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“I can do this!”: Mosaddek to Shakib before last ball against Zimbabwe

-- 2022-10-30 18:15:11

Despite a last-minute scare, Bangladesh beat Zimbabwe by three runs on Sunday at the ongoing T20 World Cup in Brisbane. A no-ball came to the fore at the last moment, which could have cost the Tigers...

Virat Kohli: The 'King of records' in World T20s

Shuvro Saif 2022-10-30 16:53:34

After more than 2 years of struggling with the bat, the Indian batting sensation Virat Kohli has returned to his best with consecutive fifties in the ongoing T20 World Cup. Make no mistake, he scored...

Bangladesh hold nerve to edge out Zimbabwe in last-over thriller

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-30 13:59:11

Bangladesh came out on top in a nerve-racking contest against Zimbabwe in Brisbane to seal their second win of the Twenty20 World Cup, bdnews24.com reports. Chasing a target of 151 for victory, the Z...

Barcelona joins Qatar World Cup boycott, will not host public viewings

-- 2022-10-29 20:28:55

Barcelona will not offer public viewing venues to watch Spain's matches during next month's World Cup in Qatar after its mayor said her city does not support holding the football tournament in a "dict...

Women’s sport making ‘significant’ strides in popularity, sponsors: FIFA

-- 2022-10-29 15:23:07

Women's football is making enormous strides in sponsorship and popularity worldwide, according to a new FIFA benchmarking report that analysed 294 clubs across 30 leagues. Clubs included in the repor...

Tigers take on spirited Zimbabwe to stay alive in T20 WC

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-29 11:29:18

Leaving behind the setback of the previous game, Bangladesh vowed to turn up with renewed confidence when they take on Zimbabwe in their third game of the T20 World Cup at Australia's historical groun...

Spanish prosecutor drops corruption charges against Neymar

-- 2022-10-28 19:47:36

Spanish prosecutors on Friday dropped all fraud and corruption charges against Brazil forward Neymar and other defendants in a case over his transfer to Barcelona from Santos in 2013, the public prose...

India's women cricket team to receive same national appearance fees as men

-- 2022-10-28 17:33:57

India's men and women cricket teams will be paid the same appearance fees to represent their country, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Secretary Jay Shah said on Thursday. The agreement w...

New mixed team tennis tournament to launch in Australia on December 29

-- 2022-10-28 17:33:34

The United Cup, a new $15m (£13.5m) mixed team event that carries rankings points, will open the 2023 tennis season in Australia. The event will involve teams from 18 nations playing matches in...

Ireland v Afghanistan abandoned without a ball bowled after rain

-- 2022-10-28 17:08:15

The Men's T20 World Cup match between Ireland and Afghanistan on Friday was abandoned without a ball being bowled because of rain at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Afghanistan's previous game against...

T20 World Cup: Australia-England match abandoned due to rain

-- 2022-10-28 16:59:49

Defending champion Australia and England had to be content with splitting the competition points after their Twenty20 World Cup Group 1 game was abandoned because of rain on Friday. According to UNB,...

Shakib unfazed by big margin defeat to South Africa

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-28 11:21:28

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan was not fazed by the worst defeat in their T20 history when South Africa inflicted a 104-run drubbing on them at the Sydney Cricket Ground today (Oct 27, 2022). Poi...

Bangladesh succumb to 104-run defeat against South Africa

-- 2022-10-27 13:36:14

Rilee Rossouw scored the first century of the Twenty20 World Cup and built a partnership of 163 with Quinton de Kock to drive South Africa to a thumping 104-run victory over Bangladesh on Thursday...

Tigers need strategic change ahead of the Proteas clash

Shajedul Rahin 2022-10-26 18:38:45

After about a decade and a half, Bangladesh finally won a match in the Super 12s, or simply the second round of the T20 World Cup, beating Netherlands by just 9 runs. There are some positives t...

T20 World Cup: Rain washes out New Zealand-Afghanistan Super 12 match

-- 2022-10-26 17:58:15

New Zealand's Super 12 match against Afghanistan at the T20 World Cup was abandoned on Wednesday without a ball bowled due to rain, leaving both teams to share the points. The no-result at the Melbou...

