football
La Liga chief happy for Messi to stay
Spanish League president Javier Tebas said Wednesday he does not consider Lionel Messi to be a criminal and was happy for the Barcelona star to remain in La Liga.
14 July 2016, 18:00 PM
FIFA to compensate Fahad
FIFA has agreed to compensate Tk 1.8 lakh to Abahani midfielder Atiqur Rahman Fahad, who sustained an injury during Bangladesh national team's World Cup qualifying match against Jordan in March.
13 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Part-timers shock Rodgers' Celtic
Scottish giants Celtic crashed to a 1-0 Champions League defeat to Lincoln Red Imps on Tuesday with the goal scored by Lee Casciaro, a policeman in his day job.
13 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Pogba may stay at Juve, says agent
Paul Pogba may stay put at Juventus despite talks about the French midfielder's possible move to England or Spain, his agent says.
12 July 2016, 18:57 PM
£50m price tag on Payet
Dimitri Payet is worth not a penny less that 50 million pounds, West Ham United co-chairman David Gold has said, but even that might not be enough to prise the France midfielder away from the London club.
12 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Losing to Ronaldo again sucks, says Griezmann
Losing a final to Cristiano Ronaldo has become an unfortunate habit for Antoine Griezmann and he is not happy about it.
11 July 2016, 06:44 AM
King Eric puts Zlatan in his place
In light of Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic joining Manchester United on a one-year deal, United legend Eric Cantona had a special message for the Swede, warning him that he could only hope to be the ‘prince of Manchester’ rather than king.
10 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Pele getting married for third time
Brazil football legend Pele is getting married Tuesday for the third time, tying the knot with his girlfriend of six years Marcia Cibele Aoki.
10 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Bremen player assaulted
Melvyn Lorenzen will miss the first three weeks of Werder Bremen's pre-season training after being attacked on his own doorstep on Saturday night.
10 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Barca ask fans to stand by Messi
Barcelona have launched a campaign in support of Lionel Messi and his father Jorge after the Argentine pair were sentenced to prison terms this week over tax fraud.
10 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Nepal ties cancelled
Citing a lack of fitness of the players, Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) decided yesterday to cancel the proposed friendly matches between Bangladesh and Nepal.
10 July 2016, 18:00 PM
BFF's latest U-turn
Less than 24 hours after having claimed that 'Bangladesh was close to hosting Nepal for two friendly matches', the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) yesterday made a complete U-turn and cancelled the proposed friendly matches without providing a satisfactory answer.
10 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Euro 2016: France beefs up security ahead of final match
More than 5,000 French police are to be deployed at key venues in and around Paris ahead of the Euro 2016 football final between France and Portugal.
10 July 2016, 10:08 AM
Barca launch campaign in support of Messi
Barcelona launches a campaign in support of Lionel Messi and his father Jorge after the Argentine pair were sentenced to prison terms this week over tax fraud
10 July 2016, 08:02 AM
Sakho doping case dismissed
UEFA has dismissed its doping case against France and Liverpool defender Mamadou Sakho.
9 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Musa joins Leicester
Nigerian international winger Ahmed Musa became Premier League champions Leicester City's second acquisition in a week on
9 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Nepal friendlies on 15th, 17th
Bangladesh is set to host Nepal for two international friendly matches later this week at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka.
9 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Barcelona vow to back Lionel Messi after 'personal attack'
Barcelona vow to support Lionel Messi following his decision to appeal against the 21-month jail sentence handed down to him by a Spanish court after being found guilty of fiscal fraud and believe the verdict is "an attack on his person".
9 July 2016, 07:22 AM
Record man Ronaldo ends Wales's fairytale
Cristiano Ronaldo made European Championship history as Portugal ended Wales's extraordinary Euro 2016 journey with a 2-0 semi-final win on Wednesday that sent them into the final.
6 July 2016, 21:19 PM
Barcelona soccer star Messi sentenced to 21 months in prison
Barcelona soccer star Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after a court in Barcelona found him guilty of three counts of tax fraud, a statement from the court said on Wednesday.
6 July 2016, 10:55 AM