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India in command after Umesh, Ashwin wreck Bangladesh

India in command after Umesh, Ashwin wreck Bangladesh

-- 2022-12-22 18:19:12

India seamer Umesh Yadav and off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin claimed four wickets apiece as the tourists bowled out Bangladesh for a below-par 227 on the opening day of the second and final Test in Mi...

Blatter criticises Infantino’s plans for World Cup formats

Blatter criticises Infantino’s plans for World Cup formats

-- 2022-12-21 21:44:54

Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter is criticising successor Gianni Infantino's plans for a 48-team World Cup and an expanded Club World Cup. In an interview with German weekly Die Zeit released Wedne...

More than 25 million watched WC final in US

More than 25 million watched WC final in US

-- 2022-12-21 18:04:07

Argentina’s dramatic victory over France in penalty kicks in the World Cup final was the second most-watched soccer match of any kind in the United States. The early numbers from Nielsen, Fox a...

Messi invited to ‘eternalise’ his mark at Brazil's Maracana

Messi invited to ‘eternalise’ his mark at Brazil's Maracana

-- 2022-12-21 17:55:32

Argentina’s World Cup-winning captain Lionel Messi has been invited to ‘eternalise’ his mark at Brazil's famous Maracana by leaving his footprints in the iconic stadium's Hall of Fam...

Messi's World Cup post beats egg to become most-liked on Instagram

Messi's World Cup post beats egg to become most-liked on Instagram

-- 2022-12-21 15:47:29

Lionel Messi set yet another record on Tuesday after his Instagram post celebrating Argentina's World Cup win became the most-liked on the platform, breaking a nearly four-year-old record held by a ph...

France football team get warm reception in Paris despite losing World Cup final

France football team get warm reception in Paris despite losing World Cup final

-- 2022-12-20 18:54:57

France's national football team returned from Qatar to the acclaim of huge crowds in Paris on Monday, after their heroic defeat to Argentina in the World Cup final, which won them admiration in the co...

World Cup champions Argentina get heroes’ welcome in Buenos Aires

World Cup champions Argentina get heroes’ welcome in Buenos Aires

-- 2022-12-20 18:23:19

Thousands of ecstatic fans gave Argentina's football squad a hero's welcome in Buenos Aires in the early hours before dawn on Tuesday after the plane carrying Lionel Messi and his World Cup-winning te...

India’s Rohit Sharma, Navdeep Saini to miss second Test against Bangladesh

India’s Rohit Sharma, Navdeep Saini to miss second Test against Bangladesh

-- 2022-12-20 17:30:26

India's cricket board (BCCI) said on Tuesday that captain Rohit Sharma and fast bowler Navdeep Saini have been ruled out of the second and final Test against Bangladesh. Rohit missed India's 188-run...

England complete historic whitewash in Pakistan

England complete historic whitewash in Pakistan

-- 2022-12-20 15:47:43

England's bold brand of cricket brought more accolades on Tuesday as they became the first test team to complete a 3-0 whitewash in Pakistan with their eight-wicket victory in the third and final matc...

Argentina to celebrate World Cup victory at Buenos Aires' Obelisk Tuesday

Argentina to celebrate World Cup victory at Buenos Aires' Obelisk Tuesday

-- 2022-12-20 12:24:34

Argentina's national team will celebrate their World Cup triumph on Tuesday in Buenos Aires at the Obelisk, the monument that is the traditional epicentre of sporting celebrations, the federation said...

France striker Benzema retires from international football

France striker Benzema retires from international football

-- 2022-12-19 21:21:51

France striker Karim Benzema announced his retirement from international football on his 35th birthday on Monday, a day after Les Bleus lost to Argentina on penalties in the World Cup final. Ballon d...

‘We should keep Messi’s jersey ready if he decides to play at next World Cup’

‘We should keep Messi’s jersey ready if he decides to play at next World Cup’

-- 2022-12-19 21:18:43

Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni said that he will keep Lionel Messi's jersey ready in case the talismanic captain wishes to play at the next World Cup after he ended the country's 36-year wait to hoi...

Argentina players fly back home as world champions

Argentina players fly back home as world champions

-- 2022-12-19 21:10:24

World Cup-winning Argentina players, including Lionel Messi, were pictured smiling with the trophy as they fly back from Qatar as world champions. Argentina beat France 4-2 on penalties at the Lusail...

Football's greatest climbs onto his own galaxy

Football's greatest climbs onto his own galaxy

Ahmed Fahim Shihab 2022-12-19 18:06:01

The spirits lifted above on the haunting night at Maracana descended to Lusail, chanting all around. As the dawn rises, resilient sky blue starts to pierce through the night sky.  The streets of...

'All-time classic': Former players blown away by thrilling World Cup final

'All-time classic': Former players blown away by thrilling World Cup final

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-19 15:26:49

Former players came together in acclaiming the World Cup final in Qatar as one of the best ever after Argentina beat France on penalties following a pulsating 3-3 draw, Reuters reports. Lionel...

