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Omera LPG to sponsor Dhaka Dynamites in BPL

Omera LPG to sponsor Dhaka Dynamites in BPL

FE Online Desk 2017-10-22 10:58:02

Omera LPG (OPL), the leading LPG company in Bangladesh recently signed a sponsorship MoU with the BPL defending champions Dhaka Dynamites for BPL 2017. Mr. Shamsul Haque Ahmed - CEO of OPL and Mr....

BD batting woes continue

BD batting woes continue

FE Online Report 2017-10-22 10:14:18

Hosts South Africa recorded yet another crushing victory against a hapless Bangladesh side in third ODI on Sunday to complete a 3-0 whitewash in the series. Tigers were ultimately tamed by a spirited...

Thigh injury ends Tamim Iqbal’s South Africa series

Thigh injury ends Tamim Iqbal’s South Africa series

-- 2017-10-21 12:53:17

Bangladesh batsman Tamim Iqbal is not playing the last ODI and T20 series against South Africa as he has been sidelined with injury. Team Manager Minhazul Abedin confirmed on Friday that the left-han...

Sergio Aguero back in squad, Higuain out again

Sergio Aguero back in squad, Higuain out again

AP 2017-10-21 12:22:29

Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli has called up Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero for two friendly matches in November and again left out Gonzalo Higuain. Argentina travels to Moscow to face World C...

Barca scout Man Utd’s Martial

Barca scout Man Utd’s Martial

-- 2017-10-21 12:00:00

Barcelona sent their Sporting Director Robert Fernandez to watch Anthony Martial in Man Utd’s 1-0 win over Benfica on Wednesday The Catalans have been tracking down the French winger since he w...

Nasir, Mominul get call for T20 squad against Proteas

Nasir, Mominul get call for T20 squad against Proteas

-- 2017-10-21 08:04:48

All rounder Nasir Hossain and top order batsman Mominul Haque have got the call in 14-member T20 squad for the two-match series against hosts South Africa. Bangladesh Cricket Board on Saturday announ...

Barca prefer La Liga stay: Club chief

Barca prefer La Liga stay: Club chief

-- 2017-10-21 07:30:51

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu confirmed on Saturday the club wishes to continue playing in La Liga even if Catalonia is granted independence from Spain. The Spanish government is holding a...

Koeman fears Everton sacking after Lyon loss

Koeman fears Everton sacking after Lyon loss

-- 2017-10-20 12:00:00

Everton boss Ronald Koeman said the 2-1 Europa League defeat at home to Lyon on Thursday puts his job under greater scrutiny. The Toffees remain bottom of Group E, without a victory in the group stag...

Mushfiq moves up  five places in ICC  ODI rankings

Mushfiq moves up five places in ICC ODI rankings

-- 2017-10-20 12:00:00

Bangladesh's Mushfiqur Rahim has gained five places in the ICC ODI rankings after the latest ranking updates were carried out on Friday, reports BSS. The Bangladesh Test captain Mushfiq, who is going...

Ctg Club A & J  national snooker  championship ends

Ctg Club A & J national snooker championship ends

Our Correspondent 2017-10-20 09:33:23

CHITTAGONG, Oct 20: National Billiard Academy became champions of the National Snooker Team Championship 2017 beating Comilla City Club 3-2 frame. The final event of the Chittagong Club 2nd A &...

Messi marks European century in Barca stroll

Messi marks European century in Barca stroll

BBC 2017-10-19 12:10:01

Lionel Messi on Wednesday scored his 100th European goal as Barcelona made light of Gerard Pique's red card to brush aside Olympiakos in the Champions League. The Argentine, 30, whipped a free-kick t...

Malaysia beat Pakistan  3-2 in super-4 opener

Malaysia beat Pakistan 3-2 in super-4 opener

-- 2017-10-19 01:19:17

Malaysia made a good start in the super-4 stage of the Hero 10th Men's Asia Cup Hockey upsetting three times champions Pakistan beating them by 3-2 goals in the opening match at the Maulana Bhashani N...

SA seal ODI series beating BD by 104 runs

SA seal ODI series beating BD by 104 runs

FE Online Report 2017-10-18 12:00:00

South Africa clinched the ODI series on Wednesday handing a hapless Bangladesh side 104-run drubbing at Paarl. The hosts took an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series thanks largely to dash...

Tamim back as Tigers meet  Proteas in 2nd ODI today

Tamim back as Tigers meet Proteas in 2nd ODI today

-- 2017-10-18 01:02:25

Bangladesh will take on hosts South Africa in the second match of the three-match ODI series at Boland Park in Paarl today (Wednesday), reports UNB. The battle will begin at 2pm Bangladesh time where...

