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Messi's arrival at PSG sets the money train in motion

Messi's arrival at PSG sets the money train in motion

Reuters 2021-08-12 15:12:46

Replica shirts bearing his name are flying off the shelves, followers are flocking by the millions to his new club's social media accounts and TV rights suddenly look like a bargain: Lionel Messi's ar...

Shakib once again number one allrounder in T20Is

Shakib once again number one allrounder in T20Is

-- 2021-08-11 22:43:09

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been named the ICC Player of the Month for July, ICC announced on Wednesday afternoon. On the same day, Shakib topped the list of the ICC T20 all-rounder ra...

Bangladesh's celebration video on Australia’s website annoys Aussie coach

Bangladesh's celebration video on Australia’s website annoys Aussie coach

-- 2021-08-11 19:47:28

Australia’s cricket coach Justin Langer and team manager Gavin Dovey got involved in heated exchanges with a Cricket Australia (CA) staffer about a video posted on CA channels of a jubilant Bang...

Unique feats accomplished in Olympics 2021

Unique feats accomplished in Olympics 2021

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2021-08-11 18:01:30

Olympics for over a century now has not only been the pinnacle of sports achievement but also has been a place of numerous stories and unmatched greatness. Many athletes have cemented their legacy mo...

Flags that rose on the podium for the first time

Flags that rose on the podium for the first time

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2021-08-11 11:11:54

88 different nations stood on the podium in Tokyo Olympics 2020. 63 different nations saw their national anthem being celebrated, creating an Olympic record for both cases. And this was possible due...

Lionel Messi reaches Paris to finalise PSG transfer

Lionel Messi reaches Paris to finalise PSG transfer

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-08-10 20:06:49

Argentine soccer star Lionel Messi reached Paris on Tuesday to finalise his transfer to Paris Saint Germain, welcomed by fans. Messi, the 34-year-old record goalscorer for both Argentina and Barcelon...

Pitch perfect Toni Kroos   

Pitch perfect Toni Kroos  

Wasif Rahman     2021-08-10 19:48:04

Wherever we talk about Toni Kroos, we remember him steering Real Madrid’s midfield in their hat trick UCL run. But his last season with Real Madrid, according to many fans, was even better than...

Former New Zealand all-rounder Cairns on life support

Former New Zealand all-rounder Cairns on life support

REUTERS 2021-08-10 19:02:50

Former New Zealand cricket all-rounder Chris Cairns is on life support at a Canberra hospital after recently collapsing with a heart problem, New Zealand media reported on Tuesday. Cairns, 51, had un...

Messi reaches agreement on move to PSG: L'Equipe

Messi reaches agreement on move to PSG: L'Equipe

REUTERS 2021-08-10 16:48:43

Lionel Messi has reached an agreement with Paris Saint Germain (PSG) over a transfer to the French soccer club, sports paper L'Equipe said on its website, adding he was due to arrive in Paris in the c...

The Olympics of hope   

The Olympics of hope  

-- 2021-08-09 21:41:56

The costliest on record, Tokyo Olympics -- the 32nd edition of the greatest show on earth, will go down in history as a unique event of global solidarity where rivalry pays tribute to the ultimate h...

Tigers wrap up T20I series 4-1 with 60-run win in last match

Tigers wrap up T20I series 4-1 with 60-run win in last match

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2021-08-09 21:34:34

Australia is beaten in the fifth T20I by 60 runs in a rather embarrassing batting display which ended up being their lowest total ever in T20 internationals (62). Bangladesh win the series by 4-1 marg...

Bangladesh set Australia 123-run target in last T20I

Bangladesh set Australia 123-run target in last T20I

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-08-09 19:44:56

Bangladesh have set a 123-run target for Australia in the fifth and final T20I of the five-match series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Monday. Hosts won the toss and decided t...

Bangladesh choose to bat first in final T20 against Australia

Bangladesh choose to bat first in final T20 against Australia

-- 2021-08-09 18:33:31

Bangladesh have won the toss and decided to bat first in the fifth and final T20 against Australia after clinching the first-ever series win with an unassailable 3-1 lead. The Tigers brought in seame...

Bangladesh, Australia to face off in last battle for pride

Bangladesh, Australia to face off in last battle for pride

AHNAF WAZED KHAN 2021-08-09 16:58:49

Bangladesh and Australia cricketers will face off in the last T20 international game of the five-match series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Monday. After ensuring a win in th...

Tears, standing ovation mark Messi's farewell to Barcelona

Tears, standing ovation mark Messi's farewell to Barcelona

REUTERS 2021-08-08 19:35:53

Between trying to compose himself, wiping away tears and facing a long standing ovation, it took Lionel Messi more than a minute to start his farewell news conference on Sunday at FC Barcelona, where...

