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How two South Africa centuries stop India in 1st ODI

How two South Africa centuries stop India in 1st ODI

-- 2022-01-20 11:29:40

Captain Temba Bavuma and Rassie van der Dussen scored centuries and shared a partnership of 204 as hosts South Africa beat India by 31 runs in the first One-day International on Wednesday. The home s...

Maxwell hits 154 off 64 balls

Maxwell hits 154 off 64 balls

-- 2022-01-20 11:24:10

Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell smashed an unbeaten 154 from 64 balls to post the highest invidual score in Big Bash League (BBL) history and lead the Melbourne Stars to a record Twenty20 total...

Bangladesh women secure second win in T20 Commonwealth Games qualifiers

Bangladesh women secure second win in T20 Commonwealth Games qualifiers

-- 2022-01-19 17:12:59

Bangladesh women's cricket team have set new records for highest scoring batting partnership and bowling, securing a second win in the T20 Commonwealth Games qualifiers and beating Kenya by 80 runs....

Nadal’s last chance for history?

Nadal’s last chance for history?

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-01-19 16:45:11

9 of the last 11 Australian Open were shared between these two greats. They are also the two highest winners of this Grand Slam.  When the Australian government declined the visa of Novak Djokov...

Do the English players believe in themselves?

Do the English players believe in themselves?

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-01-19 16:09:42

2021 would be a year in the red ball which England will not want to look back on anytime soon as they lost 4 out of 5 series, 9 out of 15 games played. Aussies ran rampant against this vulnerable side...

Turkey to send 3,250 security personnel to Qatar 2022 World Cup

Turkey to send 3,250 security personnel to Qatar 2022 World Cup

-- 2022-01-19 10:02:56

Turkey will send 3,250 security officers to Qatar for the 2022 World Cup, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Tuesday, adding Ankara had also trained Qatari personnel ahead of the competition. S...

South Africa meet India in first ODI home series

South Africa meet India in first ODI home series

-- 2022-01-19 09:56:04

South Africa captain Temba Bavuma said they are mulling over whether to select a specialist batsman or all-rounder at number six for the opening one-day international against India on Wednesday. Sout...

Francisco "Paco" Gento passes away: Only man to win six European Cup titles till now

Francisco "Paco" Gento passes away: Only man to win six European Cup titles till now

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-01-18 20:44:02

Francisco Gento, one of the most revered legends in the history of Real Madrid and the only man to win six European cups (the previous version of the UEFA Champions League) passed away at the age of 8...

Bangladesh women thump Malaysia in Commonwealth Games qualifier

Bangladesh women thump Malaysia in Commonwealth Games qualifier

-- 2022-01-18 17:41:26

The Bangladesh women's cricket team have handed Malaysia an eight-wicket drubbing in the opening T20 match of the Commonwealth Games qualifiers. Legbreak Rumana Ahmed (2-4) and debutant seamer Suraiy...

FIFPRO Men's World XI turns into a laughingstock on social media

FIFPRO Men's World XI turns into a laughingstock on social media

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-01-18 16:18:05

Yesterday's FIFA FIFPro Men's World XI has come as a shock for football lovers around the world due to a very unconventional formation to accommodate four attackers in the team as well as some high pr...

Why Lewandowski, Putellas win FIFA Best awards

Why Lewandowski, Putellas win FIFA Best awards

-- 2022-01-18 15:36:18

Bayern Munich's Polish striker Robert Lewandowski won the FIFA Best Men's Player award for 2021 with Barcelona's Spanish midfielder Alexia Putellas winning the FIFA Best Women's Player prize at M...

Thomas Muller: A machine that we hardly talk about

Thomas Muller: A machine that we hardly talk about

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-01-18 15:09:47

Most football lovers are aware of the infamous incident during the match between Argentina and Germany in the 2010 World Cup when Diego Maradona, not knowing who Thomas Muller was, assumed him to be a...

Cummins wins Muslims' hearts with Khawaja gesture

Cummins wins Muslims' hearts with Khawaja gesture

-- 2022-01-17 16:07:26

Pat Cummins’ leadership qualities were on full display even after his side sealed a 4-0 Ashes series win yesterday as he ensured Usman Khawaja, the first Muslim cricketer to play for Australia,...

Australia's negligent attitude towards Bangladesh needs to end

Australia's negligent attitude towards Bangladesh needs to end

Abrar Chowdhury 2022-01-17 14:14:07

Rakibul Hasan, The current captain of Bangladesh Under 19 team was only 9 months old when Bangladesh last toured Australia to play Test cricket back in 2003.  The young generation of the Banglad...

The botched side of the new format of Spanish  Super Cup

The botched side of the new format of Spanish Super Cup

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-01-17 12:19:28

After two enthralling semi-finals, Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao locked horns for the trophy of the Spanish Super Cup yesterday night. With a goal each from Modric and Benzema, Real Madrid took home...

