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City one win away from title thanks to Kompany stunner

Reuters 2019-05-07 11:40:27

Just as nerves and an enterprising Leicester City threatened to wreck Manchester City’s title hopes, their long-serving captain Vincent Kompany stepped up and fired home in the most emphatic fas...

Bangladesh Street Child Cricket Team reaches semi-finals

FE Online Report 2019-05-06 20:56:20

Four Bangladeshi boys and four girls, who until recently were surviving on the streets of Dhaka, are heading for Lords Cricket Ground as semi-finalists in the Street Child Cricket World Cup. The chil...

Salah, Firmino to miss Liverpool's UCL tie with Barcelona

-- 2019-05-06 18:42:12

Liverpool forwards Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino will miss Tuesday's Champions League semi-final second leg with Barcelona through injury, according to BBC. Salah left the pitch on a stretcher af...

Man Utd miss top four spot

-- 2019-05-05 21:07:45

Manchester United will have to settle for Europa League football next season after being held by a Huddersfield side who were relegated in March. United had to win to maintain hope of Champions Leagu...

Salah likely to face Barca after head injury

-- 2019-05-05 18:03:10

Liverpool are optimistic Mohamed Salah will be fit to face Barcelona on Tuesday after suffering a head injury against Newcastle, but fellow forward Roberto Firmino will miss the game. Salah left on a...

Barca ‘reserve’ falls to shock defeat by Celta

-- 2019-05-05 17:55:27

Newly-crowned La Liga champions Barcelona fell to a shock defeat by Celta Vigo after resting Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Gerard Pique. Maxi Gomez opened the scoring for Celta after they had a goal...

Reds put pressure back on City with win at Newcastle

-- 2019-05-05 11:37:47

Divock Origi's late winner sent Liverpool top of the Premier League with victory at Newcastle United to put the pressure back on Manchester City and ensure the title race will go to the final game. O...

Ronaldo needs more goals to attain Messi's feat

-- 2019-05-03 21:31:33

Lionel Messi has been trending since he bagged a brace against Liverpool on Wednesday to record his 600th goal as a Barcelona player, reports https://www.pulse.com.gh/sports. The 31-year-old played 1...

BD, Laos joint champions as final gets called for Fani

-- 2019-05-03 18:45:21

Bangladesh and Laos have been declared champions of Bangamata U-19 Women’s International Gold Cup tournament as the cyclonic storm Fani has forced the organisers to cancel the final match. Bang...

Lacazette brace gives Arsenal advantage

-- 2019-05-03 17:23:18

Alexandre Lacazette scored twice as Arsenal came from behind at Emirates Stadium to win the first leg of their Europa League semi-final against Valencia. Mouctar Diakhaby's header put Valencia in fro...

Pedro scores crucial away goal against Eintracht Frankfurt

-- 2019-05-03 13:22:58

Pedro scored an away goal as Chelsea recovered from an early setback against Eintracht Frankfurt to set up an exciting Europa League semi-final return leg at Stamford Bridge. Eintracht took the lead...

Bangamata U-19 Women’s Gold Cup final Friday

-- 2019-05-02 21:56:11

Bangladesh will take on Laos in grand final of the prestigious Bangamata U-19 Women’s International Gold Cup football scheduled to be held on Friday at Bangabandhu National Stadium here. The ma...

UK will offer beautiful tracks for batting in World Cup: Tendulkar

-- 2019-05-02 21:51:59

Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar said on Thursday the World Cup in the United Kingdom will offer beautiful batting tracks but he doesn't expect the ball to swing much in the hot conditions that wi...

BCB changes WC jersey again

-- 2019-05-02 21:49:03

Bangladesh Cricket Board has once again changed the national team’s jersey for the World Cup beginning later this month. Red strips have been dropped from the sleeves of the green kit in order...

Casillas stable after heart attack

-- 2019-05-02 13:53:15

Spain's World Cup-winning goalkeeper Iker Casillas says "everything is controlled" after he had a heart attack during training with his club Porto. The 37-year-old is "stable" in hospital and remains...

