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PSG suffer Neymar blow

PSG suffer Neymar blow

Agencies 2018-02-26 12:47:15

Paris St-Germain striker Neymar was taken off on a stretcher during their win over Marseille on Sunday night, nine days before their Champions League last-16 second-leg tie against Real Madrid. The &...

Liverpool go second crushing West Ham

Liverpool go second crushing West Ham

-- 2018-02-25 13:03:57

Liverpool stretched their unbeaten home run in the Premier League to 16 games and provisionally climbed one place up to second after yet another devastating performance at Anfield gave them a 4-1 win...

Suarez, Messi lead Barca thrashing of Girona

Suarez, Messi lead Barca thrashing of Girona

-- 2018-02-25 10:42:04

Luis Suarez scored a hat-trick as Barcelona came from behind to thrash Catalan neighbours Girona. Portu gave Girona a shock early lead, but Lionel Messi set up Suarez to equalise almost immediately....

Square Pharmaceuticals begins 17th Golf Tournament

Square Pharmaceuticals begins 17th Golf Tournament

-- 2018-02-24 15:25:36

Square Pharmaceuticals Limited has kicked off the three-day long 17th Square Golf Tournament 2018 at Kurmitola Golf Club in the City. Tapan Chowdhury, Managing Director of Square Pharmaceuticals inau...

Guardiola faces charges for wearing Catalan ribbon

Guardiola faces charges for wearing Catalan ribbon

-- 2018-02-24 12:53:02

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has been charged by the English Football Association for wearing a yellow ribbon during matches in apparent protest against the imprisonment of pro-independence p...

Winter Olympics: Alina Zagitova claims first gold

Winter Olympics: Alina Zagitova claims first gold

-- 2018-02-23 14:27:06

Fifteen-year-old Alina Zagitova won the first gold for the Olympic athletes from Russia at the 2018 Winter Olympics in the women's single figure skating. She followed her short programme world record...

Man United hold Sevilla, Shaktar Donestk beat Roma

Man United hold Sevilla, Shaktar Donestk beat Roma

-- 2018-02-23 00:28:16

The Sevilla crowd was ready to erupt when forward Luis Muriel appeared free from markers inside the area, with the ball in perfect position for his header just a few meters (yards) from the goal, repo...

Australia claims title beating New Zealand by 19 runs

Australia claims title beating New Zealand by 19 runs

-- 2018-02-21 22:17:11

Left-arm spinner Ashton Agar took 3-27 to lead Australia to a 19-run win over New Zealand on Wednesday under the Duckworth-Lewis system in the rain-affected final of the Twenty20 tri-series. Agar fir...

Embargo on 2026 World Cup voters publicly backing bid goes

Embargo on 2026 World Cup voters publicly backing bid goes

-- 2018-02-21 19:59:45

World football’s governing body FIFA has lifted a ban on voters publicly endorsing a 2026 World Cup bid. It ordered officials last month not to openly discuss the merits of either the joint Nor...

Diggins fetches US gold in cross-country skiing

Diggins fetches US gold in cross-country skiing

-- 2018-02-21 19:56:11

Kikkan Randall and Jessica Diggins delivered the first Olympic cross-country medal for the United States since 1976 with a stunning victory in a thrilling finish to the women's team sprint relay on We...

Tigers’ bowling camp starts Thursday

Tigers’ bowling camp starts Thursday

-- 2018-02-21 14:20:44

Bangladesh cricket team will start fast bowling camp, comprising of 14 pacers and five batsmen, on Thursday (tomorrow) ahead of the tri-series tournament in Sri Lanka. After a disappointing Test and...

Messi scores vs Chelsea at 9th attempt to give Barca CL draw

Messi scores vs Chelsea at 9th attempt to give Barca CL draw

-- 2018-02-21 14:08:53

Lionel Messi finally managed one of the few things he had yet to achieve in football. At his ninth attempt, the five-time world player of the year finally scored against Chelsea, salvaging a 1-1 draw...

Koreas contemplate co-hosting Asian Games-2021

Koreas contemplate co-hosting Asian Games-2021

-- 2018-02-20 20:49:00

A top North Korean sports official said his country could co-host the Asian Winter Games in 2021 with South Korea. This is the latest sign of a thaw in relations between the two neighbours that are o...

Pakistani cricketer commits suicide after being dropped

Pakistani cricketer commits suicide after being dropped

-- 2018-02-20 18:46:48

A Pakistani cricketer has allegedly committed suicide after he was dropped from an Under-19 team. The cricketer, Mohammad Zaryab, was the son of former Pakistani cricketer Aamer Hanif. Hanif represe...

Conte having sleep problems before Barca clash

Conte having sleep problems before Barca clash

-- 2018-02-20 13:07:51

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte says he has had trouble sleeping as his side prepare for Tuesday's Champions League last-16 tie against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge. The Blues have won just four of their...

