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Djokovic gets vaccine exception for Australian Open

Djokovic gets vaccine exception for Australian Open

-- 2022-01-04 18:31:42

Novak Djokovic ended speculation over his Australian Open title defence by announcing on Tuesday that he would compete at the season's opening Grand Slam event after receiving a medical exemption from...

Harsha Bhogle's tweet misinterpreted makes social media laughter

Harsha Bhogle's tweet misinterpreted makes social media laughter

FE Sports Desk 2022-01-04 17:23:13

On Day-3 of the first Test between New Zealand and Bangladesh at Mount Maunganui, Liton Das played a fine knock of 86 runs, playing 177 deliveries bowled by the likes of Tim Southee, Kyle Jamieson, Tr...

Tigers close in on shock win after Ebadot rattles NZ

Tigers close in on shock win after Ebadot rattles NZ

-- 2022-01-04 13:10:46

Bangladesh looked to be closing in on a shock victory over world test champions New Zealand after Ebadot Hossain's three-wicket burst in the final session of the fourth day reduced the hosts to 147-5...

Bangladesh dominate Day 4, poised to secure a historic victory

Bangladesh dominate Day 4, poised to secure a historic victory

Aniruddha Bhowmik 2022-01-04 11:54:00

The first Test match at the Bay Oval has taken a major turn of events in the last 30 minutes of the day and is tilted towards Bangladesh, thanks to career-best bowling figures from Ebadot Hossain of 4...

Second Test against South Africa: India reach 146 runs for five wickets against

Second Test against South Africa: India reach 146 runs for five wickets against

-- 2022-01-03 21:01:29

India stand-in captain KL Rahul made a half-century as India reached 146 runs for five wickets at tea on the opening day of the second Test against South Africa at the Wanderers on Monday. Rahul prov...

Omicron will test Beijing Winter Games bubble: organisers

Omicron will test Beijing Winter Games bubble: organisers

-- 2022-01-03 18:46:47

China's meticulous plans to prevent an Olympics-seeded COVID-19 outbreak by sealing all participants inside a "closed-loop" for the upcoming Winter Games will be tested by the emergence of the highly...

Bangladesh take the Day 3 honours with 73 runs lead

Bangladesh take the Day 3 honours with 73 runs lead

Aniruddha Bhowmik 2022-01-03 12:33:53

Bangladesh further strengthened their authority leading by 73 runs on the first Test match of the series after ending Day 3 with a score of 401/6, thanks to healthy scores from Mominul Haque and Liton...

Bangladesh heading towards handy lead over New Zealand

Bangladesh heading towards handy lead over New Zealand

-- 2022-01-03 12:12:56

Mominul Haque scored 88 to lead Bangladesh to a 73-run, first-innings lead over New Zealand in the first cricket test Monday, in one of its best-ever performances away from home. Captain Mominul shar...

Messi, 3 other PSG players test positive for Covid-19

Messi, 3 other PSG players test positive for Covid-19

-- 2022-01-02 18:16:35

Seven-time Ballon d’Or winner Lionel Messi is among four players in the Paris Saint-Germain squad to have tested positive for the coronavirus ahead of the team’s French Cup game on Monday...

The Lukaku Saga: An unnecessary trouble in Tuchel's paradise

The Lukaku Saga: An unnecessary trouble in Tuchel's paradise

Abrar Chowdhury 2022-01-02 16:56:19

Chelsea had high hopes on Romelu Lukaku when they signed him for 97.5 million pounds. On paper, Lukaku seemed like the perfect missing piece of Tuchel’s puzzle.  A striker like Lukaku almo...

Joy's grit puts Bangladesh on top on Day 2

Joy's grit puts Bangladesh on top on Day 2

Aniruddha Bhowmik 2022-01-02 11:50:00

Bangladesh finished Day 2 on a high, scoring 175 runs with the loss of 2 wickets after dismissing New Zealand for 328. The Bangladeshi bowlers got off to a great start on Day 2 by picking up the rema...

Stoppage-time goal gives Manchester City 2-1 win over 10-man Arsenal

Stoppage-time goal gives Manchester City 2-1 win over 10-man Arsenal

-- 2022-01-01 22:01:21

A stoppage-time goal from midfielder Rodri gave Premier League leaders Manchester City a 2-1 win at Arsenal on New Year's Day as the home side finished a thrilling encounter with 10 men following the...

Rahul Dravid's journey to the head coach of Team India

Rahul Dravid's journey to the head coach of Team India

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-01-01 18:59:33

After the T20 World Cup failure, India sacked Ravi Shastri from their head coach position. Rahul Dravid was hired in place of him. His era as a coach of the Indian national team started with the home...

12-day Gaming Tournament held

12-day Gaming Tournament held

-- 2022-01-01 18:11:10

CGL Esports, an organisation run by youths, organised a 12-day Gaming Tournament on Canadian University of Bangladesh (CUB) campus in the capital that ended  on December 30, said a press release....

