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Murray saves five match points to reach Doha final

Murray saves five match points to reach Doha final

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-25 12:19:16

Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray said the 'Law of Averages' had finally swung in his favour after he saved five match points to defeat Jiri Lehecka at the Qatar Open on Friday and reach a fi...

Sourav Ganguly meets PM 

Sourav Ganguly meets PM 

-- 2023-02-24 18:57:05

Former Indian cricket team captain and ex-president of BCCI, Sourav Ganguly, and his wife Dona Ganguly met the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganabhaban. PM's Speechwriter Md...

England reach Dhaka for limited-overs series

England reach Dhaka for limited-overs series

-- 2023-02-24 16:57:22

England’s limited-overs squad touched down in Dhaka ahead of the One-Day and Twenty20 series against Bangladesh. With the Test team playing against New Zealand in Wellington, Jos Buttler led th...

HSBC-Mayor’s Cup School Badminton Tournament begins

HSBC-Mayor’s Cup School Badminton Tournament begins

-- 2023-02-23 17:47:21

The Hongkong Shanghai Bank (HSBC) Bangladesh, in partnership with DNCC, and Bangladesh Badminton Federation, is organising HSBC-Mayor's Cup School Badminton-2023. Students from schools across Dhaka a...

Mbappe vs Haaland: Where the duel stands now

Mbappe vs Haaland: Where the duel stands now

Rassiq Aziz Kabir  2023-02-23 15:04:35

The debate over who will dominate the football world after Messi and Ronaldo has intrigued fans for some time. With many names coming and going, football fans finally found Kylian Mbappe and Erling Ha...

Chandika Hathurasingha takes over as head coach of Bangladesh cricket

Chandika Hathurasingha takes over as head coach of Bangladesh cricket

-- 2023-02-21 23:05:54

Chandika Hathurasingha has officially taken over as the head coach of the Bangladesh cricket team. He arrived in Dhaka on Monday and joined the team's practice session on Tuesday, marking his first da...

LaLiga leaders Barcelona breeze past Cadiz 2-0

LaLiga leaders Barcelona breeze past Cadiz 2-0

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-20 13:17:37

Barcelona's Sergi Roberto and Robert Lewandowski struck just before halftime to give the league leaders a 2-0 home win over lowly Cadiz on Sunday in their pursuit of a 27th Spanish title. Unbeaten in...

Sublime Messi free kick earns PSG 4-3 win over Lille

Sublime Messi free kick earns PSG 4-3 win over Lille

Reuters 2023-02-20 13:11:44

Lionel Messi scored a stunning free kick in added time to earn Paris St Germain a 4-3 comeback win over Lille on Sunday and lift them eight points clear at the top of the Ligue 1 standings. Hosts PSG...

India retain Border-Gavaskar Trophy

India retain Border-Gavaskar Trophy

-- 2023-02-19 18:57:39

India hammered Australia inside three days for the second time in a fortnight to retain the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on Sunday and are on the verge of qualifying for the World Test Championship (WTC) fi...

Ghana footballer Atsu's body found under rubble in Turkey quake

Ghana footballer Atsu's body found under rubble in Turkey quake

-- 2023-02-18 18:16:54

Ghana winger Christian Atsu has been found dead under the building where he lived in southern Turkey after last week's massive earthquake, his Turkish agent said on Saturday. Atsu had been missing si...

Comilla Victorians set to take on Sylhet Strikers in BPL final on Thursday

Comilla Victorians set to take on Sylhet Strikers in BPL final on Thursday

-- 2023-02-15 20:02:58

Comilla Victorians, the most successful team in the league's history, is all set to take on the Sylhet Strikers, who have made it to the final for the first time. The final will be played on Thursday...

Alcaraz eager to reclaim top ranking from Djokovic

Alcaraz eager to reclaim top ranking from Djokovic

FE ONLINE DESK 2023-02-15 12:11:17

A near four-month stint on the sidelines saw Carlos Alcaraz lose the world number one ranking to Novak Djokovic and as the Spaniard prepares for his return to the court at the Argentina Open later on...

Ispahani BPL 2023: Tickets for final match to go on sale from Wednesday

Ispahani BPL 2023: Tickets for final match to go on sale from Wednesday

-- 2023-02-14 20:29:32

Tickets for the final match of the ongoing Ispahani Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2023 will be available for purchase from Wednesday. The final of BPL 2023 promises to be an exciting event for cric...

Real Madrid hit five past Al Hilal to secure fifth Club World Cup title

Real Madrid hit five past Al Hilal to secure fifth Club World Cup title

Reuters 2023-02-12 11:44:09

Real Madrid won the Club World Cup for a record extending fifth time after beating Saudi Arabia's Al Hilal 5-3 in the final on Saturday, with doubles from Federico Valverde and Vinicius Jr and a...

From sports to food delivery services: Netizens react to former Indian women footballer's story of struggle

From sports to food delivery services: Netizens react to former Indian women footballer's story of struggle

Mahia Afrin  2023-02-11 15:34:02

The picture of a 24-year-old girl wearing the uniform of Zomato, India's largest food delivery company, got viral on social media, who once played for India's under-16 women's football team nationally...

