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Ex-New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns diagnosed with bowel cancer

Ex-New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns diagnosed with bowel cancer

-- 2022-02-05 13:58:02

Former New Zealand all-rounder Chris Cairns said on Saturday that he has been diagnosed with bowel cancer, five months after suffering a spinal stroke following emergency heart surgery, Reuters report...

Man Utd knocked out of FA Cup

Man Utd knocked out of FA Cup

-- 2022-02-05 11:01:37

Manchester United manager Ralf Rangnick was left cursing a change to the handball rule while his Middlesbrough counterpart Chris Wilder hailed the magic of the FA Cup as the 12-time champions suffered...

Winter Olympics burst into life under shadow of Covid, conflict

Winter Olympics burst into life under shadow of Covid, conflict

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-02-05 08:21:17

Chinese President Xi Jinping opened a Beijing Winter Olympics on Friday that not only bear the mark of the global coronavirus pandemic but are also mixing sport and global politics as few others have...

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony begins

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics opening ceremony begins

-- 2022-02-04 20:43:13

Chinese President Xi Jinping declared the opening of the Beijing Winter Games, triggering a burst of fireworks that marked the start of an Olympics whose preparations were beset by the COVID-19 pandem...

'We're not best friends': Ukrainian and Russian athletes keep distance

'We're not best friends': Ukrainian and Russian athletes keep distance

-- 2022-02-04 15:57:13

With Russian troops massed at Ukraine's borders, athletes from the two countries have formed a fragile peace at the Beijing Olympics, helped along by coronavirus restrictions meant to keep competitors...

Afghanistan to tour Bangladesh for three ODIs, two T20Is

Afghanistan to tour Bangladesh for three ODIs, two T20Is

-- 2022-02-04 13:27:31

Afghanistan will tour Bangladesh this month to play three one-day matches and two Twenty20 Internationals, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said, Reuters reports. Afghanistan were scheduled to tour...

China down Japan in shootout to set up final against South Korea

China down Japan in shootout to set up final against South Korea

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-02-04 11:47:40

China have knocked out two-time defending champions Japan 4-3 in a penalty shootout to set up a final showdown with South Korea in the Women's Asian Cup final. Wang Shanshan scored the winning spot k...

England head coach Silverwood quits after Ashes humiliation

England head coach Silverwood quits after Ashes humiliation

-- 2022-02-04 10:06:14

England head coach Chris Silverwood has stepped down following the team's meek surrender in the Ashes series against Australia, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said on Thursday, Reuters repo...

Anomalies in BPL fixture

Anomalies in BPL fixture

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-02-03 16:36:42

Two phases of the BPL are over and the third phase is underway. From the beginning, it was declared that there will be 3 venues for this edition of BPL - Dhaka, Chattogram and Sylhet. The first phase...

Four India cricketers Covid-positive ahead of Windies series

Four India cricketers Covid-positive ahead of Windies series

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-02-03 08:52:18

Four India players and three members of their support staff have tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of their limited-overs home series against West Indies, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) said on Wedn...

11 Beijing Olympics officials hospitalised with Covid-19

11 Beijing Olympics officials hospitalised with Covid-19

-- 2022-02-02 18:27:47

Eleven Beijing Olympics-related personnel have been hospitalised with COVID-19 in the Chinese capital since Jan 23 out of a total of 232 positive cases, Brian McCloskey, chair of the Beijing 2022 medi...

Barishal beat Chattogram by 14 runs, gain eight points

Barishal beat Chattogram by 14 runs, gain eight points

-- 2022-02-01 23:58:07

In the last match of the Chattogam leg of this year’s Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), Fortune Barishal beat Chattogram Challengers by 14 runs on Tuesday and topped the table with ei...

Rule 50 on political protests a conundrum for athletes in Beijing

Rule 50 on political protests a conundrum for athletes in Beijing

-- 2022-02-01 19:13:21

Athletes considering staging political protests during the Beijing 2022 Winter Games will have to negotiate the International Olympic Committee's Rule 50 which originally banned such behaviour but now...

Five Bangladeshi crickets put their names for IPL auction

Five Bangladeshi crickets put their names for IPL auction

-- 2022-02-01 19:03:25

Shakib Al Hasan and Mustafizur Rahman along with three other Bangladesh cricketers have put their names in the hat for the Indian Premier League 2022 mega auction. Taskin Ahmed, Liton Das and Shorifu...

Barcelona sign Aubameyang on free transfer after Arsenal exit

Barcelona sign Aubameyang on free transfer after Arsenal exit

-- 2022-02-01 18:02:35

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has joined Barcelona on a free transfer after leaving Arsenal, with the move to be announced on Tuesday. The 32-year-old Gabon striker signed the deal late on Monday evening...

Pfizer vaccine for children under 5 in US could be available soon

Pfizer vaccine for children under 5 in US could be available soon

-- 2022-02-01 09:53:19

Pfizer Inc and Germany's BioNTech SE are expected to submit an emergency use authorisation request as early as Tuesday to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for vaccines for children aged six m...

