Football
Injured Messi out for defending champ Miami as Leagues Cup begins
Lionel Messi will not play for Inter Miami as the defending Leagues Cup champions begin their repeat bid on Saturday (Sunday morning in Bangladesh time) at home against Puebla, Miami coach Gerardo Martino said Friday.
Sagorika wants to build on impressive debut
Bangladesh women's football's latest sensation Mosammat Sagorika said she would like to build on her debut hattrick as the women in red and green take on Bhutan in the second of their two FIFA international friendlies in Thimphu today.
Brazil great Zico robbed in Paris
The Brazilian former footballer Zico filed a complaint with French police on Friday after having his bag stolen which contained cash, watches and diamond jewellery.
Canada edge New Zealand 2-1 amid Olympic spying scandal
Canada coach Priestman, who had removed herself from the game after New Zealand's complaint, watched it from the team hotel.
Spain win women's Olympic football opener
Reigning Ballon d'Or Aitana Bonmati scored one goal and helped create another as World Cup holders Spain came from behind to beat Japan 2-1 in their first game of the women's Olympic football tournament on Thursday.
New Barcelona coach Flick hails 'unbelievable' Yamal
New Barcelona coach Hansi Flick on Thursday hailed the performance of the Spanish club's teenage winger Lamine Yamal at Euro 2024, calling it "unbelievable".
Paris Games organisers investigating pitch invasion chaos
Paris Olympics organisers are looking into what led to a pitch invasion during the opening match of the Olympic soccer tournament between Argentina and Morocco, they said on Thursday.
Messi-less MLS fall 4-1 to Mexican league in All-Star Game
Second-half goals by Argentine strikers Juan Brunetta and Maximiliano Meza gave Mexico's Liga MX a 4-1 victory over Major League Soccer in Wednesday's MLS All-Star Game.
Paris 2024 relieved as Israel opening soccer match passes security test
France deployed about 1,000 police officers backed by Israel's own internal security service, Shin Bet, to welcome thousands of supporters for the evening kick-off. They cordoned off the streets around the Parc des Princes in western Paris and set up a perimeter a few kilometres away from the stadium
Argentina coach Mascherano decries 'circus' after chaotic opening loss
"I can't explain what happened. We spent about an hour and a half in the dressing room where they never told us what was going to happen," Mascherano told reporters.
Argentina beaten 2-1 by Morocco in chaotic opening game in Paris
Argentina's Cristian Medina scored deep in injury time to salvage what looked like a 2-2 draw, but the decision ruling out the goal was delivered about two hours after play was suspended when the teams re-emerged on to the pitch to finish the match in an empty stadium.
Sagorika hattrick saves Bangladesh’s blushes
Young forward Mosammat Sagorika came off the bench and scored a hattrick as Bangladesh women’s football team came back from a goal down to beat Bhutan 5-1 in the first of two FIFA friendly matches in Thimphu on Wednesday night.
Maresca expects no problems with Fernandez after race row
New Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca said Wednesday that he did not expect "any problems at all" when Argentina's Enzo Fernandez rejoins the squad ahead of the start of the Premier League season.
Canada football staff member detained over Olympic drone incident
A staff member from the Canadian women's football team has been detained by French authorities for flying a drone over a New Zealand training session ahead of their match at the Paris Olympics.
Paris 2024 football: Messi-less Argentina eye men's gold
World Champions Argentina will be in action on day one as they take on Morocco in the opening match, starting at 7pm (Bangladesh Time)
UEFA begins investigation into Morata, Rodri Euro 2024 celebrations
The players sang "Gibraltar is Spanish" on July 15, the day after they won the European Championship with a 2-1 victory over England in Berlin, during a public celebration in the Spanish capital. Gibraltar is a British territory located at the southern tip of Spain.
De Bruyne won't be leaving Man City: Guardiola
De Bruyne has just one year left on his current City contract and the midfielder revealed recently he has spoken with his wife Michele about his future plans.
This will be my last term: Kazi Salahuddin
Kazi Salahuddin, who has been at the helm of the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) for 16 years, is planning to contest for a fifth consecutive term as president in the next BFF elections, set to take place on October 26
