Booters’ Sudan tie uncertain

Bangladesh football team’s proposed practice match against Sudan was thrown into uncertainty after the African nation deferred the match without giving any new date.
8 March 2025, 15:30 PM

Forest beat Man City in top four showdown

City have been reduced to battling for a place in next season's Champions League after a dismal campaign.
8 March 2025, 14:38 PM

Mbappe inconsistency 'normal': Ancelotti

French superstar Kylian Mbappe's "ups and downs" are to be expected because of Real Madrid's demanding season and the nature of players of his quality, said coach Carlo Ancelotti on Saturday.
8 March 2025, 12:50 PM

463 goals before and after 30: Ronaldo balances the scale

Al-Nassr forward Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 926th career goal on Friday, and with it, he balanced the scale of goals before and after the age of 30.
8 March 2025, 04:04 AM

Chelsea's Palmer unfazed by goal drought, says Maresca

Cole Palmer's dry spell in front of goal has not had an adverse effect on the Chelsea attacking midfielder's mood, manager Enzo Maresca said ahead of a Premier League meeting with Leicester City.
8 March 2025, 03:32 AM

Man City boss Guardiola feeling pressure as top-four race heats up

Pep Guardiola admitted Friday he is feeling the pressure as he tries to salvage Manchester City's poor season by finishing in the top four of the Premier League.
8 March 2025, 03:01 AM

Liverpool braced for three finals as Slot calls for Anfield noise

Liverpool manager Arne Slot said he was looking forward to three finals, starting with Saturday's Premier League match at home to bottom side Southampton, and hoped Anfield would be at its loudest as his side look to stretch their lead at the top.
7 March 2025, 18:52 PM

FIFA lifts restricted financing on BFF

“After six years, the BFF has come out of the restricted financing from FIFA, which just informed us of the development today,” BFF president Tabith Awal told The Daily Star.
7 March 2025, 15:21 PM

Booters ‘excited’ over prospect of facing Sunil Chhetri again

Bangladesh head coach Javier Cabrera and the players have expressed their excitement rather than scare at the news of the retirement U-turn of Indian legend Sunil Chhetri for the March FIFA window.
7 March 2025, 14:30 PM

Trial of Maradona's medics to start four years after star's death

More than 100 witnesses, including members of Maradona's family and doctors who tended to him down the years, will take the stand over the course of the four-month trial, which starts Tuesday in the Buenos Aires suburb of San Isidro.
7 March 2025, 11:37 AM

Mascherano gives Messi injury update as Miami edge Cavalier

At the Chase Stadium, Luis Suarez capitalised on a defensive lapse in the 83rd to seal the win for the home side.
7 March 2025, 05:46 AM

PSG look for boost ahead of Liverpool second leg

PSG were incredibly unlucky not to beat the English Premier League leaders at the Parc des Princes in Wednesday's first leg, a game in which they had 65 percent possession and 28 attempts on goal to the visitors' two.
7 March 2025, 03:18 AM

Real Sociedad fight back to earn Man United draw in Europa League

Real Sociedad's Mikel Oyarzabal coolly netted a penalty to hold Manchester United to a 1-1 draw in a Europa League last 16 first leg clash on Thursday.
6 March 2025, 20:08 PM

Liverpool must be ready to 'suffer' in PSG return leg, says Van Dijk

Virgil van Dijk believes Liverpool's Champions League suffering at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain is not yet over despite surviving an onslaught to win the first leg of their last 16 tie 1-0 in the French capital.
6 March 2025, 19:14 PM

Chhetri comes out of retirement to play against Maldives and Bangladesh

Chhetri, 40, had announced his retirement from international football in June last year following a goalless draw with Kuwait in the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers. 
6 March 2025, 16:22 PM

Neymar back for Brazil after 16-month absence

Neymar has 128 caps and a record 79 goals for his country, surpassing Pele's tally of 77.
6 March 2025, 14:45 PM

FIFA to consider one-off expansion to 64 teams for 2030 World Cup

The World Cup has already been expanded from 32 to 48 teams for next year's edition in the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
6 March 2025, 14:27 PM

'PSG were the much better team': Slot hails 'lucky' Liverpool

"If we had a draw over here we would have already been the lucky one. That is clear for everyone," Slot accepted after his side withstood a pummelling from the hosts in Paris.
6 March 2025, 04:25 AM

Kane brace puts Bayern on course for last eight against Leverkusen

Harry Kane struck twice as Bayern Munich eased to a 3-0 home win over 10-man Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday, putting them on track for the Champions League quarter-finals.
5 March 2025, 22:43 PM

Raphinha earns 10-man Barca tight first leg win at Benfica

Raphinha claimed Barcelona a 1-0 Champions League last-16 first leg win at Benfica on Wednesday, despite the Catalan giants playing most the game with 10 men.
5 March 2025, 22:21 PM