AFP, Madrid : Atletico Madrid missed the chance to move top of La Liga after being held 1-1 at home...
Lukas Podolski struck twice as Arsenal eased into the FA Cup fifth round with a comfortable 4-0 victory over League...
Uttar Baridhara Club tasted their first victory in the Bangladesh Premier League beating Brothers Union (BU) by 3-2 goals in their clash at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on Friday.Emdadul Haque Manu put Uttar Baridhara ahead in the 30th minute with a brilliant header. A long cross of Nigerian midfielder Kosoko from the left flank flew over all defenders to meet Manu, who headed home from the six-yard box.Nigerian striker Victori Antoni missed a penalty in the 43rd minute. Khalekur Jaman...
New Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu said a mystery club tried to hijack a deal for Neymar at the last minute and likened the transfer to the Catalans’ ultimately unsuccessful bid to sign Alfredo Di Stefano in 1953.Back then, Barca and Madrid both agreed deals for the forward but the Catalans lost out to their biggest rivals after the government ruled the Argentine was to play alternately between the two Spanish giants. Barca declined and the player ended up making...
Holders Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra split points with Mohammedan Sporting Club when their match ended in a 1-1 goal draw in the Bangladesh Premier Football League held on Sunday at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here.In the day’s match, Sheikh Russel took lead in the 29th minute through their Jamaican midfielder Ricardo Cousins when he snatched the ball from Mohammedan defender Mintu Sheikh and kept his cool to go past Mohammedan goalie Titumir Chowdhury before placing the ball into the far...
AP, Rome : Gianluigi Buffon was sent off and Juventus was held to 1-1 at Lazio on Saturday, ending the...
AFP, Rio De Janeiro :Demonstrators and police clashed in Sao Paulo on Saturday during the first in a planned series of anti-World Cup protests called by radical activist group Anonymous across Brazil. With less than five months before the June 12 kick-off-when the five-time champions and hosts take on Croatia-Brazil is facing the same kind of social rumblings that marred last year’s Confederations Cup dress rehearsal. Anonymous called for protests against football’s fabled event via its Facebook page under the...
Brothers Union Club and Soccer Club Feni split points when their match ended in a 1-1 goal draw in the...
The latest stadium inaugurated for the World Cup in Brazil held its first two matches without major glitches on Sunday, a day after demonstrators across Brazil protested against the tournament.The Arena das Dunas in the northeastern city of Natal sustained minor damage during the protests, but demonstrators stayed away on Sunday and officials said the stadium passed its first test, with only minor adjustments needed going forward.Work was being done until the final moments before the inaugural match, but the...
Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino hailed compatriot Lionel Messi’s passing ability after the Catalans moved back to the top of La...
AP, London : Arsene Wenger is set to manage Arsenal into a 19th season after the club ended any uncertainty by announcing Monday that he will be signing a new deal.The Frenchman, who has been in charge since 1996, had been reluctant to publicly commit to a new deal, but chief executive Ivan Gazidis said that will happen soon.Gazidis described the 64-year-old Wenger as the “right person to see us forwards.”“We have always supported Arsene, the board has always been...
Dhaka Abahani Ltd maintained their winning run to take the solo lead in the Bangladesh Premier Football League beating newcomers...