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England win World Cup

Reuters 2019-07-15 01:12:22

England won the Cricket World Cup for the first time after New Zealand matched their 15 in a Super Over but lost on fewer boundaries scored in the match after an extraordinary final at Lord's was tied...

World Cup final goes to Super Over after tie

-- 2019-07-15 00:22:39

The Cricket World Cup final will be decided by a Super Over after England were all out for 241 on the last ball of their innings, chasing New Zealand's 241-8 at Lord's on Sunday. England scored 14 of...

Disciplined bowling helps England restrict NZ to 241-8

-- 2019-07-14 20:10:00

England will chase 242 to win the Cricket World Cup for the first time after Liam Plunkett’s 3-40 helped to limit New Zealand to another middling total in the final at Lord’s on Sunday. E...

New Zealand bat in final against England

-- 2019-07-14 17:27:58

New Zealand captain Kane Williamson won the toss and elected to bat in the final of the Cricket World Cup against England which will produce a new 50-overs champion at the Lord’s on Sunday. Mor...

Halep wins Wimbledon

-- 2019-07-13 20:42:27

Simona Halep won her first Wimbledon title and crushed Serena Williams' latest bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title with a devastating 56-minute display of athleticism. The Romanian won 6...

Mashrafe set to lead Tigers in Sri Lanka series

-- 2019-07-13 00:00:00

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza will tour Sri Lanka and lead the Tigers in the three-match ODI series against the island nation, reports UNB. However, the participation of Shakib Al Hasan in this series is stil...

Barcelona signs Greizmann from Atleti

-- 2019-07-12 21:07:45

Barcelona have signed France forward Antoine Griezmann from La Liga rivals Atletico Madrid after paying his 120m euro (£107m) buyout clause. The 28-year-old World Cup winner has signed a five-y...

Mashrafe set to lead Tigers in Sri Lanka series

-- 2019-07-12 17:19:34

Mashrafe Bin Mortaza will tour Sri Lanka and lead the Tigers in the three-match ODI series against the island nation. However, the participation of Shakib Al Hasan in this series is still uncertain....

England end Australia's title defence to roar into final

-- 2019-07-12 10:36:51

England snuffed out Australia's title defence and stormed into the Cricket World Cup final with a comprehensive eight-wicket victory over the five-times champions in the second semi-final on Thursday....

England reaches World Cup final after 27 years

-- 2019-07-11 22:26:25

England surged into their first World Cup final for 27 years with a sensational eight-wicket demolition of Australia at Edgbaston. The hosts will have the chance to lift the trophy for the first time...

Shakib included in Monga-Kimber World Cup

-- 2019-07-11 00:00:00

World number one One Day International (ODI) all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan was included in the World Cup-2019 X1 selected by ESPN-cricinfo writers Sidharth Monga and Jarrod Kimber recently, reports UNB....

New Zealand beat India by 18 runs

-- 2019-07-10 19:56:40

New Zealand defeated India by 18 runs producing a brilliant bowling performance in the rain-hit first Cricket World Cup semi-final at Old Trafford on Wednesday. The Black Caps will face the winners o...

Selecao seal ninth Copa glory

Reuters 2019-07-08 10:24:57

Brazil’s Gabriel Jesus made one goal, scored another and was sent off in the second half as they beat Peru 3-1 on Sunday to win the Copa America for the ninth time in a pulsating contest at the...

Tigers return home from England

-- 2019-07-08 00:00:00

Bangladesh National Cricket team returned home on Sunday afternoon after their poor show in the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup in England and Wales, reports UNB. The Tigers landed at Hazrat Shahjalal...

Messi sees controversial red as Argentina finish third

-- 2019-07-07 12:28:35

Lionel Messi was sent off before halftime and then angrily hit out at “corrupt” tournament organisers after Argentina beat Chile 2-1 to win a bad-tempered third-place playoff at the Copa A...

