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Ronaldo breaks Serie A duck with brace

Ronaldo breaks Serie A duck with brace

-- 2018-09-16 21:08:20

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first two goals for Juventus on Sunday as the Italian champions maintained their perfect start to the season. The forward, goalless in his first three games since his sum...

People should remember Tamim's outstanding bravery: Mashrafe

People should remember Tamim's outstanding bravery: Mashrafe

-- 2018-09-16 16:53:55

Bangladesh’s ODI cricket team captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza has said people should remember the outstanding bravery and performance of Tamim Iqbal, who surprised fans by returning to the crease i...

BRAC Bank organises football tournament

BRAC Bank organises football tournament

FE Online Desk 2018-09-16 13:25:43

BRAC Bank Limited organised an inter territory football tournament for its SME Banking Division. Six territory teams of Dhaka Region of Small Business took part in the tournament. Elephant Road Terr...

Barca sit top as Real drop points at Bilbao

Barca sit top as Real drop points at Bilbao

-- 2018-09-16 10:35:08

Barcelona moved two points clear at the top of La Liga after riding their luck to come from behind and win 2-1 at Real Sociedad on Saturday while Real Madrid could only draw 1-1 in a highly entertaini...

Mushfiqur ton helps Tigers thump Lankans

Mushfiqur ton helps Tigers thump Lankans

-- 2018-09-16 10:05:50

A brilliant century by Mushfiqur Rahim helped Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka by a huge margin of 137 runs in the Asia Cup opener. Bangladesh bowlers bundled out Sri Lanka for a meagre total of 124 in 35...

Bangladesh set target of 262

Bangladesh set target of 262

FE Online Report 2018-09-15 21:46:24

Bangladesh scored a respectable total of 261 runs for all in 49.3 overs in the first match of their Group B Asia Cup 2018 encounter against Sri Lanka at Dubai on Saturday. Earlier, after winning the...

Liverpool beats Spurs, maintains unbeaten run

Liverpool beats Spurs, maintains unbeaten run

-- 2018-09-15 19:32:13

Liverpool beat Tottenham on Saturday to maintain their 100 per cent start to the season and secure victory in each of their first five league fixtures for the first time in 27 years. Georginio Wijnal...

Bangladesh 107/2, Tamim retired hurt

Bangladesh 107/2, Tamim retired hurt

FE Online Report 2018-09-15 19:18:11

Bangladesh scored 107 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 21 overs in the first match of their Group B Asia Cup 2018 encounter against Sri Lanka at Dubai on Saturday. Earlier, after winning the toss an...

Bangladesh stuttering at 10/2, Tamim retired hurt

Bangladesh stuttering at 10/2, Tamim retired hurt

FE Online Report 2018-09-15 18:03:58

Bangladesh got off to a nightmarish start scoring 10/2 in five overs in the first match of Asia Cup 2018 against Sri Lanka at Dubai on Saturday. After winning the toss and electing to bat, the Tigers...

Tigers face Sri Lanka in Asia Cup opener in Dubai today

Tigers face Sri Lanka in Asia Cup opener in Dubai today

-- 2018-09-15 10:26:52

Bangladesh will take on Sri Lanka in the opening match of the 14th edition of the Asia Cup Cricket at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the UAE today (Saturday). The Group 'B' match of the six-n...

Jhulan first woman  to take 300 int'l wkts

Jhulan first woman to take 300 int'l wkts

-- 2018-09-13 21:41:21

Jhulan Goswami became the first woman to pick up 300 international wickets when she had Nipuni Hansika caught behind during India's first One-Day International match against Sri Lanka at the Galle Int...

Japan's biracial US Open champion Osaka becomes Nissan ambassador

Japan's biracial US Open champion Osaka becomes Nissan ambassador

-- 2018-09-13 18:10:40

Japan’s Nissan Motor Co has signed US Open champion Naomi Osaka as its next brand ambassador, the automaker said on Thursday, tapping the tennis star’s youth, drive and Japanese roots to a...

Richarlison helps Brazil thrash El Salvador in Friendly

Richarlison helps Brazil thrash El Salvador in Friendly

-- 2018-09-12 15:10:29

A double from Richarlison on his first international start helped Brazil to a 5-0 win over El Salvador in Maryland on Tuesday. Brazil ran out with a new-look side, with coach Tite giving debuts to go...

Real Madrid’s Marcelo admits defrauding €490,000 tax

Real Madrid’s Marcelo admits defrauding €490,000 tax

-- 2018-09-11 19:07:15

Real Madrid star Marcelo has admitted to tax fraud and accepted a four-month suspended jail sentence, Spanish media say. The 30-year-old Brazilian player reportedly defrauded the Spanish authorities...

Cook hits century in career’s final Test innings

Cook hits century in career’s final Test innings

-- 2018-09-10 18:23:08

Alastair Cook scored a century in his final Test innings for England before international retirement. The opener was giving a lengthy ovation as an overthrow gave him the five runs he needed to reach...

