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Rumana seals Tigresses’ historic win over India

-- 2018-06-06 22:16:25

An all-round performance by Rumana Ahmed guided Bangladesh to their first-ever victory against India beating the neighbour in the Women's T20 Asia Cup match by seven wickets, reports UNB. The match w...

Cricket Australia boss James Sutherland resigns

-- 2018-06-06 11:38:43

Cricket Australia chief executive James Sutherland has announced that he will step down. Sutherland said the ‘time is right’ for him to depart his position, which he has held for 17 years...

Argentina call off friendly with Israel after protests

BBC 2018-06-06 11:25:28

Argentina have cancelled a World Cup warm-up match with Israel, apparently under political pressure over Israel's treatment of Palestinians in Gaza. Argentine striker Gonzalo Higuain told the ESPN sp...

Bangladesh set target of 135 runs

FE Online Report 2018-06-05 22:08:07

Bangladesh scored meagre 134 runs for 8 wickets in stipulated 20 overs in the second T20 international against Afghanistan at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun, Uttarakhand in Ind...

Bangladesh 81/3 in 10 overs

FE Online Report 2018-06-05 21:17:36

Bangladesh scored 81 runs for 3 wickets in 10 overs in the series levelling second T20 international against Afghanistan at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun, Uttarakhand in India...

Belgium detains 13 in tennis match-fixing probe

-- 2018-06-05 14:39:05

Belgium has detained 13 people in raids over an investigation into suspected match-fixing in the lower ranks of professional tennis, federal prosecutors said on Tuesday. A criminal organisation with...

French Open: Serena pulls out, Nadal marches on

-- 2018-06-05 12:17:27

Serena Williams pulled out of the French Open before her fourth-round match with Maria Sharapova on Monday, while Rafael Nadal moved into the quarter-finals with a straight-set victory over Germany's...

Tunisia goalkeeper 'fakes injury' to break fast

-- 2018-06-04 20:29:22

Tunisia's World Cup football team has apparently found an ingenious way to fight fatigue as they fast for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. In friendly matches against Portugal then Turkey, goalkeepe...

Injured Serena pulls out before Sharapova match

-- 2018-06-04 20:13:18

Serena Williams has pulled out of the French Open before her fourth-round match with Maria Sharapova on Monday because of an injury that affected her serve. The 23-time Grand Slam winner recently ret...

Djokovic tames Verdasco to reach French Open quarters

-- 2018-06-04 14:00:27

Novak Djokovic strengthened his claims as a French Open contender by reaching the quarter-finals with a straight-set victory over Spain's Fernando Verdasco. Djokovic, seeded 20th, won 6-3 6-4 6-2 aga...

Brazil beat Croatia, Spain held to draw

-- 2018-06-04 12:52:13

Brazil talisman Neymar returned in style with a dazzling goal in a 2-0 World Cup warm-up win over Croatia but Spain goalkeeper David de Gea made a rare error elsewhere in his team’s 1-1 draw wit...

Bangladesh to chase 168

FE Online Report 2018-06-03 22:09:35

Afghanistan posted a big score of 167 for 8 in stipulated 20 overs in the first T20 internationals against Bangladesh at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun, Uttarakhand in India on...

Afghanistan races to 42/0 in five overs

FE Online Report 2018-06-03 20:53:35

Afghanistan posted 42 runs for no loss in 5 overs in the first T20 internationals against Bangladesh at at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun, Uttarakhand in India n Sunday. Shahz...

Zverev advances in five sets for third consecutive match

-- 2018-06-03 20:37:32

Second seed Alexander Zverev came through a third successive five-set match to see off Karen Khachanov and reach the French Open quarter-finals. German Zverev, 21, beat the unseeded Russian 4-6 7-6 (...

Bangladesh – Afghanistan Ist T20: Bangladesh to field first

FE Online Report 2018-06-03 20:14:48

Bangladesh won the toss and decided to field in the first T20 international against Afghanistan at Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Dehradun, Uttarakhand in India. Bangladesh Squad: Mush...

