PARIS – Neymar has been suspended for Paris Saint-Germain’s next two Ligue 1 matches after being sent off in their loss to title rivals Lille last weekend, the French league (LFP) said Wednesday. The Brazilian forward was given two yellow…
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Abahani to play Club Eagles of Maldives on Apr 14
Dhaka– Six-time Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football champion Dhaka Abahani Limited will play Club Eagles of Maldives in their AFC Cup match on April 14 at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka. Dhaka Abahani had requested the AFC through Bangladesh…
Sylhet, Army reach last four in men’s football
DHAKA – Sylhet district football team and Bangladesh Army reached the semifinal from Group A of the Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games men’s football event held today at Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla. The semifinals of the event will be…
Lukaku pulls Inter eight points clear as Juve, Milan held
MILAN – Romelu Lukaku fired Inter Milan eight points clear at the top of Serie A on Saturday with the only goal in a 1-0 win at Bologna as title rivals Juventus and AC Milan were both held. “Winning is…
Neymar sent off as PSG lose to Lille in Ligue 1 title clash
PARIS – Neymar was sent off late on as a limping Jonathan David scored the only goal to give Lille a 1-0 win over Paris Saint- Germain in their Ligue 1 title showdown on Saturday, a result that moves them…
Army, Sylhet register win in men’s football
DHAKA – Bangladesh Army and Sylhet district football team won their respective group A matches of the Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games men’s football event held today at Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla. In the day’s first match, Bangladesh Army,…
‘Irreplaceable’ Aguero won hearts and minds of City fans: Guardiola
LONDON – Sergio Aguero is “irreplaceable in the souls, in the hearts, in the minds of our fans,” Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has said of the club’s record goalscorer who is to leave at the end of the season.…
Mymensingh go goal glut in women’s football
DHAKA – Mymensingh district football team shrugged off their previous match defeat as they bounced back to register an overwhelming 11-1 goals victory against Khulna district team in the women’s football of Bangabandhu ninth Bangladesh Games held today at Bir…
Brahmanbaria goes goal glut in women’s football
DHAKA – Puja and Arifa’s brilliant hat-tricks helped Brahmanbaria district football team crush Faridpur district football team by 10-1 goals in a group B match of Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games today at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in…
Winning start for Rajshahi, Ansar in women’s football
DHAKA – Rajshahi football team and Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defense Parry made a winning start in the women’s football event of Bangabandhu 9th Bangladesh Games that has begun from today at Birshreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in…
Bangladesh’s hopes shattered as Nepal clinch Tri-Nation Cup title
DHAKA – Bangladesh’s hopes of winning the Tri-Nation Cup title shattered after losing a 1-2 goal to host Nepal in the final match held today at Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu. Many expected the footballers will bring trophy from Nepal for…
Bangladesh Games women’s football begins tomorrowSports
DHAKA – The women’s football event of Bangabandhu ninth Bangladesh Games will begin tomorrow (Monday) at Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in the city’s Kamalapur area with two matches are billed for the opening day. In the…
Jamal hopeful to win trophy of Tri-Nation Cup
DHAKA – Bangladesh national football team’s skipper Jamal Bhuyan today said he is very much hopeful of winning the trophy of the Tri-Nation Cup. “Tomorrow we have a match against Nepal … We already in the final… each match is…
BFF’s friendly football match tomorrow
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has organized a friendly football match tomorrow (Friday) to mark the golden jubilee of Independence and National Day, said a BFF press release today. The friendly match to be participated by former national…
Biswanath’s Tri-Nation Cup campaign end for injury
DHAKA – Bangladesh team received a big jolt, as dependable defender Biswanath Ghosh suffered a big muscle injury during the Bangladesh-Kyrgyzstan opening match of the Tri-nation Cup held on Tuesday last Tand he will not be able to part of…
Bangladesh face Kyrgyzstan U-23 team tomorrow
