Raiyan Binte Rafiq

BEYOND THE DUGOUT

Raiyan Binte Rafiq is a sports columnist for The Daily Star. She is currently pursuing an LLM, while freelancing for INDIVISA. She also oversees recruitment at Next Level Sports Management based in Bangladesh.

To the wire

For this season though, in City’s level of perfection, this is perhaps coming short of the high standards they’ve set themselves.

2w ago

Hamilton to Ferrari: The last dance to cement a lasting legacy

Formula 1 will see significant ripples due to the move.

1m ago

Winner, winner, Jannik Sinner

Patience is a virtue that Sinner does possess, and eventually that paid off.

3m ago

Messi's 8th Ballon d'Or: Deserving or debatable?

Nothing in life is certain except death, taxes, and Lionel Messi winning the Ballon d’Or. But perhaps this time, it could have been Erling Haaland.

6m ago

Erik ten Hag vs Players

As Ten Hag continues his journey with Manchester United, the spotlight is firmly on him, both on and off the pitch.

6m ago

Karma is Novak Djokovic

He reads his opponents like a book and then translates the lessons onto the court.

7m ago

The myth of women’s football being unmarketable

It is high time to invest in our women.

8m ago

FIFA Women’s World Cup: Where do we go from here?

The FIFA Women’s World Cup concludes by crowning a new world champion, Spain, and brings an end to what has been the most scintillating four weeks of football in Australia and New Zealand.

8m ago
July 24, 2023
July 24, 2023

The uphill battle for women in sports

When women play, they transcend the mere act of competing against their opponents

June 28, 2023
June 28, 2023

Messi, the million-dollar man

How his Inter Miami move might shape the future football’s business side

June 19, 2023
June 19, 2023

Novak Djokovic and the everlasting legacy of the Big Three

Djokovic’s astonishing number of slams in each court is what makes him, at the moment, the best player across all surfaces.

May 25, 2023
May 25, 2023

At what point is it enough?

LaLiga has problems. A lot of problems. But you can rest assured that racism is not a problem – at least not to them, and that is where the problem lies.

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