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Neymar-inspired PSG brush aside sorry Celtic

Neymar-inspired PSG brush aside sorry Celtic

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

Celtic were swept aside by a rampant Paris St-Germain, who hit seven in the Champions League at Parc de Princes during Wednesday's clash. Brendan Rodgers' side opened the scoring in the first minute...

Ariful scripts Khulna's 4th victory   beating Rajshahi by 2 wkts in BPL

Ariful scripts Khulna's 4th victory beating Rajshahi by 2 wkts in BPL

-- 2017-11-22 12:00:00

Khulna Titans registered the 4th win in their 7th match of the seven-team franchised-based Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 Cricket beating lowly Rajshahi Kings by two wickets at the Sher-e-Bangla...

Madrid bulldoze puny Apoel

Madrid bulldoze puny Apoel

-- 2017-11-22 12:00:00

Cristiano Ronaldo broke another Champions League record on Tuesday as holders Real Madrid thrashed Apoel Nicosia to qualify for the last 16. Ronaldo scored twice in the second half to take his tally...

Sujon likely to be Tigers' interim coach

Sujon likely to be Tigers' interim coach

-- 2017-11-21 12:00:00

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has said that former cricketer and one of its directors Khaled Mahmud Sujon is likely to serve as the interim coach of Bangladesh national team. Nazmul Hasan Papon, pre...

Sussex name Gillespie as new head coach

Sussex name Gillespie as new head coach

-- 2017-11-21 12:00:00

Former Australian speedster Jason Gillespie has been named as the new head coach of the English county side Sussex. The 42-year-old, who coached Yorkshire to the County Championship title in 2014 and...

Rangpur upsets Dhaka in nail-biting match

Rangpur upsets Dhaka in nail-biting match

-- 2017-11-21 12:00:00

Bangladesh ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza led Rangpur Riders upset title aspirant Shakib Al Hasan led Dhaka Dynamites Dhaka by three runs in Bangladesh Premiere League (BPL) Cricket at the Sher-e-Ba...

Move to check betting over BPL matches

Move to check betting over BPL matches

-- 2017-11-21 09:22:45

The law-enforcers have stepped up raids to crack down on the gamblers for acts of betting inside cricket stadiums during Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) matches. A series of police raids have already...

BPL: Rangpur beat Sylhet by 7 runs

BPL: Rangpur beat Sylhet by 7 runs

FE Online Desk 2017-11-20 10:52:18

Rangpur Riders on Monday handed Sylhet Sixers a heart-breaking seven-run defeat in the 22nd match of AKS BPL 2017, powered by Shah Cement. Winning the toss, Sylhet Sixers opted to field first at the...

Stubborn Valencia maintain Barca chase

Stubborn Valencia maintain Barca chase

Agencies 2017-11-20 09:57:29

Valencia made it a club-record eight La Liga wins in a row as they beat Espanyol on Sunday to keep the pressure on leaders Barcelona. Espanyol had the best first-half chances, with Gerard Moreno and...

Former Wimbledon champion Novotna dies

Former Wimbledon champion Novotna dies

-- 2017-11-20 09:16:42

Former Wimbledon champion Jana Novotna has died on Sunday at the age of 49. The Women's Tennis Association said Novotna, who had cancer, "died peacefully, surrounded by her family". The Czech player...

Comilla beat Dhaka to take solo lead 

Comilla beat Dhaka to take solo lead 

-- 2017-11-20 07:14:47

Tamim Iqbal’s Comilla Victorians took solo lead in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 Cricket beating Shakib-Al Hasan's Dhaka Dynamites by four wickets at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket...

Dimitrov edges out Goffin for ATP Finals title

Dimitrov edges out Goffin for ATP Finals title

-- 2017-11-20 01:52:30

Bulgaria's Grigor Dimitrov became the first man for 19 years to win the ATP Finals on his debut appearance with victory over Belgian David Goffin. Sixth seed Dimitrov, 26, claimed the biggest title o...

Goffin stuns Federer to enter London final

Goffin stuns Federer to enter London final

-- 2017-11-19 12:00:02

David Goffin on Saturday mounted a spirited fightback to stun six-time champion Roger Federer and reach the final of the season-ending ATP Finals in London. The Belgian seventh seed, 26, came from a...

Madrid derby stalemate leaves Barca 10 points clear

Madrid derby stalemate leaves Barca 10 points clear

FE Online Desk 2017-11-19 12:00:00

Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid played out a goalless draw which left both teams 10 points behind La Liga leaders Barcelona. The best chance of Saturday's derby came in the third minute when Raphael...

Man City suffer Stones injury blow

Man City suffer Stones injury blow

-- 2017-11-19 12:00:00

Manchester City defender John Stones could be out for up to six weeks after apparently injuring his hamstring during Saturday's victory at Leicester. Stones, 23, pulled up and grasped the back of his...

