Football

An unlikely visitor at the Cox’s Bazar Stadium turned the first off-day of the SAFF Women’s Football Championship into a temporary uproar and media frenzy. As the players of the four semifinalists along with Maldives were preparing for a football festival organised by FIFA, all the attention suddenly shifted as former president Hussain Mohammad Ershad ... Read more

Safe Women’s Football Championship 2010 Hosts humbled Semifinal line-ups completed The enthusiasm among local people about yesterday’s SAFF Women’s Football Championship matches at the Cox’s Bazaar Stadium was at a low ebb. After a couple of fullhouse crowds, attendance was minimal in the first match between Afghanistan and Maldives which improved to something like a ... Read more

Bangladeshi girls confirmed their place in the last four of the first ever SAFF Women’s Football Championship with a 9-0 thrashing of Bhutan in a group A match at the Cox’s Bazar Stadium on Wednesday. Local girl Aungmraching Marma, who had earlier scored twice in a warm-up game against the same opponents, slammed a hat-trick, ... Read more

She plays football for the national team, she has a job in the women’s football committee, she is also a university student and a vocal advocate of human rights. Don’t be mistaken, this is not a run-of-the-mill story about a modern day woman of the developed world. It’s the story of a young girl of ... Read more

National football coach Robert Rubcic on Wednesday named a 26-member preliminary squad for the Olympic pre-qualifiers against Kuwait in February-March next year. The coach along with his deputy Saiful Bari Titu decided the team after two trial matches, participated by 65 young footballers on December

In a city renowned for it’s leisurely activities, sport is hardly the most visible pastime. Even local sports are an irregular phenomenon and national sports are thought to be a far cry. Hence, when a tournament of regional magnitude comes to town, the interest amongst the locals is almost palpable. One senses the absolute excitement ... Read more

Hosts Bangladesh will meet minnows Bhutan in their second match of the SAFF Women’s Football Champion-ship at the Cox’s Bazar Zilla Stadium today. Having beaten Sri Lanka 2-0 in their opening match, Bangladesh will breathe easy about a semifinal berth if they beat Bhutan today. The odds are highly in favour of the hosts after ... Read more

Suinu Pru Marma and Sabina Akhter scored one goal each to help Bangladesh mark their debut in the SAFF Women’s Championship with a 2-0 victory over Sri Lanka at the Cox’s Bazar stadium on Monday. Earlier, SA Games gold medallists India thrashed newcomers Bhutan by a massive 18-0 margin at the same venue

Nepal striker Anulama scored the first hat-trick of the tournament and skipper Jamuna Gurang netted two goal as the Himalayan nation overwhelmed Maldives 6-0 in the opening game of the first ever SAFF Women’s Football Championship at the Cox’s Bazar stadium on Sunday. Nepal started creating chances from the very beginning. Jamuna found Maldives goalkeeper

SAFF Women’s Football Championship 2010 Women’s C’ship sees light today The curtain of the inaugural SAFF (South Asian Football Federation) Women’s Football Championship opens today at the Cox’s Bazar Stadium with Nepal taking on Maldives in the opening game. All the participating teams — India, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Maldives and hosts Bangladesh ... Read more

Swedish female football superstar Johanna Frisk will inaugurate the first ever SAFF Women’s Football Championship along with the chairman of FIFA and AFC women’s wing, Worawi Makudi, informed Sirajul Islam Bachchu, the chief of the Bangladesh Football Federation’s women’s wing, at a press conference at the BFF Bhaban on

The Bangladesh women’s football team left Dhaka for Cox’s Bazar yesterday morning to take part in the first ever SAFF Women’s Football Championship with a hope of making it to the semifinals. Bangladesh have been placed in Group A along with favourites India, Sri Lanka and Bhutan while Group B consists of Nepal, Pakistan, Maldives ... Read more

The DCC Pioneer Football League was inaugurated yesterday in the presence of participating 80 teams at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium. However, the organizers could not ensure when the matches would get underway. “We have not finalized the fixture yet because the examinations of the players is going on and

The league that has produced numerous stars like Monem Munna, Rummon Bin Wali Sabbir, Samrat Hossain Emily, Imtiaz Ahmed Nakib, and Jakir Hossain is all set to return to business after a three-year hiatus as the Pioneer Football League gets re-inaugurated today at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium. The Dhaka City Corporation (DCC), which ... Read more

Omra-ching Marma and Sabina Khatun scored a brace each while Jahanara Janu, Suinu Pru Marma and Suravi Eti netted one apiece as Bangladesh women’s football team thrashed their Bhutanese counterparts 7-0 in the preparation match ahead of the first ever SAFF Women’s Football Championship at the Mohammadpur Physical Training Institute ground on

The first ever SAFF Women’s Football Champion-ship will kick off on December 12 with the match between Nepal and the Maldives at 2:30 pm at the Cox’s Bazar stadium. Bangladesh Football Federation announced the fixtures of the meet on Sunday. Hosts Bangladesh will face Sri Lanka on Dec 13, Bhutan on Dec 15 and India ... Read more

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Garpara Association emerged champions in the Second Division Football League with a convincing 3-1 win over Kowri KCH Muslim Sporting Club at the Shahid Miraz-Tapan Stadium in Manikganj yesterday. Chanchal gave Garpara a 17th minute lead before Arif levelled for Kowri KCH Muslim Sporting in the 33rd minute. However, two minutes later, Garpara went ahead ... Read more

Bangladesh, the host nation of the first ever SAFF Women’s Football Championship, were placed in Group A alongside SA Games champions India in the draw of the competition at the BFF House on Thursday. The other two rivals of the host team in Group A are Sri Lanka and Bhutan. On the other hand Nepal, ... Read more

The fourth edition of the Bangladesh League will start in the last week of December at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium while the second edition of the Super Cup will be held in April next year at the Bangabandhu National Stadium after the conclusion of the ICC Cricket World Cup. The decision was taken ... Read more