A scene from the fifth round matches of the Walton Metropolis FIDE Rating Chess Tournament at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room on Sunday.

Windies name Gayle and Russell in World Cup squad, Pollard misses out

AFP, Antigua and Barbuda :The West Indies named star players Chris Gayle and Andre Russell in their 2019 World Cup squad on Wednesday, although allrounder Kieron Pollard was among those

Mo Farah lifts lid on bust up with Gebrselassie

Athletics icons Mo Farah and Haile Gebrselassie are locked in a bitter dispute just day away from the London Marathon with claims of robbery and an unpaid hotel bill at

Int'l Rating Chess to begin May 4

The Late Dr. Abul Kashem Chowdhury International Rating Chess Tournament (category-A and category B) will begin from May 4 at NSC Tower Auditorium Lounge at 4 pm.Sponsored by KN-Harbour Consortium

'I wasn't competing well': Nadal battles back in Barcelona

AFP, Barcelona :Rafael Nadal survived an early scare at the Barcelona Open on Wednesday by coming from a set down to beat Argentina's Leonardo Mayer and seal his place in

Athletes from team Japan (standing right) China (standing and seated left) and Qatar (bottom right) celebrate with their gold, silver and bronze medals respectively for the men's 4x400 relay race at the Asian Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar on Wednesday.

Iniesta named captain at Vissel Kobe

Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta has been handed the captain's armband at J-League outfit Vissel Kobe, the club announced, part of a shake-up following the sacking of their manager last week.

National Youth Handball begins today

The 4th Marcel National Youth (men's) Handball competition begins today (Thursday) at Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali Handball Stadium with eight matches are billed for the opening day.Renowned sports journalist

(From left to right) Jung Hyelim of South Korea, Masumi Aoki of Japan, Manevanh Chanthavong of Laos compete during the women's 100m Hurdles round 1 at the Asian Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar on Tuesday.

Masataka Morizono (left) and Mima Ito of Japan play against Kutbidillo Teshaboev and Rozalina Khadijev of Uzbekistan during their mixed doubles qualifying match of the World Table Tennis Championships in Budapest, Hungary on Monday.

Nadal to face 63rd-ranked Mayer in Barcelona Open

AP, Barcelona :Defending champion Rafael Nadal will face Leonardo Mayer in his first match at the Barcelona Open.Mayer defeated Marius Copil 6-3, 6-7 (3), 7-5 in the first round on