Lyon miss out on top spot after Amiens draw
AFP, Paris :Lyon missed the chance to take top spot in the early Ligue 1 table on Friday, slipping to a 2-2 draw at Amiens despite Moussa Dembele’s double as Mathieu Bodmer grabbed a...
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Sterling not on same level as Messi, Ronaldo, says Guardiola
AFP, Manchester :Pep Guardiola would love Raheem Sterling to reach the same level as Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, but the Manchester City manager is not sure if any player will be able to...
Solskjaer keen to resolve De Gea contract delay
AFP, Manchester :Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer remains confident that goalkeeper David de Gea will commit his future to the club despite entering the final year of his contract.United hoped the Spanish international...
Bangabandhu National Gold Cup Football final held at Sadar upazila in Gaibandha
BSS, Gaibandha :The final match of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman National Gold Cup Football Tournament U-17 held at Sheikh Russel Mini Stadium at Tulshighat of Sadar upazila of the district...
Bangladesh Women well prepared ahead of AFC U-16 Women’s Champs
Bangladesh Under-16 Women’s Football team are well-prepared ahead of their campaign in the eight-nation AFC U-16 Women’s Championships against hosts Thailand today at Chonburi Stadium.Bangladeshi girls remained unbeaten playing three practice matches against two...
Leipzig await Bayern Munich on bumper Bundesliga Saturday
AFP, Berlin :RB Leipzig coach Julian Nagelsmann has called on his team to confirm they are Bundesliga title contenders when they face reigning champions Bayern Munich in one of two top-of-the-table clashes this weekend.Leipzig...
Eriksen is happy to remain with Spurs insists Pochettino
Agency :Mauricio Pochettino insists Christian Eriksen is happy to stay with Tottenham after the Denmark midfielder failed to get a move during the transfer window.Eriksen admitted last season that he was interested in a...
FIFA bans jailed soccer official Napout for life for bribery
FIFA has banned former soccer official Juan Ángel Napout for life, almost 21 months after he was convicted on racketeering and corruption charges in a Brooklyn court. FIFA says its ethics committee judges found...
Liverpool leave title rivals breathless
AFP, London :Liverpool’s sizzling start to the Premier League season has left their title rivals breathless and the red-hot leaders are expected to maintain their perfect record against Newcastle on Saturday.Jurgen Klopp’s side have...
PSG ready for Neymar return ahead of Champions League campaign
Agency :With the saga over his on-off move back to Barcelona now over, Neymar could return to action with Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) this weekend.The world’s most expensive player has had to come to terms...
Hazard to make Real Madrid debut in La Liga
Agency :Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane said Friday that big-money summer signing Eden Hazard has been passed fit and will make his long-awaited La Liga debut against Levante on Saturday.“We all want to see...
Real Madrid president drops ‘French’ hint over transfer target
Agency :Real Madrid president Florentino Perez has dropped a big hint over who the club’s next main transfer target will be. Although Real Madrid spent over 300 million euros this summer on players such...