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Ronaldo sets record in win against Dortmund

-- 2017-12-07 01:11:46

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to score in all of his team's Champions League group matches in a season as the holders beat Borussia Dortmund. Ronaldo bent in a fine st...

Barcelona back on track with Sporting win

-- 2017-12-06 12:31:19

Former Barcelona defender Jeremy Mathieu scored an own goal against his old club as Sporting Lisbon's hopes of advancing from Group D ended. Sporting needed to win and hope Juventus slipped up away a...

Bayern get revenge on PSG 3-1

-- 2017-12-06 12:00:00

France midfielder Corentin Tolisso scored twice on Tuesday to earn Bayern Munich victory but Paris St-Germain advance to the Champions League last-16 draw as Group B winners. Bayern needed to win by...

IOC bans Russia from Winter Olympics

-- 2017-12-06 11:25:02

Russia has been banned from the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics after the IOC found evidence of an “unprecedented systematic manipulation” of the anti-doping system that has led to a seri...

BCB announces team for U-19 World Cup

-- 2017-12-06 06:50:09

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday announced a 15-member final squad for the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. The tournament will begin in New Zealand on January 13 next year. Reliable batsm...

Dhaka Dynamites move to BPL's 2nd slot

-- 2017-12-06 06:43:02

An all-round performance by captain Shakib Al Hasan guided Dhaka Dynamites into the 2nd slot of the 5th Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). Dhaka Dynamites defeated Rangpur Riders by 43 runs at the Sher...

Serena returning to tennis after maternity leave

-- 2017-12-06 03:34:26

Serena Williams has entered the Australian Open in January, tournament director Craig Tiley has said. The 36-year-old won the Melbourne event in January while in the early weeks of pregnancy and gave...

Aussies one win away from regaining Ashes

-- 2017-12-06 02:04:27

Australia have clinched a 2-0 lead in the Ashes with a 120-run win at Adelaide Oval, where Josh Hazlewood crushed England's slim hope of comeback victory during his opening spell on day five of the pi...

England need record score to win oval Test

-- 2017-12-05 12:52:15

Jimmy Anderson continued his pink-ball masterclass but England must make history if they're to reel in an imposing target of 354 at Adelaide Oval, where Australia were rolled for 138 in their second i...

Olympic Committee mulls ban on Russia

-- 2017-12-05 12:32:55

The eyes of the sporting world will be on the International Olympic Committee's headquarters in Lausanne on Tuesday evening when President Thomas Bach announces whether he and his board have banned Ru...

Pybus in Dhaka for interview with BCB

FE Online Desk 2017-12-05 12:00:00

Former Bangladesh national team coach Richard Pybus has arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday night for a possible second stink at the job. Pybus, expected to replace Hathurusinghe, will face an interview with...

Doctors against sports in Delhi!

-- 2017-12-05 09:12:30

Unpleasant visuals of Sri Lankan cricketers wearing face masks on the cricket field have reignited debate about hosting major sports in heavily polluted New Delhi. Doctors have urged cricket's govern...

Khulna beat Comilla, secures 2nd spot

FE Online Desk 2017-12-05 06:04:11

Khulna Titans beat table toppers Comilla Victorians by 14 runs in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadiumon Tuesday. With the win, Khulna secured the second spot...

Bumrah gets maiden test call-up for SA tour

-- 2017-12-05 01:24:06

Gujarat speedster Jasprit Bumrah predictably got his maiden call-up in the 17-member Indian Test squad for the South Africa tour while rookies Washington Sundar, Basil Thampi and Deepak Hooda were sum...

Valencia's Getafe loss leaves Barca five points clear

-- 2017-12-04 12:00:00

Second-placed Valencia lost for the first time in La Liga this season as Getafe beat them to leave Barcelona five points clear at the top. The hosts, who move up to eighth in the table with Sunday's...

Delhi pollution remains severe: Mathews

-- 2017-12-04 12:00:00

Delhi's smog did not halt play as it did on Sunday but Sri Lanka batsman Angelo Mathews said the air remained as bad as his team battled for survival against India in the final test on Monday. The se...

Ramos sees red in draw at San Mamés

-- 2017-12-03 12:00:00

Karim Benzema and Cristiano Ronaldo both hit the post while Sergio Ramos was sent off as Real Madrid were held by Athletic Bilbao at San Mamés. Zinedine Zidane's champions needed a win to redu...

Rangpur beat Khulna, reach super four

-- 2017-12-03 12:00:00

Rangpur Riders booked a seat of the last-four with one match to spare in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 with a 19-run victory against Khulna Titans at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium (...

United punish shambolic Gunners

-- 2017-12-03 11:46:48

Manchester United ruthlessly punished defensive errors to become the first side to win a league game at Arsenal since January in one of the matches of the season so far. Jose Mourinho's side during S...

Sylhet sinks Chittagong

-- 2017-12-03 07:51:41

Sylhet Sixers crushed Chittagong Vikings by 10 wickets in a must-win game to keep their hope of the last-four race alive in Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) T20 at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadiu...

Promoted Strasbourg beat PSG

-- 2017-12-03 07:08:28

Newly promoted Strasbourg, one of the smallest clubs in League 1, produced the biggest upset of the league so far by beating Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 on Saturday. Strasbourg, just above the relegat...

Stokes scores 2 in first-class cricket return

-- 2017-12-03 01:16:39

England all-rounder Ben Stokes made only 2 runs in his first cricket since September when he turned out for Canterbury against Otago in New Zealand's Ford Trophy. New Zealand-born Stokes, who batted...

FIFA won’t tolerate racism at 2018 WC: Infantino

-- 2017-12-02 12:24:02

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has said racism will not be tolerated at next year's World Cup in Russia, adding that referees will have the power to stop or even abandon matches if discriminatory inc...

Kohli bags yet another milestone

-- 2017-12-02 12:00:00

Virat Kohli notched up yet another milestone going past the 5000-run mark in Tests during the second session of day one of the third and the final Test between India and Sri Lanka at the Feroz Shah Ko...

Dhaka beat Rajshahi by 99 runs in BPL

-- 2017-12-02 11:37:53

Defending champions Dhaka Dynamites routed Rajshahi Kings by 99 runs in the 36th match of the 5th BPL T20 to register their 6th win in the league at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium on Saturday....

Comilla pip Rangpur, enter BPL playoffs

-- 2017-12-02 09:55:43

Table-toppers Comilla Victorians defeated Rangpur Riders by four wickets to register their 8th win and became the first team to qualify for the playoffs in the seven-team Bangladesh Premier League (BP...

Barca drop more points with Celta draw

-- 2017-12-02 09:07:17

La Liga leaders Barcelona were held to a 2-2 home draw by Celta Vigo on Saturday as their former assistant coach Juan Carlos Unzue dented the title hopes of the Catalans, who dropped points for the se...

Bale to miss Bilbao trip with fresh injury

-- 2017-12-02 04:02:11

Gareth Bale will miss Real Madrid's match at Athletic Bilbao on Saturday with a recurrence of a calf injury. The Welshman, 28, returned after two months out and made two goals in Real's 2-2 draw with...

England fail to fire under Adelaide lights

-- 2017-12-02 03:31:28

England failed to make the inroads into the Australian batting order they needed after gambling on bowling first in the inaugural day-night Ashes test on Saturday.  The hosts reached the second...

FA charges Conte with misconduct

-- 2017-12-01 12:49:44

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has been charged by the Football Association with misconduct following his dismissal against Swansea City. The Blues boss was sent to the stands in the 43rd minute of hi...