Dhaka – Villarreal held on for a 1-1 draw to shatter Real Madrid’s hopes of setting a new record for consecutive victories in the Spanish league in Barcelona on Wednesday.Zinedine Zidane’s Madrid was aiming to break Barcelona’s league record of…
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JB BPL: Soccer Club Feni force Rahmatganj to play 1-1
Dhaka – Soccer Club Feni forced Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society to share the match points in their 7th round match of the JB Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football that ended in a 1-1 draw at Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday.With…
PSG claims French league top spot with 3-0 win against Caen
Dhaka – Edinson Cavani scored his sixth league goal of the season and teammate Lucas netted his fourth as Paris Saint-Germain returned to the top of the French league with a 3-0 victory over newly-promoted Dijon on Tuesday.Following a stuttering…
Chelsea, Liverpool stay on course in English League Cup
Dhaka – With no European competitions clogging up their schedules, Chelsea and Liverpool are placing more importance on the English League Cup than usual this season.They both advanced to the last 16 on Tuesday – but took different routes.Chelsea came…
FIFA extends bans globally in 6 doping cases
Dhaka – FIFA says its disciplinary panel extended bans to apply worldwide in doping cases for six players in Africa, Asia and Europe. All the cases were previous judged at confederation or national level bodies, which imposed bans of between…
BPL: Ctg Abahani play goalless draw with Arambagh
Dhaka – Chittagong Abahani Ltd shared points with Arambagh Krira Sangha as their 7th round match of the JB Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football ended in a goalless draw at Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Tuesday.With the day’s draw, Chittagong…
BPL Football: Team BJMC taste first win beating Uttar Baridhara 2-1
Dhaka – Team BJMC tasted the first victory in the JB Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football beating Uttar Baridhara Club by 2-1 goals in the opening 7th round match at Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Monday.With the feat, Team BJMC…
Real Madrid equals Barcelona’s winning record in Spain
Dhaka- Real Madrid equaled a record set by rival Barcelona as James Rodriguez and Karim Benzema scored in a 2-0 defeat of Espanyol on Sunday in the Spanish league.It was the 16th straight league win for Madrid, going back to…
Messi scores 2 as Barcelona routs Liga newcomer Leganes 5-1
Dhaka- Lionel Messi and Barcelona gave newly promoted Leganes a ruthless welcome to the Spanish league on Saturday.Messi repeatedly combined with Luis Suarez and Neymar as Barcelona eased to a 5-1 victory in its first ever visit to Leganes, a small…
Davis Cup: Croatia stuns in doubles to lead France 2-1
Dhaka – Marin Cilic and Ivan Dodig put Croatia 2-1 ahead in the Davis Cup semifinal against France by upsetting top-ranked doubles pair Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert 7-6 (6), 5-7, 7-6 (6), 6-3 on Saturday.Cilic, who won his singles on…
BFF to accord reception to U-16 Women’s team Monday
Dhaka- Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) will accord a reception to Bangladesh Under-16 Women’s Football team at Sonargaon Hotel in the city for clinching the Group C title of the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship Qualifiers with all-win record ,UNB news agency reported.
