Football

After a season of packed international football including the SAFF Championship and the SA Games, local football scene was expected to bring crowds pouring to the stadia. But deep into current Bangladesh League season when the title fight is racing towards a close, crowd enthusiasm is nowhere to

Defen-ding champions Dhaka Abahani continued their winning run with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Arambagh Krira Sangha in the lone match of the Citycell Bangladesh League at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Sunday. National forward Enamul netted a brace for the holders while his Ghanaian strike partner

All the big guns except Brothers Union started their Citycell Bangladesh League second phase campaign with facile four-goal wins at different venues across the country on Monday. Brothers Union suffered a 3-1 defeat against a rejuvenated Muktijoddha at the

Defending champions Sir John Wilson School face Green Herald International School in the inaugural match of the Citycell Dhaka Metropolis Women’s School Football Championship at the Dhanmondi Sultana Kamal Women’s Sports Complex today. Bangladesh Olympic Association secretary general Kutubuddin Ahmed will

The second phase of the Citycell Bangladesh League kicks off at four separate venues across the country today with all the big guns taking to the field on the inaugural day. Holders Dhaka Abahani face Beanibazar SC at the Sylhet stadium, Feni Soccer Club host Dhaka Mohammedan SC at the Feni stadium, Shuktara Jubo Sangha ... Read more

The high voltage Bangladesh League match between the traditional rivals Abahani Limited and Mohammedan Sporting Club ended in a goalless draw at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday. But the term ‘High Voltage’ was not seen produced in the match due to bite less attacks and counter attacks throughout the match. However,

Dhaka Mohamme-dan SC will be looking for their first win against Dhaka Abahani in the Bangladesh League when the arch-foes face off at the Bangabandhu National Stadium at 5:00 pm today. Satellite channel Ntv will telecast the match live from the venue. Mohammedan badly need to win the game to stay in the title race ... Read more

Bangla-desh stunned former champions Tajikistan 2-1 in the opening match of the AFC Challenge Cup final round at the Sughatadasa Stadium Colombo on Tuesday. Forward Enamul and midfielder Mishu scored the goals in the second half giving Bangladesh a significant win in the eight-team

WAF (we are for football), a newly-formed organisation comprising former national footballers, have decided to host the first-ever beach football tournament in Cox’s Bazar from February 26 to 27 in a bid to give country’s football a new shape. Country’s traditional giants Mohammedan, Abahani, Brothers Union, Victoria SC, Rahmatganj MFS along

Bangladesh Football Federation bade Serbian football coach Zoran Djordevic goodbye after refusing to accept his demand for signing a four-year contract on Saturday. BFF president Kazi Salahuddin thanked Zoran for his contribution to Bangladesh football before rejecting the Serbian’s plea for contract extension. Salahuddin, who returned to the country on Friday night after attending a ... Read more

Bangladesh women football team’s bid to win the gold medal of the South Asian Games suffered an early blow when they were beaten 1-0 by Nepal at Birshreshtha Mostafa Kamal Stadium yesterday, reports The Daily Star Jamuna Gurung struck the all-important goal in the 36th minute for the visitors. Before the Bangladesh-Nepal match, favourites India ... Read more

German-Bangladesh Under-14 women football festival will be held today at the Dhanmondi Women Sports Complex under the auspices of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF). Young female booters drawn from different schools of the city are xpected to take part in the festival from 11 am to

Shuktara Jubo Sangsad of Narayanganj tasted the first victory in their 7th match of the Citycell Bangladesh League beating Chittagong Abahani by 1-0 goal at Osmani Stadium in Narayanganj on Sunday. Shuktara, which suffered three defeats and drew thrice in its previous six matches, dominated the most part of the match and scored the only ... Read more

Title contenders Abahani, Mohammedan and Sheikh Russel registered facile victories over their respective rivals in away matches of the Citycell Bangladesh League in different venues across the country on Saturday. At the Kamalapur stadium, Dhaka Mohammedan defeated Brothers Union 2-0, Dhaka Abahnai trounced Chittagong Mohammedan 2-0 in Chittagong and Sheikh Russell thrashed Beanibazar

Bangladesh Football Federation decided to suspend the Citycell Bangladesh League for at least seven weeks for the participation of the Under-23 national team in South Asian Games in Bangladesh and the senior teams in the AFC Challenge Cup finals in Sri Lanka. “In a bid to immediately start the U-23 national football team’s camp for ... Read more

The eighth round of the Citycell Bangladesh League starts today after a rest day with three matches taking place in different venues. Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club, who are leading the point table along with the holders Dhaka Limited with 21 points from seven matches, will play their first big match today against Brothers Union at ... Read more

The president of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) and South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Kazi Mohammed Salahuddin was appointed as a member of the FIFA technical and development committee. It’s the first time that a member of the BFF has appointed as a member of the standing committee of FIFA, the highest authority of the ... Read more

Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakra earned their first point in the season Citycell 3rd Bangladesh League football after a goalless draw with Shuktara Jubo Sangsad at Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur on Thursday. Muktijoddha players appeared determined to hold off Shuktara Jubo Sangsad in the lone match of the day as the relegation threatened ... Read more

Feni Soccer Club split points with Arambagh KS in a 1-1 draw in the lone match of the Citycell Bangladesh League at Shaheed Salam Stadium in Feni on Wednesday. With the day’s draw, Feni Soccer Club secured eight points while Arambagh KS bagged six points, both playing six matches. In the day’s match, Monu put ... Read more

Samir Omari struck a hattrick as Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra thrashed Chittagong Mohammedan Sporting Club 4-1 in the Citycell 3rd Bangladesh League football at Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Mohammad Mustafa Sta-dium in Dhaka on Tuesday. Title aspirant Sheikh Russel, which lost its only point when it was held to a 2-2 draw by Arambagh Krira Sangha ... Read more