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Tigers take on Lanka  in first T20 today

Tigers take on Lanka in first T20 today

-- 2018-02-15 00:52:53

The first match of the Rocket two-match Twenty20I series between hosts Bangladesh and touring Sri Lanka will be held today (Thursday) at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium at Mirpur in the cit...

Mirpur pitch 'below average', gets one demerit point

Mirpur pitch 'below average', gets one demerit point

-- 2018-02-14 21:18:30

The pitch at the Shere Bangla National Stadium has been rated "below average" by the ICC for its performance in the second Test between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. As a result, the Mirpur ground has re...

Spurs battle back to earn crucial draw against Juve

Spurs battle back to earn crucial draw against Juve

-- 2018-02-14 12:36:19

On the ropes after Gonzalo Higuain struck twice for Juventus in the opening nine minutes, Tottenham Hotspur launched a Harry Kane-led fightback to draw 2-2 in the first leg of their Champions League l...

S Korea approves hefty budget for N Koreans’ Olympic visit

S Korea approves hefty budget for N Koreans’ Olympic visit

-- 2018-02-14 12:28:22

South Korea approved on Wednesday the use of a record 2.86 billion won ($2.64 million) to bankroll the cost of hosting hundreds of visiting North Koreans during the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The M...

Champions League: Man City thrash Basel 4-0

Champions League: Man City thrash Basel 4-0

-- 2018-02-14 12:05:30

Manchester City effectively killed off their Champions League tie against FC Basel after 23 minutes on Tuesday, flattening the Swiss champions with three quick-fire goals on their way to a 4-0 away wi...

Blues move back into top four

Blues move back into top four

-- 2018-02-13 12:08:27

Chelsea clinched a comfortable 3-0 home win over struggling West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League on Monday, easing pressure on coach Antonio Conte following two defeats for the champions. Two g...

3rd round of Premier  Cricket begins today

3rd round of Premier Cricket begins today

-- 2018-02-13 00:21:31

The 1st phase of the 3rd round of Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League will be held at three separate venues today (Tuesday), reports UNB. The top slot holders of List 'A' league table Abahani Ltd w...

Barca drop points again

Barca drop points again

-- 2018-02-12 12:48:59

La Liga leaders Barcelona failed to break down Getafe in a dull 0-0 league draw on Sunday, leaving the Catalans seven points clear at the top of the table. Philippe Coutinho came close with a long ra...

Ronaldo hat-trick helps Real thrash Sociedad

Ronaldo hat-trick helps Real thrash Sociedad

-- 2018-02-11 11:54:57

Cristiano Ronaldo bagged a hat-trick as Real Madrid thrashed Real Sociedad 5-2 in La Liga on Saturday to warm up for their Champions League clash with Paris St Germain in style. Real’s big vict...

Aguero fires four as City maul Leicester 5-1

Aguero fires four as City maul Leicester 5-1

-- 2018-02-11 11:50:19

Sergio Aguero scored four goals as English Premier League leader Manchester City showed Riyad Mahrez what he was missing in a 5-1 thrashing of Leicester on Saturday. Aguero scored his goals in the se...

Olympic Games suffer cyber attack

Olympic Games suffer cyber attack

-- 2018-02-11 11:26:55

The PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games logo is seen at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre in Pyeongchang, South Korea, September 27, 2017. Reuters Pyeongchang Winter Olympics organisers confirmed on...

Major changes in Bangladesh T20 squad

Major changes in Bangladesh T20 squad

-- 2018-02-10 21:59:39

Bangladesh Cricket has make major changes to its T20 squad, with eight left off, three players returning and five new additions. The BCB announced the 15-member squad for the first T20 in a press rel...

Spurs rides on Kane’s head to move past Arsenal

Spurs rides on Kane’s head to move past Arsenal

-- 2018-02-10 21:00:13

Harry Kane's second-half header was enough to give Tottenham victory over Arsenal and move them up to third place in the Premier League. The Spurs striker nodded a Ben Davies cross past Arsenal keepe...

Bangladesh suffer yet another Test series defeat

Bangladesh suffer yet another Test series defeat

-- 2018-02-10 14:53:30

Akila Dananjaya and Rangana Herath have torn through Bangladesh’s batting line-up to clinch victory for the Sri Lankans in the Dhaka Test. The visitors won the game by 215 runs and took the ser...

Sri Lanka eye big lead

Sri Lanka eye big lead

FE Online Desk 2018-02-09 12:45:21

The Bangladesh lower order collapsed in their first innings against Sri Lanka in Dhaka, leaving the Tigers all out for 110. Bowlers Akila Dananjaya and Dilruwan Perera ran through the batsmen, taking...

