Football
Four players banned for life by Asian Football Confederation
Kuala Lumpur, Aug 2 (AP/UNB) — The Asian Football Confederation has banned four players for life for attempting to fix matches in the AFC Cup in 2017 and 2018.
Arsenal breaks transfer record to sign Pepe from Lille
London, Aug 1 (AP/UNB) — Arsenal has broken its transfer record to sign winger Nicolas Pepe from Lille as the London club tries to return to the Champions League.
BPL Football: Dhaka Mohammedan plays 2-2 draw with Rahmatganj MFS
Dhaka, Aug 1 (UNB)- Dhaka Mohammedan played to a 2-2 draw with Rahmatganj MFS in their last match of the ongoing 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football at the floodlit Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Thursday.
NoFeL SC relegated from BPL
Dhaka, Aug 1 (UNB) - NoFeL Sporting Club were relegated from the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football as the 2nd team after Team BJMC, playing a 2-2 draw with upper-ranked Sheikh Jamal DC in their last league match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Thursday.
FIFA expands Women's World Cup from 24 teams to 32 for 2023
Aug 1 (APUNB) -FIFA's Council has unanimously approved expanding the Women's World Cup from 24 teams to 32 for 2023 and has reopened bidding to host the tournament but made no mention of changing prize money.
NBC heading to England for start of Premier League season
Aug 1 (APUNB) -For the third straight year, NBC's Premier League broadcast crew will be in England for the start of the season.
Llorente, Felix, Costa score, Atletico Madrid beats MLS 3-0
Orlando, Aug 1 (APUNB) — Marcos Llorente, Joao Felix, Diego Costa scored to lead 10-time Spanish League champion Atletico Madrid to a 3-0 victory over Major League Soccer's best in the annual MLS All-Star game Wednesday night.
Ronaldo, Messi, Rapinoe nominated for FIFA awards
Geneva, July 31 (AP/UNB) — Five-time winners Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi were among the 10 candidates for the FIFA best player award announced Wednesday. United States forward Megan Rapinoe is the favorite for the women's award.
Prizes of JnU Inter-Department Football distributed
Dhaka, July 31 (UNB) – The prize distribution ceremony of Inter-Department Football competition of Jagannath University (JnU) was held at the university premises on Tuesday.
Sundhage takes over as Brazil women's soccer team coach
Sao Paulo, Jul 31 (AP/UNB) — Pia Sundhage of Sweden took over as the coach of Brazil's women's national team with a promise of change, but not a total overhaul.