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Mashrafe most wkt taker in one session of DPDCL

-- 2018-04-03 21:30:31

Tigers ODI side captain Mashrafe Bin Moratza has become the most wicket getter in one session of the List 'A' cricket in Bangladesh, reports UNB. He captured 38 wickets in 15 matches, averaging 14.21...

MS Dhoni receives Padma Bhushan

-- 2018-04-03 21:29:28

Former India cricket captain MS Dhoni was conferred with the Padma Bhushan, the country's third-highest civilian award, on Monday, reports PTI. As his name was announced, Dhoni marched past the dig...

Aussie players’ union calls ball-tampering bans ‘too harsh’

-- 2018-04-03 15:17:08

Cricket Australia should reconsider bans given to three Test cricketers involved in a ball-tampering scandal, the players’ union says. Former captain Steven Smith and batsmen David Warner and C...

Abahani close in to clinch Premier title

-- 2018-04-03 00:19:20

Abahani Ltd crushed Khelaghar Samaj Kalyan Samity by a huge 127-run in the 4th round super-league match of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) a...

Busquets back in training ahead of Roma clash

-- 2018-04-02 19:15:48

Barcelona have been given a boost as Sergio Busquets has returned to training as the club prepare for Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Roma, reports barcablaugranes. Busquets has been ou...

Isner beats Zverev, clinches first Masters title

-- 2018-04-02 14:47:25

American John Isner won his first ever Masters 1,000 title with a 6-7 (4-7) 6-4 6-4 victory over German Alexander Zverev in the Miami Open final. In a nervous opening in Monday's clash, the first s...

Alli double helps Spurs snap Stamford Bridge hoodoo

-- 2018-04-02 11:59:20

Tottenham Hotspur ended 28 years of hurt and took a massive stride in the race for a top-four finish in the Premier League as Dele Alli struck twice in a 3-1 victory at Chelsea on Sunday. Not since Ga...

Bangladesh U-15 girls clinch JCGI Youth Football title

-- 2018-04-01 18:39:25

Bangladesh Under-15 Women’s Football Team have clinched the title of Jockey Club Girls' International Youth Football tournament beating Hong Kong by 6-0 goals. Midfielder Tohura Khatun scored a...

Zlatan marks MLS debut with a brace

-- 2018-04-01 18:10:35

Zlatan Ibrahimovic marked his LA Galaxy debut on Saturday with a match-winning cameo as his side came from 3-0 down to beat new boys Los Angeles FC. The 36-year-old, stealing the show once more, came...

Bayern put Dortmund to the sword

-- 2018-04-01 14:02:00

Treble-chasing Bayern Munich demolished hapless Borussia Dortmund 6-0 with Robert Lewandowski scoring a hat-trick on Saturday but they will have to wait another week to clinch the Bundesliga title. I...

Messi rescues a point for shambolic Barca

FE Online Desk 2018-04-01 11:22:38

Lionel Messi came off the bench to preserve Barcelona’s unbeaten run in La Liga with a sensational late equaliser in a thrilling 2-2 draw at Sevilla as the runaway leaders came back from two g...

MU moves to second spot

-- 2018-03-31 22:11:31

Romelu Lukaku scored his 100th Premier League goal as Manchester United strengthened their grip on second place and dented Swansea's survival hopes. Lukaku gave United an early lead when he collected...

Salah equals Cristiano, RVP Premier League goal record

-- 2018-03-31 19:50:40

Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah has equalled a record held by Robin van Persie and Cristiano Ronaldo after scoring the winner in Saturday's 2-1 win over Crystal Palace. The Egypt international has no...

Warner 'resigns' from international cricket

-- 2018-03-31 12:52:49

Batsman David Warner says he is "resigned to the fact" he may never play for his country again after his part in the ball-tampering scandal. Warner and Steve Smith were given year-long bans by Cricke...

Digne out for three weeks

-- 2018-03-30 23:11:56

French international Lucas Digne has returned to Barcelona from international duty with a muscular problem. The tests carried out on Wednesday have confirmed that he has a thigh injury in his left l...

