Douglass dedicates world gold to stricken US after 'rough' week
Kate Douglass dedicated her 200m breaststroke gold Friday to her team-mates after a 鈥榬ough鈥� week for the United States battling illness at swimming's world championships in Singapore.
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Bangladeshi swimmers Sagor, Himel cross English Channel
Bangladeshi swimmers Mahfizur Rahman Sagor and Nazmul Haque Himel successfully crossed the English Channel on Tuesday.
Iraqi women table tennis players chase Paralympic dreams
Iraqi table tennis player Nur al-Huda Sarmad adjusts her wheelchair before striking the ball into play, braving sweltering heat, social stigma and inadequate facilities as she dreams of taking her team to the Paralympics.
National boxing begins Sunday
The 31st edition of the National Men鈥檚 and the seventh edition of the National Women鈥檚 Boxing competitions will begin at the Muhammad Ali Boxing Stadium in the city on Sunday.
Ayman aims gold in South Asian Games
Three-time national badminton champion Ayman Ibn Zaman has set his sights on winning gold for Bangladesh in next year鈥檚 South Asian Games, following a notable return to national competition after a nine-year hiatus.
Women鈥檚 Kabaddi World Cup postponed hour after Bangladesh announce squad
The second edition of the Women鈥檚 Kabaddi World Cup was postponed around an hour after the Bangladesh Kabaddi Federation announced a 15-member squad for the tournament on Saturday.
Iconic professional wrestler Hulk Hogan dies
Hulk Hogan, the iconic face of professional wrestling in the 1980s who parlayed his prowess in the ring into an acting career, has died at the age of 71, US media reported Thursday.
Alfred coasts in London, but Lyles pipped in 100m
Julien Alfred fired out a broadside at her rivals for the women鈥檚 world 200m crown with an impressive victory in the London Diamond League meet on Saturday, but Noah Lyles was pipped in his opening 100m of the season.
Swad, Nasima emerge national badminton champions
Khandokar Abdus Swad claimed his third consecutive title, while Nasima Khatun emerged champion in the women鈥檚 section of the 39th National Badminton Championship at the Shaheed Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium in Dhaka on Saturday.
Al Mamun meets Bernd Spanier
Al Mamun, Founder and President of the International Ethnosport Bangladesh Association, paid a courtesy call on Bernd Spanier, Charg茅 d鈥橝ffaires a.i. of the European Union Delegation to Bangladesh, at the EU office in Gulshan, Dhaka, on Tuesday.
Shooting federation finally gets ad-hoc committee
The National Sports Council on Wednesday announced a new 19-member ad-hoc committee of the Bangladesh Shooting Federation after dissolving the previous executive body.