football
Suarez and Messi deliver Barca's derby delight
Luis Suarez celebrates his bumper new five-year Barcelona deal in style with a double as the champions defeated Espanyol 4-1 in the Catalan derby to move to within three points of La Liga leaders Real Madrid.
18 December 2016, 22:21 PM
Football: Leipzig's Orban relishing Bayern showdown
RB Leipzig's goal-scorer Willi Orban is relishing the prospect of Wednesday's Bundesliga showdown and the chance to stop hosts Bayern Munich topping the German league table at Christmas.
18 December 2016, 09:39 AM
Pilot in footballers' crash in Colombia 'was not trained properly'
The pilot in the plane crash that killed 71 people traveling to Colombia on a Bolivian charter including footballers from Brazil had not flown enough hours to pilot commercial flights, a copilot's attorney said Saturday.
18 December 2016, 06:57 AM
Football: Leicester in dock over stormy scenes at Stoke
England's Football Association will study referee Craig Pawson's report before determining whether to take punitive action against Leicester City following their eventful 2-2 draw at Stoke City.
18 December 2016, 06:21 AM
Football: Mourinho hails Zlatan the 'superman' after United win
Jose Mourinho's admiration for Manchester United's summer recruit Zlatan Ibrahimovic soared to new heights on Saturday as he cooed about the Swede's 'superman' mentality following his latest match-winning tour de force at West Bromwich Albion.
18 December 2016, 06:03 AM
Football: Bangladesh clinch Plate title
Bangladesh U-14 football team clinched the title of Plate Group in Super Mokh Cup after handing a 1-0 defeat to Shonan Ballmare of Japan in the final in Kuala Lumpur this morning.
18 December 2016, 05:41 AM
Football: Higuain strikes again as Juve beat Roma in crunch match
Gonzalo Higuain struck again with a trademark goal to give Serie A leaders Juventus a 1-0 win over AS Roma in a tense top-of-the-table match which put them seven points clear on Saturday.
18 December 2016, 05:09 AM
BD U-14s move into plate final
The Bangladesh Under-14 team moved into the plate final of the Supermokh Cup with a 2-0 victory over an under-14 side from Manchester City FC in Shah Alam, Malaysia, said a press release from the Bangladesh Football Federation yesterday.
17 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Saif SC move 2 points clear
Saif Sporting Club moved two points clear at the top of the Marcel Bangladesh Championship League table after a 3-1 win over Victoria Sporting Club at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday.
17 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Infantino wants video refs at 2018 WC
FIFA president Gianni Infantino hopes to see video referees used at the 2018 World Cup in Russia -- if its teething problems have been fixed in time.
17 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Saul hands Atletico nervy win
A stunning 25-yard strike from Saul Niguez snapped Atletico Madrid's three-game winless streak with a nervy 1-0 win over Las Palmas on Saturday to move up to fifth in La Liga.
17 December 2016, 18:00 PM
European elite oppose WC expansion
The powerful body representing Europe's top clubs on Thursday said it opposed the proposed enlargement of the World Cup, saying leading players were already under too much strain.
15 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Youngmen taste first defeat
Youngmen's Club Fakirer-pool suffered their first defeat in the Marcel Bangladesh Championship League when they were beaten 0-1 at the hands of Agrani Bank SC at the Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday.
15 December 2016, 18:00 PM
PSG, Monaco cruise into last eight
Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain eased into the French League Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday with a 3-1 win over Lille while Monaco routed Rennes 7-0.
14 December 2016, 23:26 PM
Chelsea's 10th win on the trot as Ibrahimovic wins it for United
Cesc Fabregas's goal earned Chelsea a 1-0 victory at Sunderland on Wednesday -- their 10th in succession -- as Antonio Conte's side surged six points clear at the Premier League summit.
14 December 2016, 22:51 PM
Chelsea's 10th win on the trot as Ibrahimovic snatches victory for United
Cesc Fabregas's goal earned Chelsea a 1-0 victory at Sunderland on Wednesday -- their 10th in succession -- as Antonio Conte's side surged six points clear at the Premier League summit.
14 December 2016, 22:36 PM
Superclassico in Australia
Brazil and Argentina are set to play a South American "Superclassico" gala match in Australia next year, it was reported Tuesday.
14 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Abahani meet Sk Jamal today
Title contenders Abahani will take on holders Sheikh Jamal DC in a crucial tie of JB Bangladesh Premier League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today.
14 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Who's to blame for Satkhira withdrawal?
The women's wing chairman of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), Mahfuza Akter Kiron, lamented the fact that one of the teams withdrew and went home ahead of the semifinal of the JFA U-14 Women's National Championship on Monday.
14 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Football: Mourinho always open to offers for players if the deal is right
Jose Mourinho said he would never stand in the way of a player who requested a move away from Manchester United if the deal was right, even though he would like to keep his squad intact until the end of the season.
14 December 2016, 09:49 AM