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T20 World Cup: New Zealand thrash Australia by 89 runs in Super 12 opener

T20 World Cup: New Zealand thrash Australia by 89 runs in Super 12 opener

-- 2022-10-22 19:31:36

Devon Conway scored a brilliant unbeaten 92 as New Zealand thrashed champions Australia by 89 runs in a rematch of last year's final, opening the Super 12 stage with a bang at the Twenty20 World Cup o...

Zimbabwe knock out Scotland to advance to Super 12s

Zimbabwe knock out Scotland to advance to Super 12s

-- 2022-10-21 21:47:05

Zimbabwe claimed the final spot in the Super 12s stage of the ongoing T20 World Cup, beating Scotland by five wickets in Hobart on Friday. Scotland won the toss and their captain Richie Berrington op...

Barcelona bounce back in style from Clasico loss with win over Villarreal

Barcelona bounce back in style from Clasico loss with win over Villarreal

-- 2022-10-21 19:17:45

Barcelona bounced back from their Clasico loss to Real Madrid in style as they cruised to a 3-0 home LaLiga win over Villarreal with a brace from Robert Lewandowski on Thursday. Xavi Hernandez's side...

Ireland dump Windies from T20 World Cup

Ireland dump Windies from T20 World Cup

-- 2022-10-21 16:28:31

Paul Stirling smashed a glittering half-century as Ireland eliminated twice champions West Indies from the T20 World Cup and advanced to the Super 12 phase with a nine-wicket thrashing in Hobart on Fr...

Messi announces plans to invest in a Silicon Valley start-up

Messi announces plans to invest in a Silicon Valley start-up

-- 2022-10-20 20:43:35

Lionel Messi is moving into tech investments, with the Argentinian icon collaborating with Silicon Valley executives on a new start-up company. The Paris Saint-Germain and Argentina icon is 35 years...

Sri Lanka qualify for Super 12s in T20 World Cup

Sri Lanka qualify for Super 12s in T20 World Cup

-- 2022-10-20 17:43:11

In their cut-throat clash against the Netherlands on Thursday in Geelong, Sri Lanka won by 16 runs and progressed to the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup. At Kardinia Park, Sri Lanka was slow afte...

From Paris to Doha: Two fans show love for France with long bicycle ride

From Paris to Doha: Two fans show love for France with long bicycle ride

-- 2022-10-19 22:23:42

Two ardent French football fans are cycling all the way from Paris to Doha to cheer for the defending champions at the World Cup in Qatar, which kicks off next month, reports Reuters. Mehdi Balamissa...

FIFA World Cup: Coaches must submit a preliminary selection of players by Friday

FIFA World Cup: Coaches must submit a preliminary selection of players by Friday

-- 2022-10-19 20:32:48

World Cup coaches must submit a preliminary selection of players for the tournament by Friday as they begin the process of finalising their squads for the finals in Qatar. Each of the 32 participatin...

WI beat Zimbabwe in T20 World Cup to boost qualification hopes

WI beat Zimbabwe in T20 World Cup to boost qualification hopes

-- 2022-10-19 18:36:56

Alzarri Joseph starred as West Indies boosted their chances of advancing in the Men's T20 World Cup with a 31-run win over Zimbabwe. Fast bowler Joseph took 4-16 to help dismiss Zimbabwe for 122 with...

Messi names France and Brazil as favourites to win World Cup

Messi names France and Brazil as favourites to win World Cup

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-19 10:30:16

Argentina captain Lionel Messi has said defending champions France and Brazil are the favourites to win the World Cup in Qatar as they have a core group of players who have played together for a...

T20 WC: Tigers to take on South Africa on Wednesday in last warm-up

T20 WC: Tigers to take on South Africa on Wednesday in last warm-up

-- 2022-10-18 20:52:44

The cornered Tigers are set to take on South Africa on Wednesday in their last warm-up ahead of the Super 12s of the ongoing T20 World Cup in Australia. In the first warm-up match, Bangladesh suffere...

Netherlands maintain all-win run beating Namibia by five wkts

Netherlands maintain all-win run beating Namibia by five wkts

-- 2022-10-18 19:40:50

The Netherlands maintained all-win run in the first round Group A match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup Cricket beating giant Namibia by five wickets at the GMHBA Stadium in South Geelong in Victoria,...

T20 World Cup: Meiyappan’s hat-trick goes in vain as UAE lose to Sri Lanka

T20 World Cup: Meiyappan’s hat-trick goes in vain as UAE lose to Sri Lanka

-- 2022-10-18 19:09:52

Karthik Meiyappan made history against Sri Lanka when he became the first player to claim a hat-trick for the UAE in T20Is. It was also the first hat-trick of the T20 World Cup 2022. But his glorious...

Portugal's Diogo Jota ruled out of World Cup

Portugal's Diogo Jota ruled out of World Cup

-- 2022-10-18 19:01:30

Portugal forward Diogo Jota has been ruled out of the World Cup with a calf injury, says Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp, according to BBC. "Not good news about Diogo, yes he will miss the World Cup,"...

Neymar tells court he did not participate in Barcelona transfer talks

Neymar tells court he did not participate in Barcelona transfer talks

-- 2022-10-18 18:47:53

Brazil football star Neymar Jr told a court on Tuesday he did not participate in negotiations over his transfer to "childhood dream" club Barcelona from Santos in 2013, but had signed what his father...

Worry grows for Iran woman athlete who climbed without hijab

Worry grows for Iran woman athlete who climbed without hijab

-- 2022-10-18 18:28:16

An Iranian female competitive climber left South Korea on Tuesday after competing at an event in which she climbed without her nation's mandatory headscarf covering, authorities said. Farsi-language m...

Roger Binny replaces Ganguly as BCCI chief

Roger Binny replaces Ganguly as BCCI chief

-- 2022-10-18 17:07:30

Former Indian all-rounder Roger Binny replaced Sourav Ganguly as the head of the country's all-powerful cricket control board on Tuesday. "The 67-year-old was elected president unopposed at the annua...

Benzema wins Ballon d'Or award for best player in the world

Benzema wins Ballon d'Or award for best player in the world

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-18 10:39:39

Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema won the Ballon d'Or award for the best player in the world on Monday, beating Robert Lewandowski, Sadio Mane and Kevin De Bruyne to the top prize, Reuters repor...

Bayern's Germany forward Sane sidelined with torn muscle

Bayern's Germany forward Sane sidelined with torn muscle

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-18 10:33:14

Bayern Munich's Leroy Sane tore his thigh muscle in Sunday's 5-0 home win over Freiburg, the Bundesliga club said on Monday, casting doubt over his inclusion in the Germany squad for the World C...

Bangladesh slump to heavy defeat in T20 World Cup warmup against Afghanistan

Bangladesh slump to heavy defeat in T20 World Cup warmup against Afghanistan

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-18 10:22:12

Bangladesh have suffered a batting malfunction in their warmup match against Afghanistan and sunk to a crushing 62-run defeat ahead of the Twenty20 World Cup, bdnews24.com reports. Choosing t...

Five SAFF champion girls receive grand reception in Khagrachhari

Five SAFF champion girls receive grand reception in Khagrachhari

-- 2022-10-17 20:10:13

Five women footballers from Rangamati and Khagrachhari districts have been accorded a grand reception in Khagrachhari for winning the Saff Women’s Football Championship. Khagrachhari Parbattya...

T20 warm-up: Bangladesh suffer a heavy defeat to Afghanistan

T20 warm-up: Bangladesh suffer a heavy defeat to Afghanistan

-- 2022-10-17 18:52:54

Batting woes continue for Bangladesh with a few days to go before their battle in the Super 12 stage of the T20 World Cup. On Monday, Bangladesh suffered a humiliating 62-run defeat to Afghanistan in...

Windies humbled by Scotland

Windies humbled by Scotland

-- 2022-10-17 15:56:19

Twice champions West Indies crashed to a shocking 42-run defeat by Scotland in their T20 World Cup opener in Hobart on Monday, the second major upset inside two days at the global showpiece tournament...

T20 World Cup: Netherlands make good start beating UAE in low-scoring thriller

T20 World Cup: Netherlands make good start beating UAE in low-scoring thriller

-- 2022-10-16 20:16:51

The Netherlands made a good start in a Group A match of the T20 World Cup first phase beating the United Arab Emirates by three wickets with one ball left at the GMHBA Stadium in South Geelong on Sund...

Namibia beat Sri Lanka by 55 runs in T20 World Cup opener

Namibia beat Sri Lanka by 55 runs in T20 World Cup opener

-- 2022-10-16 15:24:15

Sri Lanka's T20 World Cup campaign suffered a disastrous start on Sunday as the former champions crashed to a 55-run loss against plucky Namibia in Geelong. Arriving as surprise Asia Cup champions, S...

ICC T20 World Cup begins Sunday

ICC T20 World Cup begins Sunday

-- 2022-10-15 19:46:14

The wait is finally over- the ICC T20 World Cup is all set to begin on Sunday with the match between Sri Lanka and Namibia at 10 am (Bangladesh time). A total of 16 teams are participating in the T20...

Messi worried by Dybala and Di Maria injuries ahead of World Cup

Messi worried by Dybala and Di Maria injuries ahead of World Cup

-- 2022-10-15 17:52:52

Argentina captain Lionel Messi said he was concerned by the recent injuries to his international team mates, Angel Di Maria and Paulo Dybala, but hopes they will both recover in time for the World Cup...

Pakistan get timely boost ahead of T20 WC with tri-nation series win

Pakistan get timely boost ahead of T20 WC with tri-nation series win

-- 2022-10-14 16:04:04

Pakistan beat New Zealand by five wickets in the final of a tri-series in Christchurch on Friday, giving themselves a timely boost ahead of the upcoming Twenty20 World Cup in Australia. Chasing 164 a...

Qatar World Cup will have areas for drunk fans to sober up, chief says

Qatar World Cup will have areas for drunk fans to sober up, chief says

-- 2022-10-14 15:42:40

The soccer World Cup being held in Qatar from next month will have areas for drunk fans to sober up, its chief executive said in a television interview. The Nov. 20-Dec. 18 World Cup is the first to...

Neymar faces five-year jail-term request in corruption and fraud trial

Neymar faces five-year jail-term request in corruption and fraud trial

REUTERS 2022-10-14 13:52:20

Brazil forward Neymar will stand trial next week on fraud and corruption charges over his transfer to Barcelona from Santos in 2013 and the complainant, Brazilian investment firm DIS, said on Th...