Aspas hat-trick smashes  Palmas in La Liga

Aspas hat-trick smashes Palmas in La Liga

-- 2017-10-18 01:01:40

MADRID, Oct 17 (AP): Iago Aspas got his first goals of the season in a hat trick in Celta Vigo's 5-2 win over struggling Las Palmas in the Spanish league on Monday. After eight matches without a goal...

Leicester sack manager Shakespeare 4 months after appointment

Leicester sack manager Shakespeare 4 months after appointment

-- 2017-10-17 11:12:32

Leicester City have sacked manager Craig Shakespeare just four months after he signed a three-year deal to take the job on a permanent basis. The Foxes are third from bottom in the Premier League and...

Esquire Electronics sponsors Rangpur Riders

Esquire Electronics sponsors Rangpur Riders

FE Online Desk 2017-10-17 04:17:24

Esquire Electronics Limited has become a sponsor of Rangpur Riders team for the upcoming 5th season of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). The Managing Director of Esquire Electronics Arifur Rahman and...

Lankans to play in Pakistan for first time since 2009

Lankans to play in Pakistan for first time since 2009

BBC 2017-10-17 03:31:06

Sri Lanka have decided to play in Pakistan for the first time since their team bus was attacked in Lahore in 2009 after being left "fully satisfied" with "stringent security measures". The two teams...

Indonesian Goalkeeper dies tragically after collision

Indonesian Goalkeeper dies tragically after collision

BBC 2017-10-16 12:01:19

A goalkeeper in Indonesia's top division has died after colliding with a team-mate during a league match. Choirul Huda, 38, was rushed to hospital on Sunday but pronounced dead shortly after arriving...

Icardi treble guides Inter to derby win

Icardi treble guides Inter to derby win

BBC 2017-10-16 01:12:03

Captain Mauro Icardi scored a 90th-minute winner from a controversially awarded penalty to complete his hat-trick and give Inter victory in a thrilling Milan derby. The Argentine kept his cool to slo...

Tamim, Fizz-less Tigers opt to bat

Tamim, Fizz-less Tigers opt to bat

-- 2017-10-15 12:00:00

Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first against host South Africa in the 1st ODI of their three-match series at De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley on Sunday. Regular opener Tamim Iqbal and pace...

Tigers cross 140-run mark in 29th over against Proteas

Tigers cross 140-run mark in 29th over against Proteas

-- 2017-10-15 12:00:00

The Tigers were batting on 144/3 in 29 overs against host South Africa in the 1st ODI of their three-match series at De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley on Sunday. Mushfiqur Rahim (53*) and Mahmudullah...

Tigers set for a big score

Tigers set for a big score

FE Online Report 2017-10-15 12:00:00

Bangladesh scored 202 for the loss of 4 wickets in 40 overs in the first ODI against South Africa at Diamond Oval, Kimberly on Sunday. After winning the toss and electing to bat first, Bangladesh got...

Tigers set target of 279

Tigers set target of 279

FE Online Report 2017-10-15 12:00:00

Bangladesh scored 278 for the loss of 7 wickets in 50 overs in the first ODI against South Africa at Diamond Oval, Kimberly on Sunday. After winning the toss and electing to bat first, Bangladesh got...

Man City move top of table in style

Man City move top of table in style

Reuters 2017-10-15 11:57:38

Manchester City opened up a two-point lead over their neighbours Manchester United at the top of the Premier League on Saturday thanks to another display of scintillating brilliance in a 7-2 thrashing...

Shakib Al Hasan touches another milestone

Shakib Al Hasan touches another milestone

-- 2017-10-15 05:45:23

Bangladesh's Shakib Al Hasan reached 5000-run mark in ODI while playing against South Africa in the 1st match of a three-match series at De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley on Sunday. Shakib, the world&...

Barca lose first points in La Liga

Barca lose first points in La Liga

-- 2017-10-15 05:16:20

Barcelona's unbeaten run against Atletico Madrid and Diego Simeone in LaLiga continued with Luis Suarez's late equaliser on Saturday. Diego Simeone's winless run against Barcelona in LaLiga continued...

Man Utd frustrates Liverpool at Anfield

Man Utd frustrates Liverpool at Anfield

-- 2017-10-14 08:13:52

Liverpool were held to a frustrating draw despite dominating Manchester United at Anfield and have now won just once in eight games. Jurgen Klopp's side were on top for long periods and peppered the...

Bangladesh to face South Africa Sunday in 1st ODI

Bangladesh to face South Africa Sunday in 1st ODI

-- 2017-10-14 07:50:48

Bangladesh will face host South Africa in the 1st ODI of their three-match series starting at De Beers Diamond Oval, Kimberley on Sunday. The match will begin at 2pm (Bangladesh time) where the full-...

ICC approves Test championship, ODI league

ICC approves Test championship, ODI league

BBC 2017-10-13 12:00:00

Plans for a Test championship and one-day international league have been approved by the International Cricket Council. Nine teams will play six series of Test matches over a two-year period - three...