football

Barca rule out Lewandowski for 10 days, Yamal up to three weeks

Lewandowski suffered a back injury in Sunday's 1-0 defeat at Real Sociedad during which he had a goal controversially disallowed.
11 November 2024, 13:08 PM

NSC issues 32 cheques to disburse Tk 1 crore reward for SAFF champions

National Sports Council (NSC) has issued 32 cheques for players and support staff of the SAFF winning Bangladesh women’s football team, equally disbursing the promised Tk 1 crore reward for bringing home the regional football title for the second time in a row, said sports Adviser Asif Mahmud on social media.
11 November 2024, 08:42 AM

New Man United boss Amorim says he's ready for the challenge

New Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim said he is under no illusions about the difficulty of the task he faces when he moves to England from Portugal but he is looking forward to the challenge.
11 November 2024, 07:14 AM

Napoli hold Inter and keep lead in crowded Serie A title race

Napoli coach Antonio Conte criticised the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) for not intervening to reverse a penalty that Inter Milan's Hakan Calhanoglu eventually missed in their 1-1 draw on Sunday.
11 November 2024, 02:59 AM

Barcelona bemoan 'big mistake' in Real Sociedad defeat

Lewandowski's early disallowed strike led to furious debate over whether the Polish forward had been offside or not.
11 November 2024, 02:37 AM

Messi and Miami eliminated from MLS Cup playoffs in first round

Miami had won the regular season campaign with a record points total but after losing twice in the best-of-three series, the MLS Cup favourites and their eight-times Ballon d'Or winner are out.
10 November 2024, 03:36 AM

Juventus win derby to move into top three, AC Milan held in thriller

The victory, provisionally, leaves Juventus level on points with champions Inter Milan in second and one behind league leaders Napoli.
10 November 2024, 02:41 AM

Ruthless Liverpool open five-point gap with win over Villa

They have won 15 out of 17 games in all competitions since the Dutchman replaced Juergen Klopp in the close season.
10 November 2024, 02:32 AM

Mbappe doesn’t want to play for France under Deschamps: Reports

Kylian Mbappe has fallen out with France coach Didier Deschamps and has no desire to play for the national team under the coach, reports French media.
9 November 2024, 08:47 AM

Lewandowski double helps Barcelona thrash Red Star

It was another commanding victory for LaLiga leaders Barcelona who are in an imperious vein of form, scoring 24 goals in six successive wins in all competitions, including thrashings of Bayern Munich and Real Madrid.
7 November 2024, 00:44 AM

Neymar to miss two weeks' training in fresh setback: coach

The Brazilian superstar lasted just 26 minutes as a second-half substitute before limping off with an apparent right hamstring strain in Monday's 3-0 AFC Champions League Elite win over Esteghlal.
5 November 2024, 06:20 AM

Man City will struggle to overcome injury crisis: Guardiola

Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City will struggle to overcome a mounting injury crisis but encouraged the English champions to bounce back in Tuesday's Champions League trip to Sporting Lisbon.
5 November 2024, 04:55 AM

Mourinho lays into 'man of the match' VAR after Fenerbahce's win

Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho said the Video Assistant Referee went from being the invisible man to the most important man on the pitch after several controversial decisions went against his side in their 3-2 Super Lig win at Trabzonspor on Sunday.
4 November 2024, 08:29 AM

Liverpool's Konate downplays injury, says he won't miss game time

Liverpool centre back Ibrahima Konate said the arm injury he sustained against Brighton & Hove Albion on Saturday is not as bad as initially feared and that he will be ready for the Premier League leaders' next game.
4 November 2024, 06:54 AM

Howe hails players' focus as Newcastle revive Premier League fortunes

Newcastle United manager Eddie Howe praised his team's hard work and mentality as they beat Arsenal 1-0 at home after taking an early lead on Saturday.
3 November 2024, 10:07 AM

CA assures SAFF champions of fulfilling their demands

Bangladesh’s SAFF Women’s Championship winners relayed their individual and collective demands to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus during a reception accorded at CA’s official residence yesterday morning.
2 November 2024, 18:30 PM

Amorim told it was 'now or never' for Manchester United job

Ruben Amorim says Manchester United told him it was "now or never" after being handed a brief midway through the season to restore the Premier League giants to the pinnacle of English and European football.
2 November 2024, 07:57 AM

CA accords reception to SAFF winning women's team, asks for written demands

Professor Muhammad Yunus asked the players to submit a list of their demands in writing, assuring them of working on those in the coming days.
2 November 2024, 07:06 AM

I was aiming for goal: Ritu Porna affirms about wonder strike

“I just raised my head to see the Nepal post and then I took the shot for goal,” Ritu told the reporters at the BFF House yesterday.
2 November 2024, 02:00 AM

I wouldn't like to be a coach: Messi

"I like everything related to football. I like being with kids, teaching, and also maybe being a sporting director, but I don't know where I'm going to go."
1 November 2024, 05:24 AM