Football
Tragedy strikes Nigeria football again as Amodu dies
AFP, Abuja : Tragedy has hit Nigeria football again as former Super Eagles coach Shuaibu Amodu died just days after another national team coach Stephen...
Magical Messi grabs hat-trick as Argentina romp into quarters
AFP, Chicago :Lionel Messi scored a magical hat-trick in 19 minutes as Argentina cruised into the Copa America Centenario quarter-finals with a 5-0 rout of...
BFF selects 43 booters for AFC U-16 Women’s Champs
Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) initially picked up 43 booters on Saturday to form Bangladesh women’s team for the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship Qualifiers to be...
Pele memorabilia nets $5 million fortune at auction
The three-day sale of memorabilia belonging to world football icon Pele ended in London on Thursday with the artefacts sold for the princely total of...
Rahmatganj hold Mohammedan 2-2 in Fed Cup opener
Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society held Mohammedan Sporting Club 2-2 in the Federation Cup opening match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday.Congolese forward Siyo Zunapiyo...
Euro 2016 kicks off in France despite strikes and terror threat
The Euro 2016 football championships kicked off in France on Friday under unprecedented security and with President Francois Hollande vowing to take decisive action to...
Uruguay tumble out as Mexico, Venezuela reach quarters
AFP, Philadelphia :Uruguay were sent crashing out of the Copa America Centenario on Thursday as Venezuela and Mexico marched into the quarer-finals.Uruguay, the record 15-time...
France savour Euros opener after blighted build-up
A tortuous build-up dominated by off-field controversy and untimely injuries comes to an end for hosts France when they finally get Euro 2016 underway against...
Brave Haiti bow out after Brazil mauling
AFP, Orlando :A night that began as a dream come true for Haiti ended as a nightmare as the Caribbean team were crushed 7-1 by...