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Kiwis clean sweep test series against Windies

-- 2017-12-12 11:07:02

New Zealand have recorded a convincing 240 win over West Indies with a day to spare at Seddon Park in Hamilton, wrapping up their two-match test series 2-0. Mitchell Santner took wickets on successiv...

Howard intercepts Brady twice as Dolphins beat Pats 27-20

-- 2017-12-12 02:10:12

The Miami Dolphins wore their perfect season uniforms, and for at least one game in 2017, they looked the part.Tom Brady was intercepted twice by Xavien Howard and held without a third-down conversion...

PCB bans Nasir Jamshed for one year in spot-fixing probe

-- 2017-12-12 01:36:40

Former Pakistan opener Nasir Jamshed has been banned for a year for not co-operating with a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) investigation into spot-fixing. Jamshed, 28, is the fifth player to be dealt w...

Manchester derby: Record-breaking City sink United

-- 2017-12-11 12:05:39

Manchester City beat Manchester United 2-1 at Old Trafford to go 11 points clear at the top of the Premier League on Sunday while Liverpool and Everton drew 1-1 in a snowswept Merseyside derby at Anfi...

Barca restore five-point lead beating Villarreal

-- 2017-12-11 12:00:00

Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi scored as leaders Barcelona regained their five-point lead at the top of La Liga by beating 10-man Villarreal. Barca were facing a third successive league game without a...

Rangpur reach BPL final

FE Online Report 2017-12-11 12:00:00

Rangpur Riders have reached the final of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) beating Comilla Vikings by 36 runs at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka on Monday. After winning the toss and electing t...

UCL knockout round: Favourites face uphill task

-- 2017-12-11 08:06:51

Zinedine Zidane’s men must overcome Paris Saint-Germain if they are to defend their title, while Manchester United have been drawn against Sevilla in the last 16 of the Champions League on Monda...

Spurs brush Potters aside at Wembley

-- 2017-12-10 12:54:17

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino challenged his players to consistently show their "true quality" after an emphatic win over Stoke City at Wembley. Harry Kane scored twice as Spurs scored four s...

Shakib’s sabbatical contributed to Hathurusingha’s departure: Papon

-- 2017-12-10 11:55:33

Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hasan Papon said on Saturday that Shakib Al Hasan’s sudden sabbatical from Test cricket combined with a poor mentality carried by the senior team’...

Valencia edge out Celta to close Barca gap

-- 2017-12-10 11:11:09

Valencia kept the pressure on Liga leaders Barcelona by beating Celta Vigo 2-1 on Saturday with goals from Simone Zaza and Dani Parejo. Valencia were looking for a first win in three games to revive...

Super-Sub Giroud rescues point for Arsenal

-- 2017-12-10 09:26:55

Olivier Giroud proved to be Arsenal's super-sub once again as he rescued a 1-1 draw two minutes from time at Southampton. Charlie Austin fired an early opener for Mauricio Pellegrino's hosts –...

SL seamers toy with ‘Kohli-less’ India

FE Online Desk 2017-12-10 08:59:57

Sri Lanka's seamers, led by Suranga Lakmal, used swinging and seaming conditions in Dharamsala to rip through a tentative India batting line-up for 112, setting up a seven-wicket rout. When Lakmal fi...

Shakib new Test captain, Mahmudullah deputy

-- 2017-12-10 06:43:01

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has appointed all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan as the skipper for the Test squad. The decision to replace Mushfiqur Rahim with Shakib was made on Sunday. According to b...

Bangladesh clinch gold in Int'l Karate Championship

FE Online Desk 2017-12-10 04:03:50

Team Bangladesh clinched several medals, including one gold, in the first International Goju Ryu Karate Championship held recently in India’s Jaipur. All India Goju Ryu Karate Federation organi...

England drop Duckett over disciplinary issues

-- 2017-12-10 01:34:18

Ben Duckett who has been dropped from Saturday's Ashes tour game, is still waiting to discover his punishment for pouring beer over Test star James Anderson’s head in a Perth bar after an allege...

