Dhaka – Soccer great Diego Maradona is urging fellow Argentines to leave Lionel Messi alone over the current star’s decision to retire from Argentina’s national team following its loss to Chile in the Copa America championship match.In an interview on…
Dhaka – Spain’s era of dominance at the European Championship came to an end Monday when Italy beat the two-time defending champion 2-0 in the round of 16.Italy deserved its victory and was impressive from the start at Stade de…
Argentina (AP/UNB) — Lionel Messi arrived back in Argentina on Monday and avoided commenting on his abrupt resignation from the national team after losing the Copa America final to Chile. Dozens of emotional fans wearing the white and sky-blue striped…
Dhaka – Juventus says it has signed Brazil wing back Dani Alves from Barcelona on a two-year contract.Barcelona said earlier this month that the 33-year-old defender had made a “personal decision” to leave after eight years.
Dhaka – After voting to leave the European Union last week, the English left the soccer European Championship in similarly surprising fashion on Monday in what will go down as their most embarrassing loss in a generation.Iceland, whose population of…
Dhaka- Lionel Messi says he’s quitting Argentina’s national team.Argentina and Messi lost a final for the third year in a row, with Chile winning the Copa America 4-2 on penalty kicks following a 0-0 tie Sunday night.His nation’s captain and…
East Rutherford, Jun 27 (AP/UNB) — Lionel Messi still awaits his first title with Argentina’s national team. Messi put his penalty kick over the crossbar, Francisco Silva converted Chile’s shootout finale and La Roja won their second straight Copa America…
Dhaka – Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal seized their chance to stay in the chase for an elusive first title together on Saturday.Ronaldo’s only shot created a rare scoring opportunity and substitute Ricardo Quaresma finished it off, helping Portugal to beat Croatia…
East Rutherford, (AP/UNB) – Another year, another final for Lionel Messi and Argentina on Sunday. They made it to the championship match at the 2014 World Cup – and lost 1-0 in extra time to Germany. They made it to…
Dhaka– Debutants Wales and Northern Ireland face each other in the second game of the 16-team knock-out stage of EURO 2016 and will play each other on Saturday night at Parc des Princes, Paris to qualify for the last eight.The…
Dhaka – The round of 16 of the EURO 2016 will begin with Poland taking on Switzerland at Stade Geoffroy Guichard, Saint-Etienne, France on Saturday. The match will start at 7:00 pm Bangladesh time.Both, Poland and Switzerland reached the knockout…
Portugal’s Nani has backed his team mate Cristiano Ronaldo to increase his goal tally in the European Championship and to guide his side to the latter stages of the competition in France.Ronaldo, 31, rediscovered his form against Hungary on Wednesday…
Houston, (AP/UNB) – Lionel Messi was too much for the United States to contain. The five-time world player of the year set up Ezequiel Lavezzi’s opening goal in the third minute, then scored on a free kick to break Argentina’s…
A number of British people are in hospital in France, the UK’s ambassador has said following a series of clashes between football fans in Marseille.Violence has broken out between England fans, rival supporters and police for three days in the…
In UEFA EURO 2016 kicking off Friday, 24 national football teams will compete for the title of continental champion of Europe. The last two championships held in 2012 and 2008 years were won by Spain. It is the million-dollar question…
Dhaka – Although James Rodriguez still has an injured shoulder, it didn’t prevent him from lifting Colombia into the Copa America quarterfinals.Rodriguez scored a goal and set up another in the first 30 minutes, and Colombia clinched a berth in the…
Dhaka – Haitian defender Jean Marc Alexandre knows his team faces a major challenge against Brazil in the Copa America.Haiti is No. 74 in the FIFA world rankings while Brazil is No. 7. Haiti has played in just one World Cup,…
Dhaka – Bangladesh conceded a 0-1 goal defeat to Tajikistan in their home match of the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers play-off at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Tuesday.With the day’s feat, Tajikistan advanced to the next year’s 3rd round qualifiers…
Dhaka – Lionel Messi will be on the bench for top-ranked Argentina’s Copa America opener and rematch of last year’s final against No. 5 Chile.The news about the 28-year-old Barcelona star before Monday night’s match at Levi’s Stadium was hardly…
Dhaka – Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) accorded a reception to Bangladesh Under-16 Football Team, which clinched the title of the six-nation South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Under-16 Championship held in Sylhet in August last year.BFF President Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin, who…
Dhaka – Tajikistan National Football Team arrived in the capital on Sunday to play their away play-off match of the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers (Stage-1) against hosts Bangladesh on Tuesday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here.After reaching Dhaka, touring Tajikistan…
Dhaka – Mexico might have its best team ever to compete in the Copa America, and its opening game will be against a Uruguay team without its best player.At a news conference Saturday evening, Urugauy coach Oscar Tabarez officially ruled…
Dhaka – Paolo Guerrero scored and Peru dodged a chance in stoppage time to hold on for a 1-0 victory over Haiti on Saturday night in their Group B opener in Copa America.Guerrero – the leading scorer of the last…
Dhaka – Copa America presents a mix of expectations, pressure and status for Brazil as the five-time World Cup champions prepared for their opener against Ecuador on Saturday.Expectations from within are to win the tournament, which brings pressure. But Brazil’s…
Dhaka -High flying Tajikistan National Football Team will arrive in the capital at 8:55 am Sunday to play their away play-off match of the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers (Stage-1) against hosts Bangladesh on Tuesday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here.Bangladesh…
Dhaka – Bangladesh conceded a humiliating 5-0 defeat to Tajikistan in their away play-off match of the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers (Stage-1) at the Republican Central Stadium in the Tajik capital Dushanbe on Thursday.Jahongir Ergashev scored in the 19th minute…
Dhaka – Neymar is set to renew his contract with Barcelona, while Dani Alves is leaving after winning 23 titles in eight years with the Spanish champion.Barcelona director Robert Fernandez on Thursday put an end to speculation about Neymar’s possible…
Dhaka – The head of the Argentine Football Association said Tuesday that the national team will play at the Copa America in the United States as planned, dismissing reports that it might withdraw.AFA President Luis Segura was responding to Argentine…
Dhaka – Ireland lost its final warm-up game before traveling to the European Championship, beaten 2-1 Tuesday by a Belarus side which hasn’t qualified for the tournament in France.Martin O’Neill made 11 changes to the side which drew Friday with…
Dhaka – Sweden and Slovenia played to a 0-0 draw in a friendly match Monday, two weeks ahead of the European Championship. After a slow first half, Sweden picked up the pace in the second half but was unable to…