Swadhin Bangla football team captain Pintoo dies
Swadhin Bangla football team captain Zakaria Pintoo passed away at a city hospital on Monday after prolonged battle with multiple illnesses...
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Inclusion of July Uprising in textbook demanded
The victims and families of the victims of July Uprising, student leaders and educationists on Saturday demanded inclusion of the uprising in the textbooks.
40 arrests at tense France-Israel football match in Paris
Police made 40 arrests at a tense football match between France and Israel in Paris but the city's police chief said on Friday the huge security operation had 鈥榳orked very well鈥�.
For profit or for all? Argentine football clubs red-card Milei reforms
A debate over the soul of football is raging in World Cup holders Argentina, pitting defenders of the social role of the beautiful game against the government of libertarian President Javier Milei, who wants to turn clubs into for-profit companies...
S Africa football chief arrested on fraud, theft charges
South African Football Association president Danny Jordaan was arrested and charged Wednesday with using the group's resources for his own purposes in a fraud and theft case amounting to 1.3 million rand ($72,000), police said.
Indonesia go Dutch in pursuit of World Cup dreams
An Indonesian team under Dutch colonial rule sailed to France for the 1938 World Cup -- they lost their only game 6-0 and the country has not played at the tournament since.
Chile's 'transplant' footballers champion organ donation
With his team's 5-1 win over Spain, Hector Sanchez could truly say he was an international football champion -- though not in the way he dreamed of as a child.
Women footballers鈥� battle for basic dignity
BANGLADESH鈥橲 women鈥檚 football team is nothing short of a national treasure. From humble beginnings to extraordinary wins, these young women have proven their worth by making...
Bangladesh National Women鈥檚 Football team gets Tk 1 crore bonus from sports ministry
The Bangladesh National Women's Football team got their pre-pledged bonus of TK 1 crore from youth and sports ministry on Monday within 11 days of the announcement.
BFF announces Tk 1.5 crore bonus for SAFF-conquering Women鈥檚 team
The Bangladesh Football Federation announced a cash reward of Taka 1.5 crore to the SAFF Women鈥檚 Championship 2024 winning Bangladesh team on Saturday.
Star striker Mekhloufi symbol of Algerian struggle dies at 88
Rachid Mekhloufi, a star of French football who became a symbol of the Algerian fight for independence, has died aged 88, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune announced on Friday.
PSG 'Free Palestine' banner has no place in football: French minister
A gigantic banner proclaiming 鈥楩ree Palestine鈥� unfurled by Paris Saint-Germain supporters at a Champions League match has no place in a football stadium, France's interior minister said on Thursday.
Asia football chief hails North Korea 'pipeline of future stars'
North Korea boasts a 鈥榙ynamic pipeline of future stars鈥�, Asia's football chief said Monday, after they won a second Women's World Cup in a matter of weeks.
Chief adviser asks SAFF winning girls to write about their hopes, demands
Members of the SAFF-winning Bangladesh women's football team shared their dream and the daily struggles they face with chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus when they met him at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on Saturday.
Chief Adviser accords reception to SAFF winning women鈥檚 football team
Members of the SAFF-winning Bangladesh women's football team shared their dream and the daily struggles they face with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunis when they met him at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on Saturday.
Govt ensures women football team鈥檚 due salary聽聽
Bangladesh women鈥檚 football team will receive their due salaries as soon as possible, as stated by the press secretary to the chief adviser of Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government, Shafiqul Alam, on Thursday.
SAFF winning girls get hero鈥檚 welcome
Rousing pageantry resounded all the way as back-to-back SAFF Women鈥檚 Championship-winning Bangladesh national team returned to a hero鈥檚 welcome on Thursday after...
Tabith new president of Bangladesh Football Federation
Tabith Awal has become the most important figure in the country's football after getting elected as the president of the Bangladesh Football Federation following a landslide victory in the BFF polls on Saturday.
BFF elections Saturday聽
The much-hyped elections of the Bangladesh Football Federation and its Annual General Meeting are scheduled to be held at the Intercontinental Hotel in the city on Saturday.聽
Mizanur seeks presidency as protest against football moguls
Tabith Awal is a well-known figure in the country鈥檚 football fraternity, but his lone competitor for the Bangladesh Football Federation鈥檚 presidential post in Saturday鈥檚 elections...
I believe I鈥檓 the fittest person for BFF鈥檚 president post: Tabith聽
Former Bangladesh Football Federation vice-president Tabith Awal, one of two candidates running for the presidential post in Saturday鈥檚 BFF elections, believes he is the best person to lead the federation.
Tarafder pulls out of BFF elections
The election commission of the Bangladesh Football Federation on Sunday published the final list of candidates for the October 26 polls, with industrialist-turned-sports organiser...
Swedish prosecutor confirms 'rape' probe without naming Mbappe
A Swedish prosecutor said Tuesday a rape investigation had been opened without mentioning Kylian Mbappe, following media reports that the Real Madrid and France star was the suspect following a visit to Stockholm.
Football leagues, unions file EU complaint against FIFA in calendar dispute
Major bodies representing footballers and football clubs in Europe on Monday filed a complaint to the European Commission accusing FIFA of abusing its position over changes to the international match calendar and tournament expansions...
Nigeria boycott AFCON qualifying match in Libya after 'inhumane treatment'
The Nigeria Football Federation said it will fly the country's team back to the country Monday after alleged 鈥榠nhumane treatment鈥� in Libya ahead of a 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.
Tarafder not to run for BFF鈥檚 president post聽聽
Tarafder Ruhul Amin, who earlier announced to contest for the president post of the October 26 Bangladesh Football Federation elections, surprised everyone by collecting paper for the...
Barca's new Camp Nou construction workers in large brawl
Dozens of construction workers building Barcelona's new Camp Nou stadium became embroiled in a fight on Friday, a Catalan police source told AFP.
Greece earn late win against England in Nations League, Italy-Belgium stalemate
A 94th-minute winner by Vangelis Pavlidis gave Greece a 2-1 victory on Thursday against England in a Nations League clash overshadowed by the death of Greek player George Baldock on the eve of the game, while Italy were held to a draw by Belgium.
Tabith collects presidential nomination form聽
Former vice-president of the Bangladesh Football Federation, Tabith Awal, on Thursday collected his nomination form through representative to run for the presidential post in the...
Tabith, Tarafder absent from collecting nomination papers
Neither Tabith Awal nor Tarafder Ruhul Amin collected their nomination papers for the Bangladesh Football Federation鈥檚 presidential post, as the nomination paper distribution process for the...