Football

HSBC strolled into the second round of the 9th Ascent 5-a-side Corporate Football after a thumping 9-1 win over Cream & Fudge at the STM Hall of the Scholastica School on Monday. The winners needed to score at least seven goals to make it to the round of 16 and five goals from Naimul, two from ... Read more

Barcelona’s La Liga campaign looked set to get off to an unlucky start on Sunday evening as a black cat ran on to the pitch at the Nou Camp in the second minute of their opening league match against Elche, reports the Daily Mail. Blaugrana boss Luis Enrique saw the funny side of things in the ... Read more

The Bangladesh Football Federation in a stunning decision on Sunday banned the technical director Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club, Maruful Haque, for one year for violating the code of conduct. The professional league committee of the BFF also fined Maruf Tk 30,000 for an alleged remark about some BFF officials during the last Bangladesh Premier League football.

SS Steel will sponsor the two international football friendlies between Bangladesh and Nepal Under-23s, the Bangladesh Football Federation announced on Sunday. The BFF signed an agreement with the company on Sunday with the latter agreeing to bear all expenses for the two matches to be held in Dhaka and Sylhet

The Under-23 Bangladesh national football team survived a huge scare before managing a heart-fought 5-4 victory against Bangladesh Army at the Army Stadium on Saturday. Bangladesh team went to the break 4-2 down against the army side but made a comeback in the second half by scoring three goals thanks to Atiqur Rahman Meshu’s

Last edition’s runners-up Beximco Pharma thrashed debutants Hotel Orchard Suites by 16-0 goals on the second day of the 9th Ascent 5-a-side Corporate Football at the STM Hall of the Scholastica School on Saturday. Sunny scored a tournament record of 10 goals in the game for the winners, making him a frontrunner for the Golden Boot ... Read more

The ninth edition of the Ascent 5-a-side Corporate Football saw a major upset on the opening day when the defending champions Dhaka Tribune lost to Qubee 3-2 at the STM Hall of the Scholastica School at Uttara on Friday. Yasir of Qubee was the star of the match by hitting a hat-trick while Miru and Moon ... Read more

The ninth edition of Ascent 5-a-side Corporate Football, organised by Excalibur Entertainment, will kick off today at the STM Hall of the Scholastica School at Uttara. Over 500 footballers from 51 corporate houses splitting into 17 groups will be taking part in the 10-day long tournament, a regular fixture since 2006.

Bangladesh Under-23s have been drawn with Uzbekistan, Hong Kong and Afghanistan in Group B for the Asian Games football, scheduled to be held in Incheon, South Korea, from September 19 to October 4. The draw was held on Thursday at the Harbour Park Hotel’s Grand Ballroom, Incheon. The football event will kick off on September 14, five ... Read more

Bangladesh Under-23 team will miss the services of coach Lodewijk de Kruif in their first friendly match against Nepal next week as the Dutchman is set to return home today on a short visit to be with his ailing father. ‘The condition of Kruif’s father, who has been suffering from cancer, is not good at the ... Read more

The second tier Bangladesh Championship League match between Farasahganj Sporting Club and Wari was fixed, the Bangladesh Football Federation confirmed after a long investigation on Saturday. BFF’s professional league committee in their next meeting on August 24 will now decide on the punishment for the offence, the first of its kind in the history of

The Bangladesh Football Federation has decided to return to their previous two-leg format in the Bangladesh Premier League after just one season. The decision was taken at a meeting of the BFF on Saturday following a request from the participating clubs, who had complained of too much financial

Bangladesh Under-23 national football team managed a 3-1 win over Bangladesh Army team in an exhibition match arranged as part of their preparation for the forthcoming Asian Games at the Army Stadium on Thursday. The Asian Games-bound Under-23 team led the first half 3-0 thanks to a brace from Hemanta Vincent and a goal by Wahed ... Read more

The All Nepal Football Association has agreed to send their Under-23 national team to play two exhibition matches against their Bangladeshi counterparts in the last week of August, said a BFF official on Wednesday. The Bangladesh Football Federation sent a letter to the ANFA on Monday asking it to send a team to play an exhibition ... Read more

National team captain Mamunul Islam, left-back Atiqur Rahman Meshu and expatriate midfielder Jamal Bhuiyan were the three senior members selected for the forthcoming 17th Asian Games, national football team coach Lodewijk de Kruif on Wednesday. The withdrawal by the two experienced strikers,

AFA president Luis Segura has confirmed that Gerardo Martino is in line to become the new Argentina coach, reports ESPN FC. Argentina are searching for a new coach after Alejandro Sabella tendered his resignation, and Martino—who is out of work after leaving Barcelona—now appears to be the sole candidate for the role. Segura, who became AFA president

National football captain Mamunul Islam responded to the criticism of Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin saying that he had done nothing wrong by skipping the first day’s training session for the Asian Games. Mamunul was unable to report to coach Lodewijk de Kruif due to the death of his uncle, which did not go well ... Read more

The Bangladesh Football Federation president, Kazi Salahuddin on Monday asked the local coaches to find the raw talents and announced an incentive package for them. ‘Usually professional clubs create football stars but our clubs are not fully professional, so they do not get enough talents to nurture,’ Salahuddin told during

Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin blasted the players for their poor commitment for the national team and said a bleak future is waiting for them unless they play with more responsibilities. Salauddin became emotional when he spoke to the players prior to the starting of their Asian Games camp that got underway with a warm-um ... Read more

The Zimbabwe A team will arrive in Dhaka on September 10 to play two four-day and three one-day matches against their Bangladeshi counterparts, said a Bangladesh Cricket Board official on Sunday. The second string Zimbabwean side will come ahead of their senior team, who are due to arrive in October to take part in a full ... Read more