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…
Dhaka- Italy dominated against Scotland but only scraped a 1-0 win Sunday in its penultimate warmup match before the European Championship, and the Azzurri’s wayward shooting will be of concern to coach Antonio Conte.The main culprit was Emanuele Giaccherini, who…
Dhaka – Already one of the greatest players in the history of football, it turns out Zinedine Zidane makes the right moves on the touchline, too.Less than five months after taking over a squad in disarray under Rafa Benitez, Zidane…
Dhaka – Cristiano Ronaldo did it again for Real Madrid, stepping forward to score a penalty and inflict another devastating loss in a Champions League final on rival Atletico Madrid.For the second time in three finals, the biggest game in…
Dhaka – Bangladesh National Football Team will leave here for Tajikistan capital Dushanbe for participating in AFC Asian Cup 2019 Qualifiers (Play-Off 1) on Sunday (May 29) at 11:30 am.Abu Naim Shohag, General Secretary of Bangladesh Football Federation, disclosed this…
Dhaka – Ireland conceded an 85th-minute equalizer to draw 1-1 with the Netherlands on Friday in its latest warmup match before competing in the European Championship.Luuk de Jong’s header earned a draw for the Dutch, who will not be playing…
Dhaka- Zinedine Zidane couldn’t have asked for much more after only five months as Real Madrid’s head coach. The former France great has a chance to end the season celebrating the Champions League title, just like he did 14 years ago…
Dhaka – Australia’s veteran top goalscorer Tim Cahill is set to stay in China next season with three clubs chasing the former Everton midfielder, according to his agent.The 36-year-old signed a short-term deal with Hangzhou Greentown in February just days…
Dhaka – FIFA has fired deputy secretary general Markus Kattner after allegedly uncovering financial wrongdoing during an internal investigation.Kattner, who joined FIFA as director of finance in 2003, has been temporarily filling the top administrative job of world soccer’s governing…
Dhaka – The Federation Cup Football Tournament, the season’s first soccer meet, will kick off on June 10 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here.Meanwhile, the home and away basis Bangladesh Premier Football League (BPL), known as Professional Football League, will…
DShaka – Barcelona finished its season on a high by capturing the Copa del Rey title to add to its Spanish league trophy won just a week ago.Jordi Alba scored seven minutes into extra time and Neymar sealed the victory…
Dhaka – Luis Suarez’ participation in the Copa America Centenario is in doubt after the Uruguay striker left Spain’s Copa del Rey final with an apparent muscle injury and in tears on Sunday.Suarez is expected to undergo tests Monday to find…
Dhaka – Zlatan Ibrahimovic ended his Paris Saint-Germain career in style by reaching 50 goals in an outstanding farewell season as bitter rival Marseille was beaten 4-2 in the French Cup final on Saturday.Ibrahimovic scored a penalty at the start of…
Dhaka – The 10-men Manchester United clinched the FA Cup title for the 12th time riding on the Jesse Lingard’s extra-time thunderbolt for a 2-1 victory against Crystal Palace in the final at Wembley Stadium on Saturday.Coming from behind, Manchester…
Dhaka – Kaka remains Major League Soccer’s highest-paid player at just over $7 million, and American goalkeeper Tim Howard will earn slightly more than $2.5 million in his return to the league.Kaka, the former AC Milan and Real Madrid star,…
Dhaka- Sepp Blatter’s support for the American World Cup bid should face more scrutiny, the head of Qatar’s 2022 organizing committee said on Thursday in his latest expression of frustration at the focus on the probity of their winning campaign.Qatar’s…
Dhaka – Spain did it again, Sevilla did it again and Liverpool could do little to turn the tide as a Europa League title slipped away on Wednesday.Sevilla’s thrilling second-half comeback in a 3-1 win ensured the club’s third straight Europa…
Dhaka – There’s more at stake than just a trophy for Liverpool and Sevilla in the Europa League final on Wednesday.A guaranteed place in the group stage of next season’s Champions League is the bigger reward for the teams which…
Dhaka – Manchester United’s absence from the Champions League for the second time in three years was confirmed on Tuesday after a 3-1 win over Bournemouth in an English Premier League game hastily rearranged because of a bomb scare.Wayne Rooney…
Dhaka– Rangpur Division emerged as the new champions in the Development Cup Under-16 Football Tournament beating Dhaka Division by 3-2 goals in tie breaker at Mohammadpur Physical Education College ground on Monday.The final match between two teams was locked in…