Everton appoint Lampard as new manager

Everton appoint Lampard as new manager

-- 2022-02-01 08:26:09

Everton have appointed former Chelsea boss Frank Lampard as their manager on a two-and-a-half-year contract, the Premier League club said on Monday as they look to secure their status as a top flight...

Nice knocks holders PSG out of French Cup

Nice knocks holders PSG out of French Cup

-- 2022-02-01 08:20:11

Goalkeeper Marcin Bulka made two saves in the shootout as Nice eliminated holders Paris St Germain 6-5 on penalties after a goalless draw in their last-16 French Cup tie on Monday, Reuters reports....

Fortune Barishal get third win, secure six points in BPL

Fortune Barishal get third win, secure six points in BPL

-- 2022-01-31 23:44:21

Despite some late blows by the Khulna Tigers batters, Fortune Barishal picked up their third win in the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) on Monday in Chattogram. Khulna needed to s...

17 years and 21 Grand Slams: Rafael Nadal on the history books forever

17 years and 21 Grand Slams: Rafael Nadal on the history books forever

Swadhin Shahporan 2022-01-31 13:16:04

17 years, and in between, a great Spaniard conquered the tennis world 21 times to cement his place all over the history books. Rafael Nadal won a record 21st Grand Slam men's title in a spectacular f...

Miraz ‘stays’ following a dramatic evening in Chattogram

Miraz ‘stays’ following a dramatic evening in Chattogram

Mashfiq Mizan 2022-01-31 12:31:42

Mehidy Hasan Miraz was talked out of leaving the Chattogram Challengers' team set up by the owner of the franchise, Rifatul Islam. Claiming the captaincy debacle was nothing more than a misunderstand...

Canada beat US 2-0 in World Cup qualifier

Canada beat US 2-0 in World Cup qualifier

-- 2022-01-31 10:15:00

Canada struck early and again late on to defeat the US men's national team 2-0 on Sunday to remain unbeaten and extend their lead in the final round of CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers, Reuters reports....

Nadal beats Medvedev from two sets down to win Australian Open

Nadal beats Medvedev from two sets down to win Australian Open

-- 2022-01-30 20:32:46

Rafael Nadal won a record 21st Grand Slam men's title in the most stunning fashion, fighting back from two sets down to beat Russia's Daniil Medvedev in a classic Australian Open final. Backed by a l...

Drama surrounding grumpy Miraz at CTG   

Drama surrounding grumpy Miraz at CTG  

Mashfiq Mizan   2022-01-30 19:14:15

Mehidy Hasan Miraz apparently threw professionalism out of the window as he was spotted storming out of Chattogram Challenger’s team hotel in protest of being stripped off the franchise’s...

Moeen Ali all-round show helps England level WIndies T20 series 

Moeen Ali all-round show helps England level WIndies T20 series 

-- 2022-01-30 16:07:18

England stand-in captain Moeen Ali smashed a blistering half-century and picked up two key wickets in the West Indies chase as his side squared the five-match Twenty20 series at 2-2 with a 34-run vict...

Newcastle reeling from the edge after half a season of Saudi backed takeover

Newcastle reeling from the edge after half a season of Saudi backed takeover

Ahnaf Wazed Khan 2022-01-30 12:39:47

Since the takeover by Saudi Arabian owners, Newcastle fans should see their ambitions rise. The bankroll of their new owners permits them to do so.  But after half of the season, it is now a que...

Mrittunjoy helps Chattogram to get 16-run win over Sylhet

Mrittunjoy helps Chattogram to get 16-run win over Sylhet

-- 2022-01-29 21:58:26

Mohammad Mrittunjoy Chowdhury Nipun has helped Chattogram Challengers seal a 16-run win over Sylhet Sunrisers by taking the first hat-trick of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League T20 tournament. Th...

Pacer Mehedi Hasan Rana guides Fortune Barishal to win against Khulna

Pacer Mehedi Hasan Rana guides Fortune Barishal to win against Khulna

-- 2022-01-29 20:28:18

A tremendous bowling effort by left-arm pacer Mehedi Hasan Rana guided Fortune Barishal to a win against Khulna Tigers on Saturday in the ongoing Bangabandhu Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) in Chattog...

England fight back in women's Ashes test before rain stops play on day 3

England fight back in women's Ashes test before rain stops play on day 3

-- 2022-01-29 18:38:21

England captain Heather Knight's unbeaten 168 early strikes from Katherine Brunt revived the visitors against Australia before rain allowed just a session's play on the third day of the one-off women'...

Ashleigh Barty becomes first Australian Open title winner in 44 years

Ashleigh Barty becomes first Australian Open title winner in 44 years

-- 2022-01-29 17:31:38

Ashleigh Barty ended Australia's 44-year wait for a home winner at the Australian Open when the world number one staved off a fight back from American Danielle Collins to complete a 6-3 7-6(2) win on...