Football

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited have been placed in Group A along with Indian football giants Mohunbagan AC, Kolkata Mohammedan Sporting Club and Lazong FC of Meghalaya in the 118th IFA Shield Football Tournament. IFA Shield, the world’s fourth oldest football tournament, starts on January 29 with Sheikh Jamal facing Mohunbagan in the opening

Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club continued their winning run in the Bangladesh Premier League with a 4-2 victory over Feni Soccer Club at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday. Haitian Wedson Anselme, Nigerian Ameka Darlington, Cameroonian Okemmiri and local striker Mobarak Hossain netted for Sheikh Jamal, while two late

Defending champions Usha Krira Chakra and Abahani posted big wins in the semi-finals at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium on Monday to advance to the UCB Club Cup Hockey Tournament final for the second straight season. Usha overwhelmed Sonali Bank 5-1 and Abahani thrashed Ajax SC 7-0 to set up a finals rematch on Wednesday. Usha took ... Read more

Defending champions Sheikh Russell KC on Sunday suffered their first defeat in the Bangladesh Premier Football League this season after going down by 1-0 against Brothers Union at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Winger Rubel Mia scored the all-important goal in the 73rd minute to give Brothers their first win of the campaign after two consecutive defeats

Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited continued to stutter in the Bangladesh Premier Football League as they drew their second consecutive game, the latest coming against newly-promoted Uttar Baridhara at Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday. The Black and Whites were held to a 1-1 draw in their opening game against Muktijoddha Sangsad and the former once

Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra obtained their first win in the Bangladesh Premier League as they snatched a 2-1 victory over Team BJMC at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday. Muktijoddha, who began their league campaign with a 1-1 draw against Mohammedan, had the last laugh after a thrilling contest against Team BJMC.

Local giant Abahani Limited were held to a goalless draw by unfancied Feni Soccer Club in the Bangladesh Premier Football League on Thursday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Ali Akbar’s charges wasted a series of chances against Soccer Club and both the sides had to be content with a point from their second game. Abahani ... Read more

The Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited footballers faced an unwanted situation on Tuesday when they tried to enter the Arambagh field to do their regular practice without taking permission from the Bangladesh Football Federation. Some local boys blocked the Mohammedan players from entering and resorted to expletives as the students of Arambagh academy

Abahani Limited swept past Dhaka Wanderers Club 8-0 in the opening game of the UCB Club Cup hockey tournament at the Maulana Bhasani hockey stadium on Tuesday. The Sky Blue outfit are participating in the competition without any foreign players but faced no difficulty in beating Dhaka Wanderers as six different

The Bangladesh-Saudi Arabia Joint Economic Commission has agreed to assist each other in football and cricket, said Bangladesh Football Federation general secretary Abu Nayeem Sohag on Monday. Both parties decided that Saudi Arabia will help develop Bangladesh football and in return Bangladesh will provide assistance to improve the game of cricket in Saudi Arabia.

Last year’s treble winners Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra escaped with full three points when they came from a goal down to grab a hard fought 2-1 victory in the Bangladesh Premier League over Chittagong Abahani Limited yesterday. Held at the Bangabandhu National Stadium, Napoleon Gebreal scored one goal for Chittagong Abahani while Maxim Eric Roger ... Read more

A stoppage-time penalty from veteran forward Zahid Hasan Ameli earned Mohammedan Sporting Club a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Muktijoddha Sangsad KC in the Bangladesh Premier Football League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday. The game looked headed for a 0-0 draw before Muktijoddha’s Nigerian forward Nkwocha Kingsley scored in the 85th minute

Team BJMC opened their Bangladesh Premier Football League campaign with a 2-1 win over Feni Soccer Club at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. Forward Aminur Rahman Sajib and Nigerian midfielder Uche Felix scored for the victors while Benin forward Wassiou Okalawon grabbed the consolation

Last year’s league runners-up Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited received an invitation from the All India Football Federation to participate in the IFA Shield in India, the fourth oldest club cup tournament in the world. The IFA Shield, established in 1893, will be staged for the 113th time this month. The tournament is scheduled to begin on ... Read more

Ghanaian marksman Osie Morrison helped Abahani Limited to a winning start in the Bangladesh Premier League with a 1-0 victory over Brothers Union at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday. Four-time league winners Abahani were lucky to come out with the win, as Brothers Union attackers missed a series of clear-cut chances throughout the game. Abahani

The Bangladesh Football Federation has decided to renew the contracts of all 19 development coaches for another year, the body announced in a press release on Wednesday. The BFF development committee finalised the decision after a lot of drama, having formed more than one committee to evaluate the three AFC ‘A’, 13 AFC ‘B’

The seventh edition of the Bangladesh Premier League will resume today after a three-day break in play, Bangladesh Football Federation officials said on Tuesday. The BFF suspended the league after two rounds due to the ongoing political turmoil, which had left them unable to arrange proper security for players and

Mohammedan Sporting Club secured the services of Portuguese tactician Rui Jose Capela Batista as head coach of the ongoing season after a six-month contract was agreed on Tuesday. After a two-day long journey, Rui Capela arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday and immediately signed with the Motijheel-based football giant. Mohammedan

Portuguese Rui Capello will arrive today to take charge of traditional football powerhouse Mohammedan Sporting Club for the rest of the season, ending the speculation about the club’s coaching situation. There were a lot of rumours surrounding Mohammedan’s head coaching position as Saiful Bari Titu, their coach last season, recently agreed to join

The 19 development coaches of the Bangladesh Football Federation ended their tenures today with their futures uncertain as the Asian Football Confederation reduced the BFF’s development coaching budget. The AFC allocated $3750 for development coaching in this budget, down from the $5880 in the last budget, forcing the BFF to review the coaches’ performance and drop