Raiyan Binte Rafiq

BEYOND THE DUGOUT

Raiyan Binte Rafiq is a sports columnist for The Daily Star. She works in Sports Media in the UK and manages recruitment at Next Level Sports Management in Bangladesh.

England's unforgettable Euro 2025 victory

Bangladesh Football Federation, hope you are taking notes.

13h ago

Bangladesh’s secret elixir

In qualifying for their first ever AFC Women’s Asian Cup, Bangladesh found its gold not in experience, but in the youth.

4w ago

La Vie en Paris Saint Germain

Enrique’s commitment to collective play is a refreshing change after years overshadowed by the limitations of individual egos.

1m ago

Shaped by struggle, sealed in gold

Oftentimes, women’s sports become victims of their own success.

2m ago

How over-regulation is killing the EPL

Bring back the 2000s; fans do not want to see robots.

5m ago

Let the girls of Bangladesh play

What happened in Joypurhat is dangerous, not just for sports but for our future.

6m ago

Thank you, Rafa

Fifteen or 20, or even 35, Nadal gave every cent of his being when he stepped on the court.

8m ago

Winning the second SAFF Women's Championship: Footsteps to the future

This victory comes at a critical time as Bangladesh undergoes a political and systemic reform.

9m ago
August 23, 2023
August 23, 2023

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.

August 20, 2023
August 20, 2023

England vs Spain: A tale of two coaches

There have never been two teams that have come to this tournament in polar opposite circumstances. 

August 7, 2023
August 7, 2023

The World Cup that keeps giving

It has undoubtedly been the most open Women’s World Cup ever. 

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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