DHAKA – Bangladesh will take on Kyrgyzstan U-23 team in the first match of the Tri-Nation Cup scheduled to be held tomorrow (Tuesday) at Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu. The match kicks off at 5.30 pm (NST), under the flood light.…
Man City late shows books place in FA Cup semi-finals
LONDON – Manchester City’s quest for an unprecedented quadruple of trophies remains intact after seeing off Everton 2-0 to reach the FA Cup semi-finals on Saturday as Southampton also booked their place in the last four. City were far from…
Bangladesh to play 1st match against Kyrgyzstan U-23 team
DHAKA – Bangladesh will play their opening match against Kyrgyzstan U-23 team in the tri-nation invitational tournament that will begin from March 23 at Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu, Nepal. All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has taken all sorts of preparation…
BFF to observe Bangabandhu’s 101 birth anniversary tomorrow
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has chalked out elaborate programmes tomorrow to observe the 101 birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The day begins at Quran khwani at BFF Bhaban from 9.30 am,…
PSG miss out on top spot after shock Nantes defeat
PARIS – Paris Saint-Germain missed the chance to move top of Ligue 1 on Sunday after falling to a shock 2-1 home loss to Nantes, allowing Lille to maintain their league lead despite drawing 0-0 at Monaco. The reigning champions…
Ramos returns amid doubts over future as Madrid face Atalanta
MADRID – Sergio Ramos returned for Real Madrid on Saturday but the bigger question is whether he is back for good. After two months out with a knee injury, Ramos played an hour in Madrid’s win over Elche, with the…
Pele congratulates hat-trick hero Ronaldo for ‘breaking my record’
MILAN – Pele on Sunday congratulated Cristiano Ronaldo for ‘breaking his record’ of goals scored in official matches. Portuguese star Ronaldo hit a hat-trick for Juventus in a 3-1 Serie A win over Cagliari to bring his total to 770…
BD-AFGHAN Match: BFF yet not receive any reply from AFC
DHAKA- The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has not yet received any reply from Asian Football Confederation (AFC) regarding to arrange the FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifiers match against Afghanistan which was earlier scheduled for March 25 in Sylhet. “In the…
Haaland double fires Dortmund into Champions League quarter-finals
DORTMUND, Germany – Erling Braut Haaland scored twice as Borussia Dortmund held off a late Sevilla fightback to reach the Champions League quarter-finals with a ‘crazy, amazing’ 5-4 aggregate win after a frantic 2-2 second-leg draw on Tuesday. Haaland, who…
Extra-time winner lightens mood as Barcelona reach Spanish Cup final
MADRID – Barcelona needed extra-time to reach the Copa del Rey final on Wednesday, with a 3-2 aggregate win over Sevilla coming just two days after a police raid on the club and the arrest of their former president. Having…
BFF foreign technical, coaching staffs get vaccinated
DHAKA- The foreign technical and coaching staffs of the national football team today received the COVID-19 vaccine, a Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) press release said. Bangladesh national football team head coach James Day, BFF technical director Paul Thomas Smalley and…
Brothers taste first win in BPL
DHAKA – Brothers Union Club tasted their first victory in the Bangladesh Premier League Football when they came from behind beat Arambagh Krira Sangha by 5-2 goals held today at Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) here. In the day’s match, Ghanaian…
Ronaldo scores as Juventus held in Verona
ROME – Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 19th goal this campaign but champions Juventus had to settle for a 1-1 draw at Hellas Verona in Serie A on Saturday. The draw gives leaders Inter Milan the chance to pull 10 points…
BFF continue support of grassroots coaches
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has organised the refreshed and new grassroots coaching course again from today at the Nilphamari District Football Association (DFA), said a BFF press release. The Sheikh Kamal Stadium with all the necessary amenities…
BFF want to use Fatullah Stadium
DHAKA – The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin today approached to Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hasan Papon seeking permission to use the Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium of Fatullah, which is laying useless for long.…