We had to suffer to win the World Cup say Argentina players

We had to suffer to win the World Cup say Argentina players

REUTERS 2022-12-19 12:58:50

Argentina were made to suffer before landing their first World Cup title in 36 years, having twice squandered a lead, including in extra-time before edging past defending champions France 4-...

France disappointed but proud of fightback in epic World Cup final

France disappointed but proud of fightback in epic World Cup final

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-19 11:05:06

France are disappointed they could not successfully defend their World Cup crown after losing to Argentina on penalties in Sunday's final but leave Qatar with heads high having fought until the...

Crazed fans explode with joy in Bangladesh as Messi's Argentina win World Cup

Crazed fans explode with joy in Bangladesh as Messi's Argentina win World Cup

bdnews24.com 2022-12-19 08:45:13

Fans in Bangladesh erupted in cheers on Sunday night after footballing god Lionel Messi’s Argentina won the FIFA World Cup in Qatar outscoring France on penalties following a pulsating 3-3...

Messi clinches first World Cup title as Argentina beat France

Messi clinches first World Cup title as Argentina beat France

-- 2022-12-19 00:15:13

Lionel Messi inked his name in the pantheon of all-time soccer greats by lifting his first World Cup trophy.  Argentina won the World Cup on Sunday after beating defending champions France 4-2 o...

World Cup final: Di Maria puts Argentina 2-0 against France

World Cup final: Di Maria puts Argentina 2-0 against France

-- 2022-12-18 22:04:17

Di Maria doubled Argentina's lead in the 36th minute after Lionel Messi scored on a penalty to make it 1-0 for Argentina against France. Di Maria started for the first time since sustaining a foot in...

World Cup ends with modest ceremony, titans clash

World Cup ends with modest ceremony, titans clash

-- 2022-12-18 22:03:53

Tens of thousands of football fans wearing French and Argentinian colours gathered at Doha's Lusail stadium on Sunday where the 2022 World Cup ends with a dream-like scenario for Qatar: a showdown bet...

World Cup champions to get $42 million in prize money

World Cup champions to get $42 million in prize money

-- 2022-12-18 20:36:35

The champions of FIFA World Cup 2022 will earn $42 million in prize money for their football federation. The losing team in Sunday’s final between France and Argentina will get $30 million from...

BFF inks MoU with SAFF for development of country's football

BFF inks MoU with SAFF for development of country's football

-- 2022-12-18 20:23:17

The Saudi Arabian Football Federation (SAFF) continues its path for global exchanges and increased collaboration by teaming up with the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) through a new Memorandum of...

Line-ups for World Cup final

Line-ups for World Cup final

-- 2022-12-18 20:03:50

Lionel Messi will lead an Argentina team containing Angel Di Maria, who starts for the first time since sustaining a foot injury against Poland in the final round of group games, according to AP. Di...

Messi seeks glory, Argentina meets France in WC final

Messi seeks glory, Argentina meets France in WC final

-- 2022-12-18 19:42:53

It is now or never for Lionel Messi. The Argentina superstar’s once-in-a-generation career will be defined — for many — by whether he leads his country to the World Cup title on Sun...

Nearly 2.0 million fans world enjoy FIFA Fan Festival in Doha

Nearly 2.0 million fans world enjoy FIFA Fan Festival in Doha

-- 2022-12-18 19:38:37

As the climax of FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 approaches, the FIFA Fan Festival at Al Bidda Park in Doha, Qatar has seen more than 1.8 million fans enjoy the live broadcast of games and the vibrant enter...

France vs Argentina: The tactical battle will decide the title

France vs Argentina: The tactical battle will decide the title

Rassiq Aziz Kabir 2022-12-18 15:58:45

After almost a month of entertainment and drama, the FIFA World Cup is finally coming to an end, with the match between Argentina and France tonight at 9 p.m. Bangladesh time.  Whatever the resu...

Beware the penalty specialist if final goes to shootout

Beware the penalty specialist if final goes to shootout

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-18 13:44:19

If Sunday's World Cup final becomes the third to go to penalties then coaches Didier Deschamps of France and Argentina's Lionel Scaloni should avoid the temptation to throw on a "penalty special...

Arabs can still celebrate defeating 2022 world champions

Arabs can still celebrate defeating 2022 world champions

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-12-18 11:39:23

It has not yet been decided if Argentina's Lionel Messi will achieve a long-awaited dream or if France's Kylian Mbappe will win his second World Cup before 24-years-old, Reuters report...

Stage set for clash of titans as Argentina take on France in World Cup final

Stage set for clash of titans as Argentina take on France in World Cup final

REUTERS 2022-12-18 11:15:10

After 63 matches, the World Cup in Qatar comes to a close on Sunday when reigning champions France take on Argentina in a showpiece final at Lusail Stadium with both teams looking to add a third...