Football

A busy schedule for the Bangladesh national football team is on the cards as they are to take part in a host of FIFA friendly matches in the coming months, said the officials of the Bangladesh Football Federation. BFF general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag said on Saturday that the Japan Football Association president Kuniya Daini has ... Read more

Malaga defender Weligton claims he grabbed Lionel Messi by the throat because the Barcelona forward had insulted him by calling him a ‘son of a bitch.’ Weligton was shown a yellow card late on in Wednesday’s 0-0 draw for an incident which left Messi on the floor. The defender appeared to initiate contact with a minor

Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra stand with a chance to make a slice of history when they face North Korean counterparts Rimyongsu Club in Colombo today with an eye in the AFC President’s Cup final. The match will kick off at 1:30pm Bangladesh Standard Time at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo. To reach the September 26 final, Rimyongsu ... Read more

Bangladesh Under-23 national football team’s Asian Games journey ended with a heartbreaking 2-1 defeat to Hong Kong in their final Group B match at the Hwaseong Sports Complex Main Stadium in Incheon, South Korea, on Monday. The defeat ensured Bangladesh’s elimination from the group stage after they could manage just three points from their three group ... Read more

Bangladesh Under-23 football team will make history if they can overcome the challenge of Hong Kong in their third and final Group B match in the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, today. A win in the match, which will start at 2:00pm Bangladesh Standard Time at the Hwaseong Sports Complex, will see Bangladesh through to ... Read more

A 65th-minute header from on-loan Muktijoddha Sangsad KC forward, Kinglsey Chigozie, was enough for Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra to prevail over Erchim FC of Mongolia 1-0 in their opening match of the AFC President’s Cup final round at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo on Saturday. Although Russell were pegged back for long spells in the first ... Read more

Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra will be hoping to make a winning start in the AFC President’s Cup when they will face seven-time Mongolian champions Erchim FC in their first Group B match of the final round at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo today. The match will start at 1:30pm Bangladesh Standard Time.

Argentine legend Diego Maradona has admitted his drug addiction stopped him from fulfilling his potential as a player. In an interview with Argentine television channel Tyc Sports on Thursday, the 53-year-old said he has not had a normal life and because of that he feels 25 years older, reports Xinhua. ‘I gave my opponents a big advantage ... Read more

Bangladesh Under-23 national football team’s hopes of qualifying for the round of 16 in the Asian Games suffered a big blow when they were thumped 3-0 by Uzbekistan in their second Group B match in Incheon on Thursday. It may mentioned that they had lost by the same margin to the mighty Uzbeks when the two ... Read more

Bangladesh slipped eleven places further to be ranked 181st in the latest FIFA standings published on Thursday. This is the second worst ever ranking for Bangladesh after their 183rd position in 2008 since the FIFA World rankings were introduced in 1992. After not much action except their 2-2 draw against India in an international friendly in ... Read more

After a hard-fought 1-0 win over Afghanistan U-23s in their first match, Bangladesh Under-23 national football team face an uphill task when they take on mighty Uzbekistan in their second Group A match at the Ansan Wa Stadium in Incheon today. The match will kick off at 5:00pm Bangladesh Standard Time. Uzbekistan, who are ranked 51st in ... Read more

Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra will leave for Sri Lanka today to take part in the final round of the AFC President’s Cup, which begins in Colombo from September 20. Russell became the first club from Bangladesh to qualify for the final round of the Cup by finishing as Group A champions in the first round ... Read more

The uncertainty over three Mohammedan Sporting Club players playing for Sheikh Russell Krira Chkara in the upcoming AFC President’s Cup final round were all but resolved when the Bangladesh Football Federation permitted the trio to play for Russell. Earlier, Mohammedan sent a letter to the BFF asking

Bangladesh Under-23 national football team started their Asian Games mission with a 1-0 win over current SAFF champions Afghanistan at the Munhak Stadium in Incheon, South Korea, on Monday. Skipper Mamunul Islam was the star of the show as his stunning 84th-minute strike almost from the halfway line gave Bangladesh victory. The other Group B match between ... Read more

Bangladesh Under-23 national football team Lodewijk de Kruif was basking in pride after his team’s memorable win over Afghanistan in their opening match of the Asian Games in Incheon on Monday. Kruif was happy to see his charges play according to his plan of a counter-attack based football against an opposition who are far above them ... Read more

Bangladesh Under-23 national football team will kick off their Asian Games campaign against their Afghan opponents at the Incheon Munhak Stadium in South Korea today. This will also be the first time that Bangladesh will take on Afghanistan since the final of the 2010 Dhaka South Asian Games, in which they thrashed the Afghans 4-0 ... Read more

Zahid Hossain left Dhaka for South Korea on Sunday night to join the Under-23 national football team as areplacement for injured defender Atiqur Rahman Meshu, said a Bangladesh Football Federation official. The BFF arranged the air ticket for the national team and Mohammedan Sporting Club right-winger immediately after receiving his accreditation card, sent by the officials ... Read more

Abahani Limited came from behind to beat Uttar Baridhara 2-1 in the Airtel Under-18 Football Tournament at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Sunday. In the second match of the day, defending champions Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited were held to a goalless by Brothers Union. Uttar Baridhara took the lead

Bangladesh national football team will play two FIFA friendly matches against their Sri Lankan counterparts in Rajshahi and Jessore in the last week of October, Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin said on Saturday. After arranging a FIFA second-tier international friendly match between Bangladesh Under-23 team and Nepal Under-23 team in Sylhet earlier this month,

Chittagong Abahani and Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra played out a 2-2 draw in the opening match of the Airtel Under-18 Football Tournament at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday. In the day’s second match, Team BJMC eased to a 2-0 win over Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra at the same venue. Chittagong Abahani took the lead twice through ... Read more