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FIFA World Cup Despite a 2-1 win over France, Sth Africa is the first host nation to be eliminated in the group stages of football?s World Cup South Africa has become the first ever host nation to be eliminated in the group stages of football?s World Cup

Mohakhali XI recorded their third victory in the Basundhara Senior Division Football League with a 3-2 win over Uttar Baridhara Club at the Birsreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday. Karmul broke the deadlock for Mohakhali just three minutes before the lemon break but Swapan

A last gasp strike from Pranob Kumar helped Badda Jagarani Sangsad beat Victoria SC 1-0 in the Bashundhara Senior Division Football League at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur

Last year’s runners-up Sunrise SC came from behind to play out a 1-1 draw against Jatrabari KC in the Bashundhara Senior Division Football League at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur yesterday. After the barren first half, Moeen gave Jatrabari an advantage in the 74th minute only to be canceled

FIFA World Cup Vuvuzelas will not be banned from the World Cup despite the fearsome din the plastic trumpets make, organisers said. “Vuvuzelas are here to stay and will never be banned,” said Rich Mkhondo, a spokesman for the local World Cup organising committee

FIFA World Cup Short-tempered striker Wayne Rooney has apologised for his outburst at fans who booed the team’s abject 0-0 draw with Algeria England’s short-tempered striker Wayne Rooney has apologised for his outburst at fans who booed the team’s abject 0-0 draw with

World Cup Kaka is still crucial to Brazil’s hopes of a sixth World Cup crown, according to teammate Robinho. Robinho outshone the Real Madrid star in the Selecao’s opening Group G victory over North Korea on Tuesday. But Robinho has no doubt that he remains an important figure for Brazil as they prepare for games ... Read more

World Cup Ivory Coast and Portugal entered the World Cup fray here on Tuesday and produced a goalless draw marked by Didier Drogba’s return to action just ten days after surgery on his broken arm. The African superstar, wearing a protective cast, was introduced as a second half substitute but he was unable to tip ... Read more

World Cup Keisuke Honda scored in the first half Monday to lead Japan to a 1-0 win over uninspired Cameroon in a Group E game at the World Cup in Bloemfontein, South Africa, on Monday. The win is Japan’s first at the World Cup on foreign soil, and it puts the Japanese at the top ... Read more

World Cup “Few teams at this World Cup will be overshadowed by their coaches. England may be one. Argentina will certainly be another,” Financial Times wrote in an article entitled “Maradona starts his new World Cup life.” It added that “on Saturday at Johannesburg’s Ellis Park stadium, the scrum of photographers

World Cup At least three matches would be played today in the Fifa World Cup underway in South Africa. Holland will clash with Denmark in the first face-off, Japan-Cameroon is the second in the lineup and last match would be played between Italy and Paraguay. Defending champion Italy begins its World Cup schedule Monday against ... Read more

World Cup Portugal winger Nani has been ruled out of the World Cup in South Africa after injuring his collar bone in training. The Manchester United player picked up the injury on Friday and has now been withdrawn from Portugal’s 23-man

The planet’s biggest sporting extravaganza, the FIFA World Cup 2010 is around the corner. The month-long tourney starts with the game between hosts South Africa and Mexico at the Soccer City Stadium of Johannesburg on June 11 while the final will be held on July 11 at the same venue. The 64 matches of the ... Read more

Tangail District team emerged as the champions of the Grameen-Danone Nations Cup when they defeated Jhalokathi District team by three goals to nil in the final at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Monday. Mishu of Tangail scored two goals while his teammate Bishwajit netted one. Rabiul of Tangail was the highest scorer of the football ... Read more

World Cup Group A (France, Mexico, South Africa, Uruguay) No host nation has left the World Cup after the first round. South Africa don’t want to set a precedent, but they’re the weakest team in this group. Bafana Bafana surely will get a rise from the local fans and the incessant sound from the blaring ... Read more

Not far from the banks of the Parana River on the outskirts of the Argentine port city of Rosario is a small, patchy football pitch, overlooked by decaying tenements. It is the home of a children’s team known as the Grandoli Football Club. The club is run by parents in a rough and tough working-class ... Read more

Tangail take on Jhalakathi in the final of the under-12 Grameen Danone Nations Cup Football Tournament today (Monday) at 5.00 pm at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Tangail stormed into the final after two huge wins yesterday.Tangail started the day with a 7-1 thumping of Jessore with Rabiul scoring a hattrick and Mishu bagging a brace. ... Read more

World Cup Wolfgang Stark of Germany has been assigned Argentina’s World Cup opener against Nigeria next Saturday. In the other Group B game, New Zealand’s Michael Hester will referee South Korea v Greece. Uzbek referee Ravshan Irmatov will handle Friday’s opening match between Mexico and South Africa. An international ref since 2003, Irmatov is the ... Read more

The curtain fell on the Citycell Bangladesh League 2009-10 Saturday with  Muktijoddha Sangsad playing Syhelt Beani Bazar in the last match at the Sylhet Stadium on Saturday. Muktijoddha Krira Chakra made a happy ending of the league campaign when they came from a goal down to defeat the hosts Sylhet Beani Bazar by

Argentina’s football national team coach Diego Maradona gave his first press conference in South African soil, and went straight to the point when asked about the numerous hooligans who happened to travelled in the same flight the players did, by denying any relation. “I have no relation with those characters, plus none of those will ... Read more