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Bangladesh restrict Lankans to 221

FE Online Desk 2018-01-27 00:00:00

Sri Lanka lost all wickets to score 221 runs against Bangladesh in the final of the Tri-nation series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Saturday. The Sri Lankan innings came to a...

Nayeem gets call for Test

-- 2018-01-26 12:00:00

The 17-year-old off spinner is now in New Zealand as part of the squad for the U-19 World Cup. Bangladesh made to the quarter-finals, but lost to India by 131 runs on Friday. The Sri Lankan team is...

Barca through to Cup semis

-- 2018-01-26 11:30:26

Holders Barcelona reached the Copa del Rey semi-finals with a 2-0 win over Espanyol on Thursday to overcome a first-leg deficit on a night when new signing Philippe Coutinho made his debut. Early goa...

Sri Lanka face Tigers in must-win match today

-- 2018-01-25 12:25:30

Bangladesh will play Sri Lanka in the 6th match of the seven-match Tri-nation series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in the city today (Thursday), reports UNB. The last league battle of the...

Tigers win toss, elect to bat against SL

-- 2018-01-25 12:00:00

Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has won the toss and opted to bat first against Sri Lanka in the 6th match of the Tri-nation series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Thurs...

Lankans romp to final with 10-wicket win over BD

-- 2018-01-25 04:08:17

The wounded Lankan lions roared back to beat the hapless tigers on way to confirming their final berth in the tri-nation ODI series with a stunning 10-wicket victory. Hosts Bangladesh suffered the hu...

Granit helps Arsenal reach League Cup final

-- 2018-01-25 02:49:38

Arsenal fought back from a goal down against old foes Chelsea to reach the League Cup final as Granit Xhaka poked home to complete a 2-1 second-leg win on Wednesday that set up a Wembley showdown with...

City survive late fight back to reach final

-- 2018-01-24 12:50:01

Manchester City reached the League Cup final, shattering second-tier Bristol City's hopes of a remarkable upset, as the Premier League leaders survived a late fightback to win 3-2 on Tuesday and clinc...

Sevilla oust Atletico to reach Cup semis

-- 2018-01-24 11:41:43

Atletico Madrid were dumped out of Copa del Rey by Sevilla after a 3-1 defeat in their quarter-final, second leg on Tuesday saw them exit the competition 5-2 on aggregate. Sevilla opened the scoring...

Tamim crosses 6000-run mark in ODI

-- 2018-01-24 10:28:50

Dashing opener Tamim Iqbal has crossed a milestone of six thousand runs mark in ODI format in style. In doing so, the Bangladesh's batsman hit three consecutive half centuries in the last three matche...

Tigers to face Zimbabwe in tri-nation series today

-- 2018-01-23 12:45:10

Bangladesh will face visiting Zimbabwe in the 5th match of the Tri-nation series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) at Mirpur in the city today (Tuesday), reports UNB. The match wi...

Tri-nation series: BD opt to bat against Zim

-- 2018-01-23 12:23:27

Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat first against Zimbabwe in the 5th match of the Tri-nation series at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (SBNCS) in Mirpur on Tuesday. Mashrafe Bin Mo...

Tamed tigers roar back to beat Zimbabwe

Nashir Uddin with Nafisa Nowrin 2018-01-23 12:00:00

Bangladesh finally managed to stage a turnaround on Tuesday to beat a hapless Zimbabwe side by a comprehensive margin of 91 runs. Ace allrounder Shakib al Hasan was the wrecker-in-chief for the hosts...

Cilic’s resilience sends injured Nadal packing

FE Online Desk 2018-01-23 12:00:00

Marin Cilic is through to his first Australian Open semi-final after 2009 champion after No.1 seed Rafael Nadal was forced to retire early in the fifth set. Nadal was trailing 3-6 6-3 7-6(5) 6-2 2-0...

Djokovic crashes out of Australian Open

-- 2018-01-23 03:02:28

For Novak Djokovic it must have felt like some nightmarish fight to the death against a clone of himself on Monday as Chung Hyeon stunned the six-times Australian Open champion with a display ripped s...

