Nicolas Anelka will not contest a court decision to rule against him in his legal action with French sport daily L’Equipe over their reporting of his World Cup outburst, his agent said on Friday. Anelka had claimed 150,000 euros ($214,000) in damages from L’Equipe over their coverage of his altercation with coach Raymond Domenech at ... Read more
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Jamal, Brothers kick-off marquee tourney
Grameenphone Super Cup Jamal, Brothers kick-off marquee tourney Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club will be looking to put their league’s match-fixing allegation behind them and prove themselves out on the pitch when the Bangladesh League champions face Brothers Union in the opening match of the Grameenphone Super Cup today. The match will get underway at 4:00pm ... Read more
Booters look ahead to Lebanon
The Bangladesh national football team returned home yesterday morning after advancing to the next round of the World Cup pre-qualifiers with a 3-0 aggregate win following a goalless draw against Pakistan in their second leg match in Lahore. The booters will now face Lebanon in the first leg away match on July 23 before hosting ... Read more
Win 4 games, win Tk 1 crore
Grameenphone Super Cup Win 4 games, win Tk 1 crore Four hurdles to cross. Taka one crore to gain. The message is loud and clear. After an extended year-long break, the much-hyped and much talked about Super Cup is back. Following an enforced break which was imposed upon the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) due to ... Read more
Scholes ridicules Arsenal
Retired Manchester United midfielder Paul Scholes has rubbed salt into Arsenal’s wounds, accusing the London club of being all style and no substance. Speaking ahead of his testimonial at Old Trafford next month, Scholes said United manager Sir Alex Ferguson would never have allowed his team to go six years without a trophy as has ... Read more
SCB brings the Reds to Asia
Liverpool Football Club embark on a pre-season tour of Asia with a game in China against Guangdong Sunray Cave on July 13. The Tianhe Stadium in Guangzhou will host the match. It will be the Reds’ first ever game in mainland China. The other match on the tour will be played in Kuala Lumpur on ... Read more
Bangladesh through
WC Qualifiers Bangladesh through Meet Lebanon next Bangladesh advanced into the next round with a 3-0 aggregate after playing out a goalless draw against Pakistan in their second-leg match of the 2014 World Cup Asian Zone Round-1 qualifiers at the Punjab Stadium in Lahore yesterday. Bangladesh, who won the home match 3-0 at, will now ... Read more
L’Equipe cleared
Nicolas Anelka has lost his legal action against L’Equipe, the French sports daily the Chelsea star had accused of libel after it published his foul-mouthed World Cup tirade at Raymond Domenech. L’Equipe found itself in the dock after publishing a front page account of Anelka’s outburst at Domenech at half-time of France’s Group A game ... Read more
Bangladesh daring to hope
Despite an emphatic 3-0 win over Pakistan in the first leg of the World Cup pre-qualifiers, the Bangladesh booters kept their feet firmly on the ground before flying to Pakistan early today morning to play their second leg match at Lahore on July 3. Only a draw, even a loss by less than a 3-0 ... Read more
Bangladesh drown Pakistan in rain
In the end it was a combination of the driving monsoon deluge, a stop-start playing surface and a bit of luck that saw Bangladesh ease to an emphatic 3-0 win over rivals Pakistan in their 2014 World Cup pre-qualifier first leg at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. In Bangladesh’s most important game for some time, ... Read more
Villas-Boas warns Wenger
Barclays English Premier League Villas-Boas warns Wenger Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas has warned Arsenal coach Arsene Wenger that the Blues will continue to splash the cash in pursuit of the Premier League title. Wenger has accused Chelsea of “financial doping” in the past in frustration at their policy of spending vast sums on signing players, ... Read more
Bangladesh’s World Cup at BNS today
Bangladesh will go into their most high-profile game for some time looking to keep up their unbeaten record of the last five meetings against rivals Pakistan, when the sides meet today in the first-leg of the World Cup Pre-Qualifiers at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. The World Cup in Brazil in 2014 is still about three ... Read more
Villas-Boas to outline plans
Andre Villas-Boas will be given the opportunity to outline his plans for Chelsea when officially unveiled as the Barclays Premier League club’s new manager on Wednesday morning. At just 33, the Portuguese coach will be the youngest boss in the English top flight after he succeeded experienced Italian Carlo Ancelotti once the release from his ... Read more
Tevez dragged into match-fixing scandal
Carlos Tevez and Manchester City have been inadvertently dragged into a sensational match-fixing scandal. While there is absolutely no suggestion either the player or the club have done anything wrong, a Greek court is examining evidence that City’s Europa League game against Aris in February was the target of a betting coup
Ilievski happy with his charges
The new Bangladesh national football team coach Nikola Ilievski after his first practice session with the national team on Sunday expressed satisfaction over his pupils’ efforts and said they have all the potential to play better. The Bangladesh national squad are currently training at the BKSP under interim coach
Tevez back
Striker Carlos Tevez, who seemed to be out of Argentina’s Copa America plans little more than a month ago, has been named in the hosts’ 23-man squad for the tournament. There were no surprises among coach Sergio Batista’s selections, posted on the Argentine Football Association’s website five days after their last warm-up – a 4-0 ... Read more
Hiddink was first choice
Guus Hiddink was Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich’s first choice to succeed Carlo Ancelotti at Stamford Bridge, according to agent Cees van Nieuwenhuizen. Last week, Chelsea took decisive action over the manager’s job, appointing former Porto boss Andre Villas-Boas after meeting the 33-year-old’s £13.3 million release
Job guaranteed, no guarantee for work
BFF unveils new football coach Ilievski Bangladesh Football Federation president Kazi Salahuddin on Saturday refused to give any guarantee that the new Bangladesh coach Nikola Ilievski will get more than 30 working days during his one-year tenure. Ilievski was formally unveiled as Bangladesh coach for the next one year putting an end to a drama ... Read more
Germany, USA, Brazil star as WC kicks off
Germany, the United States and Brazil are the favourites as the battle for the ultimate prize in football gets underway on Sunday in the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Other countries among the 16 finalists will be looking to upset including England, Sweden and Norway who are hoping to stake their claim to the title ... Read more
Ilievski ready to take charge
His immense desire to return to the international arena has prompted Macedonian coach Nikola Ilievski to take charge of the Bangladesh national football team despite having only four days available to prepare them for the FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Pakistan. “For me, it is not important who the team is that I’m guiding. Whether ... Read more