Zverev eases into Miami semis

-- 2018-03-30 15:18:24

Germany's Alexander Zverev eased past Croatia's Borna Coric in straight sets to reach the Miami Open semi-finals. The world number five, 20, overpowered the 21-year-old to win 6-4 6-4 on Thursday a...

Australia coach Lehmann to quit amid tampering scandal

-- 2018-03-29 22:42:01

Darren Lehmann is to quit as head coach of Australia at the end of the current Test series against South Africa, reports BBC on Thursday. The 48-year-old will step down after the final Test in Johann...

Collins sends Venus packing from Miami Open

-- 2018-03-29 13:16:26

Qualifier Danielle Collins overpowered her childhood idol Venus Williams 6-2 6-3 in a stunning quarter-final upset at the Miami Open on Wednesday. Collins, belying her 93rd ranking, pounded winner af...

Warner apologises for 'stain on game'

-- 2018-03-29 13:14:57

Australia batsman David Warner has apologised for causing "distress" to cricket fans "in Australia and all over the world" after the ball-tampering incident which has seen him banned for a year. Wa...

Smith, Warner get 12-month bans for ball-tampering

FE Online Desk 2018-03-28 15:03:25

Steve Smith and David Warner have both been banned for 12 months by Cricket Australia (CA) for their roles in the ball-tampering controversy in South Africa, according to an Australian Broadcasting Co...

Brazil end Germany’s 22-match unbeaten streak

-- 2018-03-28 12:39:23

Brazil edged past world champions Germany 1-0 in their international friendly to snap their opponents’ 22-match unbeaten run and exact some measure of revenge for their 2014 World Cup semi-final...

Spain maul Messi-less Argentina 6-1

-- 2018-03-28 11:54:04

Spain sent out a warning to their World Cup rivals as Isco grabbed a hat-trick in a 6-1 thrashing of Argentina, who were missing the injured Lionel Messi, in a friendly on Tuesday. On what was suppos...

Netherlands hand Portugal 3-0 trouncing

-- 2018-03-27 12:37:07

European champions Portugal suffered a first-half collapse and had Joao Cancelo sent off just past the hour in an embarrassing 3-0 World Cup warm-up defeat by the Netherlands. Memphis Depay, Ryan Bab...

Messi fit to play Spain, Sampaoli confirms

-- 2018-03-27 11:50:34

Argentina manager Jorge Sampaoli said that Lionel Messi has recovered from his adductor muscle problems and will play against Spain in a friendly on Tuesday. Sampaoli on Monday told newsmen that "yes...

Cilic, Del Potro through but Dimitrov falls in Miami

-- 2018-03-26 15:47:29

Croatian second seed Marin Cilic survived a tough examination by Canadian Vasek Pospisil to reach the fourth round of the Miami Open with a 7-5 7-6(4) victory after nearly two hours on Sunday. But th...

English suffer innings defeat in first test against Kiwis

-- 2018-03-26 13:30:37

England lost by an innings and 49 runs to New Zealand in the first Test at Auckland despite the efforts of all-rounder Ben Stokes on the final day. Stokes made a patient 66 from 188 balls as he and C...

Footballers Sabina, Rani get Indian visa

-- 2018-03-25 18:00:35

Sabina Khatun and Krishna Rani Sarkar, players of Bangladesh women's football, on Sunday were granted visa to participate in Indian Women's League. They were granted visa when they met Indian High Co...

Smith, Warner step down over ball-tampering scandal

-- 2018-03-25 15:16:04

Australia’s Steve Smith and David Warner have stepped down as captain and vice captain following the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa, Cricket Australia said in a statement on Sunday. Wic...

Federer to lose top spot after Miami loss

-- 2018-03-25 13:59:36

Roger Federer will lose his world number one spot after defeat at the Miami Open - and has announced he will miss the clay court season, including the French Open. The 36-year-old, who suffered a sho...

Australia launches probe into ball-tampering

-- 2018-03-25 11:26:05

Cricket Australia chief executive officer James Sutherland says he is ‘shocked and extremely disappointed’ and has begun an investigation into the ball-tampering scandal involving the Aust...