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USA, Canada, Mexico to host 2026 FIFA world cup

USA, Canada, Mexico to host 2026 FIFA world cup

-- 2018-06-13 18:00:30

The 2026 World Cup will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico after their joint bid beat Morocco's proposal to host it. The 'United 2026' bid was selected by FIFA member nations, winning 13...

Spain sacks coach Lopetegui just before World Cup debut

Spain sacks coach Lopetegui just before World Cup debut

-- 2018-06-13 17:15:26

Spain coach Julen Lopetegui was sacked on Wednesday, one day before their opening World Cup match against Portugal, the head of the Spanish football federation (RFEF) Luis Rubiales told a news confere...

Nike drops Iran boot deal ahead of World Cup

Nike drops Iran boot deal ahead of World Cup

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

Sportswear giant Nike says it has withdrawn its supply of boots to Iranian footballers ahead of the World Cup because of new US sanctions. The decision has frustrated Iranian players and head coach C...

World Cup linesmen will not flag tight offsides

World Cup linesmen will not flag tight offsides

-- 2018-06-13 12:02:32

World Cup assistant referees have been told to keep their flag down for tight offside calls to enable VAR to make the correct decision, says FIFA referees committee chairman Pierluigi Collina. Russia...

Rumana, Khadija improve in ICC T20 rankings

Rumana, Khadija improve in ICC T20 rankings

-- 2018-06-12 22:03:55

Title-winners Bangladesh, who defeated India twice and Pakistan once in the tournament, made significant gains in ICC's T20 rankings, reports ESPNcricinfo. Rumana Ahmed, the player of the match in th...

Real Madrid appoints Spain manager as head coach

Real Madrid appoints Spain manager as head coach

-- 2018-06-12 21:27:27

Real Madrid on Tuesday have appointed Spain manager Julen Lopetegui as their new head coach on a three-year deal. Zinedine Zidane, who led the club to three successive Champions League titles, steppe...

Salah's may miss Egypt’s opening match

Salah's may miss Egypt’s opening match

-- 2018-06-12 19:55:28

Egyptian fans will be crossing their fingers as medical staff are still unsure about whether or not talisman Mohamed Salah will be able to take to the field against Uruguay in the North African nation...

Triumphant women cricketers get bonus of Tk 1.0m each

Triumphant women cricketers get bonus of Tk 1.0m each

-- 2018-06-11 21:48:10

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced a bonus of Tk 1.0 million for each members of Bangladesh women's cricket team for winning the ACC Women's T20 Asia Cup. BCB President Nazmul Hasan mad...

Watford sign Deulofeu from Barcelona for £11m

Watford sign Deulofeu from Barcelona for £11m

-- 2018-06-11 18:34:34

Watford reached an agreement to sign Gerard Deulofeu on a permanent basis from Barcelona , both clubs confirmed on Monday afternoon. The Spanish forward joins the Hornets for a fee of £11 milli...

JS speaker congratulates women cricket team

JS speaker congratulates women cricket team

-- 2018-06-11 16:57:55

The Jatiya Sangsad Speaker on Monday congratulated Bangladesh women cricket team for achieving a historical victory over India by three wickets in the Asia Cup T-20 cricket final in Kuala Lumpur, Mala...

Neymar on target again as Brazil beat Austria

Neymar on target again as Brazil beat Austria

-- 2018-06-11 12:55:41

Gabriel Jesus, Neymar, and Philippe Coutinho scored as Brazil swept aside Austria 3-0 in their final World Cup warm-up game in Vienna on Sunday. Manchester City striker Jesus calmly curled past Heinz...

Rafa wins 11th French, 17th Grand Slam titles

Rafa wins 11th French, 17th Grand Slam titles

-- 2018-06-10 22:27:27

World number one Rafael Nadal Sunday won an 11th French Open title by beating Austria's Dominic Thiem in straight sets. Nadal, 32, won 6-4 6-3 6-2 to earn his 17th Grand Slam, three adrift of Roger F...

Argentina lands in Russia

Argentina lands in Russia

-- 2018-06-10 19:08:01

Argentina national football team arrived in Russia for the upcoming FIFA World Cup on Saturday, according to Sputnik News. “Argentina is already in Russia. Countdown to the most important footb...

Tigresses clinch Asia Cup T20 title beating India

Tigresses clinch Asia Cup T20 title beating India

FE Online Report 2018-06-10 15:40:25

Bangladesh have clinched Women's Asia Cup T20 trophy with a 3-wicket win over mighty India in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur. In a nail biting finish in the last ball of the innings, all-round...

Halep wins maiden Grand Slam title

Halep wins maiden Grand Slam title

-- 2018-06-09 21:22:35

World number one Simona Halep finally won her first Grand Slam title with a gutsy comeback victory over American 10th seed Sloane Stephens in the French Open final. Halep, who had lost her three prev...

