will provide Tk 40 lakh, while the Bangladesh Air Force will contribute Tk 20 lakh.
15 December 2025, 14:08 PM
FIDE reinstates Russian and Belarusian teams in official contests
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.
15 December 2025, 12:04 PM
'A truly historic World Cup for Bangladesh'
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.
15 December 2025, 03:00 AM
The Daily Star journos among MAX-BSPA Sports Awards winners
The Daily Star's sub-editor Ashfaq-Ul-Alam, sub-editor Sazzad Hossain Mukul and and senior photographer Firoz Ahmed were among the winners at the gala event 'MAX-BSPA Journalist Award 2024', organised by the Bangladesh Sports Press Association (BSPA) at a hotel in the capital on Saturday.
13 December 2025, 15:12 PM
Federer to headline launch of 2026 Australian Open
The Swiss great will be back on Rod Laver Arena for the first time since he retired in 2022 as the Grand Slam at Melbourne Park introduces an inaugural "opening ceremony".
12 December 2025, 05:52 AM
Now or never: U-21 coach Aikman urges swift steps to lift hockey in Bangladesh
The Bangladesh U-21 hockey team returned home from India on Thursday after an inspiring maiden appearance at the FIH Hockey Junior World Cup, with head coach Siegfried Aikman urging authorities to build on the momentum to further the sport in the country.
11 December 2025, 15:56 PM
Can BHF build on World Cup spark?
Bangladesh U-21’s spirited showing at the Junior World Cup has revived an old discussion about whether Bangladesh Hockey Federation can turn isolated success into sustainable progress.
11 December 2025, 02:30 AM
Sabalenka says women facing transgender athletes not fair
World number one Aryna Sabalenka weighed into the participation of transgender athletes in women's sport, saying it would be unfair for women to face "biological men" in professional tennis.
10 December 2025, 10:00 AM