Brazil crash out of Copa America after Peru upset
AFP, Foxborough :The Copa America Centenario erupted into controversy on Sunday after a refereeing blunder sent Brazil crashing to a 1-0 defeat against Peru —...
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US down Paraguay to top group as Colombia stunned
AFP, Los Angeles :The United States battled to a 1-0 victory over Paraguay to seal their place in the Copa America Centenario quarter-finals on Saturday...
Violence back to haunt football at Euro 2016
AFP, Marseille :Hundreds of fans charging through streets holding chairs above their heads ready to throw and bloodied, bare-chested men brawling with police — football’s...
BJMC, Rahmatganj match ends 1-1 draw in Fed Cup
Team Bangladesh Jute Mills Corporation (BJMC) and Rahmatganj Muslim and Friends Society split points when their match ended in a tame 1-1 goal draw in...
Argentina play down Di Maria injury woe
Argentina played down fears over Angel Di Maria’s fitness on Saturday after the Paris Saint-Germain star was hit by a new tournament injury scare. Di...
Beer, broken glass and beatings at Euro 2016
AFP, Marseille : Two nights of tear gas, broken bottles and beer-bloated football fans on Marseille’s Vieux Port came as a stark reminder to European...
Chile scrape Copa win after penalty shocker
AFP, Foxborough : Arturo Vidal scored a controversial penalty deep into injury time as holders Chile snatched a dramatic 2-1 victory over Bolivia to keep...
Winning start for Sheikh Jamal in Federation Cup
Gambian forward Landing Darobe scored a brilliant hat-trick saw powerhouse Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club Limited to get off to a winning start in the Federation...
Kiron puts onus on clubs to develop women’s football
Mahfuza Akhter Kiron, the recently-elected chairperson of the Bangladesh Football Federation’s Women’s Football Committee, wants leading sports clubs to take initiatives to develop women’s football...