Football

Belgian coach Top Saintfiet put an emphasis on discipline as he took over the charge of Bangladesh football team on Tuesday for their two Asian Cup Qualifying play-offs against Bhutan. The 42-year-old coach, who is yet to formally sign the contract with the Bangladesh Football Federation, got into the business hours after his arrival on ... Read more

Names 32-member preliminary squad The Bangladesh Football Federation on Sunday cancelled their proposed two international friendly matches against Nepal as part of their preparation for the forthcoming Asian Cup Qualifying play-offs against Bhutan, citing players’ fitness. Bangladesh will play their qualifying matches against Bhutan on September 6 in Dhaka while the return leg will be held ... Read more

The Bangladesh Football Federation has principally agreed terms with experienced Belgium coach Tom Saintfiet to sign him as the national coach for their forthcoming Asian Cup Qualifiers play-offs matches against Bhutan, said BFF officials of Tuesday. BFF also agreed to sign former New Zeeland technical director Paul Smalley as the team’s technical director.

Abahani Limited broke their four-year long trophy drought when they beat Arambagh Krira Sangha 1-0 in the Federation Cup final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday. English playmaker Lee Andrew Tuck’s 11th minute strike proved decisive as the traditional Sky-Blue outfits lifted their ninth Federation Cup title while tournament’s

Federation Cup final today Arambagh Krira Sangha will look forward to complete their giant killing mission and achieve their greatest glory in the domestic football when they take on the powerhouse Abahani Limited in the final of the Federation Cup today. The final encounter between two group rivals will kickoff at 3:30pm at the Bangabandhu ... Read more

Abahani Limited edged Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra by 2-1 in the second semi-final of Federation Cup to move into the final for the first time in six years on Friday. Abahani, who last played the final in the traditional domestic tournament in 2010, will face Arambagh Krira Sangha in the final on Monday at the ... Read more

All stakeholders of country’s football on Friday asked for a collective effort to uplift the standard of the game as they are hoping that the new domestic structure would provide a window of opportunity to country’s troublesome football. The Bangladesh Football Federation is set to stage the upcoming Bangladesh Premier League under a new format ... Read more

Arambagh Krira Sangha booked their place into the final of the Federation Cup after a long 15-year gap when they came from behind to beat Team BJMC 3-1 in the first semi-final in Dhaka on Thursday. Forward Jakir Hossain Ziku put BJMC ahead in the first-half before Nigerian striker Kester Akon struck twice in the ... Read more

Experienced Belgian coach Tom Saintfiet arrived in Dhaka on Thursday hoping to take the charge of the Bangladesh national football team after the post of its coach fell vacant this month. The position of the national football coach fell vacant as the Bangladesh Football Federation did not extend the contract of Dutch coach Lodewijk de ... Read more

Abahani Limited closed the gap with table toppers Usha Krira Chakra when they beat arch-rivals Mohammedan Sporting Club 4-2 in their crucial Super Six match of Premier Hockey League at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Tuesday. With the win, joint-champions Abahani have 29 points from 12 matches, five points behind league leaders Usha

Forward Mehedi Hasan Tapu struck a stoppage time winner as Team BJMC beat Muktijoddha Sangshad Krira Chakra 1-0 to reach the semi-finals of the Federation Cup in the last quarter-final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday. Tapu, who scored a brace in BJMC’s shock win over Mohammedan Sporting Club in their last group match, ... Read more

Abahani Limited came from behind to seal their semi-final berth of the Federation Cup when they beat Brothers Union 2-1 in controversial manner in the third quarter-final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Sunday. National forward Jewel Rana and his Nigerian attacking partner Sunday Chizoba scored one goal each in the second half of the ... Read more

Arambagh Krira Sangha stunned holders Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club to move into the semi-finals of the Federation Cup with a dramatic 5-4 win on penalties at the Banganbandhu National Stadium on Friday. The match went into tie-breaker after stipulated 90 minutes finished at 2-2 and neither of the side able to find the net in extra-time. Both ... Read more

Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra were drawn in group C of the 2017 AFC Cup Qualifying play-offs with FC Tertons of Bhutan and Tatung FC of Chinese Taipei. The draw ceremony held at Malaysia on Friday. Russell were given the opportunity to take part in

The knock-out round of the Federation Cup begins today with defending champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club taking on Arambagh Krira Sangha in the first quarter-final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Jamal qualified for the last eight of the competition as Group C runners up while Arambagh reached the knockout stage as Group A champions. Under ... Read more

The Bangladesh Football Federation on Thursday shifted the opening date of the ninth edition of top-tier professional football competition Bangladesh Premier League from July 15 to July 24 due to Eid-ul-Fitr. The opening ceremony and the first round of the league will be held at the MA Aziz Stadium in Chittagong. The decisions were made ... Read more

Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Federation Cup with a comfortable 3-0 win over Muktijoddha Sangshad Krira Chakra at the Bangabandu National Stadium on Wednesday. The result saw cash-rich Chittagong Abahani bow out from the group stage as the bottom team of the Group B while Russell finished as ... Read more

Mohammedan Sporting Club’s title hopes suffered a huge blow when they lost by 1-3 to Mariner Young’s Club in their Premier Hockey League match at the Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium on Wednesday. With the precious win, Mariner moved to the third place of the points table with 25 points from 10 matches, one less ... Read more

Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra moved into the quarter-finals of the Federation Cup with a 1-0 win over cash-rich Chittagong Abahani at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday. Brothers Union beat Uttar Baridhara 1-0 in the other match to join Muktijoddha in the quarter-finals. Nigerian forward Nkowcha Kingsley scored the only goal in 31st minute

Controversy continues to chase this edition of Dhaka Premier League as the match between Abahani Limited and Prime Doleshwar was called off after umpires felt insecure at BKSP on Sunday. Doleshwar were 59-2 in 17 overs after dismissing Abahani for 191 runs in 42.4 overs in rain interrupted 45-over game when two umpires left the ... Read more