Football

Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra kicked off their Federation Cup campaign with style as they crushed out Uttar Baridhara Club with a huge 5-0 defeat at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday to confirm their berth in the quarterfinals. With Thursday’s result, Muktijoddha SKC also moved to the last eight along with Russell from the Group B ... Read more

Reigning champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club and last season’s Independence Cup champions Mohammedan Sporting Club started their Federation Cup campaign with a winning note at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday. Jamal thrashed Feni Soccer Club 4-1 in the second match of the day before Mohammedan managed a narrow 2-1 victory over Rahamatgonj MFS.

Bangladesh jumped eight places up to be placed 157th in the latest FIFA rankings, thanks to their 1-0 Bangabandhu Cup win over Sri Lanka last week. Apart from this match, the Bangabandhu Cup had no impact in FIFA rankings though the Bangladesh Football Federation had earlier branded it as a grade one tournament. The ranking of Malaysia, ... Read more

Bangladesh’s goal scoring hero against Sri Lanka Hemanta Vincent Biswas asked the clubs officials to give the local strikers more playing chances in domestic matches. The 18-year old attacking midfielder, who celebrated his first goal in his fourth international appearances, claimed that if the strikers are given enough opportunities

Thailand Under-23 team set their semi-final date with hosts Bangladesh after ousting tournament favourites Bahrain Under-23 team with a 3-0 in their final group match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Tuesday. With the win, Thailand finished as the Group B champions by winning their both matches and made sure that group’s other team Singapore also ... Read more

Hosts Bangladesh moved to the semi-finals of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup as Group-A runners-up thanks to a narrow 1-0 win over Sri Lanka at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday. Midfielder Hemantha Vincent, the revelation of the tournament, scored the all important goal in the 40th minute while goalkeeper Shahidul Alam had a penalty saved to ... Read more

Bahrain Under-23 team will take on Thailand Under-23 team today in Dhaka with an aim to book their place in the semi-finals of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup. Thailand have already confirmed their place in the last-four and are leading the Group B thanks to their 3-2 win over Singapore in their first match. The win

Hemantha Vincent Biswas was hailed as the next superstar from Bangladesh on Monday after his 40th minute strike against Sri Lanka was enough for the hosts to move into the semi-finals of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup. The Serbian coach of Sri Lanka, Nikola Kavazovic, labelled Hemantha as the future Bangladesh star after watching him scoring the ... Read more

Hosts Bangladesh take on Sri Lanka today in their second and final group match of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup hoping to reach the semi-finals as the Group A runners-up. Earlier on Saturday, Malaysia Under-23s became the first side to book their place in the semi-finals as the Group A champions by winning both their group ... Read more

Singapore Under-23s kept their hopes of reaching the semi-finals of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup alive after a goalless draw against the top ranked Bahrain Under-23 team at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Sunday. The draw threw the Group B wide open with all three teams – Bahrain, Singapore and Thailand having some kind of chance of ... Read more

National team winger Zahid Hossain is all set to miss the upcoming season after he failed to reach an amicable solution with Mohammedan Sporting Club over a transfer dispute. Zahid was handed a one-year global transfer ban by the Bangladesh Football Federation on January 6 after Mohammedan Sporting Club lodged a complaint against him on August ... Read more

Malaysia Under-23 became the first team to reach the semi-finals of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup when they defeated Sri Lanka national team 2-0 in their last group match at the Sylhet District Stadium on Saturday. The loss put some extra pressure on Sri Lanka before they face hosts Bangladesh in their crucial last Group A match ... Read more

The Bangladesh football coach Lodewijk de Kruif labelled the national team’s inefficient forward line-up as the major obstacle to their success in the international circuit on Saturday. Scoring goals has been the stumbling block for Bangladesh as they converted only six goals in their last eight international matches. And the issue again hogged the headlines when Bangladesh ... Read more

The Dhaka part of the ongoing Bangabandhu Cup Football Tournament kicks off today, with top-ranked Bahrain Under-23 taking on Singapore Under-23 in their Group B match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Bangladesh Football Federation will host a total of five matches at the BNS including a semi-final and the final on February 6 and 8 respectively. The ... Read more

Bangladesh national football team left Sylhet on Friday dejected but determined to make it to the semi-final of the Bangabandhu Cup by beating Sri Lanka in their final group-A match on February 2. The 0-1 defeat against a youthful Malaysian side on Thursday left the home side in a must-win situation against Sri Lanka who take ... Read more

Thailand Under-23 team got off to a winning start in the Bangabandhu Cup football tournament when they beat a spirited Singapore Under-23 team 3-2 at the Sylhet District Stadium on Friday. Thailand, who are the second top ranked team in the tournament, led the first half 2-0 before Singapore leveled the margin within eight minutes into ... Read more

Malaysia Under-23 team shocked Bangladesh national side 1-0 in the opening match as the third edition of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup got off to a low-key start in Sylhet on Thursday. Malaysia Under-23 players celebrate their goal while a disappointed Bangladesh national team captain Mamunul Islam (L) looks on during the opening match of the Bangabandhu ... Read more

The curtain on the much-anticipated Bangabandhu Gold Cup finally raises at the north-east city of Sylhet today with the hosts Bangladesh facing Malaysian Under-23 team in the opening match. To launch the tournament, the hosts Bangladesh Football Federation could not have chosen a better city than Sylhet, where fans showed their tremendous passion for the game ... Read more

Bangladesh national football team vowed to make a flying start against Malaysia Under-23 team in their first Group-A match of the 3rd Bangabandhu Gold Cup, which gets underway in Sylhet today. The match kicks off at 5.00pm and Channel 9 will telecast the match live from Sylhet. To boost up the players’ spirit, the Bangladesh Football Federation ... Read more

The curtain-raiser of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup is set for a low-key affair as the Bangladesh Football Federation has decided keep some attractions reserved for the closing ceremony. The much-awaited Cup kicks-off with the match between hosts Bangladesh and Malaysia Under-23 at the Sylhet District Stadium on January 29. The opening ceremony will start an hour