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Next generation Test cricketers for Bangladesh are ready from here

Next generation Test cricketers for Bangladesh are ready from here

Shajedul Rahin 2022-01-12 10:45:11

The year 2022 started for Bangladesh cricket with a tour to New Zealand for a 2-match Tests series, with the expectations of the fans hitting rock bottom, especially after a horrible end to 2021 losin...

Bangladesh slump to innings loss despite valiant 102 from Liton Das

Bangladesh slump to innings loss despite valiant 102 from Liton Das

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-11 11:47:39

Despite a valiant effort from Liton Das, Bangladesh were unable to stave off a thorough thrashing at the hands of world Test champions New Zealand in Christchurch, losing by an innings and 117 runs....

Djokovic wins legal battle to participate in Australian Open

Djokovic wins legal battle to participate in Australian Open

-- 2022-01-10 13:34:39

An Australian judge ruled on Monday that Novak Djokovic be released from immigration detention immediately, finding the government's decision to revoke the tennis star's visa to enter the country was...

Boult bowls Tigers out for 126 after Latham double ton

Boult bowls Tigers out for 126 after Latham double ton

-- 2022-01-10 12:46:28

Tom Latham scored 252, Devon Conway banked another century and Ross Taylor likely played his last test innings as New Zealand declared at 521-6 on Monday before bowling out Bangladesh for 126 on the s...

Australia loses bid to delay Djokovic's visa appeal

Australia loses bid to delay Djokovic's visa appeal

-- 2022-01-09 20:49:15

A bid by the Australian government to delay Novak Djokovic's appeal against deportation has been rejected by a judge overseeing his case. The government had requested the tennis star's court hearing...

Australia still hold an unassailable 3-0 lead against England in Ashes Test

Australia still hold an unassailable 3-0 lead against England in Ashes Test

-- 2022-01-09 18:47:18

England's walking wounded defied Australia's pace attack to bat out a dramatic final day of the fourth Ashes Test for a morale-boosting draw at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday. The hosts still ho...

New Zealand bounce back in second Test, head for a massive total

New Zealand bounce back in second Test, head for a massive total

-- 2022-01-09 17:30:32

Captain Tom Latham smashed an unbeaten 186 as New Zealand bounced back from their shock defeat in Mount Maunganui to amass 349-1 on the opening day of the second and final Test against Bangladesh on S...

Four Bangladeshis make world record cycling 1670 kilometres

Four Bangladeshis make world record cycling 1670 kilometres

RASSIQ AZIZ KABIR 2022-01-09 12:35:48

Four Bangladeshi youths have created a world record by cycling 1670 kilometres in 48 hours through a relay. They are Drabir Alam, Tanvir Ahmed, Mohammad Alauddin and Rakibul Islam, from BD Cyclists,...

Rain in Sydney stands in way of Australia's march towards victory

Rain in Sydney stands in way of Australia's march towards victory

-- 2022-01-09 10:56:02

Australia remained on course for a 4-0 lead in the Ashes series on Sunday when they reduced England to 122 for three, still 266 runs in arrears, at lunch on the final day of the fourth Test, Reuters r...

Messi continues recovery from Covid-19, misses Lyon trip

Messi continues recovery from Covid-19, misses Lyon trip

-- 2022-01-08 20:03:17

Lionel Messi will miss Paris St Germain's Ligue 1 trip to Olympique Lyonnais on Sunday as he continues his recovery from COVID-19, the capital club said on Saturday. The Argentine forward is back in...

BFF names Javier Cabrera as national team head coach

BFF names Javier Cabrera as national team head coach

-- 2022-01-08 19:48:42

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has named Spaniard Javier Cabrera as the head coach of the national team. The 37-year-old Cabrera, who was in charge of the FC Barcelona Academy in Northern Virgi...

Tigers chase history in Ross Taylor's farewell test

Tigers chase history in Ross Taylor's farewell test

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-01-08 15:48:02

Bangladesh will be chasing a momentous series victory against New Zealand while their smarting hosts are determined to give Ross Taylor a fitting farewell in test cricket in the second and final match...

Khawaja's twin tons leave England batting to save test

Khawaja's twin tons leave England batting to save test

-- 2022-01-08 15:17:44

Usman Khawaja scored his second century of the match to help Australia to 265 for six declared on the fourth day of the fourth Ashes Test on Saturday, handing England an unlikely victory target of 388...

Who will be the future 'Fabulous Five' of Bangladesh cricket?

Who will be the future 'Fabulous Five' of Bangladesh cricket?

Aniruddha Bhowmik 2022-01-08 15:12:14

Bangladesh have got off to a fairy-tale start to 2022 after a dismal 2021, beating the World Test Champions in their own backyard, a result that most thought, was by no means achievable after what had...

Premier League 'Team of the Year' 2021

Premier League 'Team of the Year' 2021

Swadhin Shahporan 2022-01-08 14:04:31

2021 was another strange year in the world of English top-flight which had almost everything - the return of the fans to the stadium, a great transfer window, shock results here and there and of cours...