U19 Cricket World Cup: The champions surrender helplessly in their opening game

U19 Cricket World Cup: The champions surrender helplessly in their opening game

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-01-17 11:07:36

Bangladesh endured a crushing defeat of 7 wickets in their first game of the U19 cricket world cup. The defending champions started their defence of the title against England at Warner Park, St. Kitt...

Australia leaves door open for Djokovic to compete at next year's Open despite ban

Australia leaves door open for Djokovic to compete at next year's Open despite ban

-- 2022-01-17 10:34:33

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has left the door open for Novak Djokovic to compete at next year's Australian Open despite the tennis superstar facing an automatic three-year ban from enteri...

Djokovic's Australia Open hopes end as he loses court battle, faces deportation 

Djokovic's Australia Open hopes end as he loses court battle, faces deportation 

-- 2022-01-16 17:44:02

Novak Djokovic is set to be deported from Australia after losing a last-ditch court bid to stay in the country. Judges rejected a challenge launched by the unvaccinated tennis star after the governme...

Australia ride roughshod over England's hopes of an Ashes victory

Australia ride roughshod over England's hopes of an Ashes victory

-- 2022-01-16 17:25:21

Cameron Green led the way as Australia rode roughshod over England's hopes of an Ashes victory by dismissing the tourists for 124 in Hobart on Sunday evening to clinch the fifth Test by 146 runs and s...

Where does Virat Kohli rank among the greatest Test captains?

Where does Virat Kohli rank among the greatest Test captains?

Ayman Chowdhury 2022-01-16 15:24:44

Virat Kohli’s decision to step down as the captain of India’s Test team brings the curtains down on a memorable stint in India’s Test history which saw them rise from number seven in...

India lost their chance to achieve two historic feat

India lost their chance to achieve two historic feat

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-01-16 13:53:18

After winning the series against New Zealand, India toured South Africa, which happened to be Rahul Dravid’s first away series as a coach. They had two historical achievements in sight, going in...

Kohli steps down as India Test captain

Kohli steps down as India Test captain

-- 2022-01-15 20:28:24

India's Virat Kohli has stepped down as captain of the Test side following their 2-1 series defeat by South Africa, the player said in a statement on Saturday. "It's been seven years of hard work, to...

Djokovic to spend another night in immigration detention before court hearing

Djokovic to spend another night in immigration detention before court hearing

-- 2022-01-15 12:20:40

 Novak Djokovic will spend Saturday night in immigration detention before the world's tennis number one seeks a court ruling to stop his deportation and keep alive his bid for a record 21st major...

South Africa win India series coming from behind

South Africa win India series coming from behind

-- 2022-01-14 19:37:32

Keegan Petersen scored a superb 82 as South Africa completed a seven-wicket victory in the third test and a 2-1 series win over world number one India on an unforgiving Newlands pitch having chased do...

Australia once again cancels Djokovic's visa

Australia once again cancels Djokovic's visa

-- 2022-01-14 16:14:20

Australia cancelled Novak Djokovic's visa for a second time on Friday, saying the world tennis number one, who has not been vaccinated for Covid-19, may pose a health risk. Immigration Minister Ale...

Australia cancels Novak Djokovic's visa for second time

Australia cancels Novak Djokovic's visa for second time

-- 2022-01-14 13:19:00

The Australian government cancelled Novak Djokovic's visa for a second time on Friday, saying the world tennis No. 1, unvaccinated for COVID-19, may pose a risk to the community, Reuters reports. Imm...

World No1 Djokovic included in Australian Open draw as visa call delayed

World No1 Djokovic included in Australian Open draw as visa call delayed

-- 2022-01-13 13:22:00

Tennis world No. 1 Novak Djokovic was included in the Australian Open draw on Thursday (Jan 13), although uncertainty remained about whether the government would cancel the top seed's visa for a secon...

Liton Das now best Bangladeshi batsman in ICC ranking

Liton Das now best Bangladeshi batsman in ICC ranking

-- 2022-01-12 18:41:53

Following a groundbreaking two-match Test series against New Zealand, Bangladesh got a new superstar in Liton Das, who finally proved his worth in batting. He ended the series with 196 runs, includin...

Djokovic likely to face hostility, cold start at Melbourne Park

Djokovic likely to face hostility, cold start at Melbourne Park

-- 2022-01-12 17:56:24

Novak Djokovic is likely to face hostility both on and off the court if he is allowed to play at the Australian Open but a former member of the Serbian's team thinks the world number one is well-equip...

Kohli shows masterclass but South Africa bowls out India on day 1

Kohli shows masterclass but South Africa bowls out India on day 1

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-12 11:34:07

India captain Virat Kohli played a lone hand with 79 as the tourists were bowled out for 223 on the first day of the decisive third and final test against South Africa at Newlands on Tuesday. The hom...