Nadal strolls past Gasquest to progress at Roland Garros

-- 2018-06-03 15:05:48

Defending champion and world number one Rafael Nadal eased into the last 16 of the French Open with a straight-set win over home hopeful Richard Gasquet. The Spaniard, chasing an 11th title at Roland...

Griezmann, Dembele on target as France see off Italy

-- 2018-06-02 12:20:35

France showed the full range of their attacking weapons as they continued their preparations for the World Cup in convincing fashion with a 3-1 win over Italy in a friendly on Friday. Roberto Mancini...

Djokovic digs deep to go past Bautista Agut

-- 2018-06-01 21:25:44

Novak Djokovic came through a gruelling four-hour match against Spanish 13th seed Roberto Bautista Agut to reach the last 16 at the French Open. The 12-time Grand Slam champion was given his toughest...

Biman sponsors Bangladesh-Afghanistan T20 series

-- 2018-06-01 21:09:49

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has become the title sponsor for the upcoming T20 Cricket Series between Bangladesh and Afghanistan scheduled to take place in Dehradun city in India from June 3-7. The S...

Nadal rolls into French Open third round

-- 2018-06-01 15:29:49

World number one Rafael Nadal eased into the French Open third round with a straight-set win over Guido Pella. Ten-time champion Nadal saw off the Argentine 6-2 6-1 6-1 in two hours and three minutes...

Zinedine Zidane quits Real Madrid

-- 2018-05-31 19:23:15

Zinedine Zidane has resigned as Real Madrid head coach less than a week after leading the club to their third successive European Cup triumph.    The 45-year-old announced his departur...

Salah 'will be fit' to play in World Cup

-- 2018-05-31 15:05:29

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah will be fit to play some part at the World Cup, the Egyptian Football Association says. Salah, 25, injured his shoulder during Liverpool's Champions League final loss...

FIFA drops Saudi referee team from World Cup

-- 2018-05-31 12:14:39

FIFA has dropped Saudi Arabian referee Fahad Al-Mirdasi from the 2018 World Cup after he was banned for a match-fixing attempt in his country. Al-Mirdasi, 32, was already banned from officiating fo...

Raju to replace Fizz in T20 series against Afghanistan

-- 2018-05-30 21:39:36

Right-arm paceman Abul Hasan Raju will replace injury-gripped pacer Mustafizur Rahman in the Bangladesh squad to play the three-match Twenty20 International series against Afghanistan, reports UNB. T...

Sampaoli lauds Pavon-Messi link up

-- 2018-05-30 18:48:44

Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli praised Cristian Pavon's connection with Lionel Messi after his side's comprehensive 4-0 win over Haiti. Messi inspired his side in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, scoring a h...

Simona Halep moves into second round

-- 2018-05-30 17:57:17

World number one Simona Halep began her bid for a first Grand Slam title with a gutsy fightback in her rain-delayed French Open first-round match. Halep, last year's runner-up, lost the first set bef...

Serena tells of medical reason behind superhero catsuit

-- 2018-05-30 17:43:57

A marvel on the tennis court, new mum Serena Williams is now sporting her own superhero outfit as she makes her return to Grand Slam tennis. "I call it like my Wakanda-inspired catsuit. It's really...

Messi hits hat-trick in WC warm-up win

-- 2018-05-30 14:10:22

Argentina showed once again how reliant they are on Lionel Messi as the Barcelona forward scored a hat-trick in their 4-0 World Cup warm-up win over Haiti on Tuesday. With Javier Mascherano making hi...

Mariner Young's, Bangladesh SC notch victory

-- 2018-05-29 21:35:58

Defending champions Dhaka Mariner Young's Club finished 2nd in the first phase of the 12-team Green Delta Insurance Metropolis Premier Division Hockey League, reports UNB. They beat their rivals Dhak...

Liverpool agree £39m Fabinho deal

-- 2018-05-29 12:56:44

Liverpool have agreed to sign Monaco midfielder Fabinho in a deal that could be worth more than £40 million. The Brazil international, 24, will join the Champions League finalists on July 1 for...