Football
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...
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...
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...
Mohammedan face Rahmatganj in opener today
Sports Reporter :Dhaka Mohammedan Sporting Club Limited will face Rahmatganj MFS in the opening match of the Walton Federation Cup Football at the Bangabandhu National...