Bangladesh got off to a flying start in the 4th Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football Tournament crushing Sri Lanka by 4-2 goals in the opener at the Shams-Ul-Huda Stadium in Jessore on Friday. Shakhawat Hossain Rony scored two goals for…
Category: Football
Messi,Enrique wins IFFHS honors
FC Barcelona coach Luis Enrique has been named the World’s Best Club Coach in 2015 by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) while Argentine star Lionel Messi was chosen the World Playmaker of the Year.Enrique, who won…
Club hero Zidane handed the Real hot seat
Benitez, experienced but unpopular, was abruptly dismissed on Monday less than halfway through the season after an indifferent run of results left the club trailing leaders Atletico Madrid and second-placed Barcelona in La Liga. Fan hero Zidane, an elegant figure…
Bangladesh to host SAFF Men’s Championship in 2017
Bangladesh will host the next South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Men’s Championship in December 2017.The decision was taken in a meeting of the executive committee of South SAFF in Kerala, India, Saturday afternoon.
Leicester and Man City fire blanks in goalless draw
The clash between the division’s two top-scoring sides provided plenty of entertaining moments but keepers Kasper Schmeichel and Joe Hart were equal to everything thrown at them at the King Power Stadium.Jamie Vardy, the league’s joint leading scorer with 15…
Draw ceremony of Bangabandhu Gold Cup Football held
The draw ceremony of the prestigious Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football Tournament was held today (Tuesday) in the city’s local hotel.Finance Minister and chairman of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football organizing committee AMA Muhith was present as the chief…
SAFF Football: Bangladesh out of SAFF championship race
Bangladesh’s hope of playing semifinals of the 11th SAFF Suzuki Cup vanished into blue as title aspirants Maldives scored a winning goal at the fag end of the match as they dumped Bangladesh by 3-1 goals in the crucial second…
SAFF Suzuki Cup: Bangladesh to face Maldives Saturday
Bangladesh will face the Maldives in the seven-nation SAFF Suzuki Cup football tournament at the Trivandrum International Stadium in Kerala, India on Saturday.The match will start at 4:00pm (Bangladesh time).
BD humiliated by Afghans in SAFF opener
Bangladesh conceded a humiliating 4-0 defeat against defending champions Afghanistan in the seven-nation SAFF Suzuki Cup at Trivandrum International Stadium in Kerala, India on Thursday.Upper-ranked Afghanistan dominated the first half by 3-0 goals.Defender Masih Saighani put Afghanistan ahead in the…
Messi says Ronaldinho urged him to take his No.10 jersey
Ronaldinho had joined Barcelona in 2003 and left in 2008 after making over 200 appearances for the Catalan giants.In an interview with Barca TV, Messi revealed Ronaldinho gave him the shirt months before leaving Camp Nou.
SAFF Championship: Sri Lanka beat Nepal 1-0
Sri Lanka beat Nepal by a solitary goal in the tournament opening match of the seven-nation 11th SAFF championship, SAFF Suzuki Cup, at Trivandrum International Stadium in Kerala, India on Wednesday.After the barren first half, Rifnas Mohammed scored all important…
Mamunul stays brave ahead of Afghanistan clash in SAFF Championship
Bangladesh are keen to beat the Afghans to get their mission of winning the competition off to a solid start, the captain told bdnews24.com Tuesday.The tournament is set to start in Kerala on Wednesday.
Curtain of 11th SAFF Football to be raised tomorrow
The curtain of 11th SAFF Suzuki Cup to be raised tomorrow (Wednesday) through a lone group A opening match between Nepal and Sri Lanka at the sports hub Trivandrum Stadium in Kerala, India.The match kicks off 4 pm (BST).On the…
Arsenal beats Man City at home
Arsenal landed a meaty blow in the Premier League title race with a 2-1 win at home to rivals Manchester City on Monday that swept away a few more doubts about their title credentials.Arsene Wenger’s side certainly had the swagger…
Bangladesh emerge as AFC U-14 Girls Regional football champions
The girls in red and green beat hosts Nepal 1-0.They took the lead in the 16th minute through a goal by Maria. Krishna Rani Sarkar and her team kept pressing for more goals, without success, during the rest of the…
Barcelona complete memorable trophy haul
Barcelona won their fifth trophy of 2015 after clinching the Fifa Club World Cup for a third time with a comprehensive victory over River Plate. River could not cope with Barca’s Luis Suarez, Lionel Messi and Neymar. Messi scored the…
BFF announce preliminary U-23 squad for Bangabandhu Gold Cup
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) on Sunday announced a 41-member preliminary squad for upcoming Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football Tournament (BGCIT) scheduled to be held from January 8 to 18, 2016 at Bangabandhu National Stadium in the capital.
