football

Aminul drives Police FC

Bangladesh Police FC moved up to the third position of the Marcel Bangladesh Championship League with a single-goal win over
15 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Football: Lampard leaves New York City

Former Chelsea star Frank Lampard will leave Major League Soccer's New York City F.C. once his contract expires at the end of the year, the team announced Monday.
15 November 2016, 08:59 AM

Football: Everton's Koeman tips Liverpool to challenge for title

Everton manager Ronald Koeman has tipped the Merseyside club's fierce rivals Liverpool to be among the sides fighting for the Premier League title this season.
15 November 2016, 08:08 AM

Football: Sullivan plays down talk of West Ham exit for Payet

West Ham United are determined to keep hold of Dimitri Payet, co-chairman David Sullivan has said, after media reports suggested several clubs across Europe have registered an interest in the French midfielder.
15 November 2016, 07:51 AM

Football: A North Korean Messi? Pyongyang academy hopes so

Undaunted by sanctions and hard realities on the pitch, North Korea's lone football academy has set its sights high -- producing players better than Lionel Messi, and teams that can dominate the world.
15 November 2016, 06:41 AM

Football: Table toppers Brazil wary of Peru's attacking duo

Brazil coach Tite warns his side to be wary of Peru's attacking threats, Christian Cueva and Paolo Guerrero, when the two teams clash in World Cup qualifying in Lima.
15 November 2016, 06:04 AM

Doping: WADA suspends Doha anti-doping laboratory

Doha's anti-doping laboratory has had its accreditation suspended for four months after it failed to comply with international standards, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) says in a statement.
15 November 2016, 05:08 AM

First win lifts T&T Club

T&T Club tasted their first victory in the Marcel Bangladesh Championship League with a single-goal win over Victoria Sporting
14 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Arambagh held by Baridhara

Uttar Baridhara Club staged a come-back and held Arambagh KS to a 1-1 draw in their JB Bangladesh Premier League encounter at the Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh yesterday.
14 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Di Maria's wife blasts critics

The wife of Argentine Angel Di Maria blasted the her husband’s detractors in the wake of their 3-0 loss to Brazil in a World Cup qualifier.
13 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Bolt set to train with Dortmund

Usain Bolt is seriously considering taking up a career as a professional footballer when he bows out of athletics, and is set to spend some time training with German giants Borussia Dortmund.
13 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Usain Bolt to train with Borussia Dortmund ahead of athletics retirement

Usain Bolt plans to train with Borussia Dortmund as he considers pursuing a football career after his retirement from athletics.
13 November 2016, 09:00 AM

Sting reopens Paris' Bataclan hall on anniversary of militant attack

Rock star Sting headlined a concert in Paris' Bataclan music hall on Saturday to mark the venue's reopening a year after three Islamist militants gunned down 90 revellers in France's bloodiest terror attack.
13 November 2016, 07:32 AM

Football: Belotti scores twice as Italy make light work of Liechtenstein

Andrea Belotti scores twice as Italy make light work of Liechtenstein in their World Cup qualifier, scoring four first-half goals on the way to a 4-0 win.
13 November 2016, 07:10 AM

Football: Aduriz becomes Spain's oldest scorer in Macedonia rout

Aritz Aduriz becomes the oldest man to score for Spain in an international, netting the final goal in their 4-0 victory over Macedonia in the World Cup qualifying Group G match.
13 November 2016, 06:16 AM

Football: We're so disappointed, says Bale after Wales draw

Wales were desperately unhappy to concede a late goal in Cardiff on Saturday, said talisman Gareth Bale after the home team were held 1-1 by Serbia in World Cup qualifying.
13 November 2016, 05:55 AM

England sweep Scots away

England shrugged aside the potential ramifications of sanctions over poppy emblems Friday with a 3-0 Wembley win over Scotland to bring a 2018 World Cup berth a step closer.
12 November 2016, 18:00 PM

MSC held by Feni Soccer

Fallen giants Mohammedan Sporting Club lost more ground in their mission to salvage a respectable finish in the JB Bangladesh
12 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Firework hits Lewandowski

Poland striker Robert Lewandowski was felled by a firework thrown from the crowd in a stormy World Cup clash on Friday but he had the last laugh, scoring twice in a 3-0 win over Romania.
12 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Mexico win a thriller

Skipper Rafael Marquez scored an 89th minute winner as Mexico stunned the United States 2-1 in a thrilling World Cup qualifying duel between the arch-rivals here Friday.
12 November 2016, 18:00 PM