football

Under-16 women's team rewarded

The under-16 national women's football team have expressed their gratitude towards the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF)
19 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Football: Sane in contention to start against Swansea, says Guardiola

Winger Leroy Sane is likely to make his first start for Manchester City in their league cup game against Swansea City on Wednesday, manager Pep Guardiola says.
19 September 2016, 08:15 AM

Zinedine Zidane is my idol: James Rodriguez

James Rodriguez hails Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane as his "idol" after making a goalscoring return to the starting line-up in the European champions' 2-0 win at Espanyol.
19 September 2016, 06:16 AM

Drone halts match

An English lower-league game was temporarily suspended on Saturday after a drone was flown over the stadium and began
18 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Sk Jamal fly in Swedish coach

Swedish coach Lars Goran Stefan Hansson was scheduled to land in the capital last night to guide holders Sheikh Jamal DC
18 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Manchester United suffer third defeat in eight days

Manchester United suffered their third defeat in eight days as Watford handed Jose Mourinho his worst run as a manager in a decade.
18 September 2016, 13:21 PM

Football: Ranieri impressed by Slimani and Mahrez double act

Claudio Ranieri believes Algerian duo Islam Slimani and Riyad Mahrez can form a deadly double act for Leicester after the Algerian duo inspired a 3-0 win over Burnley.
18 September 2016, 10:04 AM

Football: Simeone backs Griezmann for Ballon d'Or after double

Antoine Griezmann should be considered a leading contender for the Ballon d'Or due to his performances in the last few months, according to Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone.
18 September 2016, 07:03 AM

Bayern floor Ingolstadt

Illness-hit Bayern Munich conceded their first goal of the season before roaring back with a 3-1 win at home to Ingolstadt to stay
17 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Ronaldo, Bale to miss Espanyol trip

Real Madrid will have to cope without Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale in the quest for a club-record 16th straight La Liga win
17 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Klopp playing down hype

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp refused to countenance the suggestion his side might be Premier League title contenders
17 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Higuain recalled

Forwards Gonzalo Higuain and Sergio Aguero have been called up for Argentina's two World Cup qualifiers in October, alongside
17 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Messi scores twice as Barca breeze past Leganes

Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar were all on target as Barcelona posted a 5-1 victory at promoted Leganes on Saturday.
17 September 2016, 13:22 PM

Another case of cardiac arrest

Former Hull City star Bryan Hughes has told of his shock at the sudden death of his friend and former teammate Daniel Wilkinson.
16 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Football: Manchester United beaten, Saints enjoy Europa League win

Manchester United suffer defeat in their opening Europa League group game, while Premier League rivals Southampton win.
16 September 2016, 04:58 AM

Neymar turned down jet, €40m

One of Neymar's agents claims that the Brazilian held two meetings with Paris Saint-Germain in the summer before
15 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Brazil back in top five, Spain slip

Brazil have climbed back into the top five of the FIFA World Ranking, as Argentina and Belgium stayed top of the table.
15 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Bad to worse for Bangladesh

Bangladesh drop two spots to 185 in the latest FIFA Rankings.
15 September 2016, 18:00 PM

'Huge' gender pay gap in sport not closing: study

The huge gulf between how much male and female athletes are paid is not likely to narrow in the foreseeable future.
15 September 2016, 09:05 AM

Sporting salvation a warning for Real Madrid: Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo warns Real Madrid will be punished if they don't improve on their performance in an edgy 2-1 win over Sporting Lisbon to start their Champions League defence.
15 September 2016, 04:33 AM