A four-member FIFA representatives of different wings are in the city to have meeting with the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) to discuss and observe the BFF Future Development Structure of Bangladesh. The FIFA delegates, led by Mike Fister, senior development manager (is joining today) is accompanied…

Mohammedan Sporting Club made a winning start in the second leg of the JB Bangladesh Premier League football when they downed a high flying Rahmatganj…

England flew out of Dhaka yesterday with security chief Reg Dickason adding his congratulations to Bangladesh – in his case for their off-field efforts in delivering a safe, enjoyable and ultimately historic month of cricket, reports ECB. The build-up to the tour had been dominated by security…

AFP, SHARJAH: Skipper Jason Holder took a maiden five-wicket haul and opener Kraigg Brathwaite stood firm in a tense chase to bring West Indies in sight of a consolation win in the third and final Test against Pakistan in Sharjah on Wednesday. Holder set his team -- without a win in their last 13 Tests…

Two sensational strikes inside three minutes midway of second half helped  Abahani Limited (Dhaka) earned three valuable points beating Chittagong Abahani 2-1 to go on top of the points table with 26 in the JB Bangladesh Premier League football. Lee Tuck scored one and set up another for Samad,…

AFP, PARIS: Manchester City got their revenge on Barcelona as Ilkay Gundogan scored twice in a 3-1 win in the Champions League on Tuesday, while Arsenal…

AFP, PARIS: Misfiring Manchester United and an Inter Milan who have fired coach Frank de Boer can take a welcome boost from the Europa League in matchday four of the group phase on Thursday. The epic Group phase of 12 round robin pools of four teams is remarkably close so far with only Zenit, Ajax,…

LONDON: Michael Vaughan, the former England captain, has warned that Ben Stokes risks burn-out if England heap too many expectations on to his shoulders…

AFP, EINDHOVEN (NETHERLANDS): Arjen Robben says Bayern Munich’s performances must improve as Robert Lewandowski’s two goals rescued a 2-1…

KARACHI (PAKISTAN): Azhar Mahmood, the former Pakistan allrounder, has been appointed the team’s bowling coach for a two-year period. His term begins with the first Test of the New Zealand tour on November 17, according to cricinfo. Mahmood, 41, had first been brought on as a temporary replacement…

AFP, LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May branded FIFA's opposition to England and Scotland players wearing poppies on their shirts in the 2018 World Cup qualifier on Armistice Day as 'outrageous'. The Prime Minister added scandal-racked FIFA should sort their own affairs out rather…

AFP, DOHA: Desert state Qatar is to grow 16,000 trees for the 2022 football World Cup to plant round stadiums as part of the tournament’s “legacy”, organisers announced Tuesday. The trees will be grown at an 880,000-square metre nursery in the northern part of Qatar, then replanted…