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Nurul Hasan ruled out of Zimbabwe tour

Nurul Hasan ruled out of Zimbabwe tour

-- 2022-08-01 18:11:31

Wicketkeeper-batter Nurul Hasan Sohan has been ruled out of the Zimbabwe tour after suffering a blow on his finger, Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed. Nurul was leading the Bangladesh team in...

Xavi will be under pressure for titles after successful transfer window

Xavi will be under pressure for titles after successful transfer window

Neel Rahman 2022-08-01 17:13:23

FC Barcelona have not held back one bit in the ongoing transfer window, which will now inadvertently put pressure on their manager Xavi Hernandez to deliver. When the former Spanish midfielder took c...

England beat Germany to win Women's Euro

England beat Germany to win Women's Euro

-- 2022-08-01 10:20:35

An extra time strike from forward Chloe Kelly gave England a 2-1 win over Germany in the Women’s European Championship final on Sunday to claim their first ever major title in front of a record...

Mosaddek, Litton star as Bangladesh level series

Mosaddek, Litton star as Bangladesh level series

-- 2022-07-31 21:15:07

Mosaddek Hossain claimed a maiden five-wicket haul and Litton Das continued his breezy form with the bat as Bangladesh toppled Zimbabwe with an easy seven-wicket victory to level the series 1-1. Chas...

Raza’s 62 pushes Zimbabwe to 135-8 after Mosaddek five-for in second T20

Raza’s 62 pushes Zimbabwe to 135-8 after Mosaddek five-for in second T20

-- 2022-07-31 19:57:31

Mosaddek Hossain has put the Zimbabwe batting to the sword with a five-wicket haul as Sikandar Raza once again came to the rescue to haul Zimbabwe to a modest 135 for eight in the second T20 in Harare...

Why can’t Bangladesh produce strikers?

Why can’t Bangladesh produce strikers?

Neel Rahman 2022-07-31 13:45:01

Another season of the Bangladesh Premier League football is closing, and Bashundhara Kings have secured their third title in a row. Considering their recruitment process, cash flow, and infrastructur...

Commonwealth Games: Bangladeshi lifter Ashikur finishes fifth in weightlifting

Commonwealth Games: Bangladeshi lifter Ashikur finishes fifth in weightlifting

-- 2022-07-30 23:00:05

As expected, Bangladeshi athletes displayed their dismal performances in five events of the three disciplines of sports on the 2nd day of the 22nd Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Saturday. But, t...

Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 17 runs in first T20I

Zimbabwe beat Bangladesh by 17 runs in first T20I

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-07-30 21:12:19

Bangladesh have slumped to a 17-run defeat in their chase of a massive target of 206 against Zimbabwe in the first Twenty20 in Harare. Opting to bat first, Zimbabwe posted a huge 205 for three thanks...

Spanish prosecutor requests two-year jail term for Neymar

Spanish prosecutor requests two-year jail term for Neymar

-- 2022-07-30 19:45:52

A Spanish prosecutor requested a two-year jail term and a 10 million euro ($10.20 million) fine for Brazilian striker Neymar in an embezzlement case against him and his agents over his 2013 transfer t...

Bangladesh to chase 206

Bangladesh to chase 206

FE ONLINE REPORT 2022-07-30 18:38:51

Zimbabwe gave Bangladesh a target of 206 in the first T20i against Bangladesh at Harare on Saturday. The host, after winning the toss and electing to bat, put up a mammoth score of 205 for the loss o...

Will Lisandro Martinez make United's defence strong?

Will Lisandro Martinez make United's defence strong?

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-07-30 14:47:47

Manchester United have confirmed the signing of Lisandro Martinez for a fee of £56.7m from Ajax with €10m (£8.4m) in add-ons.  The transfer will see Martinez reunite with his bo...

'Sunday, the King plays': Ronaldo confirms Man Utd return date

'Sunday, the King plays': Ronaldo confirms Man Utd return date

-- 2022-07-30 14:05:17

Cristiano Ronaldo could play his first match under new Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag after the Portuguese forward said 'the King' will be available for Sunday's friendly game against Rayo Val...

Three-match T20I series between Bangladesh, Zimbabwe to begin Saturday

Three-match T20I series between Bangladesh, Zimbabwe to begin Saturday

-- 2022-07-29 21:54:19

A three-match T20I series between visitors Bangladesh and hosts Zimbabwe is set to begin Saturday. The first match will take place at 5:00 pm on Saturday at the Harare Sports Club. Wicketkeeper-batte...

South Africa defeat England by 58 runs in second T20I

South Africa defeat England by 58 runs in second T20I

-- 2022-07-29 19:41:20

Rilee Rossouw smashed a brilliant unbeaten 96 as South Africa defeated England by 58 runs in the second Twenty20 International on Thursday, levelling the three-match series. South Africa were sent in...

Barcelona agree deal with Sevilla to sign Kounde

Barcelona agree deal with Sevilla to sign Kounde

-- 2022-07-29 17:31:02

Barcelona have agreed to sign France centre-back Jules Kounde from Sevilla for a reported transfer fee of 50m euros (£41.85m). However, Barca say the deal is subject to the 23-year-old passing...

