football

Bangladesh climb six spots in FIFA rankings

With one win and three draws in their last four international matches
26 October 2023

Xavi critical of Barca spokesman's post attacking Vinicius

The Brazilian forward was racially abused during his team's 1-1 draw on Saturday at Sevilla, with the Andalusian club ejecting a fan from the stadium.
26 October 2023

PSG outclass Milan to get back on track

PSG were eager to bounce back from their 4-1 defeat away to Newcastle United three weeks ago and they ultimately had too much attacking quality for their Italian visitors at the Parc des Princes.
26 October 2023

Haaland bags brace as City extend perfect CL start

Haaland arrived in rain-lashed Bern without a goal in his previous five Champions League matches.
26 October 2023

Ronaldo stunners edge AFC Champions League seven-goal thriller

Former Liverpool striker Sadio Mane and Anderson Talisca also scored for the Saudi side late Tuesday as they made it three wins from three in the group stages of the premier Asian club competition.
25 October 2023

Abahani, Kings placed in separate groups

Heavyweights Abahani and Bashundhara Kings are set to collide before the final of the upcoming 13th edition of the Independence Cup.
23 October 2023

Mbappe on target in PSG win

Mbappe opened the scoring for PSG with a 10th-minute penalty and set up Carlos Soler to make it 2-0 just after the half-hour mark on a wet and windy day in Paris.
22 October 2023

Red-hot Martinez helps move Inter top

Argentina striker Martinez nodded home his 11th league goal of the season in the 67th minute of a straightforward win in Turin as Inter went one point ahead of AC Milan, who host third-placed Juventus on Sunday night.
22 October 2023

Ramos' Sevilla hold Madrid as Atletico climb second

Antoine Griezmann struck a hat-trick in a 3-0 win over 10-man Celta Vigo to help Atletico Madrid climb provisionally second, in hot pursuit of their city rivals.
22 October 2023

Man Utd say 'big goodbye' to Bobby Charlton with emotional win

Charlton's family announced that the England World Cup winner, who enjoyed a glittering career with United, had "passed peacefully in the early hours of Saturday morning" at the age of 86.
22 October 2023

BFF announces Tk 60 lakh reward for Bangladesh team

“If any corporate house, individual or banks are interested to sponsor the three qualifiers matches abroad, we are open to listen to them,” said Kazi Salahuddin
21 October 2023

Barca Academy set to arrive in Dhaka

wo coaches from Barça Academy – Joel Linas, technical coordinator, and Gorka Pujol, head coach – are coming to Dhaka to train the children
20 October 2023

Barcelona get ready to rock with Rolling Stones logo on shirt for Clasico

Barcelona and the Rolling Stones have joined forces and the club's kit will feature the band's famous tongue and lips logo for next week's Clasico against Real Madrid, the LaLiga club announced on Thursday.
20 October 2023

Pakistani booters shed tears of joy after 1st win in five years

Pakistan's first-ever World Cup qualifying round win and the country's first international victory of any sort since 2018 sparked celebrations at Islamabad's Jinnah Sports Stadium.
19 October 2023

Salah calls for end to 'massacres' in Gaza

Salah released a video message on his social media accounts, making his first comments on the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict after coming in for some fierce criticism in his native Egypt for staying silent on the issue for over a week.
19 October 2023

Neymar has torn knee ligament, facing surgery

Neymar will undergo surgery for the injuries at a "yet-to-be-determined date," the CBF said, after a series of medical exams on the player in Sao Paulo.
19 October 2023

Bangladesh clinch WC Qualifiers spot

Shrugging off late pressure, 10-man Bangladesh defeated Maldives 2-1 in the second leg of the preliminary round to move into the World Cup Qualifiers with a 3-2 aggregate win at the Bashundhara Kings Arena yesterday.
18 October 2023

Brazil lose 2-0 in Uruguay

Nunez opened the scoring in the 42nd minute with a diving header, and Brazil's night went from bad to worse two minutes later when Neymar went down after tussling for the ball with De la Cruz.
18 October 2023

Neymar suffers knee injury in Uruguay match

The 31-year-old went down after a tackle from behind by Nicolas de la Cruz in the 44th minute, holding his left leg in pain and calling for medical attention as his team mates looked on anxiously.
18 October 2023

England seal Euro 2024 berth as Kane double sinks Italy

Needing a point to be certain of qualifying for next year's tournament in Germany, Gareth Southgate's side fell behind to Gianluca Scamacca's early goal.
18 October 2023