Sri Lanka appoints Hathurusingha as head coach

-- 2017-12-09 12:00:00

Sri Lanka named on Friday Chandika Hathurusingha as their new head coach with the mission of ending the national team's crisis run in international cricket, reports Agencies. The Sri Lankan resigned...

BCB in no hurry for new coach: Papon

-- 2017-12-09 12:00:00

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is in no hurry in appointing a new coach, a position which went vacant after the resignation of Chandika Hathurusingha. BCB higher-ups convened for a meeting on Sa...

Sports world to help address social problems

FE Online Desk 2017-12-09 12:00:00

An initiative has been kicked off to engage the sports world to help address social problems around the globe through social business. In this regard, a tripartite memorandum of understanding (MoU) w...

Real Madrid demolish Sevilla

-- 2017-12-09 12:00:00

Cristiano Ronaldo’s successful week continues as he led Real Madrid to a 5-0 demolition of Sevilla in Saturday's LaLiga clash at the Santiago Bernabeu. The 32-year-old, who on Thursday was anno...

Gayle first cricketer to hit 800 sixes in T20s

-- 2017-12-09 09:17:57

Proving his mettle once again, big-hitting left-hander Chris Gayle slammed a 51-ball 126 in first eliminator of Bangladesh Premier League held at Sher-e- Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. Gayle brough...

West Ham end drought in derby against Chelsea

-- 2017-12-09 08:55:07

West Ham ended a run of eight successive Premier League matches without a win as they overcame the odds to beat Chelsea 1-0 in Saturday's London derby, giving David Moyes his first triumph at the club...

Aldridge, Ginobili rescue Spurs against Celtics, 105-102

-- 2017-12-09 01:36:12

Manu Ginobili hit a 3-pointer with 5 seconds remaining and the San Antonio Spurs overcame Kyrie Irving’s 36-point effort to beat Boston 105-102 on Friday night, snapping the Celtics’ four-...

Kohli moves up three places in ICC rankings

-- 2017-12-08 12:20:59

DUBAI, Dec 7 (Agencies): Indian skipper Virat Kohli has moved up three places to grab second position in the latest ICC Test rankings for batsmen after registering his career-best score in the third...

Gayle hurricane blows away Khulna

-- 2017-12-08 12:00:00

Rangpur Riders’ opener Chris Gayle blasted a match-winning century as Mashrafe Mortaza’s men ensured their second qualifiers spot with an eight-wicket victory over Khulna Titans in the Eli...

Shakib’s Dhaka thrash Tamim’s Comilla in Qualifier-1

FE Online Report 2017-12-08 10:52:29

Comilla Victorians stumbled on to a massive 95 runs victory against Dhaka Dynamites in the first qualifier in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 at Mirpur’s Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadi...

Ronaldo retains Ballon d'Or to match Messi

-- 2017-12-08 09:45:02

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo beat Barcelona's Lionel Messi to win the Ballon d'Or award for the fifth time - and the second year in a row. Victory took the 32-year-old Portugal international...

Messi favours Higuain’s Argentina return

-- 2017-12-07 12:00:00

Lionel Messi has given his backing to out-of-favour Argentina team mate Gonzalo Higuain and said the Juventus forward should be recalled to the national side in time for next year’s World Cup fi...

Reds run riot at Anfield

-- 2017-12-07 11:56:14

Philippe Coutinho scored a hat-trick as Liverpool became the fifth English club to qualify for the last 16 of this season's Champions League with a thumping victory over Spartak Moscow at Anfield on W...

BPL: Qualifiers begin Friday

-- 2017-12-07 09:12:26

The qualifying and eliminator round of the 5th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) cricket begins on Friday at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. League leader Comilla Victorians, led by Tamim...

Australia move on to Perth with urn on their minds

-- 2017-12-07 04:25:24

Australia captain Steve Smith thinks England will struggle to get back into the Ashes series after losing in Adelaide to trail 2-0 heading into next week’s third test in Perth. Smith admitted t...