Football

The Bangladesh Football Federation has decided to withdraw from next week’s AFC Under-16 Championship qualifiers in Kyrgyzstan and has cancelled the Under-16 national team camp, the body announced in a press release on Thursday. BFF president Kazi Salahuddin made the decision after receiving negative feedback regarding the team’s chances in the competition

Local giants met contrasting fortunes at the Dhaka Premier League on Tuesday, as Abahani Limited suffered a shocking defeat while Mohammedan Sporting Club sealed their second win in as many matches. Prime Doleshwar inflicted a surprising 58-run defeat over Abahani at the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogra while Mohammedan registered

The Football Coaches Association has demanded that Bangladesh Football Federation President Kazi Salahuddin withdraw the comments he made about local coaches after Bangladesh’s failure at the SAFF Championship in Kathmandu. Salahuddin raised questions about the ability

Sharmin Akhter Ratna scored only 389 points in the final trial on Monday, costing her a place in the Bangladesh’s final squad for the Asian Air Gun Championship in Tehran from October 19-25. Ratna, the 10-metre air rifle gold medal winner at the 2010 South Asian Games, registered 397 and 391 in the first two trials, ... Read more

The Plan Under-15 Girls Football Championship will begin at the end of October, officials said at a press conference at the National Music and Drama Centre on Sunday. The tournament, which will be run by the Bangladesh Football Federation and sponsored by Plan International Bangladesh, will have district, division

The Bangladesh Football Federation is going to form a committee to find out the reasons for Bangladesh’s failure in the 10th SAFF Championship, held in Kathmandu, Nepal, officials said on Saturday. Bangladesh were eliminated from the group stage without winning a single match despite being given all facilities the team had wanted. The former

Kazi Salahuddin’s hopes of being re-elected as the South Asian Football Federation president received a blow when Bhutan raised an objection on Tuesday, delaying the election. Salahuddin was expected to be re-elected unopposed as there were no other serious candidates from the other member countries. At the SAFF Annual General

Afghanistan beat India 2-0 to claim their first South Asian Football Federation Championship at the Dasharath Rangashala Stadium in Kathmandu on Wednesday. In a rematch of the last SAFF Championship final in 2011, the Lions of Khorasan turned the tables on the Blue Tigers and avenged their 4-0 loss from

Afghanistan will face India in the South Asian Football Federation Championship final at the Dasharath Rangashala Stadium in Kathmandu today. Six-time champions India booked a place in their ninth SAFF Championship final by beating Maldives 1-0 in Monday’s semi-final. Afghanistan advanced

Italian clubs have reduced their wage bills to the level of four years ago, according to an investigation by the Gazzetta dello Sport. UEFA’s Financial Fair Play initiative and the global economic crisis are both contributing to a reduction in the amount of money Italian clubs are willing to spend on players, although back-to-back Scudetto winners ... Read more

Defending champions India sealed a final date with Afghanistan after pipping Maldives to a narrow 1-0 win in the second semi-final at the 10th SAFF Championship in Kathmandu on Monday. Centre-back Arnab Mondal bagged the all-important winning goal in the 86th minute from a corner to inspire his side to the final in a repeat ... Read more

Nepalese football is on the right track after a stellar showing at the 10th SAFF Championship, even though the hosts bowed out in the semi-final. Despite the 1-0 defeat against Afghanistan on Sunday in the last four, Nepal have a bright future ahead of them after an impressive performance

A lacklustre India will face an in-form Maldives today in the second semi-final of the 10th SAFF Championship at the Dasharath Rangashala Stadium in Kathmandu. Six-time champions India would like a repeat of the previous meeting between the two sides in the last edition of the regional football tournament at home

South Asian Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin is the front-runner to win re-election and stay in the post for the next four years, a source indicated on Sunday. Salahuddin, who is also the Bangladesh Football Federation president, has said in the past that he wants to hold the SAFF presidency for another term.

Afghanistan have booked a spot in the SAFF Championship final after eking out a 1-0 victory against Nepal in Sunday’s semi-final at the Dasharath Rangashala Stadium in Kathmandu. The hosts went into the match-up as heavy favourites, having topped Group A with victories over contenders Bangladesh and India, but the home support

With two matches away from their maiden SAFF Championship title, hosts Nepal are running high on confidence before facing Afghanistan today in the first semi-final at the Dasharath Rangashala Stadium. After the hosts progressed to the last four of the regional football tournament for the second consecutive time, the All Nepal Football Association

Sports organisers, mostly leaning to the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party, launched a new organisation called National Krira Unnayan Parishad at a city hotel on Saturday. Former Mohammedan Sporting Club president Mosaddek Ali will lead the organisation, which, despite its political identity, promised to work for the

The Bangladesh national football team arrived in Dhaka on Friday after a disappointing exit from the group stage of the 10th SAFF Championship in Nepal. Head coach Lodewijk de Kruif ranked his unit as outsiders before the tournament got underway and his evaluation was proved right as the national side

Expatriate footballer Jamal Bhuiyan proved his credentials as a dependable midfielder in the Bangladesh national team during the 10th SAFF Championship in Nepal. Denmark-based Jamal spoke of his pride as he represented the red-and-green in the regional football tournament and expressed his optimism about

Maldives secured top spot in Group B and a semi-final date with India at the 10th SAFF Championship after a scoreless draw with Afghanistan at the Dasharath Rangashala Stadium in Kathmandu on Friday. In the day’s other match, four goals from