The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) is eager to have cricket at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan and is exploring the idea of converting a baseball stadium in Nagoya for this purpose.
Shooter Shakil Ahmed, a gold medallist in South Asian Games and a silver medallist in Commonwealth Games, has put an end to his shooting career after being assigned as an assistant coach of Bangladesh pistol team for the upcoming Asian Olympic Qualification, scheduled for January 5-18 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Mahfuza Akter Kiran, chairman of Bangladesh Football Federation’s women’s committee, today said that the game’s local governing body will arrange FIFA friendly matches for the women’s team on all the FIFA windows.
Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) today disbursed cash reward worth Tk 15 lakh each to Bangladesh men’s and women’s cricket teams for winning bronze medals in the Hangzhou Asian Games.
Afghanistan, ranked 10th in the ICC's T20 rankings versus world number one India, were left with silver and powerless to do anything about it after rain halted the match when they were 112 for five after 18.2 overs of the first innings.
Ruman Sana and Co squandered an opportunity to make history and win Bangladesh's first ever archery medal in the Asian Games, suffering a 6-0 set points defeat against Indonesia in the bronze-deciding match of the men's recurve team event at Fuyang Yinhu Sports Center in Hangzhou yesterday.
Boxer Selim Hossain stormed into the quarterfinal of the U-57kg category in Asian Games after he knocked down Asror Vokhidov in the second round of the pre-quarterfinals at Hangzhou Gymnasium yesterday.
They bludgeoned 314-3 in their 20 overs with Kushal Malla crashing 137 not out off 50 balls, including 12 sixes and eight fours, and Dipendra Singh Airee hitting eight sixes in 10 balls in his unbeaten 52.
High expectations for boxer Zinnat Ferdous were dashed yesterday at the Hangzhou Asian Games as she suffered a 5-0 defeat against her Mongolian counterpart Yesugen Oyuntsetseg in the pre-quarterfinals of the 50kg weight category.
Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed left Dhaka this morning to attend the 19th Asian Games in China and the Indo-Pacific Army Chiefs' Conclave (IPAC) conference in India
The Bangladesh contingent was officially been received on Wednesday afternoon at the Hangzhou Asian Games Athletes Village by a colourful welcome ceremony that reflected the culture of China.
New York-based boxer Zinnat Ferdous is the ninth expatriate athlete set to represent Bangladesh She will fight in the 50kg weight category in the Hangzhou Asian Games, scheduled to get underway on September 23. Zinnat shared her desire to win a medal for Bangladesh at the continental multi-sport event and her experiences of becoming a boxer in a conversation with The Daily Star's Anisur Rahman on Wednesday.
Bangladesh Olympic football team's bid to make it to the Round of 16 for the second time in a row was dealt a huge blow with a 1-0 defeat against Myanmar in their opening match of the Asian Games at the Xiaoshan Sports Complex Stadium in Hangzhou yesterday.
Hong Kong is one of the smaller Asian Games teams by population, but when it comes to fencing the city is a regional heavyweight with ambitious medal hopes.
Though the curtains of the 19th Asian Games will rise on September 23, the football event gets underway today, with Bangladesh playing against cross-border rivals Myanmar at the Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium at 2:00pm Bangladesh time.
North Korean athletes have travelled to China for the Asian Games, state media said, signalling an end to the country's more than three-year isolation from global multisport competitions.
Bangladesh women's football team captain Sabina Khatun is excited about the prospect of playing against former World champions and Asian Games winners Japan in debut Asian Games appearance IN in Hangzhou, China next week.
The Bangladesh women's cricket team embarked on their Asian Games journey on Sunday night, having undergone a camp in Sylhet where fitness, apart from skills, was high on the agenda. The team left for China's Hangzhou and will play from the quarterfinal stage as one of the top-ranked ICC T20I outfits.
With only nine days left for the football event of the Hangzhou Asian Games in China to get underway, the Bangladesh men’s Olympic team began their preparation Monday at the Bashundhara Kings Arena with the hope of achieving their best-ever results.
