PARIS – Chelsea are gunning to become just the second English team to reach the final of the Women’s Champions League but face a battle to overhaul Bayern Munich in Sunday’s semi-final second leg.
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Souleymane rescues Mohammedan
DHAKA- Malian forward Souleymane Diabate scored a brace as Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited beat Arambagh Krira Sangha by 2-1 goals in the second round match of Bangladesh Premier League Football held today at Bangabandhu National Stadium here.
Sheikh Jamal DC take on Ctg. Abahani tomorrow
DHAKA- Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club take on Chittagong Abahani Limited in a big second round match of Bangladesh Premier league (BPL) football scheduled to be held tomorrow at Bangabandhu National Stadium.
BPL Football: Bashundhara crush Baridhara 6-0
Dhaka – Bashundhara Kings made a flying start to the second phase of the 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football Friday, outplaying Uttar Baridhara Club 6-0. Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), which was forced to cancel last year’s BPL Football after…
Mature Man City move closer to long-awaited Champions League glory
LONDON – After 10 years of trying and billions spent to make it possible, Manchester City are closer to winning the Champions League than they have ever been.
BPL resumes tomorrow
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) football resumes Friday at Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS). The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) today released the fixture of the second round with three matches billed on the opening day.
All BPL matches at BNS until restrictions are lifted
DHAKA- The Bangladesh Football Federation has decided to start the second round of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) only at one venue Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) due to the on going lockdown and restrictions. The BFF senior vice president and professional…
Jamal, Jibon return home
DHAKA – Bangladesh national football team’s captain Jamal Bhuyan returned home from Denmark on Monday after solving some passport issues while national football team’s striker Nabib Newaz Jibon also returned on the same day from India. Both are now in…
Hazard’s woes leave Real Madrid nostalgic for age of Galacticos
MADRID – “I’ll try,” said Eden Hazard when asked in his first press conference at Real Madrid if he could now become the best player in the world.
Gulf derby: prestige, pride riding on PSG v Man City clash
DOHA – The Champions League semi-final between Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City on Wednesday is as much a clash of footballing titans as a proxy battle between competing Gulf nations and visions for European football’s future.
Failed ESL hangs over Champions League as nouveau riche take on Real Madrid
LONDON – The cloud of a collapsed Super League project hangs over this week’s Champions League semi-finals with three of the four clubs involved — Real Madrid, Manchester City and Chelsea — among the breakaway 12 that shook European football.
Women’s Football League set to resume from May 5
DHAKA- The women’s Football League will resume from May 5 at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamala Stadium in the city’s Kamalapur.
Sounders escape with 1-1 draw against LAFC
LOS ANGELES – Seattle’s Brad Smith grabbed the second-half equalizer as the Sounders escaped with a 1-1 draw against Los Angeles FC in a clash of Major League Soccer Western Conference heavyweights on Saturday.
BFF announce full list of it’s emergency committee
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) today announced it’s full list of seven-member emergency committee making chairman to BFF president Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin, said a BFF press release today.
Chelsea, last English club in Super League, confirm withdrawal
PARIS – Chelsea, the last of the English Clubs signed up to the European Super League, confirmed late Tuesday they would withdraw from the group.
FIFA says it ‘disapproves’ of European Super League plans
PARIS – FIFA on Monday expressed its “disapproval” at the announcement by leading European clubs that they plan to launch a breakaway Super League.
European Super League: Who’s saying what
Manchester United, Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Tottenham, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid, Juventus, AC Milan and Inter Milan on Monday announced plans for a breakaway European Super League.
Super League declaration opens exceptional clash in European football
PARIS – A planned breakaway Super League announced by twelve of European football’s most powerful clubs and backed by US investment bank JPMorgan was roundly condemned by fans and federations across the continent on Monday, with UEFA meeting to hold…
British sport halts play to honour Prince Philip
LONDON – British sport stopped to pay tribute to Prince Philip on Saturday with kick-offs rescheduled to ensure they did not clash with the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral at Windsor Castle.
Messi scores twice as Barca beat Athletic to win Copa del Rey
MADRID – Lionel Messi scored twice, including a stunning solo goal, as Barcelona blew away Athletic Bilbao to win the Copa del Rey on Saturday, consigning their opponents to a second final defeat in two weeks.
UEFA says will ban clubs who take part in a European Super League
PARIS – UEFA and English, Spanish and Italian football authorities announced on Sunday that any clubs who take part in a so-called European Super League would be banned from all other domestic and continental competitions. European football’s governing body said…
Roma hold Ajax to advance to Europa League semi-finals against Man Utd
ROME – Roma’s Edin Dzeko scored the equaliser in a 1-1 draw against Ajax on the night to advance to the Europa League semi-finals 3-2 on aggregate in Rome on Thursday.
PSG wait for ‘happier’ Neymar to sign contract extension
PARIS – Paris Saint-Germain were revelling in the joy of knocking holders Bayern Munich out of the Champions League in midweek when Neymar offered more cause for celebration.
Major League Soccer bullish for new season after pandemic chaos
LOS ANGELES – Major League Soccer’s 2021 season kicks off on Friday with league chiefs believing the competition has emerged stronger than ever after the disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Rome ‘fully confirmed’ to kick-off Euro 2020
ROME – Euro 2020 will kick-off as scheduled on June 11 in Rome after European football’s governing body UEFA on Wednesday “fully confirmed” the Italian capital after receiving guarantees that fans would be present in the Stadio Olimpico. Rome was…
Chelsea into Champions League semis for first time since 2014
SEVILLE, Spain – Thomas Tuchel urged his young Chelsea team to embrace their Champions League “adventure” after they reached the semi-finals for the first time since 2014 despite a 1-0 defeat against Porto in Tuesday’s quarter-final second leg. Tuchel’s side…
PSG show their mettle with biggest Champions League scalp
PARIS – Paris Saint-Germain’s relationship with the Champions League over the last decade has been fraught with disappointment and littered with spectacular defeats, but an aggregate victory against holders Bayern Munich is the most significant of the Qatar era as…
US women to appeal over equal pay as working conditions approved
LOS ANGELES – The United States women’s football team vowed to press on with an appeal in their equal pay lawsuit on Monday after a federal judge in Los Angeles formally approved a deal with the US Soccer Federation over…
West Brom sink Saints to boost slender survival hopes, Everton frustrated
LONDON – West Bromwich Albion improved their slender hopes of avoiding relegation from the Premier League as they survived VAR controversy to beat Southampton 3-0, while Everton’s fading top four bid was damaged by a 0-0 draw at Brighton on…
BFF wishes happy birth day to Jamal Bhuyan
DHAKA – Today is Jamal Bhuyan’S 31st birthday. The Bangladeshi professional footballer Jamal Bhuyan was born in the Danish town of Glostrup on April 10, 1990.