Rain, Ireland put England’s T20 World Cup in peril

-- 2022-10-26 16:12:32

England's hopes of reaching the T20 World Cup semi-finals suffered a major dampener on Wednesday after the former champions slumped to a shock loss to Ireland as rain forced an early finish at the Mel...

Pacers show hope, batters as usual

Neel Rahman 2022-10-26 16:10:25

Bangladesh finally found a win in the Super 12 stage of a T20 World Cup with their nine-run win over Netherlands, and the pacers were the ones who brought them that. Taskin Ahmed was the star of the...

Shakib keen to exploit South Africa's 'must win' game pressure

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-26 13:31:13

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan felt that they have slight advantage, going into the match against South Africa as the mighty opponent is in pressure to stay alive in the T20 World semifinal race a...

Bangladesh looking for a 'hero' against South Africa

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-26 12:57:18

The victory against the Netherlands boosted the confidence of Bangladesh to such a great extent that they felt a positive vibe before their second game of the T20 World Cup against South Africa at the...

T20 World Cup: Tigers reach Sydney for battle against South Africa

-- 2022-10-25 18:58:00

After kicking off their T20 World Cup campaign with a nine-run win over the Netherlands, the Bangladesh team reached Sydney on Tuesday. The Tigers will take on South Africa in Sydney on October 27. T...

Qatar faced unprecedented criticism over hosting World Cup: Emir

-- 2022-10-25 17:41:44

Qatar has faced unprecedented criticism since winning the bid to host the 2022 World Cup, some of which amounted to slander, its ruler, Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, said on Tuesday. "We init...

T20 WC: Bangladesh clinch a narrow nine-run win against Netherlands

-- 2022-10-24 15:01:14

Taskin Ahmed helped Bangladesh end a 15-year wait for a win in the main stages of the T20 World Cup as they edged out the Netherlands by nine runs in Hobart. Put into bat, the Tigers' batting malaise...

Leaders Arsenal drop points against Southampton

-- 2022-10-23 21:42:57

Premier League leaders Arsenal dropped points for only the second time this season as Stuart Armstrong's second-half equaliser earned Southampton a hard-earned point at St Mary's. Armstrong finished...

Rain poses threat as Bangladesh take on Netherlands on Monday

-- 2022-10-23 18:59:13

As Bangladesh are all set to take on the Netherlands to start their T20 World Cup 2022 campaign, a forecast of heavy rain poses a significant threat to the fate of the match. According to media repor...

T20 Word Cup: India get four-wicket win against Pakistan in a nail-biting finish

-- 2022-10-23 18:17:46

Ravichandran Ashwin secured India a nerve-shredding four-wicket win with a single on the final ball at the T20 World Cup on Sunday in front of a mammoth crowd at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Pakista...

A World Cup of hope and possible despair

Neel Rahman 2022-10-23 16:30:21

After all the chit-chats and all the speculations, Bangladesh are finally on the verge of playing their first game in the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia. Their first match is against the Netherlands...

Makhachev chokes out Oliveira to claim UFC lightweight crown

-- 2022-10-23 10:34:58

Islam Makhachev pulled off a sensational submission win over Charles Oliveira to win the lightweight title and Aljamain Sterling beat TJ Dillashaw by TKO to claim the bantamweight belt at UFC 280 at t...

Cristiano Ronaldo has only himself to blame

Shuvro Saif 2022-10-22 22:01:58

Cristiano Ronaldo is going through the worst phase of his long and illustrious career will be an understatement. Things have been going south for him since the end of the 2021/22 season in every possi...

T20 World Cup: England beat Afghanistan by five wickets

-- 2022-10-22 21:49:04

England made a good start in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup beating Afghanistan by five wickets in a Group A Super 12 match at the Perth Stadium in Australia on Saturday. Chasing an easy target, England...

Tour operators eye back-up routes as millions prepare to fly to Qatar World Cup

-- 2022-10-22 19:42:11

Air operators flying football fans to the Qatar World Cup should have back-up routes in case of disruptions from delays or regional tensions, with around three million tickets sold for next month's gl...