Nat鈥檒 swimming begins Saturday聽
With the malfunctioning electronic scoreboard at the centre of discussion, the 33rd edition of the National Swimming, Diving, and Water Polo Competition begins at the Syed Nazrul Islam...
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BKSP athlete Tamim wins gold in Taiwan
Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Prothistan athlete Tamim Hossain won gold medal in triple jump event of the National School Athletics Championship 2024, now being held in Taiwan.
Legendary US boxer Muhammad Ali鈥檚 ex-wife in Afghanistan to build stadium
A former wife of legendary US boxer Muhammad Ali arrived in the Afghan capital, a Taliban government official said Friday, to reportedly open a stadium in a country where women are barred from sports.
Army chief elected BOA president聽
Chief of army staff general Waker-Uz-Zaman has been elected unopposed as the president of the Bangladesh Olympic Association, BOA said through a media release on Friday. 聽聽
BOA president Shafiuddin resigns
Bangladesh Olympic Association president and former chief of Army Staff, General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed, resigned from his post around a year before the end of his four-year tenure, according to a letter received by the BOA office on Wednesday...
No one in same post more than twice: Sports advisor
Interim government sports advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain said on Friday that a new policy is going to form soon, aiming to ensure accountability of the country鈥檚 sports governing bodies and...
Sports journalist Aghore Mondal dies
Veteran sports journalist Aghore Mondal passed away at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University in the city on Wednesday.
Ministry removes presidents of 42 sports bodies
In a circular issued on Tuesday, the ministry of youth and sports removed 42 government-nominated presidents of sports organisations under Clause 22 of the...
鈥榃onderful, weird world鈥� takes Dennis to last-gasp Paralympics cycling
Three weeks ago Kenya鈥檚 Oscar Dennis was planning to follow the Paralympic Games from afar.
Olympic rings to stay on Eiffel Tower 'until 2028'
Paris\'s mayor said Friday that she intended to keep the Olympic rings on the Eiffel Tower until at least 2028 despite criticism of the idea from some residents and lawmakers.
Paris to honour murdered Ugandan Olympian Cheptegei
The city of Paris will honour slain Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei by naming a sports venue after her, the French capital\'s mayor Anne Hidalgo announced on Friday.
Ugandan athlete Cheptegei dies after being set on fire by boyfriend
Ugandan Olympic athlete Rebecca Cheptegei has died after being set on fire by her boyfriend in Kenya, Uganda\'s Olympic Committee chief said on Thursday.
NSC for alternative land for BFF鈥檚 technical centre
The National Sports Council on Sunday issued a letter asking the authorities concerned to find alternative land for Bangladesh Football Federation鈥檚 technical centre instead of...
鈥楲ightning strikes three times鈥� for world鈥檚 fastest Paralympian
The world鈥檚 fastest Paralympian Petrucio Ferreira dos Santos said 鈥榣ightning has struck for the third time鈥� after he sprinted to his third Paralympic gold medal in the men鈥檚...
Afghanistan's Taliban government bans 'violent' mixed martial arts
Afghanistan\'s Taliban government has banned mixed martial arts, believing it to be un-Islamic, its sports authority said in a statement on Wednesday.