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Luis Suarez tests positive for coronavirus

Luis Suarez tests positive for coronavirus

REUTERS 2020-11-17 13:14:52

Atletico Madrid and Uruguay forward Luis Suarez has tested positive for Covid-19, the Uruguay national team said in a statement on Monday. Uruguay’s statement said top scorer Suarez and stand-i...

Bangabandhu T20 Cup Cricket from Nov 24

Bangabandhu T20 Cup Cricket from Nov 24

-- 2020-11-14 21:52:45

The five-team Bangabandhu T20 Cup Cricket will begin on November 24 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Saturday announced the full itinerary of...

Liverpool forward Mohammad Salah tests positive for coronavirus

Liverpool forward Mohammad Salah tests positive for coronavirus

BBC 2020-11-14 20:43:24

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah has tested positive for coronavirus while on international duty with Egypt. The Egyptian Football Association (EFA) said on Friday that Salah, 28, returned a positive...

Bangladesh beat Nepal to mark return to international football

Bangladesh beat Nepal to mark return to international football

-- 2020-11-13 20:55:01

A dominant attacking display has helped Bangladesh cruise past a depleted Nepal with a 2-0 win as international action returned to the country. After Nabib Newaz gave the hosts the lead in the first...

Neymar to miss Brazil's next World Cup qualifier against Uruguay

Neymar to miss Brazil's next World Cup qualifier against Uruguay

REUTERS 2020-11-13 12:33:19

Paris St Germain striker Neymar has been ruled out of Brazil’s World Cup qualifier against Uruguay next week in Montevideo. The forward arrived in Brazil with a leg injury and although he was c...

Madhumati Challengers emerge champions in Walton Khulna Press Club Media Cup

Madhumati Challengers emerge champions in Walton Khulna Press Club Media Cup

FE ONLINE DESK 2020-11-11 12:42:16

Madhumati Challengers have become champions in Walton Khulna Press Club Media Cup with an unbeaten record, beating Rupsha Tigers by five wickets on Tuesday. Walton Group announced this in a press rel...

Shakib returns to ‘Home of Cricket’ after a year

Shakib returns to ‘Home of Cricket’ after a year

-- 2020-11-09 13:07:46

Bangladesh’s ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan returned to the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium on Monday after more than a year. He visited the ‘Home of Cricket’ in the morning for a f...

Shakib becomes number one ODI all-rounder again

Shakib becomes number one ODI all-rounder again

FE Online Report 2020-11-04 16:12:45

Bangladesh’s ace all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has once again taken back his crown after returning to the International cricket following his one-year ban imposed by the International Cricket...

Australia's Shane Watson retires from all cricket

Australia's Shane Watson retires from all cricket

Reuters 2020-11-03 15:25:50

Australian all-rounder cretired from all forms of cricket on Tuesday, drawing the curtain on an injury-plagued career which he managed to extend by reinventing himself as a journeyman Twenty20 special...

Four positive Covid cases in latest Premier League testing

Four positive Covid cases in latest Premier League testing

Reuters 2020-11-03 13:33:23

The Premier League said on Monday (UK standard time) that four people have returned with positive results in its latest round of Covid-19 tests conducted on players and staff last week. The league sa...

Maradona in hospital with undisclosed 'health problems'

Maradona in hospital with undisclosed 'health problems'

Reuters 2020-11-03 12:16:06

Diego Maradona has been admitted to hospital in Argentina with undisclosed “health problems” although it is not related to Covid-19 and his condition is not thought to be serious, his pers...

BCB wants Int'l broadcast for T20 tournament

BCB wants Int'l broadcast for T20 tournament

-- 2020-11-01 19:24:22

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) wants International broadcast for the upcoming Bangabandhu T20 tournament in a bid to make it a more gorgeous event. A total of 75 local cricketers will take part i...

Cricket lovers eager to get Shakib back on the field

Cricket lovers eager to get Shakib back on the field

-- 2020-11-01 18:14:12

The Bangladesh cricket lovers are eagerly waiting to see Shakib Al Hasan back on the field after the completion of his one-year ban imposed by ICC due to failing to report corrupt approaches made to h...

Neymar out until mid-November with injury

Neymar out until mid-November with injury

Reuters 2020-10-31 11:21:10

Paris St Germain's Brazil forward Neymar will be sidelined until after the international break in mid-November following his injury against Istanbul Basaksehir in the Champions League, the French club...

