Dhaka – A Madrid court dismissed a case into alleged irregularities regarding the transfer of Brazil striker Neymar to Spanish club Barcelona.On Friday, National Court judge Jose de la Mata shelved the complaint brought against Neymar, his father, and Barcelona by…
Dhaka – France is heading back to soccer’s elite, and Antoine Griezmann is the man leading the way.Griezmann scored both goals to give France a 2-0 win over world champion Germany on Thursday and a place in the European Championship…
dHAKA – Cristiano Ronaldo had just propelled Portugal into another European Championship final when he made for Gareth Bale, shared a long conversation with his Real Madrid teammate and gave him a sympathetic hug.The battle of the superstar forwards…
Dhaka – A Barcelona court has given Lionel Messi and his father suspended sentences of 21 months in prison for tax fraud.The court found both the Barcelona star and his father, Jorge Horacio Messi, guilty of three counts of tax…
Dhaka – World Cup ticket prices have broken the $1,000 barrier for the first time.FIFA said Tuesday the top price for the 2018 final in Moscow will be $1,100, up from $990 for the 2014 final in Rio de Janeiro.…
Dhaka – Gerardo Martino has resigned as Argentina’s national team coach, citing the financial chaos enveloping the Argentine Football Association and lack of preparedness for the upcoming Olympics.Argentina moved quickly to name a new coach for the Rio de Janeiro…
Dhaka – The Icelandic thunderclap roar proved no match for the sheer talent of France as the hosts finally showed their title credentials at the European Championship on Sunday.A crushing 5-2 victory lined up a semifinal with Germany as France…
Dhaka – Germany ended 54 years of misery against Italy at major tournaments by taking a familiar route to victory: The penalty shootout.Jonas Hector lifted the so-called “Italian curse” off Germany on Saturday by converting the 18th kick of one…
Dhaka – In honour of those killed in a terrorist attack in Dhaka on Friday night, Italian players will wear black armbands when they will play against Germany in Euro 2016 quarterfinal on Saturday night.UEFA have given permission to Italian players…
Dhaka – Neymar’s contract with Barcelona has been extended until 2021.The player and his agents confirmed the five-year extension on Thursday.The 24-year-old Brazilian forward posted on his social media accounts that he was “very happy to keep living this dream.”
Dhaka- When Cristiano Ronaldo failed to deliver, it fell to an 18-year-old newcomer starting his first game to help Portugal reach the semifinals of the European Championship.Teenager Renato Sanches had a coming-of-age outing for Portugal, scoring with a stunning shot…
Dhaka – Portugal likes to leave it late at this European Championship, whether Cristiano Ronaldo is having a good game or not.The Portuguese have been level after 90 minutes in every game this tournament, a run that continued Thursday as Ronaldo…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…