Millwall edged ahead of Ipswich in the battle to join Coventry in the Premier League next season as Leicester's 1-0 defeat to Portsmouth pushed the Foxes towards the third tier on Saturday.

Reflecting on his first year in international football, the 28-year-old described his experience with Bangladesh as deeply fulfilling.

Bangladesh head coach Javier Cabrera cut a proud yet frustrated figure after his side’s AFC Asian Cup qualifying campaign ended in a narrow 1-0 defeat to Singapore, insisting his team deserved more from what he described as their best performance.

Bangladesh concluded their 2027 AFC Asian Cup qualifying campaign on a sombre note today, falling 1-0 to hosts Singapore at the National Stadium in Kallang.

Bangladesh will look to build confidence from facing a ‘strong’ Vietnam side in a FIFA international friendly today, ahead of their Singapore tie.

Bangladesh head coach Javier Cabrera has said the team will take a cautious approach regarding the availability of Hamza Choudhury for their FIFA international friendly against Vietnam on Thursday.

Hamza Choudhury said he is ready for Bangladesh’s upcoming assignments in Vietnam after arriving in Hanoi on Tuesday to join the rest of the squad.

The Leicester City midfielder had raised fitness concerns after sustaining a knee injury and leaving the pitch on crutches during a Championship match against Charlton Athletic on January 31.

Bangladesh midfielder Hamza Choudhury made an earlier-than-expected return from injury as he featured for Leicester City in their EFL Championship clash against Ipswich Town on Saturday.

Bangladesh head coach Javier Cabrera remains optimistic that midfielder Hamza Choudhury will recover from injury in time for the last Asian Cup qualifier against Singapore on March 31.

Hamza Choudhury is facing a race against time to be fit for Bangladesh’s final AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Singapore on March 31 after picking up a knee injury in Leicester City's Championship League match against Charlton Athletic on Saturday.

In 2025, Bangladesh witnessed a dramatic homecoming -- one that, even a few years back, few believed would be possible.

Not too long ago, finding a Bangladesh national football team jersey in Dhaka felt like a scavenger hunt. European club jerseys dominated shop displays, while cricket shirts filled whatever space remained. Bangladesh football team jerseys, if available at all, were tucked away in corners.

Since March 2025, Hamza has managed the improbable and unthinkable, doing so with a style and spirit that has turned an entire era mythic.

Bangladesh received more good news a day after their win over India at home in the Asian Cup Qualifiers, climbing three places in the latest FIFA World Rankings revealed on Wednesday evening.

Bangladesh’s long-suffering football fans finally found reason to celebrate on Tuesday as the national team clinched a landmark victory over India -- their first win against their neighbours in 22 years.

Asked to place the latest victory alongside his English FA Cup win with Leicester City, he replied that the significance was incomparable.

From jerseys to flags and food, Bangladesh's international football fixtures have become a thriving ecosystem for small businesses, showing how national pride can ripple through local communities.

Bangladesh’s recent performances against India and other stronger teams, combined with the influx of overseas-based footballers over the past year, have raised public expectations despite the team’s modest global ranking.

On Thursday, all lenses naturally were fixated on Bangladesh star midfielder Hamza Chowdhury, who delivered the shots of a lifetime for any Bangladesh fan -- a spectacular bicycle kick followed by a coolly taken Panenka penalty -- in Bangladesh’s 2-2 draw against Nepal in a FIFA friendly at the National Stadium. As the men in red and green gear up for their high-voltage AFC Asian Cup qualifier against India on November 18 at the very same ground, a buoyant Hamza -- known for scanning the field and sniffing out danger -- was spotted scanning through a different lens altogether, playfully turning into a shutterbug during training. With fans swept up in full-fledged Hamzamania, the Leicester City midfielder, ever cheerful in his jolly demeanour, greeted supporters with smiles, posed for selfies, and even signed a hand-drawn sketch of himself offered by a young fan. Hamza has four goals to his name in five matches for Bangladesh and expectedly, the onus will be on him to spur his team on against India. Photos: Firoz Ahmed