Arsenal's Sanchez joins United in swap with Mkhitaryan

-- 2018-01-23 02:22:41

Manchester United have signed Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal, in a swap deal with midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Chile forward Sanchez, 29, who almost joined Manchester City last summer, has signed a fo...

Mid-week Barca debut whim hits Coutinho

-- 2018-01-22 12:00:00

Philippe Coutinho could make his Barcelona debut against former club Espanyol in next week's Copa del Rey second leg at the Nou Camp. Espanyol hold a surprise 1-0 lead from Wednesday's first leg, acc...

Barca blow Betis away

Agencies 2018-01-22 11:18:21

Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez both scored twice as Barcelona thumped Real Betis on Sunday to move 11 points clear at the top of La Liga. The visitors scored all five goals in a dominant second-half pe...

Federer strolls into Australian Open quarters

-- 2018-01-22 02:49:20

Defending champion Roger Federer eased through to the Australian Open quarter-finals with a straight-set win over Hungary's Marton Fucsovics. The 19-time Grand Slam winner is yet to lose a set at Mel...

Memphis stunner helps Lyon sink PSG

-- 2018-01-22 01:33:40

Memphis Depay’s last-gasp goal earned Olympique Lyonnais a 2-1 home win against 10-man Paris St Germain, cutting the Ligue 1 pacesetter’s lead down to eight points on Sunday. Depay fired...

Girona dent Atletico's title race hope

-- 2018-01-21 11:36:21

Atletico Madrid’s faint hopes of chasing down runaway Liga leaders Barcelona suffered a fresh blow on Saturday as they were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Girona, meaning they could fall 11 point...

North Korean team reaches South Korea for Olympics prep

-- 2018-01-21 10:33:16

North Korean logistics officials arrived in South Korea on Sunday after a previous cancellation briefly cast doubts on the North’s participation in next month’s Winter Olympics in Pyeongch...

Federer, Djokovic, Kerber, Halep reach fourth round

-- 2018-01-20 07:00:13

Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic both reached round four of the Australian Open with straight-set wins on Saturday- although the Serb suffered an injury scare. Switzerland's five-time champion Federe...

Christian Coleman shatters 60m world record

-- 2018-01-20 01:55:54

American world 100m silver medallist Christian Coleman broke the 60 meters indoor world record on Friday, clocking 6.37 seconds at a meeting in Clemson, South Carolina. A Reuters report says that Col...

Tigers opt to bat first

-- 2018-01-19 12:00:00

Bangladesh are looking for their second win of the Tri-Nation Series against the Sri Lankans, who have come off a shock loss to Zimbabwe. The hosts won the toss and chose to bat in the third match of...

Bangladesh set target of 321 for Sri Lanka

-- 2018-01-19 12:00:00

Bangladesh have set a target of 321 for Sri Lanka in the third match of the Tri-Nations Series. The hosts won the toss and chose to bat in the third match of the series at Dhaka’s Sher-e-Bang...

Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by 163 runs

-- 2018-01-19 12:00:00

The Tigers got another victory in Tri-Nations Series beating Sri Lanka by 163 runs in the third match on Friday. Earlier, Bangladesh cricketers set a target of 321, losing seven wickets, after winnin...

Tamim reaches landmark of ODI 11000-run, Shakib 10000

-- 2018-01-19 12:00:00

Dashing opener Tamim Iqbal has notched up yet another milestone by going past the 11000-run landmark in international cricket during Bangladesh's second match in the ongoing tri-nation series against...

Pique extends Barca stay

-- 2018-01-19 10:39:58

Barcelona board says it has reached a deal to renew defender Gerard Pique's contract until 2022, adding a buyout clause of 500 million euros ($611 million). The club says the deal will be formalised...

Sharapova marches on at Australian Open

-- 2018-01-18 11:58:40

Five-time Grand Slam champion Maria Sharapova beat 14th seed Anastasija Sevastova in straight sets on Thursday to reach the last 32 of the Australian Open. The Russian, beaten in three sets by the La...