Coutinho, Rakitic fire Barca to Copa del Rey final

Coutinho, Rakitic fire Barca to Copa del Rey final

-- 2018-02-09 11:32:53

Barcelona reached the Copa del Rey final for a record fifth year in a row with a 2-0 second leg win at Valencia in which Philippe Coutinho scored his first goal for the club. Valencia bossed the firs...

Tigers plunge into hot soup in 14-wicket day

Tigers plunge into hot soup in 14-wicket day

FE Online Report 2018-02-08 18:11:16

Bangladesh’s top order collapsed in the first innings as they managed 56 for 4 against Sri Lanka in the first day of the second Test on Thursday. Liton Das and Mehidy Hasan were at the crease w...

Tigers bowl Lankans out for 222

Tigers bowl Lankans out for 222

-- 2018-02-08 15:47:11

Bangladesh's spin strength dismantled the visiting Sri Lanka’s batting line up in the 1st innings of the 2nd Test of a two-match series as Abdur Razzak took four on his return for the national s...

Sevilla send Leganes packing to reach Cup final

Sevilla send Leganes packing to reach Cup final

-- 2018-02-08 12:00:45

Sevilla recovered from a humiliating loss to Eibar by booking their place in the Copa del Rey final for a second time in three seasons, beating Leganes 2-0 on Wednesday in a semi-final second leg to p...

Tailenders help Sri Lanka score past 200

Tailenders help Sri Lanka score past 200

FE Online Desk 2018-02-08 09:36:19

Sri Lanka have won the toss and decided to bat first against Bangladesh in the 2nd and final Test of the two-match series at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on Thursday. Tigers...

Bangladesh-Lanka Test series decider kicks off today

Bangladesh-Lanka Test series decider kicks off today

-- 2018-02-08 00:57:21

Bangladesh will take on Sri Lanka in the decider of a to-Test series after a draw in Chittagong. The second and last match will kick off at 9:30am (Bangladesh time) at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket S...

Bayern crush Paderborn to reach Cup semis

Bayern crush Paderborn to reach Cup semis

-- 2018-02-07 12:15:58

Bayern Munich secured its place in the German Cup semifinals with a 6-0 win thrashing third-division leader Paderborn on Tuesday. Jupp Heynckes' 19th victory from 20 games since returning as coach ke...

Watford humiliate 10-man Chelsea

Watford humiliate 10-man Chelsea

-- 2018-02-06 11:42:50

Ten-man Chelsea suffered another setback in their stumbling season as they lost 4-1 at Watford on Monday after conceding three late goals to go down to their second straight Premier League defeat. Da...

Afif in ESPN’s U-19 World Cup XI

Afif in ESPN’s U-19 World Cup XI

-- 2018-02-06 00:13:45

Bangladesh Under-19 team all-rounder Afif Hossain has been included in the ESPNcricinfo's team of the tournament for his brilliant performance in the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup, which concluded at Mou...

Arambagh make their  first-ever final beating Sheikh Jamal 1-0

Arambagh make their first-ever final beating Sheikh Jamal 1-0

-- 2018-02-06 00:12:49

Arambagh Krira Sangha smartly reached the final of the Independence Cup Football Tournament for the first time eliminating Premier League runners-up Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club by 1-0 goal in the firs...

Mushfiqur Rahim  becomes father

Mushfiqur Rahim becomes father

-- 2018-02-06 00:11:55

 Former Bangladesh Test captain Mushfiqur Rahim has become father of his first child on Monday, reports UNB. Mushfiqur's wife Jannatul Kifayet Mondi has given birth to their son around 9:30am at...

English clubs spent majority in January transfer window

English clubs spent majority in January transfer window

-- 2018-02-05 20:24:02

The spending of Premier League clubs in January accounted for 51 per cent of transfer fees paid out by Europe's top five leagues, according to a CIES study. CIES said "the total estimated spending wa...

Seven-star Juve steamroll Sassuolo

Seven-star Juve steamroll Sassuolo

-- 2018-02-05 13:28:10

Juventus striker Gonzalo Higuain scored a second-half hat-trick as the champions routed a hapless Sassuolo 7-0 in Serie A. Juve stayed second, however, as leaders Napoli won 2-0 at table-propping Ben...

Kane’s last-minute penalty earns a point for Spurs

Kane’s last-minute penalty earns a point for Spurs

-- 2018-02-05 00:00:00

Harry Kane scored his 100th Premier League goal from the penalty spot in stoppage time to snatch a point for Tottenham Hotspur in a thrilling 2-2 draw with Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday. Mohamed Sal...

Joint Korean hockey team set to play first match

Joint Korean hockey team set to play first match

-- 2018-02-04 14:17:18

The joint North and South Korean ice hockey team is set to play its first match on Sunday, ahead of the Pyeongchang Olympics in South Korea. The match is an international friendly against Sweden, who...