Barella, Kean get Italy off the mark in Euro 2020 qualifiers
Nicolo Barella and Moise Kean scored in either half to get the new-look Italy off to a winning start in their opening Euro 2020 qualifier with a 2-0 victory over Finland in Udine on...
Football
Hand of God? Bangladeshi’s Messi drawing comes alive
A young Bangladeshi architect has earned fame after his digital drawing of footballer Lionel Messi was matched in real life six years later.Suhas Nahian’s 2013 artwork shows Messi dribbling past a group of players...
Abahani, Mohammedan to clash in season’s first high-voltage match today
Bangladesh cricket’s most intriguing rivalry is set to be renewed once again as Mohammedan Sporting Club will take on archrivals Abahani Ltd today in a Dhaka Premier League (DPL) round six clash at the...
Brazil denied victory by determined Panama
AFP, Portugal :Brazil were held to a 1-1 draw against Panama in an international friendly played at Porto’s Dragao Stadium on Saturday.AC Milan’s Lucas Paqueta claimed his first international goal for the five-time World...
England, France win big, Portugal held as Euro defense opens
AP, London :Big and slick wins for France and England. Not even a goal for Portugal.Even with Cristiano Ronaldo returning to the Portugal side for the first time since last year’s World Cup, the...
Venezuela down Argentina on Messi return
AFP, Madrid :Argentina suffered a shock 3-1 defeat to Venezuela on Friday as Lionel Messi made his first international appearance since the 2018 World Cup.Barcelona star Messi started the fixture following a self-imposed eight-month...
Div II Football League begins today
Sports Reporter :The Dhaka Metropolis Second Division Football League begins today at the Bir Shreshtha Shaheed Sepoy Mohdammad Mostafa Kamal Stadium in the city’s today.Tongi Krira Chakra will face Gouripur Sporting Club in the...
US beat Ecuador 1-0 in int’l friendly soccer
AP, Orlando :Gregg Berhalter’s vision for the U.S. national team started to unfold as the Americans passed the ball from side to side, played diagonal balls long and short. Possession is his key to...
Hazard lifts Belgium in Euro qualifying as Depay triggers Dutch rout
AFP, Paris :Eden Hazard ensured Belgium kicked off their qualifying campaign for Euro 2020 in style on Thursday with a brace in a home victory over Russia, while a Memphis Depay-inspired Netherlands romped to...
Ronaldo fined 20,000 euros for mimicking Simeone celebration
AFP, Lausanne :Cristiano Ronaldo was fined 20,000 euros ($22,738) by UEFA on Thursday for mimicking Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone’s crotch-grabbing celebration in Juventus’ Champions League last-16 win last week.The 34-year-old scored a second-leg...
SAFF women’s soccer team returns home
The national women’s football team returned home on Thursday from Nepal following their disappointing campaign in the SAFF Women’s Championship. A Bangladesh Biman Airlines carrying the eve team landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport...