Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club won the Bangladesh League title in their debut season after they eked out a 2-2 draw in their final game against Brothers Union at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday. Jamal needed only one point to lift them out of reach of their nearest rivals Muktijoddha Sangsad KC and two goals ... Read more
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Dhaka ready to welcome soccer giants Argentina and Nigeria
Dhaka is all set to welcome the titans of world soccer, the Argentinean and Nigerian national football teams, for the FIFA friendly international match to be staged on September 6, at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka. Organised by the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), the match was titled ‘Beximco Football Fest’, as the country’s biggest corporate ... Read more
Kagawa heading to Old Trafford?
Japan and Borussia Dortmund star Shinji Kagawa is back on Manchester United’s radar after returning from a four-month layoff with a foot injury, a report said Monday. Sir Alex Ferguson’s side are planning to send a team of scouts to follow the 22-year-old attacking midfielder at Dortmund games next season, the Japanese daily Nikkan Sports
Danish footballer in line to represent Bangladesh
A Danish footballer of Bangladesh origin named Jamal Bhuyan is likely to represent the national side after he was picked by the Bangladesh Football Federation in the 27-member preliminary squad for the World Cup pre-qualifiers on Friday. Jamal, son of a Bangladeshi living in Denmark, was born and brought up in Copenhagen and
Easy wins for arch-rivals
Dhaka Abahani moved to the top in the Bangladesh League points table with a 2-0 win over Chittagong Mohammedan SC while their arch-rivals Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club also recorded a win on Friday. Abahani are now sharing the top position with Muktijoddha Sangsad KC bagging 35 points each, though the latter played a game
FIFA to make decision on goal-line technology in 2012
Goal-line technology finally heading to football FIFA, the world governing body of football has announced it is to make its decision of introducing goal-line technology to the sport next year following a two-stage testing programme for potential systems. One of the sport’s most contentious and often criticised omissions, goal-line technology looks set to finally make ... Read more
Deal is done to land Argentina
Bangladesh Football Federation finally signed a contract with the Celebrity Management Group (CMG) on Saturday which confirms Bangladesh as the hosts of Argentina’s friendly match against Nigeria scheduled for September 6. CMG, an Indian event management group, is the rights holder of the two matches Argentina
Argentina-Nigeria match in Dhaka?
The dream of watching football superstars like Lionel Messi, Gonzalo Higuain and John Obi Mikel is close to becoming a reality for the millions of football fans in Bangladesh. Argentina and Nigeria, two of the powerhouses of international football, are expected to play an exhibition match in Bangladesh in September this
Farashganj pull Feni Soccer back
Feni Soccer Club’s hopes of finishing the first phase of the Bangladesh League out of the relegation zone were shattered when they surrendered a two-goal lead to share points with Farashganj Sporting club in a 2-2 draw at the Kamalapur stadium on Monday. Palash Majumder put the visiting side ahead in the 14th minute with ... Read more
Enamul, Wali dropped
AFC Challenge Cup Enamul, Wali dropped Striker Enamul Haque and defender Wali Faisal have been excluded from the 20-member national team picked by coach Robert Rubcic yesterday for the AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers in Myanmar scheduled for March 21-25. The Croatian chose half of the players from the Under-23 side that played two pre-Olympic
Abahani scrape past MSC
A second half strike by Dhaka Abahani’s Ghanaian forward Ntiny Twaunu Frank gave his team a solitary goal victory over their arch-foes Mohammedan Sporting Club in the Bangladesh League at the Kamalapur stadium on Sunday. Frank placed the ball into the top left corner of the post with a curling
Kuwait oust Bangladesh
Under-23 team thrashed Bangladesh 3-0 in their away match of the Olympic pre-qualifiers at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Wednesday. The Middle-East football side confirmed their place in the second round of the qualifying phase with 5-0 win on aggregate after they defeated their hosts 2-0 at home as
Bangladesh face Kuwait today
Bangladesh Under-23 national football team will face their Kuwaiti counterpart in the home match of the Olympic pre-qualifiers at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today. The Kuwaiti side played and won one warm-up match against 13-time Kuwait Premier League champion club Al Qadsia SC after their February’s first leg match against Bangladesh which
Jamal beat MSC
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club defeated Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club 1-0 in the Bangladesh League at the Kamalapur stadium on Sunday. Zahid Hasan Ameli scored the winner which created a chaos and controversy. In the 72nd minute Ameli drove a Shakil Ahmed cross toward the Mohammedan post from
Abahani back on top
The title race for this season’s professional football league is heating up as Abahani, the defending champions and Muktijodhha Sangsad are giving each other a hard time at the top of the table. Abahani moved back to the top of the Grameenphone Bangladesh League points table yesterday with a 2-0 victory over fourth-placed Sheikh Russel ... Read more
Abahani go top
Defending champions Abahani moved to the top of the Grameenphone Bangladesh League with a 3-1 victory over Feni Soccer Club as the professional league resumed after a 13-day break. After an insipid first half, Abahani took the lead in the 57th minute through Ghanaian midfielder Yusuf Aminu as he escaped his marker before placing the ... Read more
Kuwait beat Bangladesh 2-0
Bangladesh Under-23 team conceded two goals in two halves to end their away game in the Olympic pre-qualifiers against Kuwait with a 2-0 defeat at the Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium in Kuwait on Wednesday. Bangladesh held Kuwait until the final minute of first half when striker Hamad Amana broke
Booters take on Kuwait today
Bangladesh U23 side take on hosts Kuwait in the away leg of pre-Olympic qualifying match at the Mohammad Al Hamad Stadium in Kuwait City today. Hosts Kuwait are the predominant favourites for the match with a gulf of 45 places in FIFA ranking between the two sides. Kuwait’s senior side have beaten Bangladesh two times
U-23 booters off to Kuwait
Bangladesh U23 football team left here yesterday for Kuwait to play their away match of the pre-Olympic qualifying round with a hope of putting up a good show despite the fact that Robert Rubcic got little time to prepare his charges due to the domestic league. Bangladesh, who are ranked 157th in latest FIFA rankings, ... Read more
Rahmatganj’s narrow win
A brace from Idris Kasirye helped Rahmatganj MFS edge visitors Chittagong Mohammedan 2-1 in a Grameenphone Bangladesh League match at the Birshreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday. With their fifth win in eight matches, Rahmatganj leapfrogged to the third position from