Sri Lanka to host Asia Cup in UAE

Sri Lanka to host Asia Cup in UAE

-- 2022-07-28 18:37:17

After much speculation, the Asian Cricket Council finally confirmed that the ACC Asia Cup will be hosted by Sri Lanka Cricket in the UAE. It means, the Lankan cricket board remained the official orga...

Luis Suarez returns to boyhood Uruguayan club Nacional

Luis Suarez returns to boyhood Uruguayan club Nacional

-- 2022-07-28 17:30:18

Former Liverpool and Barcelona forward Luis Suarez has re-joined Uruguayan team Nacional on a free transfer, returning to the Montevideo-based club after 16 years in Europe. The 35-year-old, who left...

Stopgap Sohan waits for Shakib

Stopgap Sohan waits for Shakib

Neel Rahman 2022-07-28 13:18:52

Nurul Hasan Sohan’s appointment as the new skipper of the Bangladesh national T20I team did not come as a surprise, especially after Mahmudullah Riyad’s downhill performances for about a y...

US envoy visits Bangla Trac Cricket Academy

US envoy visits Bangla Trac Cricket Academy

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-07-27 17:15:52

US Ambassador Peter Haas has visited Bangla Trac Cricket Academy, one of the largest private cricket academies in the country, in Rajshahi. The non-profit academy has been built to make professiona...

The World Test Championship: A blessing for Test cricket

The World Test Championship: A blessing for Test cricket

Shajedul Rahin 2022-07-27 16:15:34

A new term ‘Bazball’ has recently been included in the dictionary of cricket as England has taken Test cricket to a whole new level, scoring with aggressive intent and chasing mammoth tota...

Bangladesh T20I team leaves Dhaka for Zimbabwe

Bangladesh T20I team leaves Dhaka for Zimbabwe

-- 2022-07-26 21:23:47

Bangladesh T20I team is set to leave Dhaka on Tuesday night for Zimbabwe where they will play a three-match series against the hosts. Earlier on Monday night, a five-member team left Dhaka for Zimbab...

Pogba out of Barcelona friendly due to knee injury

Pogba out of Barcelona friendly due to knee injury

-- 2022-07-26 20:06:37

Juventus midfielder Paul Pogba has suffered a knee injury and has been ruled out of Tuesday's friendly against Barcelona in Dallas, Texas, the Serie A club said on Monday. The Turin-based club did no...

What are Liverpool's attacking options next season without Mane and Firmino?

What are Liverpool's attacking options next season without Mane and Firmino?

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-07-26 17:02:01

Liverpool lost Sadio Mane to Bayern Munich this summer. Mane has been one of the most instrumental players for Klopp’s team ever since the 2015-16 season when he was signed from Southampton.&nbs...

Can BCB be patient enough to stick to the change?

Can BCB be patient enough to stick to the change?

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-07-25 17:35:59

The decision of making Nurul Hasan Sohan the captain of the national T20 team has gained a lot of praise. It indicates that the team management is looking towards the future, something which they are...

Brazil coach excited by rise of young footballers ahead of World Cup

Brazil coach excited by rise of young footballers ahead of World Cup

-- 2022-07-24 20:17:06

Brazil manager Tite is excited by the rise of the young players who surged to stardom in European football last season and will be available for the national team in November when his side bid to win...

Fearless playing boosts possibility of achieving positive outcome, says T20 captain

Fearless playing boosts possibility of achieving positive outcome, says T20 captain

-- 2022-07-24 19:55:20

Bangladesh’s T20 captain for the Zimbabwe tour, Nurul Hasan Sohan, wants his teammates to celebrate one another’s successes and develop camaraderie in lifting the spirits of the Tigers. T...

A useless series win made worse

A useless series win made worse

Neel Rahman 2022-07-23 16:22:11

Bangladesh indeed managed to assert their dominance over West Indies in the ODI series, winning it 3-0 after being thumped in both Tests and T20Is. This was expected as they have a clear game plan fo...

Nurul Hasan Sohan named Bangladesh's T20I captain for Zimbabwe tour

Nurul Hasan Sohan named Bangladesh's T20I captain for Zimbabwe tour

-- 2022-07-22 20:12:27

Wicketkeeper batter Nurul Hasan Sohan was named as the captain of Bangladesh for the T20I format for the upcoming Zimbabwe tour, according to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). He will lead the team...

Mane beats Salah, Mendy to win African Player of the Year award

Mane beats Salah, Mendy to win African Player of the Year award

-- 2022-07-22 18:54:10

Bayern Munich's Sadio Mane was named African Footballer of Year on Thursday after a season in which he kicked the winning penalty for Senegal as they claimed their first Africa Cup of Nations title an...

Asia Cup moved to UAE from Sri Lanka: Ganguly

Asia Cup moved to UAE from Sri Lanka: Ganguly

-- 2022-07-22 18:05:51

The Asia Cup 2022 has been shifted from Sri Lanka to the UAE, according to Sourav Ganguly, president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India. The deepening economic and political crisis in the i...