Roma beats Lazio 2-1

Roma beats Lazio 2-1

-- 2017-11-19 03:35:05

'We are the city': Roma beats Lazio 2-1 in heated derby It was just what Italian football fans needed in the first Serie A game since the Azzurri failed to qualify for the World Cup: An entertaining...

Rajshahi taste second win beating Sylhet

Rajshahi taste second win beating Sylhet

-- 2017-11-18 12:00:00

Lowly Rajshahi Kings tasted the 2nd win in their 5th match of the Bangladesh Premier League BPL Cricket shocking Sylhet Sixers by a comfortable seven wickets at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stad...

Bangladesh to participate in Nidahas trophy

Bangladesh to participate in Nidahas trophy

FE Online Desk 2017-11-18 12:00:00

Bangladesh is set to play a tri-nation T20 series against India and Sri Lanka in March 2018 to mark Sri Lanka's 70 years of independence. Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) announced the details and fixtures of...

Serena Williams weds Alexis Ohanian

Serena Williams weds Alexis Ohanian

-- 2017-11-18 12:00:00

The 36-year-old tennis star Serena Williams has finally tied the knot with Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian. The ceremony took place at the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans with a tight securi...

Arsenal beat Tottenham in crucial match

Arsenal beat Tottenham in crucial match

-- 2017-11-18 12:00:00

Arsenal beat Tottenham Hotspurs 2-0 in North London derby at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez proved amid the uncertainty over their futures that they remain Arsenal's s...

Comilla beat Rangpur to keep winning momentum

Comilla beat Rangpur to keep winning momentum

FE Online Desk 2017-11-18 10:29:34

Comilla Victorians on Saturday continued their winning streak with a 14-run victory over Rangpur Riders in the 20th match of AKS BPL 2017. Rangpur Skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza won the toss and put Co...

BCB identifies 77 gamblers

BCB identifies 77 gamblers

-- 2017-11-17 08:38:38

The Bangladesh Cricket Board has identified 77 suspected gamblers, including 12 foreigners, from stadiums since beginning of Bangladesh Premier League on November 4 this year. BPL Governing Council M...

Suspended Hafeez to skip BPL

Suspended Hafeez to skip BPL

-- 2017-11-17 02:37:00

Pakistan offspinner Mohammad Hafeez has decided to skip the Bangladesh Premier League and work on his faulty bowling action after the ICC suspended him from bowling with immediate effect. "I have dec...

Italy sack coach after WC qualifying failure

Italy sack coach after WC qualifying failure

-- 2017-11-16 12:48:28

Italy have sacked coach Giampiero Ventura after the four-time champions failed to reach the World Cup for the first time since 1958. The Azzurri lost a play-off with Sweden 1-0 on aggregate to spell...

Jupp Heynckes: Bayern Munchen's saviour

Jupp Heynckes: Bayern Munchen's saviour

-- 2017-11-16 09:58:52

Jupp Heynckes made a strong and impactful come back to the Bundesliga, as he helped Bayern Munchen overcome their disappointing start to this season. He returned to the Allianz Arena with a 5-0 victor...

Peru qualifies to WC after 36 years

Peru qualifies to WC after 36 years

-- 2017-11-16 09:28:12

Peru ended their 36-year wait for a World Cup berth after overcoming New Zealand 2-0 in Wednesday's inter-confederation playoff. The playoff tie between the fifth-placed CONMEBOL nation and the Ocean...

Argentina's Aguero faints in loss to Nigeria

Argentina's Aguero faints in loss to Nigeria

FE Online Desk 2017-11-15 11:40:20

Sergio Aguero was taken to hospital on Tuesday after fainting in the dressing room at half-time in Argentina's 4-2 defeat by Nigeria in Krasnodar, Russia. The Manchester City striker had scored to pu...

Federer downs Zverev in ATP Finals

Federer downs Zverev in ATP Finals

-- 2017-11-15 02:57:14

Six-time champion Roger Federer was "happy and relieved" to see off the challenge of 20-year-old Alexander Zverev and reach the last four at the season-ending ATP Finals in London. Federer, 36, prove...

No more than two foreign leagues in a year

No more than two foreign leagues in a year

FE Online Desk 2017-11-15 01:01:30

For the past few years, the cricketers of Bangladesh National Team have been playing in the foreign T20 leagues. Shakib, Tamim, and others have been regularly playing in leagues outside of the country...

BD crush hosts Malaysia by  262 runs in Youth Asia Cup

BD crush hosts Malaysia by 262 runs in Youth Asia Cup

-- 2017-11-14 12:39:22

A brilliant century of Towhid Hridoy enabled Bangladesh Under-19 Cricket team to almost assure the semifinal berth of the ACC Youth Asia Cup Cricket 2017 from Group A crushing hosts Malaysia by a mass...