KUALA LUMPUR (BSS/AFP) – Asia’s top football competitions will go ahead this year despite the coronavirus pandemic, a senior official told AFP, although games may have to be played behind closed doors. Windsor John, general secretary of the Asian Football…
MILAN (BSS/AFP) – A leading Italian doctor specialising in infectious diseases said on Monday he would be against Serie A restarting its season next month. Football across the country, which has recorded more than 20,000 deaths from the coronavirus pandemic,…
LONDON, Xinhua — Liverpool legend Sir Kenny Dalglish has tested positive for COVID-19 but is showing no symptoms, his family announced on Friday. The Dalglish family released a statement saying the 69-year-old was admitted to hospital on Wednesday for treatment…
ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) — Retired soccer star Ronaldinho was released from a high-security jail in Paraguay on Tuesday after more than a month, but was ordered to serve house arrest at a luxury hotel while he’s investigated for using a…
UEFA is exploring changes to Financial Fair Play rules as clubs grapple with the sudden loss in revenue caused by the coronavirus pandemic abruptly halting competitions across Europe. The cost-control regulations were introduced a decade ago as a response to…
Munich (AP/UNB) — Thomas Müller signed a two-year contract extension with Bayern Munich, the German champions said Tuesday. The 30-year-old attacking midfielder’s contract had been due to expire at the end of next season but he is now tied to…
Bangladesh national women’s football team captain Sabina Khatun and three others were injured in an attack on her house on Sunday evening at Sabujbagh of Satkhira Sadar Upazila. Sabina’s sister Salma Khatun was admitted to Sadar Hospital with severe injuries.…
Dhaka -The apex body of the World Football FIFA has approved the proposal of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) for postponing its Executive Congress 2010 scheduled for April 20 due to the pandemic coronavirus outbreak globally. The FIFA, in a written…
Cristiano Ronaldo and his Juventus teammates along with coach Maurizio Sarri agreed to forgo 90 million euros ($100 million) in wages on Saturday to help the club during the coronavirus crisis. The club said the money amounted to four months…
Dhaka – The much-talked about election of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), scheduled for April 20, has been postponed for indefinite period due to outbreak of deadly Coronavirus in the country and elsewhere in the world. The Executive Committee of Bangladesh…
TOKYO (AP) — IOC President Thomas Bach has agreed “100%” to a proposal of postponing the Tokyo Olympics for about one year until 2021 because of the coronavirus outbreak, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said Tuesday. Abe said after his…
Dhaka – All the football leagues, including ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football, under the Professional Football League Committee (PFLC) of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) have been postponed for an indefinite period due to the outbreak of deadly coronavirus in…
MADRID (AP/UNB) — Former Real Madrid president Lorenzo Sanz died Saturday from the new coronavirus, his family said. He was 76. Sanz had been in intensive care since the beginning of the week while being treated for the virus. Sanz…
Dhaka – The schedule of much-talked about election of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) will be announced on April 3 in a view to conduct the poll as per schedule on April 20. The decision was taken in the first meeting…
SHANGHAI (BSS/AFP)-The team are split in half, with some players in lockdown and others training, but a modest Chinese club from the epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic is at last beginning to turn its attentions to football again. Wuhan Three…
An advertisement painted on the field near the center square would usually have summed up the hype of the Aussie rules season-opening game between Richmond and Carlton: Footy, Oh What a Feeling. Last September, a crowd of 100,014 packed into…
Dhaka – Two vice-presidents of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Badal Roy and Mohiuddin Ahmed Mohi on Thursday demanded deferment of BFF Election that was scheduled to be held on April 20 to avoid the transmission of coronavirus. Badal and Mohi…
Dhaka – Leonardo Vieria Lima, a Brazilian footballer of Uttar Baridhara Club in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football, sent to quarantine at club premises Saturday last for Carona Virus threat. Lima, a registered player of Uttar Baridhara Club, arrived…
LONDON (AP/UNB) — After being forced to postpone the European Championship, UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin fears football on the continent is facing its biggest crisis ever. The coronavirus pandemic has brought the European game to a standstill, and there is…
Dhaka – Eight teams advanced to the 3rd round of the Walton Smart Fridge-Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) six-a-side Media Cup Football Tournament eliminating their rivals at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here on Wednesday. The teams…
NYON, Switzerland (AP) — UEFA formally proposed postponing the 2020 European Championship for one year on Tuesday because of the coronavirus outbreak. The new tournament dates will be June 11 to July 11, the Norwegian soccer association announced during a…
Dhaka – The officials of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football clubs are very much concerned about the health safety of their player’s due to outbreak of deadly corona virus. In a league committee meeting at BFF House on Tuesday, the…
Dhaka – Eight teams have reached to the 2nd round of the Walton Smart Fridge-Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) six-a-side Media Cup Football Tournament after winning their first round matches at the Shaheed (Capt) M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here…
Dhaka – The long-awaited election of traditional fan-based Dhaka Mohammedan SC will be held on April 18 this year. The decision was taken at a board of directors meeting of the club held at club tent in Motijheel Sunday night.…
Dhaka- Defending champions and start-studded Bashundhara Kings conceded 3-4 goals defeat against Chittagong Abahani Ltd in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football at their home venue of Sheikh Kamal National Stadium in Nilphamari on Sunday. Bashundhara Kings conceded the first…
Düsseldorf, Germany (AP/UNB) — The Premier League and the Champions League were both suspended Friday as the chaos stemming from the coronavirus outbreak continues to impact soccer. Matches in England will be stopped until at least April 3 after five…
Liverpool (AP/UNB) — Anfield was rocking. Jurgen Klopp was beating his chest and punching the air. Another famous comeback was on for Liverpool in the Champions League. One error from their backup goalkeeper saw it all come crashing down for…
Milan (AP/UNB) — Italian soccer club Juventus announced Wednesday that one of its players, defender Daniele Rugani, has tested positive for COVID-19. Rugani, who also plays for the Italian national team, is the first player in the country’s top soccer…
London (AP/UNB) — Real Madrid says its soccer and basketball teams have been put in quarantine after a basketball play for the club tested positive for the coronavirus. The Spanish club says the soccer team was also affected because it…
Dhaka – National star studded Bashundhara Kings brushed aside Jamalpur Kacharipara Ekadash by 11-0 goals in the Tricotex Women’s Football League at Kamalapur Stadium here on Thursday. In their last match on Monday, Kings outplayed Cumilla United by 6-0 goals.…