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South Africa exit despite win over England

South Africa exit despite win over England

Tanvir Ahmed 2021-11-06 23:58:05

South Africa beat England by 10 runs. With 8 points, equal to that of Australia and England, South Africa fail to qualify for the semi-final due to lower NRR. As South Africa managed to post 189 on t...

Nafees slammed for 'unprofessional' comment on Facebook

Nafees slammed for 'unprofessional' comment on Facebook

Mashfiq Mizan 2021-11-06 23:46:04

After Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah Riyad, the former opener of national cricket team Shariar Nafees has joined the bandwagon of Bangladeshi cricketers reacting poorly to constructive criticisms. "...

Dubai hopes to attract 25 million tourists in 2025

Dubai hopes to attract 25 million tourists in 2025

-- 2021-11-06 21:02:06

Dubai plans to merge the departments of economy and tourism and hopes to attract 25 million tourists in 2025, Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai's Crown Prince, said on Twitter on...

Australia put one leg in the semi-final

Australia put one leg in the semi-final

Abdullah Al Noman 2021-11-06 19:57:47

Australia win by 8 wickets against West Indies in a one-sided contest. Aaron Finch and David Warner opened the chase for the Aussies. With South Africa hanging around for the semi-finals spot, the Au...

US employers shrug off virus and steps up hiring

US employers shrug off virus and steps up hiring

-- 2021-11-06 17:33:31

America's employers accelerated their hiring last month, adding a solid 531,000 jobs, the most since July and a sign that the recovery from the pandemic recession is overcoming a virus-induced slowdow...

South Africa to face England in a do-or-die clash

South Africa to face England in a do-or-die clash

Tanvir Ahmed 2021-11-06 16:27:11

South Africa and England are set to meet each other in the 39th fixture of the seventh edition of ICC T20 World Cup at Sharjah later tonight at 8.00 pm Bangladesh time.  As the Proteas face comp...

Fuel tanker blast kills at least 91 in Sierra Leone

Fuel tanker blast kills at least 91 in Sierra Leone

-- 2021-11-06 16:10:51

Ninety-one people were killed in the capital of Sierra Leone on Friday when a fuel tanker exploded following a collision, the central morgue and local authorities said. The government of Sierra Leone...

Australia bowl first in a must win game

Australia bowl first in a must win game

FE Sports Desk 2021-11-06 15:49:42

Toss Australia won the toss and chose to field first. Aaron Finch: We will bowl. It looks like a really good wicket and won't change throughout the 40 overs; will try to do some early damage with th...

Eight dead, many wounded in crush at Texas music festival

Eight dead, many wounded in crush at Texas music festival

-- 2021-11-06 14:05:59

At least eight people were killed and many were injured in a crush during the opening night of the Astroworld music festival on Friday in Houston, officials said. Houston Fire Chief Samuel Pe&ntild...

New alliance seeks to oust Ethiopia's PM by talks or force

New alliance seeks to oust Ethiopia's PM by talks or force

-- 2021-11-06 12:26:14

A newly-formed alliance of Ethiopian opposition factions set a goal on Friday of bringing down Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed by force or negotiation to then form a transitional government, Reuters reports...

Twitter’s ‘trends’ section temporarily disabled in Ethiopia

Twitter’s ‘trends’ section temporarily disabled in Ethiopia

-- 2021-11-06 10:59:51

Social network Twitter Inc has temporarily disabled its Trends section in Africa's conflict-hit nation of Ethiopia over threats of physical harm, the company said on Friday, and was monitoring the sit...

At COP26 talks, 45 nations pledge nature protection in climate-change fight

At COP26 talks, 45 nations pledge nature protection in climate-change fight

-- 2021-11-06 10:48:53

Forty-five nations will pledge on Saturday to step up protection of nature and overhaul farming to cut greenhouse gas emissions, the British hosts of the COP26 UN climate summit said, Thomson Reuters...

Afghan baby handed to US soldiers in chaos of airlift still missing

Afghan baby handed to US soldiers in chaos of airlift still missing

-- 2021-11-06 10:20:30

It was a split second decision. Mirza Ali Ahmadi and his wife Suraya found themselves and their five children on August 19 in a chaotic crowd outside the gates of the Kabul airport in Afghanistan when...

Record win gives India Net Run Rate boost

Record win gives India Net Run Rate boost

Tanvir Ahmed 2021-11-05 22:59:51

Records tumble as India thrash Scotland by 8 wickets with a staggering 81 balls to spare.  In response to the target of 86, India were always keen on finishing it off as quickly as possible. Sho...

Young activists to take spotlight at UN climate talks

Young activists to take spotlight at UN climate talks

-- 2021-11-05 20:36:11

Activists are taking over the UN climate summit in Scotland on Friday, capping off a week of government pledges with a student march, youth-led presentations, and an iceberg shipped from Greenland to...