Enzo Perez replaces Lanzini in Argentina squad

Enzo Perez replaces Lanzini in Argentina squad

-- 2018-06-09 20:27:40

Enzo Perez has been added to Argentina's World Cup squad as a replacement for Manuel Lanzini. West Ham midfielder Lanzini was ruled out of the tournament after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligamen...

Bangladesh reach Women's T20 Asia Cup final

Bangladesh reach Women's T20 Asia Cup final

-- 2018-06-09 16:27:23

Bangladesh women’s cricket team stormed into the final of the six-nation Women's T20 Asia Cup for the first time after a huge 70-run victory against host Malaysia at Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala...

Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish awarded knighthood

Liverpool legend Kenny Dalglish awarded knighthood

-- 2018-06-09 11:17:48

Liverpool and Scotland legend Kenny Dalglish has been knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. The 67-year-old, who won the European Cup three times while playing for the Reds and later managed...

Nadal powers past Del Potro, face Thiem in final

Nadal powers past Del Potro, face Thiem in final

-- 2018-06-08 22:27:37

Top seed Rafael Nadal will bid for a record-extending 11th French Open title after breezing past fifth seed Juan Martin del Potro in the semi-finals. Nadal, 32, won 6-4 6-1 6-2 to set up a meeting wi...

Belgium most attacking, Morocco  most defensive team at World Cup

Belgium most attacking, Morocco most defensive team at World Cup

-- 2018-06-08 22:21:47

An analysis of results involving the 32 teams at the 2018 FIFA World Cup shows that Belgium have been the most attacking and Morocco the most defensive team over the past three years, reports Hindusta...

West Ham winger Lanzini out of Argentina squad

West Ham winger Lanzini out of Argentina squad

-- 2018-06-08 20:02:21

West Ham's Argentina midfielder Manuel Lanzini will miss the World Cup after suffering a ruptured anterior knee ligament injury in training on Friday. Lanzini was named in Jorge Sampaoli's 23-man squ...

Winter break for PL clubs from 19-20 season: FA

Winter break for PL clubs from 19-20 season: FA

-- 2018-06-08 18:32:02

Premier League clubs will have a winter break in February from the 2019-20 season. The break will be staggered across two weeks, with five matches on the first weekend and five the following weekend....

Tendulkar’s son in India under-19 squad

Tendulkar’s son in India under-19 squad

-- 2018-06-08 14:00:44

The son of legendary Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar, Arjun, has been picked for the national under-19 team. The team will play five one-day internationals and two four-day matches in Sri Lanka in Ju...

Juventus sign Douglas Costa for €40m

Juventus sign Douglas Costa for €40m

-- 2018-06-08 10:54:53

Juventus have signed Brazilian winger Douglas Costa from Bayern Munich on a permanent deal after a successful loan spell, the Italian champions said on Thursday. Costa has agreed a four-year contract...

England, France among  youngest teams at WC

England, France among youngest teams at WC

-- 2018-06-07 22:06:05

With average ages of 26 each, England and France are among the youngest teams at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, second only to Nigeria's squad which has an average age of 25.9, reports Hindustan T...

Halep beats Muguruza to reach final

Halep beats Muguruza to reach final

-- 2018-06-07 22:00:17

World number one Simona Halep has another chance to finally land her first Grand Slam title after beating Garbine Muguruza in the French Open semi-finals. The Romanian, 26, won 6-1 6-4 against the Sp...

Nadal, Del Potro reach semis

Nadal, Del Potro reach semis

-- 2018-06-07 21:45:46

Defending champion Rafael Nadal reached his 11th French Open semi-final by ruthlessly turning around his rain-delayed quarter-final against Argentine 11th seed Diego Schwartzman. Top seed Nadal, 32,...

Steve Rhodes is Tigers’ new head coach

Steve Rhodes is Tigers’ new head coach

-- 2018-06-07 19:11:24

Bangladesh’s search for a successor to Chandika Hathurusaingha has ended through the appointment of Steve Rhodes as head coach of the national cricket team. Bangladesh Cricket Board President N...

Govt allocates Tk 14.98b for developments of sports

Govt allocates Tk 14.98b for developments of sports

-- 2018-06-07 17:26:36

The government has allocated Tk 14.98 billion for the Youth and Sports Ministry in the proposed budget for fiscal year 2018-19, Tk 3.07 billion up from the revised budget of the last fiscal year. Fin...

Belgium breeze past Salah-less Egypt

Belgium breeze past Salah-less Egypt

-- 2018-06-07 12:21:49

Belgium hammered the final nail into Egypt’s halting World Cup warm-up campaign with an assured 3-0 win in Brussels on Wednesday that settled some nerves among the fancied hosts, who lacked inju...