Brothers Union and Bangladesh Police FC have kept alive their hopes of moving into second round of the Federation Cup after winning their respective penultimate matches of the group stage on Tuesday.

Barcelona president Joan Laporta defended his handling of the Dani Olmo registration issue and lashed out at enemies attacking the club in a fiery speech on Tuesday.

Nasif, who had previously worked as the video and GPS analyst of the Bangladesh U-23 national team, as well as gained experience analysing the performance of Sheikh Jamal DC from 2022 to 2024 and Saif Sporting Club from 2020 to 2022.

Premier League champions City had won just one of 13 matches in all competitions before their 2-0 victory at Leicester on December 29.

 Barcelona put in a clinical display to lift their first trophy in more than a year, having no silverware to show for last season.

Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Alejandro Balde were all on target before halftime, after French forward Kylian Mbappe put Real in front in the fifth minute. Raphinha grabbed another in the second half while Rodrygo scored for Real.

Kylian Mbappe put Madrid ahead but a dominant Barcelona hit five in response before their goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny was sent off in the second half.

Altay Bayindir was Manchester United's unlikely hero as the holders held out for over an hour a man down to knock Arsenal out the FA Cup on penalties after a feisty 1-1 draw at the Emirates on Sunday.

Diego Simeone's side climbed one point clear of champions Real Madrid and six ahead of third-placed Barcelona at the halfway mark in the Spanish league season.

Bangladesh Football Federation will soon get a kit sponsor and a football partner, claimed vice-president Fahad Karim.

LaLiga leaders Real recovered from that setback and are on a five-match winning streak ahead of defending the Super Cup in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, but coach Carlo Ancelotti is cautious.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has put in a transfer request, Napoli coach Antonio Conte said on Saturday, as Italian media report of a potential switch to Paris Saint-Germain.

Trent Alexander-Arnold's stunning strike lit up Liverpool's 4-0 win over League Two Accrington Stanley to cruise into the FA Cup fourth round on Saturday.

SAFF Championship winning coach Peter Butler will stay on, for the time being, as the head coach of Bangladesh national women’s football team, confirmed Bangladesh Football Federation’s (BFF) women’s wing chairman Mahfuza Akter Kiron.

In-form forward Mohammad Ibrahim scored twice as Abahani moved into second position of the Bangladesh Premier League with a 4-0 thrashing of basement club Chittagong Abahani at the Shaheed Rafique Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh on Saturday.

Last season, around this time, there was a surprise package in Girona in the top three of LaLiga. However, a year later, the Spanish league has returned to the status quo, with Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Atletico Madrid -- the three giants of Spain -- occupying the top three spots on the table at the end of 2024.

The Flying Dutchman – the infamous supernatural ghost ship from the Pirates of the Caribbean -- daunting if one looks at its reputation, yet relentless in its endeavors in wreaking havoc across the seas.

At the picturesque artificial football turf at Courtside in the capital’s Madani Avenue, The Daily Star employees today spent an enthralling day at The Daily Star Futsal Tournament 2025, and, at the end of it all, the sports department’s team, Bishwa Ekadosh, emerged victorious.

Having suffered a bitter elimination from the Federation Cup group stage following a 1-0 defeat against archrivals Abahani on Tuesday, Mohammedan shifted their full focus to the league.

Jude Bellingham and Rodrygo scored second-half goals to help Real to a 3-0 win over Mallorca after Barcelona beat Athletic Bilbao 2-0 in the other last-four clash.