Bangladesh football team off to India
Bangladesh national football team, led by Mamunul Islam Mamun, left Dhaka for India today to participate in the SAFF Suzuki Cup scheduled to be held on December 23 to January 3 in Kerala.Eight South Asian nations — Bangladesh, hosts India,…
Messi, Neymar to play in Club World Cup final
Lionel Messi returned to Barcelona’s starting line-up for Sunday’s Club World Cup final against River Plate in Yokohama after recovering from a bout of renal colic, the Spanish club said.Brazilian striker Neymar, who had been struggling with a groin strain,…
Suarez scores twice as Barca thrash Real
Barcelona moved six points clear at the top of La Liga as Luis Suarez scored twice in a dominant victory over Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.The visitors controlled El Clasico throughout, opening the scoring early on when Luis Suarez struck…
Messi return to reunite ‘MNS’ for the ‘Clasico’
Lionel Messi’s return from injury looks to be coming at exactly the right time for Barcelona as he gears up for a reunion with Neymar and Luis Suarez for Saturday’s La Liga ‘Clasico’ at Real Madrid.The most lethal attacking trio…
Hosts get heavy defeat from Socceroos
Bangladesh conceded a 4-0 defeat against a powerful Australia in their joint World Cup-Asian Cup qualifiers on Tuesday.The hosts went into the break with 4-0 arrears and successfully managed to contain the Australians from making the difference bigger in the…
Argentina must beat Colombia: Martino
Argentina’s inability to turn pressure into goals in their 1-1 draw with Brazil on Friday means they must win next week’s World Cup qualifier away in Colombia, coach Gerardo Martino said.Argentina were dominant in Buenos Aires but they could only…
Argentina share points in 1-1 draw with Brazil
A first half goal from Ezequiel Lavezzi was cancelled out by Lucas Lima in the second period as Brazil escaped with a 1-1 draw against Argentina in Friday’s South American World Cup qualifying match.The match had originally been scheduled for…
Neymar to play against injury-hit Argentina
Brazil superstar Neymar returns from suspension to face an injury-hit Argentina on Thursday as South America’s qualifying campaign for the 2018 World Cup resumes with a showdown between the bitter continental rivals.Neymar was forced to sit out Brazil’s opening two…
Ctg Abahani beats East Bengal to win title
Chittagong Abahani on Friday secured the title of the first eight-team Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup football tournament in Chittagong MA Aziz Stadium smashing visiting East Bengal FC of India 3-1.Kingfisher East Bengal’s Avinabo Bag netted maiden goal for his…
Real Madrid’s new-found defensive strength under threat
La Liga leaders Real Madrid face their biggest test of the football season to date when they play Celta Vigo at the Balaidos Stadium here on Saturday afternoon.The game will also be a major test for Celta, who have so…
Barca’s four-goal Neymar coy on secret of success
Neymar was delighted after netting his first four-goal haul, including two penalties, for Barcelona on Saturday but the Brazil forward was not about to give away any clues to the secret of his success.It was one of the 23-year-old’s best…
Germans secure Euro 2016 spot
Three-times European champions Germany needed a 79th minute goal from substitute Max Kruse to edge past Georgia 2-1 on Sunday and book their spot at the Euro 2016 finals after another wasteful performance in their final Group D qualifier.Germany squandered…
Italy seal their place in Euro finals
Italy qualified for the Euro 2016 finals when they won 3-1 in Azerbaijan on Saturday to make sure of one of the two automatic qualifying places from Group H.The Italians, who were runners-up to champions Spain in the 2012 finals,…