Barcelona president Bartomeu steps down

Barcelona president Bartomeu steps down

Reuters 2020-10-28 10:20:50

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu resigned from the club on Tuesday ahead of a vote of no confidence that was due to be held next month after some 20,000 fans signed a petition demanding that h...

FIFA President Infantino tests positive for Covid-19

FIFA President Infantino tests positive for Covid-19

-- 2020-10-27 22:21:24

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has tested positive for Covid-19, global soccer's governing body said on Tuesday. Infantino, who is 50 years old, has reported mild symptoms and is in self-isolation a...

Real Madrid sink Barca in 'Clasico'

Real Madrid sink Barca in 'Clasico'

-- 2020-10-24 23:04:42

Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos once again proved to be the man for the big occasion as he converted a fiercely debated penalty to help his side to a 3-1 win over rivals Barcelona at an empty Camp No...

Premier League's inevitable managerial madness

Premier League's inevitable managerial madness

Naveed Ashfaque 2020-10-24 12:34:28

“A man with new ideas is a madman, until his ideas triumph,” is Marcelo Bielsa’s favorite quote that perhaps best describes him. Add Mourinho's madness, Pep's whining and Ancelotti's...

Dhaka Cricket League unlikely this year

Dhaka Cricket League unlikely this year

-- 2020-10-20 11:27:36

Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPDCL) will not resume this year, said Khaled Mahmud, chairman of the game development committee of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), report agencies. DPDCL, whic...

No Dhaka League this year

No Dhaka League this year

-- 2020-10-19 16:43:54

Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League (DPDCL) will not resume this year, said Khaled Mahmud, chairman of the game development committee of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB). DPDCL, which is also known a...

Under-19 Asia Cup cricket deferred to 2021

Under-19 Asia Cup cricket deferred to 2021

-- 2020-10-14 10:11:12

The forthcoming Under-19 Asia Cup, that was scheduled to be played in November in the UAE has been postponed, a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official said on Tuesday, reports Cricbuzz. The Asian Cr...

Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for COVID-19

Cristiano Ronaldo tests positive for COVID-19

Reuters 2020-10-13 21:14:34

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo has tested positive for COVID-19, Portugal's Football Federation said in a statement on its website on Tuesday. The 35-year-old Portuguese international will miss W...

The King of Clay: Why is Rafael Nadal so good on clay?

The King of Clay: Why is Rafael Nadal so good on clay?

BBC 2020-10-12 11:34:33

The beauty about sport is we never know what might happen when we arrive at a stadium or turn on our television. But one thing comes as close to sporting certainty as anything else we have seen o...

No BPL this year, BCB chief says

No BPL this year, BCB chief says

-- 2020-10-11 23:23:07

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hassan on Sunday said there will be no Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) this year due to the circumstances created by the Covid-19 pandemic. He, however...

Nadal demolishes Djokovic to win 13th French Open

Nadal demolishes Djokovic to win 13th French Open

-- 2020-10-11 22:40:16

Spain’s Rafael Nadal demolished world number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia 6-0 6-2 7-5 in the French Open final to claim a record-equalling 20th Grand Slam title on Sunday. With his record-impro...

Hamilton takes 91st win to equal Schumacher's F1 record

Hamilton takes 91st win to equal Schumacher's F1 record

-- 2020-10-11 21:40:58

Lewis Hamilton equalled Michael Schumacher's all-time record 91 Formula One wins on Sunday with an Eifel Grand Prix victory that catapulted the Mercedes driver closer to a seventh world championship....

BCB President’s Cup champions to get Tk 1.5 million

BCB President’s Cup champions to get Tk 1.5 million

-- 2020-10-10 19:57:38

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced attractive prize money for the BCB President’s Cup which kick-starts on Sunday as a part of the continuing initiatives for a gradual resumption of no...

BCB may still host T20 matches between Asia XI and World XI

BCB may still host T20 matches between Asia XI and World XI

-- 2020-10-09 09:54:15

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said on Thursday that they are not ruling out possibility of hosting two international T20 matches between Asia XI and World XI to mark the birth centenary of Bangladesh...

Barcelona players, coaches, staff face salary cut

Barcelona players, coaches, staff face salary cut

-- 2020-10-08 22:22:52

Barcelona have begun a process to reduce the pay of players, coaches and non-sporting staff to adapt to the huge losses suffered due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a club source said on Wednesday. Players...

Three-team 50-over tournament named BCB President's Cup

Three-team 50-over tournament named BCB President's Cup

-- 2020-10-08 22:02:17

The upcoming three-team 50-over competition involving the top players of the country has been named BCB President’s Cup, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced Thursday. The competition w...