Bangladesh bowlers fight but Conway ton puts New Zealand ahead

Bangladesh bowlers fight but Conway ton puts New Zealand ahead

-- 2022-01-01 14:41:52

Devon Conway celebrated his return from injury with a sparkling 122 on Saturday to propel New Zealand to 258-5 against Bangladesh on the opening day of the first test in Mount Maunganui. Bangladesh c...

How the pacers fared in the opening day of 1st Test in New Zealand?

How the pacers fared in the opening day of 1st Test in New Zealand?

Aniruddha Bhowmik 2022-01-01 12:15:35

On a slightly greenish pitch at Mount Maunganui, Bangladesh kicked off the new year by electing to bowl first after winning the toss, going ahead with a bowling attack of 4 bowlers.  Taskin Ahme...

New Year Resolutions 2022 ft. Bangladesh Cricket

New Year Resolutions 2022 ft. Bangladesh Cricket

Shajedul Rahin 2022-01-01 11:51:18

For Bangladesh Cricket, 2021 has been a year to forget. From getting defeated at home in tests by a comparatively young West Indies, to having lost the highest number of matches in T20 World Cup 2021...

Three Liverpool players test positive for Covid-19 before Chelsea trip

Three Liverpool players test positive for Covid-19 before Chelsea trip

-- 2021-12-31 20:28:12

Three Liverpool players and more staff members have tested positive for Covid-19 ahead of the trip to Chelsea but it is too soon to ask the Premier League to postpone the game, manager Juergen Klopp s...

Tigers look forward to writing a new chapter in New Zealand

Tigers look forward to writing a new chapter in New Zealand

-- 2021-12-31 19:25:37

Ahead of the first Test against New Zealand on Saturday, Bangladesh captain Mominul Haque said they are not worried much about what happened in the past in New Zealand. Tigers rather are looking forw...

South Africa's De Kock suddenly quits Test cricket

South Africa's De Kock suddenly quits Test cricket

-- 2021-12-31 10:12:37

Quinton de Kock has announced his retirement from test cricket, another blow to South Africa's brittle top six batting line-up in the longest format of the game that has seen them lose a number of est...

India beats South Africa by 113 runs in first Test

India beats South Africa by 113 runs in first Test

-- 2021-12-30 18:43:52

India wrapped up a 113-run win over South Africa just after lunch on day five of the first Test at Centurion. Needing 305 to win South Africa were bowled out for 191, with the final three wickets fal...

New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor announces international retirement

New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor announces international retirement

-- 2021-12-30 10:47:14

New Zealand batsman Ross Taylor will retire from test cricket after the two-match series against Bangladesh and play his last limited overs internationals against Australia and the Netherlands over th...

Real Madrid quartet test positive for COVID-19

Real Madrid quartet test positive for COVID-19

-- 2021-12-29 23:04:48

Real Madrid's Thibaut Courtois, Federico Valverde, Eduardo Camavinga and Vinicius Jr have tested positive for COVID-19, the club said in a statement on Wednesday. Real Madrid are back in action on Ja...

Ireland, USA agree to cancel one-day series due to Covid-19 cases

Ireland, USA agree to cancel one-day series due to Covid-19 cases

-- 2021-12-29 19:32:28

Ireland and hosts United States agreed to cancel the one-day international, or ODI series between the two sides after members of the touring staff tested positive for COVID-19, the two boards announce...

Dimuth Karunaratne's underrated year of brilliance

Dimuth Karunaratne's underrated year of brilliance

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2021-12-29 18:47:41

We are just a couple of days away from leaving 2021 behind us. Looking back at the cricket of 2021, we find it mostly indulged by T20 cricket for obvious reasons. Teams put serious emphasis on T20 wit...

Joe Root's 'excellent' year ends in agony

Joe Root's 'excellent' year ends in agony

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2021-12-29 14:44:09

The boxing day test in Melbourne was nothing different from the perspective of England. They were as miserable as they have been in Australia for quite some time, as they were all the year, bar Joe Ro...

Barcelona announce €55m Ferran Torres transfer from Manchester City

Barcelona announce €55m Ferran Torres transfer from Manchester City

-- 2021-12-28 19:59:21

Spain forward Ferran Torres has joined Barcelona from Manchester City, signing a contract until June 2027 with a 1.0 billion euro (£842m) buyout clause. The 21-year-old forward returns to Spain...

Brentford's analytics revolution - Moneyball all the way

Brentford's analytics revolution - Moneyball all the way

Abrar Chowdhury 2021-12-28 12:03:18

Modern sports are sometimes unfair to smaller teams with little financial muscle as the formula nowadays, to compete in sports, is simple - you have to spend money. It’s like David vs Goliath b...

Are changes coming under Ragnick?

Are changes coming under Ragnick?

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2021-12-28 11:42:52

Ralf Ragnick might not have a very impressive resume when it comes to managing some of the biggest clubs in Europe, but he is one of the philosophers of the modern game.  He has his legacy in th...

Debutant Boland leads England humiliation as Australia retain Ashes

Debutant Boland leads England humiliation as Australia retain Ashes

-- 2021-12-28 10:35:26

Australia retained the Ashes with a thumping innings and 14-run win in the third test in Melbourne on Tuesday, with debutant paceman Scott Boland laying waste to England's hapless batsmen with a devas...