'Pure joy': Football festival in Jaflong unites marginalised communities

Held at the picturesque Jaflong Nokshiapunji Ground in Gowainghat upazilla, the event was part of the ongoing 'Youth Festival 2025,' running from December 30, 2024, to February 19.
4 January 2025, 15:48 PM

Isak fires Newcastle to victory at struggling Spurs

Newcastle inflicted more misery on injury-ravaged Tottenham as Alexander Isak extended his Premier League scoring streak in a 2-1 win on Saturday.
4 January 2025, 14:48 PM

Barcelona's Olmo suffers fresh registration setback

The future of Olmo and young forward Pau Victor at the Catalan giants has been on hold over a financial and administrative limbo that prevented their registration beyond 2024.
4 January 2025, 14:38 PM

Bono, Messi, Denzel get Presidential Medal of Freedom

Among those to receive honors from the outgoing US president are singer and activist Bono, basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson, longtime fashion editor Anna Wintour, soccer superstar Lionel Messi, actors Denzel Washington and Michael J Fox, and fashion designer Ralph Lauren
4 January 2025, 14:37 PM

Samuel Boateng matches 17-year-old record

Samuel Boateng became only the second footballer in the history of Bangladesh’s top-tier professional football league to score six goals during Rahmatganj MFS’ 6-1 thrashing of Dhaka Wanderers at the Birshreshtha Flight Lt Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj on Saturday.
4 January 2025, 12:53 PM

Man Utd's fresh start turns sour on Ratcliffe's watch

Manchester United fans began 2024 buoyed at the prospect of a new dawn but the winds of change at Old Trafford under Jim Ratcliffe have so far only hastened the demise of the English giants.
4 January 2025, 10:42 AM

Guardiola takes blame for Man City's slump

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he was responsible for his side's underwhelming form this season, in which they have won just two of their last 10 Premier League games.
4 January 2025, 05:59 AM

Ancelotti criticises Real's Jekyll-and-Hyde performance at Valencia

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti was full of praise for his side's dramatic 2-1 comeback win at Valencia on Friday, but criticised their first-half performance, stating his team cannot show "two sides".
4 January 2025, 03:37 AM

10-man Real Madrid beat Valencia to go top of LaLiga

Jude Bellingham made amends for missing a penalty by snatching 10-man Real Madrid a 2-1 victory at Valencia on Friday to take them top of LaLiga after winger Vinicius Junior was sent off.
3 January 2025, 22:07 PM

Salah targets Premier League glory in 'last year' at Liverpool

Mohamed Salah says he is motivated to do "something special" in what he believes will be his last year at Liverpool.
3 January 2025, 18:26 PM

Man Utd 'starving for leaders' ahead of Liverpool clash: Amorim

Ruben Amorim says Manchester United are "starving for leaders" during a turbulent period ahead of a daunting trip to runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool on Sunday.
3 January 2025, 16:30 PM

Flick remains optimistic despite Barcelona's registration woes

Manager Hansi Flick expressed frustration over Barcelona's struggle to acquire new players' licences for Dani Olmo and Pau Victor but remained optimistic ahead of their Copa del Rey match against Barbastro, praising the duo's attitude.
3 January 2025, 13:42 PM

Kings smash five past Police as Abahani stutter

Five-time defending champions Bashundhara Kings showed their scoring prowess for the first time this season with a 5-0 thrashing of Bangladesh Police in their Bangladesh Premier League fixture at the Shahid Rafique Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh on Friday.
3 January 2025, 13:12 PM

Slot says Man Utd 'much better' than league table shows

United are 14th in the table after five defeats in their past six league games under new manager Ruben Amorim.
3 January 2025, 11:05 AM

Messi, Ronaldo, Haaland, Yamal, and the records being chased in 2025

Cristiano Ronaldo could become the first man in history to register 950 official career goals. The 39-year-old is currently on 916. Ronaldo hit 43 goals for Al Nassr and Portugal in 2024. Second-placed Lionel Messi in on 850.
3 January 2025, 08:12 AM

Striking back from troubled past

Quick running has always been Al Amin’s strength, a skill he developed in childhood and plans to continue refining. His initial target is to remain at the top of the scorer’s list with seven to eight goals by the end of the first phase, and he also hopes to achieve a hat-trick soon, having already struck a double in three matches.
3 January 2025, 06:51 AM

Ancelotti expects close title race in LaLiga

Barcelona, leaders since August, have slipped to third after winning only one of their last seven league matches, losing the top spot to Atletico Madrid in a 2-1 home loss last month.
3 January 2025, 04:13 AM

Choton returns to BFF as head of youth development

Former national women’s team head coach Golam Rabbani Choton returned to the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) in a new role as he was appointed as the head of youth development and BFF Elite Football Academy for one year effective from January 1.
2 January 2025, 12:03 PM

Arsenal close gap on Liverpool as Jesus stars again

Arsenal closed the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool to six points as Gabriel Jesus extended his hot-streak in a 3-1 win at Brentford on Wednesday.
2 January 2025, 02:43 AM

Handover of BNS delayed by another six months

The handover of the Bangabandhu National Stadium (BNS) to the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) by the National Sports Council (NSC) has been extended by another six months by planning commission on Tuesday.
2 January 2025, 02:00 AM