New Zealand inches near to the semis with a 52 run  win over Namibia

New Zealand inches near to the semis with a 52 run win over Namibia

Abdullah Al Noman 2021-11-05 20:09:46

New Zealand beat Namibia by a staggering 52 runs. This margin takes them over Afghanistan to the 2nd position in the group A points table. This means New Zealand is one win away from securing their...

India in quest of another big win against Scotland

India in quest of another big win against Scotland

Tanvir Ahmed 2021-11-05 15:58:42

India are to face Scotland in a Group 2 clash tonight at 8.00 pm Bangladesh time in an attempt to be alive in the tournament.  Although started the tournament as one of the favourites, India now...

Cautious New Zealand meet Namibia

Cautious New Zealand meet Namibia

Abdullah Al Noman 2021-11-05 15:47:01

Namibia won the toss and chose to bowl first Pitch report: This is third match on this surface. The wicket seems low and slow and it might be different as it's an afternoon match. Spinners are sup...

Global Covid cases near 249m

Global Covid cases near 249m

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-11-05 10:35:03

The overall number of Covid cases is fast approaching 249 million amid the global race to vaccinate masses against the infectious disease. According to Johns Hopkins University (JHU), the total case...

Sri Lanka end their World Cup mission with a win

Sri Lanka end their World Cup mission with a win

Rakimul Huq 2021-11-05 00:19:35

Sri Lanka defeat West Indies by 20 runs in their last match of the World Cup. The defeat makes West Indies’ entry into the semi-finals impossible. Sri Lanka end their Super 12 run with 4 point...

Indonesian zoo breeds Komodo dragons to save them from extinction

Indonesian zoo breeds Komodo dragons to save them from extinction

-- 2021-11-04 20:45:36

A zoo in Indonesia is breeding Komodo dragons in an effort to save the world's largest lizards from extinction, with climate change posing new dangers for the fearsome creatures, reports Reuters.&nbsp...

Safe hands behind the wickets

Safe hands behind the wickets

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2021-11-04 18:38:37

As we are witnessing the T20 World Cup 2021, we have two wicket-keeper batsmen from two teams running the show all over.  While Mohammad Rizwan is making partnership after partnership with Babar...

Tigers end World Cup mission with a humiliating 8 wickets defeat

Tigers end World Cup mission with a humiliating 8 wickets defeat

Shajedul Rahin 2021-11-04 18:14:13

Australia thrashed Bangladesh in their 4th match of the T20 World Cup with a thumping 8 wickets victory. The Aussies chased down the 4th lowest T20I score with record 82 balls to spare. Batting first...

Bangladesh hit new low, all out for 73

Bangladesh hit new low, all out for 73

Shajedul Rahin 2021-11-04 17:19:09

Bangladesh put on a disastrous total of 73 runs against Australia in their 5th match of Super 12s in the T20 World Cup 2021. Losing the toss, Bangladesh sent Mohammad Naim and Liton Das, their regul...

Top 5 impactful knocks in World T20s

Top 5 impactful knocks in World T20s

Rakimul Huq 2021-11-04 16:04:12

The ICC World T20s have made way for some terrific batting displays. T20s are a sophisticated format, thus the best match-winning innings aren’t necessarily the biggest in terms of runs but the...

Bangladesh to bat first against Australia

Bangladesh to bat first against Australia

Shajedul Rahin 2021-11-04 15:43:57

Bangladesh take on Australia in their last match of the T20 World Cup 2021. Australia won the toss and opted to field first. Having lost all 4 matches in the Super 12s, this match is likely to be the...

Deadly US strike in Kabul missed evidence of child present, investigation shows

Deadly US strike in Kabul missed evidence of child present, investigation shows

-- 2021-11-04 11:51:49

An August US drone strike in Kabul that killed 10 civilians was not caused by criminal negligence but by a series of errors, including not noticing a child minutes before the strike took place, an inv...

US rolls out Covid-19 vaccine for kids

US rolls out Covid-19 vaccine for kids

-- 2021-11-04 11:08:03

Seven-year-old Gael Coreas stuck out his left arm fearlessly to receive his first Covid-19 shot at a health clinic in the nation's capital on Wednesday, wincing briefly as cameras flashed to capture t...

India beat Afghanistan convincingly in a do or die clash

India beat Afghanistan convincingly in a do or die clash

Rakimul Huq 2021-11-04 00:01:42

India beat Afghanistan by 66 runs margin to stay alive in the race for a semi-final spot. The Super 12 encounter between India and Afghanistan was much more highly-anticipated than what one might hav...

Large cargo plane crashes in Siberia, killing four

Large cargo plane crashes in Siberia, killing four

-- 2021-11-03 20:40:34

A Belarusian cargo plane crashed on Wednesday while trying to land in eastern Russia, killing at least four of the seven people on board, officials said. Russian emergency workers said rescuers have...