Football
Friendly Football: Jhenaidah Pourashava beat Kalyani Pourashava 1-0
Jhenaidah, Sept 6 (UNB) - Jhenaidah Pourashava Eleven beat touring Kalyani Pourashava team of Nadia district of India by 1-0 goal in a friendly U-18 football match at the local Bir Shreshta Hamidur Rahman Stadium on Thursday.
SAFF Champs: Bangladesh on way to semifinal; beat Pakistan 1-0
Dhaka, Sep 6 (UNB) – Bangladesh have almost assured a semifinal berth in the seven-nation SAFF Suzuki Cup with a 1-0 goal victory against Pakistan in a hard-fought Group A match under floodlight and amid huge cheers from some 18,000 crowd at Bangabandhu National Stadium on Thursday.
Sri Lanka Air Force beat BAF 3-1 in friendly volleyball
Dhaka, Sept 6 (UNB) – Touring Sri Lanka Air Force team beat Bangladesh Air Force team by 3-1 sets in a friendly volleyball match at the volleyball ground of BAF Base Bangabandhu on Thursday.
SAFF Champs: Nepal keep semifinal hope alive thrashing Bhutan 4-0
Dhaka, Sept 6 (UNB) – Himalayan nation Nepal keep their semifinal hope alive from Group A of the seven-nation 12th SAFF Suzuki Cup’2018 thrashing Bhutan by 4-0 goals in their 2nd group match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Thursday.
Nepal, which suffered 1-2 goals defeat against Pakistan in the opening match on Tuesday, smartly returned to the winning path playing with a purpose and accomplished their mission with a dominating victory over Bhutan, who eliminated from the meet with two successive defeats after 0-2 loss against hosts Bangladesh in first appearance
Colombia coach Pekerman exits after 6 years and 2 World Cups
Bogota, Sep 5 (AP/UNB) — Colombia coach Jose Pekerman let his contract run out after six years and two World Cups with the team.
India 2 Sri Lanka 0: Holders start in style in SAFF
Dhaka, Sept 5 (UNB) – Defending champions India started their seven-nation 12th SAFF Suzuki Cup 2018 campaign in style beating Sri Lanka by 2-0 goals in the opening Group B match at the country’s premier sports venue-- Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Wednesday.
SAFF Suzuki Cup: Bangladesh to play Pakistan Thursday eying semifinal berth
Dhaka, Sept 5 (UNB) – Hosts Bangladesh will play Pakistan in the seven-nation 12th SAFF Suzuki Cup 2018 at Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Thursday, eying a semifinal berth from Group A.
Paraguay hires former Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio
Asuncion, Sep 4 (AP/UNB) — Paraguay hired former Mexico coach Juan Carlos Osorio to lead its own national team on Monday.
SAFF Suzuki Cup: Bangladesh off to flying start; beat Bhutan 2-0
Dhaka, Sept 4 (UNB) – Hosts Bangladesh got off to a flying start in the seven-nation 12th SAFF Suzuki Cup 2018, the biggest soccer carnival of the region, beating Himalayan nation Bhutan by 2-0 goals in the 2nd opening day match at the country’s premier sports venue -- Bangabandhu National Stadium -- here on Tuesday.
SAFF Suzuki Cup: Pakistan makes memorable return stunning Nepal 2-1 in opener
Dhaka, Sept 4 (UNB) – A last minute goal by Muhammad Ali enbled Pakistan to make a good start in the 12th version of the seven-nation SAFF Suzuki Cup 2018 stunning Nepal by 2-1 goals in the opening Group A match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Tueday.