Southeast Bank awards SAFF-winning women’s football players Tk 3 lakh each 

Southeast Bank PLC rewarded each player of the Bangladesh women’s football team Tk 3 lakh each in a ceremony held at the bank’s head office in the capital today for winning the SAFF Women’s Championship 2024 last month in Nepal. 
14 November 2024, 12:58 PM

Bullish Spalletti feeling confident ahead of Belgium showdown

Italy coach Luciano Spalletti was brimming with confidence ahead of their Nations League match against Belgium in Brussels on Thursday, buoyed by his side's recent displays and the squad's performance in training.
14 November 2024, 08:00 AM

Israel face France in Paris under tight security

Israel face France in a Nations League match in Paris on Thursday that will be surrounded by a huge security operation following attacks on Israeli football fans in Amsterdam last week.
14 November 2024, 07:13 AM

Former Uruguay striker Forlan swings and misses as tennis debut ends in defeat

Former Uruguay striker Diego Forlan swung and missed on court with Argentina's Federico Cori as his tennis doubles debut ended in defeat, losing 6-1 6-2 to Bolivia's Boris Arias and Federico Zeballos at the Uruguay Open on Wednesday.
14 November 2024, 06:00 AM

Scaloni confident Messi jerseys will defy Paraguay ban

Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni is confident there will be Lionel Messi jerseys in the home section despite the Paraguayan Football Association's (APF) ban on rival shirts ahead of Thursday's South American World Cup 2026 qualifier.
14 November 2024, 05:04 AM

PL clubs 'seeking compensation' if Man City found to have breached rules

Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester United and Tottenham have reportedly lodged legal notices reserving the right to claim compensation if Manchester City are found to have breached Premier League financial rules.
14 November 2024, 04:54 AM

'England first': Kane hits out at player withdrawals ahead of Nations League games

England play Greece away on Thursday followed by Ireland three days later at Wembley but nine players, some of them regular starters, who were called up by interim boss Lee Carsley have pulled out due to injuries.
14 November 2024, 04:20 AM

Football 'world order' is changing: Brazil coach Dorival Junior

"South American football has grown a lot overall. If you look at the majority of the national line-ups, you see players playing in teams all over the world, which wasn't the case until recently," he said.
14 November 2024, 03:40 AM

Vinicius Jr to replace Rodrygo for injury-depleted Brazil

Vinicius Jr, who missed Brazil's victories over Peru and Chile last month with a neck injury, will be back in the starting lineup after Real Madrid teammate Rodrygo suffered a muscle injury in Saturday's 4-0 win over Osasuna in LaLiga.
14 November 2024, 03:06 AM

Fernandes hopes Amorim can 'change the energy' at Man Utd

Amorim arrived at the Carrington training complex on Monday for meetings but cannot begin coaching until his work visa is confirmed.
13 November 2024, 18:56 PM

Cabrera lost for words after ‘painful' defeat

Bangladesh coach Javier Cabrera had neither any explanation nor any excuse after his side lost a FIFA friendly match against Maldives 1-0 at home, dashing their hopes of getting a favourable draw in next year's Asian Cup Qualifiers.
13 November 2024, 16:13 PM

South Africa football chief arrested on fraud, theft charges

South African Football Association (SAFA) president Danny Jordaan was arrested and charged Wednesday with using the group's resources for his own purposes in a fraud and theft case amounting to 1.3 million rand ($72,000), police said.
13 November 2024, 14:42 PM

Ali Fasir makes toothless Bangladesh pay

Bangladesh’s hopes of securing a favourable draw in next year's Asian Cup Qualifiers were dashed following a 1-0 defeat at home against Maldives in their penultimate FIFA fixture of the year.
13 November 2024, 13:57 PM

Shakil Ahad Topu given first cap as Bangladesh host Maldives 

Abahani defender Shakil Ahad Topu was handed his first senior cap by coach Javier Cabrera as Bangladesh squared off against Maldives in the first of two FIFA friendly matches at the Bashundhara Kings Arena on Wednesday.
13 November 2024, 12:13 PM

Bruno Fernandes aids unwell passenger during flight

Bruno Fernandes has been praised by fellow passengers after the Manchester United player came to the aid of a man who collapsed during a flight to Lisbon on Monday.
13 November 2024, 06:52 AM

Indonesia go Dutch in pursuit of World Cup dreams

An Indonesian team under Dutch colonial rule sailed to France for the 1938 World Cup -- they lost their only game 6-0 and the country has not played at the tournament since.
13 November 2024, 05:55 AM

Ecuador international Angulo dies at 22, a month after car crash

Angulo was involved in a traffic accident on Oct. 7 that also resulted in the death of his former youth team teammate Roberto Cabezas.
13 November 2024, 04:18 AM

Outrage in Argentina as influencer lines up for first division match

Deportivo Riestra selected a streamer known as "Spreen" for their match against Primera Division leaders Velez Sarsfield on Monday, before substituting the 24-year-old off after 78 seconds. He had  not touched the ball.
13 November 2024, 04:10 AM

'I’d vote for Carvajal, and Vinicius too'

“Why would it hurt me? It was my moment, to enjoy with my family. The last thing I’d be thinking about is people who weren’t there, and didn’t want to participate,” Rodri said in an interview with COPE radio.
13 November 2024, 04:03 AM

Booters confident about win against Maldives

Inspired by the success of women's team, Bangladesh men's football team are looking to pull off a good result against visiting Maldives in the first of two FIFA Friendly matches at the Bashundhara Kings Arena today.
13 November 2024, 02:00 AM