BSS, Dhaka :Bangladesh moved from 187th position to 184th after the latest FIFA rankings were published on Thursday.They climbed three...
Agency :Thousands of people bid farewell to the late football great Diego Maradona on Thursday, as his remains were laid in state at the presidential headquarters of Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires.Many fans cried, some applauded and others left tokens of gratitude as they filed past Maradona’s coffin after waiting patiently in long lines to enter the building, which opened at 6 a.m. local time for a ceremony expected to last 10 hours.Inside Casa Rosada, most of the visitors burst...
Agency :A surprise international comeback for Zlatan Ibrahimovic moved a step closer on Thursday as the country’s FA confirmed that...
Agency :Arsenal forward Nicolas Pepe put himself back in manager Mikel Arteta’s good books with the opening goal in a 3-0 win at Molde on Thursday that sealed his side’s place in the Europa League knockout stages with two games to spare.Arsenal’s win left them top of Group B with a maximum 12 points from four games, six clear of second-placed MoldeThe Ivory Coast international, sent off for a head-butt on Leeds United’s Ezgjan Alioski that Arteta called unacceptable last...
Agency :Serie A leaders AC Milan were held to a 1-1 draw by Lille in the Europa League on Thursday after a well-worked Jonathan Bamba goal cancelled out Samu Castillejo’s effort for the Italian side.Lille nearly took an early lead when Sandro Tonali lost possession near his box, allowing Yusuf Yazici to take a shot on goalThe result leaves Lille on eight points at the top of Group H, a point ahead of Milan with two more games to play...
BBC Online :England have secured one of the top 10 European seeds in the draw for World Cup 2022 qualifying...
Agency :Brazilian striker Carlos Vinicius opened his account for Tottenham Hotspur with two first-half goals and Harry Winks scored a spectacular long-range effort in a 4-0 win over Bulgarian side Ludogorets in Europa League Group J on Thursday.Victory put Tottenham into second place in the standings with two games remaining, level on points with Royal Antwerp who won 2-0 away at Austrian side LASK.Welsh forward Gareth Bale started for Tottenham, as did out-of-favour Dele Alli, but it was Vinicius, signed...
AFP, Buenos Aires :Factfile on Diego Maradona, who died on Wednesday at the age of 60 followinga heart attack:Name: Diego...