Tigers leave for UAE, to play Sri Lanka Sept 15

Tigers leave for UAE, to play Sri Lanka Sept 15

-- 2018-09-10 15:07:52

A strong Bangladesh Cricket team led by ODI captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza left the capital for United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday evening at 7:30 pm by an Emirates flight to participate in the six-na...

Serena fined $17,000 for US Open final outburst

Serena fined $17,000 for US Open final outburst

Reuters 2018-09-10 12:01:14

Serena Williams has been fined $17,000 for the code violations she received during the US Open final, the United States Tennis Association (USTA) said on Sunday. During Saturday’s match, whic...

Djokovic downs Del Potro for third US Open title

Djokovic downs Del Potro for third US Open title

-- 2018-09-10 10:21:42

Novak Djokovic produced an impeccable performance to beat Juan Martin del Potro in the US Open final and win his 14th Grand Slam title. The 31-year-old Serb won 6-3 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 in Sunday's final to...

Japan's Osaka makes history with maiden Grand Slam title

Japan's Osaka makes history with maiden Grand Slam title

-- 2018-09-09 10:36:26

Japan is celebrating its first ever Grand Slam tennis win after Naomi Osaka's US Open win over Serena Williams 6-2 6-4 at Flushing Meadows on Saturday. Osaka stayed calm as Williams went into meltd...

Bangladesh eliminated from SAFF Suzuki Cup

Bangladesh eliminated from SAFF Suzuki Cup

-- 2018-09-08 21:30:36

Visiting Nepal eliminated Bangladesh from the SAFF Suzuki Cup 2018, beating the hosts by 2-0 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka on Saturday. With the victory in the final match of Group A,...

BD need at least a draw with Nepal to reach semis today

BD need at least a draw with Nepal to reach semis today

-- 2018-09-08 11:14:20

Bangladesh will need a draw against visiting Nepal today's (Saturday's) match to reach the semifinal in the seven-nation SAFF Suzuki Cup 2018. The must-win game for Nepal's semifinal berth will beg...

Serena roars into US Open final

Serena roars into US Open final

-- 2018-09-07 13:09:48

36-year-old Serena Williams has another shot at winning her first Grand Slam title since giving birth after defeating Anastasija Sevastova in 66 minutes in their US Open semi-final. The 23rd Grand Sl...

Bangladesh beat Pakistan in second SAFF Championship match

Bangladesh beat Pakistan in second SAFF Championship match

-- 2018-09-06 22:34:22

Bangladesh have put one foot in SAFF Championship semifinals with a victory over Pakistan in their second Group A match. Topu Barman, who had scored once in the 2-0 win against Bhutan, added another...

Djokovic beats heat, Millman to reach US Open semis

Djokovic beats heat, Millman to reach US Open semis

Reuters 2018-09-06 12:04:27

Novak Djokovic sweated it out from behind the baseline to beat Australian John Millman 6-3 6-4 6-4 at the US Open on Wednesday and set up a semi-final with Japan’s Kei Nishikori. Djokovic, a tw...

Bangladesh beat Bhutan in SAFF Championship

Bangladesh beat Bhutan in SAFF Championship

-- 2018-09-04 21:38:06

Bangladesh have started their SAFF Championship campaign by avenging their loss to Bhutan in Asian Cup playoff for qualifiers. Topu Barman put the hosts ahead in the third minute from a penalty the...

Federer suffers shock US Open exit

Federer suffers shock US Open exit

Agencies 2018-09-04 11:52:42

Roger Federer has been knocked out of the US Open in the fourth round on Monday by world number 55 John Millman. The 37-year-old Swiss had prioritised winning a sixth title at Flushing Meadows bu...

SAFF Suzuki Cup logo unveiled

SAFF Suzuki Cup logo unveiled

-- 2018-09-03 21:10:36

The logo of the 12th SAFF Championship, now known as the SAFF Suzuki Cup, was formally unveiled at the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) House on Monday, reports UNB. BFF president Kazi Salahudd...

Bangladesh squad for SAFF  Suzuki Cup sans captain

Bangladesh squad for SAFF Suzuki Cup sans captain

-- 2018-09-03 21:09:35

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) on Monday announced a 20-member final squad of the Bangladesh National Football team for the 12th SAFF Suzuki Cup'2018 beginning today (Tuesday) at the country's p...

Nadal advances to US Open quarters

Nadal advances to US Open quarters

-- 2018-09-03 12:34:13

Top seed Rafael Nadal set up an intriguing US Open quarter-final showdown with Dominic Thiem after snuffing out a comeback attempt by Georgia’s Nikoloz Basilashvili with a 6-3 6-3 6-7(6) 6-4 w...

Barca hammer puny Huesca

Barca hammer puny Huesca

Reuters 2018-09-03 11:01:00

Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez scored twice each as La Liga champions Barcelona turned on the style to hammer Huesca 8-2 on Sunday and join Real Madrid as the only teams in the league to win their ope...