Dhaka – Bangladesh earned the 3rd consecutive victory in the 5th South Asian Basketball Championship beating hosts Maldives by 86-52 points on the 3rd day of the meet in the Maldives capital Male on Monday.Shamsuzzaman Khan Soyeb of Bangladesh was…
Category: Football
Real Madrid wins its 1st Spanish title since 2012
Madrid,(AP/UNB) – Real Madrid won the Spanish league for the first time in five years on Sunday, and kept rival Barcelona from its third straight championship. Zinedine Zidane’s team secured its 33rd league title with a 2-0 win at Malaga…
Dhaka Div Gold Cup: Faridpur emerge regional champions
Dhaka – Faridpur District emerged regional champions to reach the semifinal of the Dhaka Divisional Commissioner Gold Cup Football Tournament beating Gopalganj District by 4-0 goals at the Faridpur Stadium on Saturday.
Sr Div Football: PWD SC play 1-1 with Sadharan Bima KS
Dhaka – Public Works Department (PWD) Sporting Club played to a one-all draw with Sadharan Bima KS in the Saif Power Tec Dhaka Metropolis Senior Division Football League at Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mustafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Thursday.
Fed Cup: Ctg Abahani emerges group champion
Dhaka – Chittagong Abahani Limited emerged Group C champions to reach the quarterfinal of the Federation Football Tournament beating all-losers Arambagh KS by 2-1 goals at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday.
Italian Cup title puts Juventus in line for treble
Rome,(AP/UNB) – Juventus secured the first title of a possible treble by winning the Italian Cup with an authoritative 2-0 victory over Lazio in the final on Wednesday.Dani Alves gave Juventus an early lead in the first half with a…
Madrid a draw away from Spanish title after win over Celta
Madrid,(AP/UNB) – Cristiano Ronaldo has taken Real Madrid to the verge of its first Spanish league title in five years.Ronaldo scored early in each half as Madrid defeated 10-man Celta Vigo 4-1 on Wednesday to retake the league lead from…
Fed Cup: Rahmatganj, Brothers play goalless to reach quarterfinals
Dhaka – Rahmatganj MFS and Brothers Union Club advanced to the quarterfinals of the Walton Federation Cup Football-2017 from Group D after playing goalless with each other at Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Wednesday.After the day’s last lone match, the…
Sr Div Football: Swadhinata KS taste first defeat
Dhaka – League leader Swadhinata Krira Sangha tasted the first defeat in their 10th match of the Saif Power Tec Dhaka Senior Division Football League conceding 0-1 goal defeat against bottom-ranked Friends Social Welfare Organization at Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mustafa…
Barcelona, Madrid win as title race goes to final round
Madrid,(AP/UNB) – Barcelona and Real Madrid won their matches Sunday with the Spanish league title race now guaranteed to go to the final round.Neymar scored a hat trick for Barcelona in a comfortable 4-1 win at Las Palmas, while Cristiano…
Fed Cup: Sheikh Jamal DC makes flying start beating Farashganj SC 3-0
Dhaka – Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club made a flying start in the Walton 29th Federation Cup Football outplaying Farashganj Sporting Club by 3-0 goals in their first match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Sunday.Guinean forward Mamadou Bah, Nurul…
Sr Div Football: Wari Club beat Jatrabari KC 1-0
Dhaka – Wari Club managed a 1-0 goal victory over Jatrabari KC in the Saif Power Tec Dhaka Metropolis Senior Division Football League at the Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mustafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalpur on Sunday.
