Kings wrap up campaign with win over Abahani

Already-champions Bashundhara Kings wrapped up their Bangladesh Premier League campaign with a 1-0 win over second-placed Abahani in their last match at the Bashundhara Kings Arena yesterday.
14 July 2023, 04:15 AM

Litu pleased despite draw

Bangladesh coach Mahbubur Rahman Litu expressed his satisfaction over the performance of his charges despite seeing them concede a stoppage time equaliser against Nepal in their FIFA friendly fixture at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday.
14 July 2023, 02:30 AM

Choton watches from the stands

Bangladesh women's football team's former head coach Golam Rabbani Choton watched from the stands as the team drew 1-1 against Nepal in their FIFA friendly fixture in Kamalapur yesterday.
14 July 2023, 02:20 AM

Sabitra cancels Sabina's goal as Bangladesh draw 1-1 with Nepal

Sabitra Bhandari scored a stoppage time equalizer as Bangladesh women’s football team were held to a 1-1 draw by Nepal in their FIFA friendly fixture at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Thursday.
13 July 2023, 13:16 PM

In Miami, 'Messi mania' takes hold

Since singing with the Florida club last month, the Argentine superstar has lit up anticipation around both the team and US professional soccer at large, especially among Miami's many South American residents
13 July 2023, 02:15 AM

SAFF title a distant reality as Bangladesh host Nepal

The mood that gripped the Bangladesh women's football team the last time they played an international football match is a far cry from the one that currently pervades in the team.
13 July 2023, 02:00 AM

‘Ready and eager for new challenge’

Lionel Messi has no regrets about his decision to join Inter Miami and said he is eager to face a new challenge.
12 July 2023, 19:00 PM

Ancelotti to face tax evasion trial

A Spanish judge said Ancelotti had "acknowledged" the actions which deprived the country's treasury of 386,361 euros ($428,000), in a court document seen by AFP on Wednesday
12 July 2023, 18:30 PM

UEFA probes Maccabi's CL match in Malta after 'Palestine' chant

On Tuesday night, with the visitors two goals up, tensions rose as Maccabi fans launched flares onto the pitch in the Centenary Stadium in Ta' Qali in Malta in response to the Maltese supporters' chants
12 July 2023, 18:22 PM

Messi mulls international retirement, but not quite yet

"After winning everything I want to enjoy the moment and wait for time to tell me when it's the moment," said the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner
12 July 2023, 18:07 PM

Chowdhury appointed into advisory group of Newcastle Utd 

English Premier League club Newcastle United FC (NUFC) have appointed Dr Mehzeb Chowdhury as a member of its Independent Advisory Group (IAG)
12 July 2023, 13:33 PM

Paul Smalley away from women’s team over ‘contract negotiation’

Bangladesh Football Federation’s technical director Paul Smalley will not be part the women’s football team’s FIFA friendlies against Nepal in Dhaka, an aberration for the British national who has been a regular fixture of the women’s team since his appointment in 2016.
12 July 2023, 12:06 PM

Women’s team to stay at five-star hotel ‘despite BFF’s insolvency’

Bangladesh Football Federation’s women’s wing chairman Mahfuza Akter Kiron has said that BFF has arranged funds to accommodate the women’s football team at Hotel InterContinental, the same hotel that visiting Nepal team are staying, despite its financial insolvency.
12 July 2023, 10:45 AM

Van der Sar 'out of life-threatening danger': Ajax

Former Netherlands goalkeeper and Ajax executive Edwin van der Sar was out of life-threating danger, but remained in intensive care in hospital after a brain haemorrhage, his club said on Tuesday.
11 July 2023, 21:24 PM

Messi lands in Florida ahead of Inter Miami move

Argentine star Lionel Messi landed in Florida on Tuesday ahead of putting the final touches on his move to US Major League Soccer club Inter Miami.
11 July 2023, 21:03 PM

Nepal women arrive in Dhaka

The two matches will be held at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on July 13 and 16, with both matches scheduled to kick off at 5:30pm.
11 July 2023, 18:47 PM

Australia, New Zealand revive 'football's Ashes'

The ornate wooden trophy houses a silver razor case carried during the treacherous Gallipoli landing of World War I, and has been dubbed the "greatest domestic treasure" in Australian football.
11 July 2023, 05:10 AM

Whoever loves football will love Messi: Casemiro

“I didn’t get to watch Maradona or Pele play, but I enjoyed watching the three greatest players of my generation: Messi, Cristiano and Neymar,” Casemiro said
11 July 2023, 02:45 AM

Gerrard says "family feeling" was a key reason for joining Al-Ettifaq

Steven Gerrard said a "family feeling" at Saudi Arabian Pro league club Al-Ettifaq was one of the things that persuaded him to accept a coaching job with the side.
10 July 2023, 09:54 AM

Messi mural gets finishing touch from Beckham before Inter Miami arrival

Lionel Messi’s move to Inter Miami is a major coup for the club and his arrival in the United States is surely to generate a lot of excitement and attention.
10 July 2023, 07:19 AM