An 88th minute strike from substitute striker Sohel Rana salvaged one point for Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club as they held Brothers Union to a 1-1 draw in their Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. Sheikh Jamal, the early pace-setters, looked heading for their first defeat of the
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Russel win at Feni
Title contenders Sheikh Russel KC toppled Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club to grab the solo lead in the Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League with a 3-1 win over Feni Soccer Club at the Shaheed Salam Stadium in Feni yesterday. Moroccan midfielder Tareq El Janaby put Sheikh Russel ahead before Sajib levelled
BJMC increase more misery on Arambagh
Team BJMC increased the relegation tension for Arambagh Krira Sangha by beating the bottom-of the-table side 2-0 in the Bangladesh Premier League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. BJMC took an early lead with their Nigerian midfielder Henry Chindo scoring the first while Guinean midfielder Ismail Bangoura doubled the lead in the dying minutes ... Read more
Mid-season transfer flurry in football
The Bangladesh Premier League clubs are making a desperate attempt to overcome the shortcomings and come back stronger in the second phase as the mid-season transfer window closes on January 23. The final round of the first leg begins today with relegation-threatened Arambagh KC facing Team BJMC in the first match at the Bangabandhu National ... Read more
A week’s preparation planned
AFC Challenge Cup A week’s preparation planned The ongoing Bangladesh Premier League will remain suspended from February 21 to March 8 in order to give the national team at least a week’s time to prepare for the AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers which will be held from March 2 to 8 in Nepal. The decision was ... Read more
BFF eager to get De Kruif in March
AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers BFF eager to get De Kruif in March The Bangladesh Football Federation is eager to get Dutch coach Lodewijk de Kruif ahead of the AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers in March and it is ready to pay the coach one month’s salary as well as bonus, in case of success, for his ... Read more
Foreign footballers in women’s league!
In a dramatic move, the Bangladesh Football Federation on Sunday decided to introduce foreign players in the Women’s Football Premier League, scheduled to start in the first week of February. A maximum of three foreign players will be allowed in each team, a decision which has raised quite a few eyebrows as Bangladesh’s men’s football ... Read more
Dutch duo sign finally
Dutchman Lodewijk de Kruif agreed to join as the new head coach of the Bangladesh national football team after a gruelling six-hour negotiation with the Bangladesh Football Federation on Saturday. Kruif and his assistant Rene Koster have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the BFF in the afternoon to take up the national team duties ... Read more
Brothers Union earn first points
Brothers Union opened their account in the Bangladesh Premier League on Saturday when they beat Arambagh Krira Sangha 2-0 in their seventh match of the league despite being reduced to ten men in the first-half stoppage time. Brothers, who are under threat of being relegated after losing all of their first six
Dull draw puts Jamal on top
Former champions Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club played an insipid goalless draw against new leviathans Sheikh Russel at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday, to take solo lead in the Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League. The much-hyped tussle between the two powerhouses failed to live up to the billing and
BFF hopeful Kruif, Koster will sign contract
The Bangladesh Football Federation is optimistic that the Dutch coaches Lodwejik de Kruif and Rene Koster will sign a contract today, though there is still some confusion if they will be available anytime soon. The two coaches came to Bangladesh on Monday and they had several discussions with the BFF officials about a possible deal ... Read more
Sheikhs seek solo lead
Title contenders Sheikh Jamal DC and Sheikh Russel KC will be vying for the solo lead in the Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League when they lock horns in today’s crucial match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Both are in at the top of the nine-team table with Sheikh Jamal and Abahani leading
MSC back to winning ways
Dhaka giants Mohammedan Sporting Club returned to the winning ways after two consecutive defeats when they beat Feni Soccer Club 1-0 in their Bangladesh Premier League match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. Mohammedan’s Ghanaian striker Usei Morrison scored the winner in the 37th minute,
Rony propels Abahani to joint top
In-form striker Shakhawat Hossain Rony scored a brace to power Abahani to a 3-1 win over Team BJMC at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday, which also took the defending champions to the top of the Grameenphone Bangladesh Premier League. Rony put the Sky Blues ahead in the first half before midfielder Pranotosh Kumar
Kruif looking forward to take charge of booters
Bangladesh national football team’s probable coach Lodewijk De Kruif after his two-day stay in Dhaka on Wednesday said that he had a good impression both on the country and its footballers and is looking forward to taking charge of the side. The Dutch coach, who along with his assistant Rene Koster, is on a week-long ... Read more
Former pupil backs Dutch coach to shine
The prospective Bangladesh national football team’s Dutch coach Lodewijk de Kruif is positive minded with the philosophy of attacking from the very beginning, said his former pupil Udeh Damien Chigozie on Tuesday. Udeh, a midfielder of Bangladesh Premier League side
Messi gets all three Bangladesh votes
Both Bangladesh national team coach Saiful Bari Titu and captain Mohammad Sujan voted for Lionel Messi for the FIFA Ballon d’Or award that was announced in Zurich on Monday. Messi won the award for the record fourth time in a row receiving 41.60 percent of the votes cast by national team coaches and captains plus ... Read more
Dutch coaches promise high
Bangladesh’s proposed Dutch national coach Lodewijk de Kruif promised to take Bangladesh to 100 to 120 in the FIFA rankings if he is given the job as planned for one year. Lodewijk and his assistant Rene Koster arrived in Dhaka on Monday to asses the facilities and are expected to sign a one-year contract if ... Read more
Jamal leave it late
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club regained solo lead in the Grameen-phone Bangladesh Premier League when they beat Feni Soccer Club by the odd goal in three at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. Nigerian striker Mike Otojareri put the new leviathans ahead in the 78th minute before his compatriot Victory Antoni levelled the margin for Feni in ... Read more
Muktis thrash MSC at home
Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra took full advantage of their home venue to rout Mohammedan SC 4-1 in the Bangladesh Premier League at the Gopalganj stadium on Saturday. Mohammedan, however, played equally well as their opponents and the match was locked at 1-1 draw until the 66th minute when the hosts suddenly became charged