Football
Police make arrests after pitch invasions
Police arrested a number of fans on Saturday after pitch invasions marred the Premier League match between Bournemouth and Newcastle and Swansea’s FA Cup quarter-final at home to Manchester City.Trouble caused by supporters entering...
Reus sends Dortmund top with late winner in Berlin
Marco Reus admits Borussia Dortmund are struggling to pick up wins in the Bundesliga title race, even as his late goal sent them top by sealing Saturday’s dramatic 3-2 victory at Hertha Berlin.Dortmund’s win...
Zidane enjoys winning start but Atletico beaten in Bilbao
Zinedine Zidane brought Real Madrid’s outcasts in from the cold and they repaid him with a win over Celta Vigo on Saturday but La Liga’s title race could well be over after Atletico Madrid...
Loew criticised by German FA boss for handling of dropped trio
The president of the German Football Association (DFB) Reinhard Grindel has criticised national team coach Joachim Loew for how he dropped 2014 World Cup winners Jerome Boateng, Mats Hummels and Thomas Mueller.Loew flew to...
Man City storm back as Man United crash out of FA Cup
Manchester City produced a stunning comeback against Swansea on Saturday to reach the FA Cup semi-finals and keep their quadruple dreams alive as Wolves sent Manchester United crashing out.Pep Guardiola’s team roared back from...
Rooney bags first MLS hat- trick in DC United romp
AFP, Los Angeles :Former England star Wayne Rooney scored three goals on Saturday night to lead DC United to a crushing 5-0 victory over Real Salt Lake. Rooney registered his first three goals of...
BFF’s Kiron lands in jail over derogatory comments on PM
A court here on Saturday sent Mahfuza Akhter Kiron, chairman of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Women’s Football Committee, to jail in a case filed for making ‘derogatory remarks’ on Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh...
Ronaldo recalled by Portugal for first time since World Cup
Cristiano Ronaldo was recalled by the Portuguese national squad on Friday for the first time since last year’s World Cup. The 34-year-old, who is Portugal’s most capped player with 154 appearances and all-time leading...
U-23 booters win in practice match
The Bangladesh U-23 Football team beat top tier club in the middle-eastern country Al-Shahania SC by a solitary goal in their first practice match held on Friday night in Qatar.Ashraful scored the decisive goal...
FIFA votes for new Club World Cup, Euro clubs confirm boycott
FIFA will go ahead with a new 24-team Club World Cup starting in 2021, its President Gianni Infantino said on Friday, setting the world soccer governing body in conflict with Europe’s top clubs.Infantino, speaking...