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Comilla on top after Chittagong phase

-- 2017-12-01 12:39:20

CHITTAGONG, Nov 30 (UNB): Comilla Victorians topped the points table of the 5th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) after the end of the Chittagong phase as they handed a 12-run defeat to defending champi...

WC 2018: Spain, Portugal in same group  

-- 2017-12-01 12:00:00

Neighbours Spain and Portugal will meet at next year's Fifa World Cup after being drawn in the same group during Friday's draw in Moscow. Champions Germany are in Group F with Mexico, Sweden and Sout...

Barca steamroll Murcia, advance to Cup last 16

-- 2017-11-30 12:00:00

Barcelona reached the Copa del Rey last 16 with a convincing victory over Real Murcia, but there were shock exits for Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad. Third-tier Lleida recovered from three goals d...

Canterbury sign Stokes, Ashes return still in doubt

-- 2017-11-30 11:41:27

England cricketer Ben Stokes will play for Canterbury province in New Zealand's domestic one-day competition beginning Sunday, despite being barred from international play as he waits to learn whether...

Sammy, debutant Onik secure Rajshahi's 4th win

-- 2017-11-30 01:03:11

CHITTAGONG, Nov 29 (UNB): Chittagong Vikings made their early exit from the last four race of the seven-team 5th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 after a 33-run loss against Rajshahi Kings in the 3...

FIFA sells nearly 0.75m WC tickets before draw

-- 2017-11-29 12:00:00

FIFA has sold 742,760 match tickets in the first round of sales for the World Cup before Friday's draw for the finals. The majority of ticket applications came from host nation Russia with 47 per cen...

Bale helps Madrid survive Copa scare

-- 2017-11-29 12:00:00

Gareth Bale created two goals on his return from injury as Real Madrid avoided an embarrassing defeat by third-tier club Fuenlebrada in the Copa del Rey. The Wales forward, 28, came off the bench aft...

Japanese sumo champ retires over alleged assault

-- 2017-11-29 01:03:04

Sumo grand champion Harumafuji has said he will retire from the sport, in a scandal that has rocked Japan's highly ceremonial sport. Harumafuji is being investigated for an alleged assault on a junio...

Milan fire Montella, put Gattuso in charge

-- 2017-11-28 12:00:00

AC Milan have sacked Vincenzo Montella as manager and placed Gennaro Gattuso in charge of the first team. The club are seventh in Serie A on 20 points, 18 behind leaders Napoli, after a run of only t...

Five more Russians get lifetime Olympic bans

-- 2017-11-28 12:00:00

Five more Russian athletes have been banned from the Olympics for life as a result of the International Olympic Committee's investigations into the country's doping scandal. Sergei Chudinov, Aleksei...

Rangpur breeze past Sylhet, Comilla crush Khulna

-- 2017-11-28 12:00:00

Rangpur Riders beat Sylhet Sixers by four wickets in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Cricket Stadium in Chittagong on Tuesday. Rangpur chased down a target of 174 runs s...

Buffon may play for Italy again!

-- 2017-11-28 08:01:12

Just two weeks after announcing his retirement from international duty, legendary goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon had admitted he could play for the Italy national team again. Buffon bid a tearful farewe...

Ashwin’s record-breaking spell helps India down SL

-- 2017-11-28 01:40:47

Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin polished off Sri Lanka’s tail in the second test to help India equal their biggest victory margin and go 1-0 up in the three-match series in Nagpur on Monday. Th...

Barca draw at Mestalla after goal-line controversy

-- 2017-11-27 12:00:00

Barca were denied the opener at The Mestalla as Lionel Messi’s tame shot after half an hour was spilt by goalkeeper Neto and bounced over the line before the Brazilian dragged it back over but r...

Australia claim first blood in Ashes

-- 2017-11-27 12:00:00

Australia sealed a dominant 10-wicket victory before lunch on day five of the series-opening Ashes test on Monday, having chased 170 runs without loss in a blow to England’s pride. Steve Smith&...

