Football

Fernando Llorente says he cannot wait to play for Juventus and partner with Carlos Tevez in the Bianconeri’s attack after officially signing for the Italian champions on Monday, reports Soccernet. Llorente, 28, has joined Juve on a free transfer after his contract with Athletic Bilbao expired this summer.

Edinson Cavani’s agent met with Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Leonardo in Paris on Monday night to discuss a potential 63 million euro move for the in-demand Napoli striker, French media are reporting. Under the headline, ‘Cavani, PSG’s number one target’,

Dutch assistant coach Rene Koster arrived in Dhaka on Monday with physiotherapist Mohammet Yamali and took charge of the national team in the absence of head coach Lodewijk De Kruif. Kruif will arrive in Dhaka later this week, when the preparation for the SAFF Championship, scheduled from September 1, will begin in full swing.

The quarterfinals line-up of the Cool-BSJA Media Cup Football were settled as eight teams emerged group champions eliminating their respective rivals after the day’s last group matches were held on Monday at the Artificial Turf beside the Bangladesh Football Federation. On the day’s group matches, Channel 71 beat ATN

Expatriate footballers Jamal Bhuiyan and Anando Rahman arrived in Dhaka on Sunday and straightaway joined the national team camp at the Bangladesh Football Federation premises. Denmark-based midfielder Jamal Bhuiyan and Australia-based midfielder Anando Rahman were selected for the national team trials after contact with Dutch

Bangladesh national team’s Dutch assistant coach Rene Koster will guide the Under 16 national football team ahead of the SAFF U-16 football championship, which will be taking place in Nepal from July 20-30. After a discussion meeting the development committee

Asian Archery Federation secretary general Sung-Ho um assured the Bangladesh Olympic Association of providing all kinds of help for development of the country’s sports. The assurance came when BOA director general Col (retd) M Wali Ullah sought higher trainer and technological assistance to visiting Sung-Ho um at a courtesy

Iker Casillas has conceded it will be difficult for him to assert his position in Real Madrid’s first team next season, insisting Diego Lopez ‘deserves to continue playing’ in goals, reports Soccernet. Casillas, 32, was consigned to the bench for much of last season after his injury paved the way for Lopez to prove himself ... Read more

Legendary soccer player turned coach Diego Armando Maradona has said that he wants to concentrate on sports during his visit to Indonesia and does not want to get involved with political issues, reports the Jakarta Post. ‘I want to say that politics should not be mixed with soccer,’

Zico has insisted that Brazil’s team of 1982 that he was part of was better than the current crop of Spain internationals, reports Goal.com. He analyzed the two sides, suggesting that his team 30 years ago attacked with more urgency and was overall the better line-up but praised La Roja’s ability to break

Ahead of prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to Belarus in the first week of July, the Belarus government has shown its interest in assisting Bangladesh in the field of sports, education and culture. Keeping that in mind, the Bangladesh government desired to know the opinion of the Bangladesh Football Federation on what kind of assistance ... Read more

As many as 31 footballers among the 35 members of the preliminary squad reported to national team manager Iqbal Hossain on Friday for the forthcoming SAFF Football Championship. Veteran left-back Wali Faisal, who is currently on a visit in India for personal reasons, informed that he will join the camp on Sunday while Jamal Bhuiyan ... Read more

A 35-member national preliminary squad will begin their preparations today for the forthcoming SAFF Football Championship which is scheduled to be held in Nepal from September 1-11. The national preliminary squad will start their training camp in Dhaka and assistant coach Syed Golam Jilani will initially guide the players, while Arambagh

The Bangladesh Football Federation successfully organised the cash-rich Super Cup without foreign players. After a flourishing tournament with the local players, the BFF is now being lauded in many quarters for their decision. Several officials also expressed their hope about

The officials of Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited announced on Wednesday a bonus payment of Tk 50 lakh for the Super Cup winning team with club president Obaidul Karim set to provide half of the amount from his own account. The rest of the quantity, Tk 25 lakh will be dispatched

The district football league committee decided after a discussion meeting with the full contingent of the divisional football association presidents that they will organise the DFA Club Championship where all the district champion clubs will take part and the tournament will begin from August 20. In presence of Bangladesh Football Federation president

Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited clinched the Grameenphone Super Cup, putting behind their recent owes to beat Sheikh Russell Krira Chakra 4-2 in a dramatic tie-breaker in the final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Tuesday. Goalkeeper Mamun Khan appeared to be the unlikely

Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited coach Saiful Bari Titu compared their Super Cup triumph to Denmark’s epic European Championship success in 1992 as they beat Sheikh Russell 4-2 in the tie breaker in the final on Tuesday. Denmark failed to qualify for the tournament

SUPER CUP FINAL MSC look to end title draught   Russell chase unprecedented quadruple Mohammedan Sporting Club will look to end their four-year long trophy drought when they face quadruple-hunting Sheikh Russell KC in the Grameenphone Super Cup final on Tuesday. The popular black-and-white outfit last won any silverware in the Federation Cup-2009 and has since ... Read more

Dutch coach Lodewijk De Kruif axed seven footballers from his AFC Challenge Cup squad as he named a 35-member preliminary squad for September’s SAFF Championship on Sunday. The preliminary squad which is a blend of young and experienced players saw some players who have excelled in the ongoing Super Cup, a tournament which