Wigan end Man City's quadruple quest

Wigan end Man City's quadruple quest

-- 2018-02-20 12:32:01

Manchester City were sensationally knocked out of the FA Cup by third-tier Wigan Athletic who beat the 10-man Premier League leaders 1-0 in a stunning fifth round upset with a late goal by their talis...

Federer sweeps Dimitrov aside to claim Rotterdam title

Federer sweeps Dimitrov aside to claim Rotterdam title

-- 2018-02-19 12:42:07

Roger Federer marked his impending return to the top of the world rankings by sweeping aside second seed Grigor Dimitrov in the Rotterdam Open final on Sunday. The 20-time Grand Slam champion, who wi...

Spurs stumble against Rochdale

Spurs stumble against Rochdale

-- 2018-02-19 12:22:00

Rochdale’s Steve Davies fired home a stoppage time equaliser to earn the third-tier strugglers a deserved 2-2 draw in a cracking FA Cup fifth round tie against Premier League side Tottenham Hots...

Real edge past Betis in eight-goal thriller

Real edge past Betis in eight-goal thriller

-- 2018-02-19 11:55:28

Marco Asensio scored twice as Real Madrid beat Real Betis to secure a third successive victory. Zinedine Zidane's side took the lead during Sunday's clash when Asensio nodded in, but Betis equalised...

10 red cards in one football match!

10 red cards in one football match!

-- 2018-02-19 10:07:06

Brazilian footballers are traditionally known for their skill on the ball, but there wasn't much on show in the Bahia state championship match between Vitoria and Bahia on Sunday night. After a feist...

Lanka whitewash Bangladesh

Lanka whitewash Bangladesh

FE Online Report 2018-02-18 21:23:00

Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 75 runs to complete a clean sweep in the T20i series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Sunday. This is the first time the Sylhet stadium has hosted an inter...

Messi posts unwanted record

Messi posts unwanted record

-- 2018-02-18 20:10:08

Lionel Messi has countless records to cherish but has hit post or bar more times than anyone else in a single La Liga season The Argentine superstar might be an expert when it comes to putting the ba...

Suarez, Alba seal hard-fought win at Eibar

Suarez, Alba seal hard-fought win at Eibar

-- 2018-02-18 11:54:37

Barcelona warmed up for Tuesday's Champions League trip to Chelsea with a hard-fought win over Eibar to equal their best ever La Liga unbeaten run. Ernesto Valverde did not rest anyone in Saturday's...

Lukaku brace lifts Man U into FA Cup quarters

Lukaku brace lifts Man U into FA Cup quarters

-- 2018-02-18 11:52:25

Romelu Lukaku extended his impressive FA Cup scoring record by netting twice in Manchester United’s 2-0 win at Huddersfield Town to earn Jose Mourinho’s side a quarter-final tie at home to...

Federer surpasses Serena, Agassi to become oldest number one

Federer surpasses Serena, Agassi to become oldest number one

-- 2018-02-17 19:56:24

Roger Federer surpassed Serena Williams and Andre Agassi to \regain his top ranking on Saturday.   The 36-year-old beat Robin Haase 4-6, 6-1, 6-1 in the last eight of the Rotterdam Open to repla...

Dembélé gets fast food ban, halal cook

Dembélé gets fast food ban, halal cook

FE Online Desk 2018-02-17 19:39:14

Barcelona’s 145 million euros summer signing Ousmane Dembélé, received a ‘no fast food’ rule from the club. Dembélé was signed to replace the vacant plac...

Chelsea hammer Hull to reach FA cup quarters

Chelsea hammer Hull to reach FA cup quarters

-- 2018-02-17 11:52:48

FA Cup runners-up of the last season Chelsea crushed second-tier Hull City 4-0 and strolled effortlessly into the quarter-finals at Stamford Bridge on Friday. Willian netted twice and Olivier Giroud...

Lankan lions tame Bengal tigers in first T20I

Lankan lions tame Bengal tigers in first T20I

FE Online Report 2018-02-15 19:12:49

High-flying Sri Lanka emerged as winner against Bangladesh with 20 balls to spare in the first T20 international at Mirpur in Dhaka. This has been the Lankans' highest chase in T20Is. With this,...

Mane hat-trick helps Liverpool demolish Porto

Mane hat-trick helps Liverpool demolish Porto

-- 2018-02-15 12:37:48

Sadio Mane grabbed a hat-trick and Mohamed Salah scored with a mesmerising piece of ball-juggling as Liverpool demolished Porto 5-0 away with an irresistible attacking display in their Champions Leagu...

Ronaldo-led Real outgun PSG in Bernabeu thriller

Ronaldo-led Real outgun PSG in Bernabeu thriller

-- 2018-02-15 12:07:36

A Cristiano Ronaldo double helped Real Madrid come from behind to boost their hopes of a third straight Champions League crown during a pulsating last-16 encounter with Paris St-Germain. The Portug...