Arsenal, Man City pile on pressure in race for top 4 in EPL
Manchester, (AP/UNB) — The swagger has returned to their play. The wins and the goals are piling up. Arsene Wenger, a target of abuse for much of the season, was even greeted with rapturous applause as he walked toward the…
Fed Cup: Holders Dhaka Abahani Ltd drops points with Saif SC in opener
Dhaka– Defending champions Dhaka Abahani Limited lost points in the inaugural match of the 29th Walton Federation Cup Football Tournament after playing 1-1 draw with new sensation and star-studded Saif Sporting Club at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday.Earlier, BFF…
Back on top: Chelsea wins the English Premier League
West Bromwich,(AP/UNB) — Chelsea manager Antonio Conte has had the golden touch in his first season in the English Premier League, all the way through to the title-clinching game.With Chelsea scoreless at West Bromwich Albion on Friday and looking like…
Ajax withstands Lyon comeback to reach Europa League final
Lyon, (AP/UNB)- Ajax withstood a brilliant comeback from Lyon to reach the Europa League final despite a 3-1 away defeat on Thursday.Ajax, a club chasing former glories after winning the last of its four European Cups in 1995 and leading…
Nervy Man United stumbles into Europa League final
Manchester,(AP/UNB)- Manchester United survived a late scare against Celta Vigo to stumble into the Europa League final on Thursday, keeping alive its hopes of winning the only major trophy missing from the English club’s collection. United drew the second leg…
Bangladesh Boys beat Mohakhali Ekadash 3-2
Dhaka – Bangladesh Boys Club defeated Mohakhali Ekadash by 3-2 goals in the 9th round match of the Saif Powertec Senior Division Football League at Bir Sreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Muhammad Mustafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Thursday.Rafa Mia scored two…
Sr Div Football: Wanderers Club upset Jatrabari KC 1-0
Dhaka – Dhaka Wanderers Club upset Jatrabari Krira Chakra by 1-0 goal in the Saif Power Tec Dhaka Metropolis Senior Division Football League at the Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mustafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Wednesday. After a barren first half,…
FIFA struggles to regain trust as judge decries new leaders
Manama,(AP/UNB)- Even after a year under new leadership, FIFA is still pleading with the world: Trust us.The message is proving as hard to sell as sponsorship of the World Cup.Especially when FIFA President Gianni Infantino has been accused of ousting…
Juventus beats Monaco 2-1 to reach Champions League final
Turin,(AP/UNB)- Dani Alves proved his critics wrong as he inspired Juventus to a 2-1 win over Monaco on Tuesday to send the Italian club to its second Champions League final in three years.Often described as being past his best when…
Sr Div Football: Badda Jagoroni beat Friends SWO 1-0
Dhaka – Badda Jagoroni Sangsad managed 1-0 goal victory over Friends Social Welfare Organization in the Saif Power Tec Dhaka metropolis Senior Division Football League at Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mustafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Tuesday.
Sr Div Football: PWD SC play goalless draw with BD Boys
Dhaka – Public Works Department (PWD) Sporting Club played goalless draw with Bangladesh Boys Club in the Saif Power Tec Dhaka Metropolis Senior Division Football League at Saheed Sepoy Mohammad Mustafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Sunday.
Pioneer Football: Bangladesh Boys beat Ghafur Baluch Academy 3-1
Dhaka – Bangladesh Boys Club of Chittagong earned a facile 3-1 goals victory against Ghafur Baluch Football Academy in the Dhaka North and South City Corporations U-16 Pioneer Football League at East End Club ground here on Sunday.
Higuain rescues draw for Juventus against 10-man Torino
Milan,(AP/UNB) — Juventus’ record winning streak at home was ended by 10-man Torino 1-1 in an enthralling Derby della Mole on Saturday.Adem Ljajic’s sublime 52nd-minute free kick looked to have given Torino a rare derby victory but Juventus escaped thanks…
Sr Div Football: Swadhinata KS beat Dhaka United 2-1
Dhaka– Swadhinata Krira Sangha managed a 2-1 goals victory over Dhaka United Sporting Club in the Saif Power Tec Dhaka Metropolis Senior Division Football League at Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mustafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur Stadium on Saturday.
Messi wins FIFA appeal – 3 matches of ban lifted
Zurich, May 6 (AP/UNB) — Argentina captain Lionel Messi was cleared by FIFA on Friday to play in the next three World Cup qualifiers after a ban for insulting a referee’s assistant was lifted.
Lionel Messi: Argentina forward’s ban lifted after appeal to Fifa
Dhaka – Lionel Messi is free to represent Argentina in their World Cup qualifiers after his four-match international ban was overturned on appeal.The 29-year-old Barcelona forward was suspended for directing “insulting words” at an assistant referee during a 1-0 win…
Rashford gives United 1-0 win in Europa League semifinals
Vigo, (AP/UNB) — Marcus Rashford was decisive again, scoring from a free kick in the second half for Manchester United to beat Celta Vigo 1-0 in the first leg of the Europa League semifinals on Thursday.Rashford, who netted an extra-time…
Sr Div Football: Bashabo TS beat Badda Jagoroni 2-0
Dhaka – Bashabo Tarun Sangha earned a 2-0 goals victory over Badda Jagoroni Sangsad in the Saif Power Tec Dhaka metropolis Senior Division Football League at Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mustafa Kamal Stadium at Kamlapur in the city on Thursday.