Khulna beat Rajshahi by 68 runs

-- 2017-11-27 11:08:12

Khulna Titans regained the top spot in the points table in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) by beating Rajshahi Kings by 68 runs at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Cricket Stadium on Monday. Riding on the Shafi...

Lewis boosts Dhaka to get back top slot of BPL 5

-- 2017-11-27 09:59:32

CHITTAGONG, Nov 27 (UNB): Defending champions Dhaka Dynamites have got back their top spot of the 5th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20, crushing bottom-rung Chittagong Vikings by seven wickets in t...

Andy Flower turns down Tigers’ coach position

-- 2017-11-27 09:02:43

Former Zimbabwe cricket team captain and current England coach Andy Flower has reportedly turned down an offer to take up the vacant position of coach for Bangladesh cricket team. Flower, 49, is unde...

Ronaldo rescues Real, Atletico hammer Levante

-- 2017-11-26 12:00:00

Cristiano Ronaldo scored on the rebound after having a penalty saved to give Real Madrid a scarcely-deserved 3-2 win against Malaga while Atletico Madrid recorded their biggest win of the season by th...

Last minute spot-kick gives Arsenal win

-- 2017-11-26 10:24:17

Alexis Sanchez scored an injury-time penalty to give Arsenal victory over Burnley at Turf Moor on Sunday. The Chilean slotted in a 98th-minute spot-kick to win the game to give the Gunners their thir...

ICC fines pacer Shanaka for ball tampering

-- 2017-11-26 01:59:35

Sri Lanka pace bowler Dasun Shanaka has been fined 75 per cent of his match fee for ball tampering during the second day’s play in the Nagpur Test against India on Saturday, hindustantimes repor...

Messi equals Ronaldo record with fourth Golden Shoe

-- 2017-11-25 12:00:00

Lionel Messi has received his fourth Golden Shoe award for leading all of Europe’s leagues in scoring last season. It’s the fourth time the Barcelona forward has received the honor, drawi...

Rangpur wins nail-biting encounter against Ctg

-- 2017-11-25 10:54:22

Rangpur Riders clinched a last ball-thriller victory Chittagong Vikings for their 4th win in the 5th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong on Saturday. Chasin...

Messi signs new contract, €700m release fee

-- 2017-11-25 06:50:16

Lionel Messi has signed his new contract with Barcelona, the Camp Nou side have confirmed. Messi's new deal will run until 2021 and has a release clause of €700 million, reports Goal. The 30-ye...

Mustafizur's much anticipated return round the corner

-- 2017-11-24 12:46:08

   Rajshahi Kings continue to keep their fingers crossed over the return of Mustafizur Rahman, who has missed all matches of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League owing to injury, reports C...

Khulna Titans beat Rangpur Riders to seal top spot of table

-- 2017-11-24 11:47:59

CHITTAGONG, Nov 24 (Agencies): Khulna Titans went to the top of the AKS Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 's points table with a tight nine-run win over Rangpur Riders at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadi...

Robinho gets nine-year term for gang rape

-- 2017-11-24 11:16:12

Brazilian footballer Robinho has been sentenced to nine years in prison for taking part in the gang rape of a woman in Milan in 2013. An Italian court on Thursday ruled the 33-year-old and five other...

Ctg beat Sylhet by 40 runs

FE Online Desk 2017-11-24 10:50:07

Chittagong Vikings defeated Sylhet Sixers by 40 runs on Friday in their group match  of the BPL T20 at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chittagong. Earlier, sent in to bat first, Chittagong post...

Pistorius jail term more than doubled for killing girlfriend

-- 2017-11-24 03:07:45

A South African court has increased Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorius's jail sentence for killing his girlfriend to 13 years and five months. Prosecutors had argued that the six-year term for murdering...

Goalless draw with Juventus sends Barca through

-- 2017-11-23 12:00:00

Lionel Messi started on the bench in Wednesday's clash as Barcelona qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League despite their second successive 0-0 draw in the group stage. October's goalless g...