PSG's Messi doubtful for Champions League clash with Bayern

PSG's Messi doubtful for Champions League clash with Bayern

Reuters 2023-02-10 13:13:31

Paris St Germain forward Lionel Messi is a doubt for the first leg of their round of 16 Champions League game against Bayern Munich due to a hamstring problem,...

Bangladesh U20 Women thrash Nepal 3-0 to claim SAFF Championship title

Bangladesh U20 Women thrash Nepal 3-0 to claim SAFF Championship title

-- 2023-02-09 22:25:25

Bangladesh Under-20 Women outclassed Nepal with a 3-0 drubbing in the final of SAFF Women’s Championship to secure the title. Bangladesh missed several opportunities in the opening half a...

Qatari investors set to bid for Manchester United

Qatari investors set to bid for Manchester United

-- 2023-02-08 17:03:45

Qatari investors are planning to make a huge bid to buy Premier League club Manchester United, the Daily Mail newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing unnamed sources. The report described the investors...

Ispahani BPL 2023: Dhaka conclude journey with a defeat against Chattogram

Ispahani BPL 2023: Dhaka conclude journey with a defeat against Chattogram

-- 2023-02-07 19:11:54

Dhaka Dominators concluded their journey in Ispahani Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) 2023 with a defeat in the final match against Chattogram Challengers in Mirpur on Tuesday. Chattogram, who were al...

Footballer Christian Atsu 'removed from wreckage with injuries' after earthquake

Footballer Christian Atsu 'removed from wreckage with injuries' after earthquake

-- 2023-02-07 18:13:55

Footballer Christian Atsu has been pulled from the rubble of a building "with injuries" after the earthquakes in Turkey, his club's vice-president Mustafa Özat has told Turkish radio. Atsu, who...

Ispahani BPL 2023: Victorians continue winning streak with a six-wicket win over Challengers

Ispahani BPL 2023: Victorians continue winning streak with a six-wicket win over Challengers

-- 2023-02-04 18:44:38

The Comilla Victorians triumphed over the Chattogram Challengers by six wickets on Saturday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur. The victory marked the seventh consecutive win for...

Bangladesh make winning start in SAFF U-20 Women’s Championship

Bangladesh make winning start in SAFF U-20 Women’s Championship

-- 2023-02-03 22:35:15

Hosts Bangladesh made winning start in the SAFF U-20 Women's Championship when they beat Nepal by 3-1 goals held on Friday at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in the city's Ka...

Ispahani BPL 2023: Barishal eliminate Khulna from playoff race

Ispahani BPL 2023: Barishal eliminate Khulna from playoff race

-- 2023-02-03 22:04:04

Fortune Barishal, led by Shakib Al Hasan, eliminated Khulna Tigers from the Ispahani Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) playoffs race with a 37-run win on Friday in Mirpur. This was Khulna's eighth loss...

Lionel Messi open to playing in 2026 World Cup

Lionel Messi open to playing in 2026 World Cup

-- 2023-02-03 19:58:50

After hoisting his first World Cup trophy with Argentina in December, Lionel Messi said that tournament would be his last, but now it appears he's open to the possibility of playing in the 2026 event,...

Bangladeshi Shooter reaches World Cup finals

Bangladeshi Shooter reaches World Cup finals

Rassiq Aziz Kabir  2023-02-02 13:26:58

Bangladeshi shooter Kamrun Nahar Koly made history in the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol held in Jakarta, Indonesia, this year by getting placed eighth in the competition. This feat was unprecedented for...

What happened to Dhaka Derby, the 'Bangladeshi El Classico'?

What happened to Dhaka Derby, the 'Bangladeshi El Classico'?

Ahnaf Tahmid Fahid 2023-01-31 21:02:14

Abahani and Mohamedan are the two most prominent football clubs in Bangladesh. They have a long history of rivalry, reaching their peak in the '90s when they were considered the most potent teams in d...

Hathurusingha returns as Bangladesh head coach

Hathurusingha returns as Bangladesh head coach

-- 2023-01-31 19:19:44

The Bangladesh Cricket Board has reappointed Chandika Hathurusingha as head coach for the Tigers for a two-year term starting in February. The board confirmed the Sri Lankan’s return in a state...

Real Madrid lose grip in title race following goalless draw

Real Madrid lose grip in title race following goalless draw

-- 2023-01-30 17:13:19

Real Madrid lost ground in the La Liga title race as they were held to a goalless draw at home to Real Sociedad. The result left Madrid five points adrift of leaders Barcelona, who won at Girona on S...

Novak Djokovic wins 10th Australian Open title

Novak Djokovic wins 10th Australian Open title

-- 2023-01-29 19:30:04

A ruthless Novak Djokovic resumed his reign over Melbourne Park by winning a record-extending 10th Australian Open title on Sunday and crushing the Grand Slam dream of Greek trailblazer Stefanos Tsits...

Sabalenka beats Elena Rybakina to win first Grand Slam

Sabalenka beats Elena Rybakina to win first Grand Slam

-- 2023-01-28 18:29:13

Belarusian fifth seed Aryna Sabalenka won her first Grand Slam singles title by fighting back to beat Elena Rybakina in the Australian Open final. In an absorbing contest which showcased the power of...