Category: Football

DHAKA- Arambagh Krira Sangha and Soccer Club, Feni split points when their match ended in a 1-1 goal draw in the group B match of KFC Independence Cup Football on Sunday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.After the barren first half,…

Dhaka- Barcelona boss Luis Enrique urged his side to show they are still the best team in the world in the final two months of the season after suffering a second consecutive La Liga defeat 1-0 at Real Sociedad on…

Dhaka – Dhaka Abahani Limited returned to winning track in the season’s curtain raiser soccer meet, the KFC Independence Cup Football Tournament, beating Team BJMC by goals in their 2nd Group B match at the floodlit Bangabandhu National Stadium here…

Dhaka – Bangladesh Premier League champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club maintained the all-win record with 3rd consecutive victory in the KFC Independence Cup Football beating Uttar Baridhara Club by 1-0 goal in a hard-fought Group A match at the Bangabandhu…

Dhaka- Brazil’s football confederation has told Spanish club Barcelona that it wants to have star striker Neymar available for both the Copa America Centenario in June and the Rio Olympics in August.Earlier on Friday, Barcelona’s chairman Josep Maria Bartolomeu sent…

Dhaka – Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) will receive until Saturday names of eligible delegates to prepare the voter list ahead of its general election slated for April 30.The BFF asked sports organisations and clubs concerned to send the names of…

Dhaka – Russian Premier League surprise table- toppers Rostov hope to consolidate their lead when they visit bottom-placed Anzhi Makhachkala on Friday.Rostov, who went top after a 2-0 win over Spartak Moscow last week, are just one point ahead of…

Dhaka – Wolfsburg caused the biggest upset of this season’s Champions League with a 2-0 victory over record 10-time winner Real Madrid in the first leg of their quarterfinal on Wednesday.Making only its second appearance in the competition and playing…

Dhaka – Dhaka Mohammedan SC tasted the first victory in their 2nd match of the KFC Independence Cup Football Tournament beating Uttar Baridhara Club by 2-0 goals in a Group A match at Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Thursday.Traditional Mohammedan…

Dhaka – Bangladesh Premier League champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club earned their 2nd consecutive victory in the KFC Independence Cup Football crushing Brothers Union by 5-0 goals at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Wednesday.The Dhanmondi outfit started their season’s…

Dhaka – Sheikh Russel KC made a good start in the season’s first soccer meet — KFC Independence Day Football Tournament — beating Arambagh KS by 2-1 goals coming from behind at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Tuesday.Armabagh KS…

DHAKA – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today upheld the verdict of High Court that ordered the eight footballers must have to play for Sheikh Jamal Dhanmandi Club. A bench of the Appellate Division headed by Justice Syed…

Dhaka – Cristiano Ronaldo struck the winner as 10-man Real Madrid came from behind to end Barcelona’s 39-game unbeaten run 2-1 in El Clasico at the Camp Nou on Saturday.Gerard Pique’s towering header put the hosts in front on the…

Dhaka- Germany star Julian Draxler says Wolfsburg can turn things around for Wednesday’s Champions League quarter-final, first-leg, at home to Real Madrid despite their 3-0 drubbing at Bayer Leverkusen.”We played terribly. We were second best in a lot of situations,”…

Dhaka – Gary Neville’s unhappy tenure at Valencia was brought to a sudden halt on Wednesday as the Spanish club announced he had been sacked after just four months in charge.Neville’s first foray into senior management after limited experience as…

France bristled with goalscoring threat just 10 weeks before they host Euro 2016 as they beat Russia 4-2 in a friendly international on Tuesday In the first football match at the Stade de France since last November’s deadly Paris attacks,…

Dani Alves scored in injury time as Brazil fought back from two goals down to earn a 2-2 draw with Paraguay in an exciting World Cup qualifier in Asuncion on Tuesday.Alves showed a nice piece of close control inside the…

Dhaka – The land of the beautiful game faced up to its ugly side Monday as Brazilian lawmakers announced a congressional commission to investigate the “crimes committed by FIFA’s directors.”The lower-house commission, which will be launched Tuesday, will investigate figures…

DHAKA – Bashundhara Kings will take on Arambagh Football Academy in the first semifinals of the Dhaka South City Corporation Pioneer Under-16 Football League scheduled to be held on Thursday at the Bir Shreshta Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali Handball…

Dhaka – Luis Suarez scored on his return from a worldwide ban for biting as Uruguay fought back from 2-0 down to grab a 2-2 draw with Brazil in a pulsating World Cup qualifying battle here Friday.Barcelona star Suarez —…

Dhaka – Singapore’s German coach Bernd Stange has confirmed he will be stepping down after a lacklustre stint that leaves the football-mad city-state at 148th in the world rankings.The 68-year-old said the World Cup qualifier against Afghanistan next week will…

MONTEVIDEO – Barcelona team-mates Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez will make a long-awaited return to World Cup duty this week when South America’s marathon qualifying competition for the 2018 finals in Russia resumes.Suarez has not kicked a ball for Uruguay…

Dhaka – Bangladesh National Football Team will play their last Group-B match of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Jordan National team at the Amman International Stadium on Thursday (March 24).Table topper Australia will face Tajikistan in their home match…

SOUTHAMPTON – Jurgen Klopp refused to write off Liverpool’s hopes of forcing their way into the top four despite squandering a two-goal lead at Southampton.Liverpool’s 3-2 defeat meant they were unable to take advantage of Manchester City’s home loss to…

LONDON – Chelsea’s interim boss Guus Hiddink has targeted a place in the much-maligned Europa League as he tries to prevent his team’s season from petering out.Chelsea showed that they have not given up on their season by fighting back…