Feyenoord downs Man United 1-0 as Europa League kicks off
Dhaka – Feyenoord stunned Manchester United 1-0 in the Europa League on Thursday, handing the English giant a second loss in less than a week.For Feyenoord, it was just more of the same – Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s team has won…
Ronaldo and Morata save Madrid in Champions League
Dhaka – Cristiano Ronaldo and Alvaro Morata scored very late goals as Real Madrid came from behind to beat Sporting Lisbon 2-1 and avoid starting the defense of its Champions League title with a shock defeat on Wednesday.Ronaldo equalized from…
Aguero hat trick leads City to 4-0 win over Moenchengladbach
Dhaka – A 24-hour delay couldn’t put prolific Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero off his stride in the Champions League on Wednesday.Aguero scored a hat trick to lead City to a 4-0 win over Borussia Moenchengladbach in their rescheduled Group…
Monaco beats Tottenham 2-1 at Wembley in Champions League
Dhaka – Tottenham’s Champions League relocation to Wembley Stadium got off to a bad start with a 2-1 loss to in-form Monaco on Wednesday.Goals by Bernardo Silva and Thomas Lemar put the French league leaders 2-0 ahead after 36 minutes…
Messi hits hat trick as Barcelona thrashes Celtic 7-0
Dhaka – Lionel Messi scored a hat trick and Neymar excelled as a playmaker to lead Barcelona to a record-setting 7-0 win over Celtic in their Champions League opener on Tuesday.Celtic failed to convert a first-half penalty and level the…
Costa’s acrobatics earn Chelsea 2-2 draw at Swansea
Dhaka – Two goals, a yellow card, accused of diving, and repeatedly kicked, shoved and goaded.Just a typical all-action match for Diego Costa.The Spain striker capped a bustling display by scoring from an 81st-minute overhead kick to earn Chelsea a…
7th round of BPL begins Sept 19
Dhaka – The 7th round of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football will begin on September 19 after a recess of nearly one month at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here with the Team BJMC taking on newcomers Uttar Baridhara Club…
Barcelona stunned by promoted Alaves, Madrid & Atletico win
Dhaka – Barcelona coach Luis Enrique likely thought that a match against promoted Alaves would be a good opportunity to give most of his stars the day off.The defending La Liga champions guessed wrong, as Alaves pulled off a stunning…
Bangladesh Championship League (BCL) Football kicks off Oct 10
Dhaka – Bangladesh Championship League Football, the 2nd tier league, will kick-off on October 10.The decision was taken at a Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) executive committee meeting held on Saturday at BFF office with its president Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin in…
Father of national female footballer assaulted
Father of national U-16 female football team’s goalkeeper Taslima was allegedly physically assaulted by a teacher of her school in Kalsindur village in Dhobaura upazila of the district on Wednesday night.
Ronaldo ready for Real comeback against Osasuna
Dhaka – Real Madrid will welcome back the added firepower of talisman Cristiano Ronaldo and striker Karim Benzema when they entertain promoted Osasuna in La Liga on Saturday.Real’s all-time top scorer Ronaldo missed their first two league games of the…
Neymar goal gives Brazil 2-1 win over Colombia
Neymar’s second-half goal gave Brazil a 2-1 victory over Colombia on Tuesday as the former world champions registered their second consecutive win to take the second place in the South America qualifying group for Russia 2018.The home side got the…
Cahill gives Australia win over UAE in World Cup qualifier
Dhaka – Tim Cahill came off the bench to give Australia a 1-0 win over the United Arab Emirates in the third round of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup on Tuesday.The 36-year-old midfielder drilled home a Brad Smith cross…
Argentina salvages draw at Venezuela; Uruguay, Brazil win
Dhaka – Nicolas Otamendi saved Argentina from a huge embarrassment in World Cup qualifying, scoring in the 83rd minute Tuesday to salvage a 2-2 draw at last-place Venezuela.Venezuela almost snatched the victory in the 89th when Mikel Villanueva hit the post…
Spain routs Liechtenstein 8-0 in Group G; Italy beats Israel
Dhaka – Diego Costa scored a goal in each half to lead Spain to an 8-0 rout of Lichtenstein in Group G of European qualifying for the 2018 World Cup on Monday.Sergi Roberto, David Silva, Victor “Vitolo” Machin and Alvaro…
AFC U-16 WCQ: BD girls emerge unbeaten group champions
Dhaka – Hosts Bangladesh smartly clinched the Group C title of the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship Qualifiers with all-win record with another comfortable 4-0 goals victory against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Monday.After the day’s…
Germany begins World Cup defense with 3-0 win in Norway
Dhaka- Thomas Mueller helped Germany launch a confident start to its World Cup title defense Sunday with a 3-0 away win over Norway.Mueller scored two goals and set up another for Bayern Munich teammate Joshua Kimmich as the world champions…
After daughter’s birth, Besler helps US rout St Vincent 6-0
Dhaka -Matt Besler got back to the U.S. team hotel after training on the eve of the United States’ World Cup qualifier at St. Vincent and the Grenadines when his cellphone came to life.”I had a message from my wife…
Barcelona signs striker Paco Alcacer as backup for Suarez
Dhaka – Barcelona strengthened its already top-class attack by signing Spain striker Paco Alcacer from rival Spanish club Valencia on Tuesday in a deal worth at least 30 million euros ($33.5 million).Alcacer, who turned 23 on Tuesday, joins a Barcelona…