football

U-15 women eye title

Hosts Bangladesh want to prove a point of possessing talented players in the pipeline through the 4th SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship, which gets underway at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur tomorrow.
31 October 2022, 02:28 AM

De Bruyne's rocket sinks Leicester as City go top

Kevin De Bruyne fired Manchester City to the top of the Premier League as the Belgian's sublime free-kick sealed a 1-0 win against lowly Leicester on Saturday.
29 October 2022, 13:36 PM

Qatar evicts hundreds of migrant workers as World Cup looms

Qatari authorities have evicted hundreds of migrant workers from buildings in central Doha, casting a new shadow over the countdown to the World Cup, residents and workers said on Saturday.
29 October 2022, 13:21 PM

Districts only want money from us, says BFF president

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) president Kazi Salahuddin said that district football association officials only want money from them instead of looking to source fund for running the district leagues.
29 October 2022, 10:24 AM

Nagelsmann unsure on Neuer return before World Cup

Bayern Munich manager Julian Nagelsmann said on Friday he does not know when captain Manuel Neuer will return from a shoulder injury, as the goalkeeper's World Cup prospects appear in serious doubt.
29 October 2022, 04:49 AM

Spain prosecutors drop charges against Neymar

Prosecutors in Spain on Friday dropped corruption and fraud charges against football star Neymar and others accused in a trial over the Brazilian's 2013 move from Santos to Barcelona.
29 October 2022, 03:45 AM

Messi, Ronaldinho's boot painter looks to bring colour to World Cup

Lili Cantero, a 29-year-old Paraguayan artist famed for painting intricate and personal soccer boots for stars including Lionel Messi and Ronaldinho, is preparing a new colourful show of her work to take to the World Cup in Qatar.
27 October 2022, 13:19 PM

Haaland, De Bruyne propel City past Brighton

Erling Haaland struck twice and Kevin de Bruyne scored a stunning second-half goal as Manchester City earned a 3-1 home win over Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League on Saturday.
22 October 2022, 16:03 PM

Forest stun Liverpool to move off the bottom

Nottingham Forest stunned Liverpool as Taiwo Awoniyi sealed a 1-0 win with a second-half goal to lift the Midlands club off the foot of the Premier League table on Saturday.
22 October 2022, 13:33 PM

The verdict is in, Ronaldo’s homecoming has gone all wrong

Ronaldo's antics is beginning to taint his stature as a club legend.
21 October 2022, 17:00 PM

‘I sign what my father tells me to’

Brazil superstar Neymar said Tuesday his manager father always handled his contracts as he took the stand at his trial in Spain over alleged irregularities in his transfer to Barcelona in 2013.
18 October 2022, 10:56 AM

Qatar World Cup ticket sales near 3 million, says Infantino

Ticket sales for the soccer World Cup are approaching the three-million mark ahead of the tournament kicking off in Qatar on Nov. 20, FIFA's president Gianni Infantino and event organisers said on Monday.
17 October 2022, 14:32 PM

Greenwood remanded in custody charged with attempted rape

Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood was Monday remanded in custody after appearing at Manchester Magistrates' Court charged with attempted rape, controlling and coercive behaviour and assault.
17 October 2022, 14:14 PM

Qatar to host 2023 Asian Cup

Qatar will host next year's Asian Cup after China withdrew earlier this year because of Covid, the Asian Football Confederation said on Monday.
17 October 2022, 05:54 AM

Understanding Bangladesh’s failure to find footballers despite large population

With no proper system in place at the grassroots level, the future of football in Bangladesh looks bleak.
11 October 2022, 17:00 PM

A tribute on the occasion of Leo Messi’s last World Cup announcement

Bidding farewell to a legend from the biggest stage of world football.
7 October 2022, 17:06 PM

Keeping up with the Pogbas

This episode, regardless of how it turns out, does Pogba more harm than good in the grand scheme of things.
4 October 2022, 17:15 PM

Indonesia stampede: "Fans died in players' arms"

Anger against police mounted in Indonesia on Monday after at least 125 people were killed in one of the deadliest disasters in the history of football, when officers fired tear gas in a packed stadium, triggering a stampede.
3 October 2022, 03:43 AM

Major football stadium tragedies

The stampede at a domestic football match in eastern Indonesia that led to at least 129 deaths late on Saturday is the latest in a long line of football stadium tragedies.
2 October 2022, 03:33 AM

At least 129 dead after riot at Indonesia football match

At least 129 people died at a football stadium in Indonesia when thousands of fans invaded the pitch and police fired tear gas that triggered a stampede, authorities said Sunday.
2 October 2022, 03:03 AM