Djokovic faces third day in Australian migrant detention

Djokovic faces third day in Australian migrant detention

-- 2022-01-08 11:14:44

Tennis world number one Novak Djokovic began a third day in Australian immigration detention on Saturday, joined by Czech women's player Renata Voracova as a blame game between Australian authorities...

Djokovic joined by Czech tennis player in Australian immigration hotel

Djokovic joined by Czech tennis player in Australian immigration hotel

-- 2022-01-07 22:23:00

Tennis world No. 1 Novak Djokovic was joined in Australian immigration detention by Czech women's player Renata Voracova on Friday in a row over COVID-19 vaccines that could scupper the Serbian's shot...

Shakib thrashes idea of Bangladesh having no good players except big guns

Shakib thrashes idea of Bangladesh having no good players except big guns

-- 2022-01-07 21:20:44

Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan has trashed the idea of the country not having any good players except the big guns. The allrounder talked to the media on Friday while attending a ceremony of a...

Barca ‘flop’ Coutinho joins Aston Villao on loan

Barca ‘flop’ Coutinho joins Aston Villao on loan

-- 2022-01-07 19:24:40

Aston Villa have signed Brazilian international Philippe Coutinho on a loan deal until the end of the season from Barcelona, the Premier League club said on Friday. He will be reunited with former ca...

Bangladesh’s Test win good for world cricket, says Taylor

Bangladesh’s Test win good for world cricket, says Taylor

-- 2022-01-07 17:35:41

New Zealand's defeat in the opening match may have marred Ross Taylor's farewell Test series but the retiring stalwart believes Bangladesh's shock victory at Mount Maunganui was a massive boost for th...

Elgar overcomes India challenge, giving SA Test series winning hope

Elgar overcomes India challenge, giving SA Test series winning hope

-- 2022-01-06 22:25:07

South Africa captain Dean Elgar produced a heroic unbeaten innings of 96 runs to lead his team to a seven-wicket victory over India in the second test at the Wanderers on Thursday. Elgar defied a hos...

Guardiola to sit out FA Cup match after positive Covid test

Guardiola to sit out FA Cup match after positive Covid test

-- 2022-01-06 20:03:11

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will miss Friday's FA Cup third-round match away to fourth-tier Swindon Town after testing positive for COVID-19, the Premier League club said on Thursday. City...

Mohammad Hafeez: The silent 'Professor' of Pakistan cricket

Mohammad Hafeez: The silent 'Professor' of Pakistan cricket

Rakimul Huq 2022-01-06 10:41:09

Amidst all the highs and lows of Pakistan cricket in the last 18 years, one name remains constant. From manning the turbulent ship to doing his part quietly and going unnoticed, the man has done it al...

Djokovic denied entry to Australia over vacciantion status

Djokovic denied entry to Australia over vacciantion status

-- 2022-01-06 09:33:56

World number one tennis player Novak Djokovic was denied entry into Australia on Thursday amid a storm of protest about a decision to grant him a medical exemption from Covid-19 vaccination requiremen...

Elgar leads SA's chase to level India series

Elgar leads SA's chase to level India series

-- 2022-01-05 22:22:01

South Africa captain Dean Elgar scored an unbeaten 46 to give his team a chance of victory over India as they chased a target of 240 to win the second Test at the Wanderers in South Africa. The hosts...

Will England find their Alastair Cook this time?

Will England find their Alastair Cook this time?

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-01-05 21:25:00

England, with a broken spirit, are once again facing an upbeat Australia in the 4th test of the series at Sydney.  The series is already lost for them at Melbourne. Their main focus will be to f...

City is the winner of the blockbuster new year of Premier League

City is the winner of the blockbuster new year of Premier League

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-01-05 20:27:14

The 1st game week of 2022 in the premier league was as enticing as it could be. In two consecutive days, Arsenal hosted City and Liverpool visited London to face Chelsea.  The top 4 of the Premi...

South Africa make positive start to 240-run victory chase

South Africa make positive start to 240-run victory chase

-- 2022-01-05 19:55:44

South Africa made a positive start in their bid to win the second test and were 34 without loss at tea on the third day on Wednesday as they chased a target of 240 to beat India at the Wanderers. Aid...

Queen's Baton arrives in Dhaka on Thursday

Queen's Baton arrives in Dhaka on Thursday

-- 2022-01-05 18:07:52

The Queen's Baton for the 22nd Commonwealth Games will arrive in Dhaka on Thursday on a five-day tour in Bangladesh, said a Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA). The Queen's Baton, which carries a me...

Ebadot stars as Bangladesh seal historic away Test win over New Zealand

Ebadot stars as Bangladesh seal historic away Test win over New Zealand

-- 2022-01-05 09:00:57

Fast bowler Ebadot Hossain took a career-best 6-46 as Bangladesh beat World Test Champion New Zealand by eight wickets in the first cricket test Wednesday, capturing its first-ever win in New Zealand....