Football

Last edition’s runners-up Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club suffered a shock 0-2 defeat to Rahmatganj MFS in their fourth Bangladesh League match at the Kamalapur stadium on Friday. Their first league defeat of the season meant Mohammedan are now in danger of losing out their top position to Sheikh Russell, who have equal nine points with ... Read more

Holders Dhaka Abahani rallied from one goal down to beat hosts Chittagong Mohammedan Sporting Club 2-1 in the Bangladesh League at the Cox’s Bazar stadium on Thursday. With this win Abahani moved up to third  in the league standings on seven points, while Chittagong Mohammedan are languishing in eighth position with three points they earned ... Read more

Nishchintapur Registered Non-Government Primary School of Sylhet division emerged as the champions of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup National Primary School Football Tournament overcoming Dhaka Division’s Isdair Govt Primary School 4-2 in penalty shootout at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. Earlier, the stipulated 50-minute time ended in a 1-1 draw and the 20 minutes added-on

A Latif Charitable School clinched the Dhaka Metropolitan School Football Championship title with a 3-1 penalty shootout win over Dhaka Residential Model in the final at the Kamalapur stadium on Wednesday. The 60-minute regulation time ended goalless. Latif School, the only unbeaten side in the competition, dominated their opponents throughout

The Bangladesh national football team captain, Aminul Haque, said he had voted for Iker Casillas and the coach, Robert Rubcic, for Andres Iniesta for the FIFA Golden Ball Award, announced in Zurich on Monday. Argentine forward Lionel Messi won the award receiving 22.65 per cent of the votes cast by national team coaches and captains plus ... Read more

A Latif Charitable School and Dhaka Residential Model School advanced into the final of the Ashyian City Dhaka Metropolis School Football Tournament beating their respective rivals at the Birshreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium yesterday. The final takes place today at the same

Title contenders Muktijoddha Sangsad returned to winning ways but star-studded Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club stumbled in the Bangladesh League at different venues yesterday. A rejuvenated Muktijoddha Sangsad were lucky to hand a single-goal defeat to Arambabgh KS, thanks to a fortunate strike from captain-cum-defender Rajani Kanta Barman at the

Lionel Messi won the 2010 Ballon d’Or, given by the FIFA administration, for a second time after having won in 2010. He was a contender along with Andrés Iniesta and Xavi Hernández. The Ballon d’Or combined FIFA’s Player of the Year award and France Football magazine’s long-running individual honour for the first time this

Nichintapur Primary School of Sylhet moved into the final of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup Primary School Football tournament beating Kaila Govt. Primary School of Satkhira in the semifinal at Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. Nichintapur Primary School under Jaintapur Upazila will now play the final against

Dhaka Residential Model School and A Latif Charitable School moved into the semifinal of the Ashyian City Dhaka Metropolis School Football Tournament beating their respective rivals at the Abahani ground in Dhanmondi yesterday. Dhaka Residential posted a single-goal win over St Joseph High School with Jalal scoring

Rahmatganj MFS came from a goal down to secure a 1-1 draw against Feni Soccer Club in their Grameenphone Bangladesh League match at the Kamalapur stadium on Tuesday. The result however gave Feni Soccer their first point in the league as they lost to Chittagong Mohammedan in their opening game.  Rahmatganj, who defeated Arambagh KC ... Read more

Dhaka Residential Model School and A. Latif Charitable School won their respective second round group-A matches in the Dhaka Metropolitan School Football Championship at the Dhaka Abahani Limited ground on Tuesday. In the day’s first match, Rimu scored the all important goal in the 35th minute for Dhaka Residential Model School to guide his side ... Read more

Last season’s runners-up Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club earned full points edging Farashganj Sporting Club 1-0 in their second Bangladesh League outing at the Kamalapur stadium on Monday. Away at the Cox’s Bazar stadium, visiting Sheikh Russell KC recorded a

AK International High School, Siddheshwari Boys’ High School, A Latif Charitable School and Dhaka Residential Model School won their respective matches in the Ashian City Dhaka Metropolitan School Football Tournament on Monday. At the Rahmatganj MFS ground, AK International High School rode on two goals from Sohag to beat Islambagh Ashraf Ali High School. Siddheshwari ... Read more

A first-half strike from Ntim Twum Frank gave holders Abahani their first win in the Bangladesh League when they handed a lone-goal defeat to their Chittagong namesakes in their second match at Birshreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday. The Ghanaian midfielder struck the decider in the 45th minute in a dull, one-sided affair in ... Read more

Eight matches of the Dhaka Metropolitan School Football tournament were played at four different city venues on Sunday. Hosts BAF Shaheen School overpowered Rajuk Uttara Model School 7-1 in the first match at the BAF Shaheen College ground while Agargaon Model High School beat BAF Shaheen English Medium School 3-2 in penalty shootout after the ... Read more