Messi torments Liverpool with 600th Barca goal in 3-0 win

-- 2019-05-02 09:41:17

Lionel Messi put Barcelona on the verge of the Champions League final with a devastating double in a 3-0 home win over Liverpool in the first leg of their last-four clash on Wednesday, taking his goal...

Bangladesh reach Bangamata U-19 Women’s Gold Cup final

-- 2019-04-30 20:34:22

Bangladesh have confirmed their place in the Bangamata U19 Women’s International Gold Cup with an emphatic 3-0 win over Mongolia. Monika Chakma, Marzia Akhter and Tohura Khatun struck in the se...

BCB to change WC jersey amid criticism

-- 2019-04-30 18:43:26

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided to change the design of the Bangladesh World Cup team’s jersey amid huge criticism from fans on social media, according to a report on bdnews24.com. T...

PSG manager criticises team’s forward Neymar over fan incident

-- 2019-04-30 18:14:14

Paris St-Germain (PSG) boss Thomas Tuchel has criticised Neymar over the Brazilian's altercation with a fan after the club's French Cup final defeat by Rennes. PSG, who had been 2-0 up, drew 2-2, bef...

Play with confidence in WC, PM tells cricket team

-- 2019-04-30 17:19:55

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has advised the Bangladesh cricket team to play in the upcoming World Cup (WC) with utmost confidence and taking no pressure in their minds. “Don’t take any p...

Relegation threatened Rayo Vallecano stuns Real Madrid

-- 2019-04-29 17:32:30

Real Madrid was stunned by La Liga's bottom club Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, who kept their slim hopes of survival alive. It is the first time Real has lost to a team bottom of the league since 2004, r...

VAR helps City’s push for Premier League title

-- 2019-04-29 11:53:38

Cruelly denied by VAR in its agonising Champions League exit, Manchester City relied on technology to keep its Premier League title charge on course on Sunday. City scraped past Burnley 1-0 thanks to...

It’s time to prove my worth in World Cup, says Mushfiqur

-- 2019-04-28 20:58:48

Bangladesh stalwart Mushfiqur Rahim on Sunday said he believes the upcoming World Cup in England is the biggest opportunity for him to prove his worth in a greater stage, reports UNB. The batsman sai...

Arsenal’s top-four hopes virtually over following Leicester defeat

-- 2019-04-28 19:11:10

Leicester inflicted a blow to Arsenal's hopes of qualifying for the Champions League with a dominant victory at the King Power Stadium on Sunday. The unmarked Youri Tielemans headed in a cross from J...

Rennes stuns PSG to win French Cup

-- 2019-04-28 19:05:15

Rennes on Saturday stunned Paris St-Germain on penalties to win their first French Cup since 1971. Ligue 1 champions PSG, who had won the cup for the past four years, led 2-0 through a Dani Alves vol...

Relentless Barca in Liga of their own

Reuters 2019-04-28 10:26:37

Barcelona underlined their hegemony of Spanish football by clinching the La Liga title with three games to spare after Lionel Messi came off the bench to fire them to a 1-0 win over Levante on Saturda...

Neymar banned for three matches for insulting match officials

-- 2019-04-27 18:57:13

Paris St-Germain forward Neymar has been banned by UEFA for three European games for insulting match officials on Instagram after the Champions League last-16 defeat by Manchester United. The Brazili...

NRBC Bank stands by Arafat, the first BD participant in ‘Ironman World Championship’

FE Online Desk 2019-04-27 12:49:44

NRB Commercial Bank Limited, as a part of its Corporate Social Responsibly (CSR) initiative, has handed over a specialized racing bi-cycle worth Tk.6.50 lac to Mr. Mohammad Shamsuzzaman Arafat, the fi...

Liverpool thrash Huddersfield to reclaim top spot

-- 2019-04-27 12:03:57

Winter returned to Anfield on Friday but while the temperature dropped, the standards of Juergen Klopp’s side certainly did not as Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah both struck twice in a 5-0 thrashi...

Bangladesh beat Kyrgyzstan to emerge as group champions

-- 2019-04-26 22:50:25

The Bangladesh U-19 women's football team emerged Group B champion in the Bangamata U-19 Women's International Gold Cup Football, reports BSS. They beat Kyrgyzstan by 2-1 goals in their second and fi...