Fireworks and emptiness as Tokyo prepares to douse Olympic flame

Fireworks and emptiness as Tokyo prepares to douse Olympic flame

REUTERS 2021-08-08 18:52:55

Masked athletes marched into a near-empty stadium in Tokyo on Sunday as Japan prepared to douse its Olympic flame and close a Games that were upended by the pandemic and then transformed by the drama...

Messi breaks down in tears at Barcelona farewell press conference

Messi breaks down in tears at Barcelona farewell press conference

-- 2021-08-08 16:40:40

Six-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi broke down in tears as he struggled for words to describe his Barcelona departure. The Camp Nou icon held a press conference on Sunday to address his exit fro...

Japan to douse Olympic flame of Games

Japan to douse Olympic flame of Games

REUTERS 2021-08-08 09:53:42

Japan will douse its more than year-old Olympic flame on Sunday, closing out a Tokyo Games that were upended by the pandemic and transformed by the drama of politics, dazzling sport and deeply persona...

Bangladesh suffer first defeat in T20I series against Australia

Bangladesh suffer first defeat in T20I series against Australia

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2021-08-07 21:26:19

Australia have won the fourth game of the five-match T20 International series by three wickets, making the score-line 3-1 in the series. Chasing a really low target of 105, Australia started real qui...

Messi to hold news conference at Camp Nou on Sunday

Messi to hold news conference at Camp Nou on Sunday

-- 2021-08-07 20:54:17

Six-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi will hold a news conference on Sunday at Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium following his surprise departure, the La Liga club said. Messi will speak at 1000 GMT af...

Olympics: Brazil retain football crown after 2-1 win over Spain

Olympics: Brazil retain football crown after 2-1 win over Spain

-- 2021-08-07 20:23:39

Goals from Matheus Cunha and substitute Malcom helped defending champions Brazil retain their Olympic gold medal on Saturday as they beat Spain 2-1 in the men's football final. Mikel Oyarzabal had eq...

Bangladesh set 105-run target for Australia in fourth T20I

Bangladesh set 105-run target for Australia in fourth T20I

FE ONLINE DESK 2021-08-07 19:52:25

Bangladesh set a target of 105 runs for Australia in their fourth Twenty20 International of five-match series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday. Earlier, hosts’ ca...

Bangladesh opt to bat first in 4th T20I against Australia

Bangladesh opt to bat first in 4th T20I against Australia

-- 2021-08-07 18:02:41

Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first in the fourth T20I against Australia on Saturday at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka. Bangladesh won the series with three consecutive wi...

US defeat France to clinch 16th men's basketball gold

US defeat France to clinch 16th men's basketball gold

-- 2021-08-07 13:48:30

Kevin Durant led Team USA's victory over France in the men's basketball final in Tokyo on Saturday, avenging a first-round loss and claiming a 16th gold for the country in the sport. Durant, who in t...

Kenya's Jepchirchir bags gold in women's marathon with late burst

Kenya's Jepchirchir bags gold in women's marathon with late burst

-- 2021-08-07 11:00:57

Kenya's Peres Jepchirchir won the Olympic women's marathon in Sapporo on Saturday, outduelling compatriot Brigid Kosgei in the final minutes and claiming her country's second consecutive gold medal in...

Report says Messi on verge of joining PSG

Report says Messi on verge of joining PSG

REUTERS 2021-08-07 09:30:25

Lionel Messi is set to join Paris St Germain after Barcelona were forced to let their Argentine talisman go as they could not afford to give him a new contract under La Liga's salary limit rules, L'Eq...

Tigers wins series against Australia with two matches to spare

Tigers wins series against Australia with two matches to spare

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2021-08-06 23:21:57

Bangladesh beat Australia by 10 runs to clinch the five match T20i series with two matches to spare on Friday. Earlier, after winning the toss and electing to bat, Bangladesh scored 127 runs for the...

Ellis' hat-trick restricts Bangladesh, Australia need 128 to win

Ellis' hat-trick restricts Bangladesh, Australia need 128 to win

Ahnaf Wazed khan 2021-08-06 21:31:42

Bangladesh needs to defend 127 runs to win the series with two matches to spare in the five-match T20 internationals against Australia on Friday. Earlier, after winning the toss and electing to bat f...

Guardiola says Man City interested in Kane, not Messi

Guardiola says Man City interested in Kane, not Messi

-- 2021-08-06 21:03:31

Lionel Messi is not in Manchester City's sights now that the Argentine striker is leaving Barcelona, but the Premier League champions would be interested in Tottenham Hotspur's Harry Kane, manager Pep...

Third T20I: Bangladesh win toss, choose to bat first

Third T20I: Bangladesh win toss, choose to bat first

FE ONLINE REPORT 2021-08-06 19:23:37

Bangladesh won the toss and opted to bat first in the third Twenty20 international match between Bangladesh and Australia at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Friday. Hosts’ Captai...