Warner heroics for Australia are in vain

-- 2019-07-07 11:52:47

Prolific opener David Warner smashed a brilliant 122 but could not claim victory for Australia as they slipped to a 10-run defeat to South Africa in their Cricket World Cup clash at Old Trafford on Sa...

Rohit, Rahul hit centuries as India crush Sri Lanka

-- 2019-07-07 11:20:05

Rohit Sharma became the first player to make five centuries in a single World Cup match and his opening partner KL Rahul also struck a fluent century as India crushed Sri Lanka by seven wickets in the...

Mashrafe bids farewell to World Cup with praise for Shakib

-- 2019-07-06 10:37:15

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza singled out batsman Shakib Al Hasan for praise after the side’s final match at the Cricket World Cup on Friday, a 94-run loss to Pakistan at Lord’s. Th...

Teenager Shaheen bowls Pakistan to victory over Bangladesh

-- 2019-07-06 10:01:26

Teenage fast bowler Shaheen Afridi took six cheap wickets as Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 94 runs at Lord’s on Friday, clocking up their fourth World Cup win in a row but narrowly missing out on...

Bangladesh to chase 316

FE Online Report 2019-07-05 19:32:44

Pakistan made a commanding score of 315 for 9 in stipulated 50 overs against Bangladesh in the final match for both teams at ICC World Cup at Lords on Friday. After winning the toss and electing to b...

Pakistan elect to bat after winning toss

FE Online Desk 2019-07-05 15:22:32

Pakistan have elected to bat first after winning the toss in the World Cup match against Bangladesh at Lord's. They are now fifth on the table this World Cup, behind New Zealand who occupy the fourth...

Chelsea legend Lampard rejoins club as manager

Reuters 2019-07-05 14:59:28

Chelsea appointed Frank Lampard as their manager on Thursday (local time), as owner Roman Abramovich turned to a fan favourite rather than an experienced hand to replace Maurizio Sarri and lead the cl...

Tigers eye happy ending for 'warrior' Marshare

-- 2019-07-05 11:14:43

Bangladesh will be desperately seeking a victory over Pakistan in their final World Cup game, their first One-Day International at the Home of Cricket, Lord’s. Besides the hope for an end to th...

Windies win but Gayle fails in World Cup swansong

-- 2019-07-05 10:56:59

West Indies won the battle of the Cricket World Cup's basement dwellers, beating Afghanistan by 23 runs in their final group match at Headingley on Thursday. Chris Gayle managed only seven runs in hi...

Atletico seal €126m deal for Joao Felix

-- 2019-07-04 12:46:27

Atletico Madrid signed 19-year-old striker Joao Felix from Benfica on Wednesday (local time) for €126 million ($142 million), making him the fourth most expensive player of all time. Both clubs...

Peru stun Chile to set up final against Brazil

-- 2019-07-04 11:38:04

Peru advanced to the final of the Copa America and a date with hosts Brazil after beating double defending champions Chile 3-0 on Wednesday. Chile were outclassed by a quick and eager Peru side, who...

Coach Steve Rhodes rues bad luck after elimination

Reuters 2019-07-03 11:50:26

Bangladesh coach Steve Rhodes said he was proud of his side’s fighting spirit and believed that with a little bit of luck they could have progressed to the semi-finals of the Cricket World Cup....

Brazil beat arch-rivals Argentina, reach Copa final

-- 2019-07-03 09:19:21

Brazil advanced to the final of the Copa America with a 2-0 win over old rivals Argentina in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday thanks to a goal in each half from Gabriel Jesus and Roberto Firmino. Jesus gave...

Tigers go down fighting to India

FE Desk 2019-07-03 09:16:33

Bangladesh went down fighting against mighty opponents India in the World Cup group stage match at Edgbaston in England on Tuesday. They lost the match by 28 runs chasing a target of 315 and that end...

Balance tilts toward India’s side

FE Online Report 2019-07-02 22:15:47

Bangladesh scored 169 for 4 in 31 overs in their do or die match against India at Birmingham on Monday. Shakib Al Hasan and Mosaddek were at the crease on 62 and 2 runs respectively. Earlier, after...