Abahani down but not out Ashgabat FC of Turkmenis-tan emerged as the champions of the AFC President’s Cup Group B after playing out a goalless draw with Dhaka Abahani at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday. The draw put Ashgabat level with Abahani on four points at the top but the Turkmenistan side won the ... Read more
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Abahani-Ashgabat tussle today
Perfect finishing will be the key in the crucial Group B match of the AFC President’s Cup match between Dhaka Abahani and Ashgabat FC of Turkmenistan at the Bangabandhu National Stadium at 6:00pm today. Both the teams had a perfect warm-up for the crunch tie with victories against Sri Lanka Army, the third team of ... Read more
Ashgabat FC demolish Sri Lanka Army
Ashgabat FC of Turkmenis-tan demolished Sri Lanka Army 5-1 on Thursday to get the ideal warm-up before playing Dhaka Abahani in the AFC President’s Cup Group B deciding match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Saturday. The first-half was almost a one way traffic as the tall and physically stronger players of the Turkmenistan side ... Read more
AFC President’s Cup Football qualifier: Abahani make good start beating Sri Lanka Army in opener
Abahani Limited made a good start in the AFC President’s Cup qualifier beating Sri Lanka Army team by 2-1 goals at the floodlit Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Tuesday. The match was locked in 1-1 goals during the first half. National defender Wali Faisal and substitute Shahajuddin Tipu scored one goal each for Abahani Limited ... Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo shelves dream move to Madrid
Manchester United will continue to tolerate the diva-like behaviour of Cristiano Ronaldo in the Old Trafford dressing-room next season after it emerged last night that the World Player of the Year is close to dropping his pursuit of a move to Real Madrid for another 12 months. However, United’s players are far more concerned about ... Read more
Abahani take on SL Army today
Dhaka Abahani will be looking to start their AFC President’s Cup campaign with a win when they take on Sri Lanka Army team in the inaugural match of Group B at the Bangabandhu National Stadium at 6:00pm today. Sri Lanka Army, playing for the first time in any AFC affiliated competition, however, vowed
Bangladesh through to final round
Bangladesh moved into the final round of the AFC Challenge Cup 2010 after finishing runners-up in Group A with a facile 3-0 win over Macau at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. Midfielder Zahid’s brace helped Bangladesh finish as the best runners-up and qualify for the final round. Bangladesh made a lively start against their ... Read more
Myanmar unbeaten champs
Myanmar became Group A champions with an all-win record after beating Cambodia 1-0 in their third and last match of the AFC Challenge Cup qualifying round at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday. With the win Myanmar joined India, Tajikistan, North Korea, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Sri Lanka in the final round scheduled to be held ... Read more
Hammam ‘ignores’ FIFA in voting dispute
AFC president Mohamed bin Hammam has rejected FIFA’s instruction to reinstate the voting rights of five countries at next week’s crucial congress of the regional football body, officials said. FIFA’s legal director last week told the AFC that Kuwait, Laos, East Timor, Afghanistan and Mongolia had the right to vote in deciding who will fill ... Read more
Super-sub breaks local hearts
AFC Challenge Cup Super-sub breaks local hearts Myanmar midfielder Pai Soe came off the bench to score a late brace to break Bangladesh hearts in their crucial AFC Challenge Cup qualifier at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. The super-sub produced two goals in the span of eight minutes as Myanmar cancelled out Enamul Haque’s early ... Read more
Cambodia beat Macau 2-1 to taste first win
Cambodia beat Macau by 2-1 goals to taste the first win in group A match of the AFC Challenge Cup Qualifier at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Tuesday. Strikers Teag Vathanak and Keo Songorn scored one goal each for the winners, who led the first half 1-0. Medio Chan Man Hei netted the goal for ... Read more
Dido calls for patience
Bangladesh face Cambodia today Bangladesh’s football coach Edson Silva Dido has asked the people of the country to be patient and remain in support of the team as they take on Cambodia in their first Group A match of the AFC Challenge Cup at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today. “[My message for the people] is ... Read more
Hosts face Cambodia today
Bangladesh will be wary of any complacency when they take on Cambodia in the second match of the AFC Challenge Cup Group A qualifying round at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today at 6:00pm. In their two previous meetings with Cambodia, Bangladesh had won 2-1 in the inaugural AFC Challenge Cup in 2006 and drawn 1-1 ... Read more
‘On the right track’
As the qualification battle for a place in the AFC Challenge Cup finals gets nearer, new Bangladesh head coach Edson ‘Dido’ Silva is putting pressure on the gas pedal to prepare the team for his first assignment. The Brazilian has entered the second week of training with his charges, who will compete with Myanmar, Cambodia ... Read more
Two practice matches for Dido’s boys
The Bangladesh national football team will play two practice matches on April 16 and April 20 ahead of their AFC Challenge Cup Group-A fixtures. The Bangladesh Football Federation has decided that one of the matches will be played outside Dhaka and if possible against a foreign side. Bangladesh will play against Myanmar, Cambodia and either ... Read more
Kaka to join Real in 60 million euro deal
MADRID – Florentino Perez, the favourite to win June elections for Real Madrid president, has reached an agreement with AC Milan to sign Brazilian star Kaka, a newspaper reported Monday. Real will pay 60 million euros (80 million dollars) for the midfielder under the accord Perez reached during a meeting with AC Milan vice-president Adriano ... Read more
BFF plans Awards Night
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) is planning to hold an Awards Night sometimes in May to bring more attraction to the game. BFF boss Kazi Salahuddin disclosed it while talking with the reporters at the BFF Bhaban yesterday but said that they are yet to make any decision regarding the matter. Initially they are thinking to ... Read more
England beat Ukraine, on track for 2010 World Cup
LONDON: John Terry’s late winner ensured England took another significant step towards next year’s World Cup finals after a 2-1 win over Ukraine on Wednesday. Terry’s 84th-minute goal ensured Fabio Capello’s squad reached the half-way stage in their campaign to reach South Africa with five wins out of five in Group Six, and maintained their ... Read more
Humiliated Argentina suffer worst defeat in over 60 years
LA PAZ: Argentina suffered their worst defeat in more than 60 years after losing 6-1 to Bolivia in a South American World Cup qualifier on Wednesday night, their first loss under coach Diego Maradona. Bolivia’s goals came from a Joaquin Botero hat-trick and Marcelo Martins, Alex Da Rosa and Didi Torrico while Argentina found the ... Read more
Super Cup’s Tk 1 crore final today
Sports Reporter The curtain will drop on the country’s most expensive football tournament today when archrivals Abahani and Mohammedan lock horns in the Citycell Super Cup final. President Zillur Rahman will witness the final and distribute trophies as chief guest. The final will be telecast live by Bangladesh Television from the Bangabandhu National Stadium from ... Read more