Saif Sporting Club forced six times champions Dhaka Abahani Limited to concede 2-3 goals defeat in the 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football 2020-21 at the Banglabandhu National Stadium here on Friday. Saif SC dominated the first half by 2-0 goals. After the day 's shocking defeat, Dhaka Abahani Ltd went down in the runners-up race with 40 points from 21 matches while Saif SC advanced to 6th slot securing 35 points from 20 encounters. Three times champions Sheikh Jamal DC are in the 2nd place toppling six times champions Dhaka Abahani Ltd securing 42 points from 20. READ: BPL Football: Bashundhara Kings clinch title beating Sheikh Jamal 2-0 Star studded Bashundhara Kings, which smartly clinched league title with four matches to spare last Monday ,further sounded their margin  securing 58 points from 21 matches. In the day's match, Nigerian booter Kenneth Ikechukwu put Saif SC ahead in the 43rd minute while another Nigerian John Okoli doubled the margin in the stoppage time of the first half (45+2 minute).(2-0). Haitian forward Kervens Belfort and local striker Jewel Rana scored two quick goals for the sky-blue Dhanmondi outfit Abahani in the span of only one minute in the 77th and 78th minutes to level the margin  (2-2). Finally, Nigerian booter Kenneth Ikechukwu scored the match-winner for Saif SC netting his 2nd goal in the 81st minute (3-1). READ: BPL Football: Saif SC outplay Sheikh Russel KC 4-2 In the day's another league match, Bangladesh Police FC outplayed Muktijoddha Sangshad KC by 3-1 goals at the same venue Friday evening, featuring a hattrick by Ivory Coast forward Christian Kouakou . After a barren first half, Christian Kouakou made a hattrick scoring all the three goals for the Police FC in the 61st, 75th and 85th minutes (3-0). Another Ivory Coast forward Ballo Famoussa netted the consolation goal for the freedom fighters team Muktijoddha in the 90th minute from a penalty. (3-1). After the match, Police FC are in the 8th slot collecting 22 points from 20 matches while Muktijoddha SKC at the 11th place with 15 points from 20 encounters.

Six-time champions Dhaka Abahani came from two goals down to pull back a point in a 2-2 draw against three-time champions Sheikh Jamal in the 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football 2020-21 Friday. It was one-way traffic for almost the whole of the first 45 minutes as Sheikh Jamal came out firing on all cylinders at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Gambian striker Pa Omar Jobe gave them the lead in the 31st minute (1-0) while his compatriot Solomon King extended it in the 45th minute (2-0). Read: BPL Football: Sheikh Jamal move to 2nd slot beating Sheikh Russel 2-0 However, Abahani struck back twice through Nigerian player Sunday Chizoba and Haitian striker Kervens Belfort after the break. Sunday got his name on the scoresheet in the 52nd minute (2-1), while Kervens restored parity three minutes before the final whistle (2-2). Omar emerged as the second-highest goal scorer of the league along with Bashundhara Kings' Argentine booter Raul Becerra after adding to his tally Friday. Both players scored 16 goals each. Brazilian booter Robson Robinho of the Kings dominated scorer list with 18 goals. READ: BPL Football: Ctg Abahani hand Bashundhara Kings first defeat The draw gave second-placed Sheikh Jamal 39 points from 18 matches. Dhaka Abahani remained at the third spot with 37 points from 19 outings. Bashundhara Kings stayed at the top of the table with 52 points from 19 matches.

Bangladesh Police came from a goal down to pull back a point in a 1-1 draw against Dhaka Mohammedan in the 20th round match of the 13-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football 2020-21 Thursday. Jafar Iqbal, the 21-year-old promising midfielder from Bandarban, put Mohammedan ahead in the 17th minute (1-0) and they maintained the lead till the 85th minute of the match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. But Police FC's Ivory Coast player Christian Kouakou scored four minutes before the final whistle to depart with a 1-1 draw against Mohammedan. Read: BPL Football: Sheikh Jamal move to 2nd slot beating Sheikh Russel 2-0 The victory gave fifth-placed Dhaka Mohammedan 33 points from 19 matches. Police remained at eighth spot with 19 points from 18 outings. Bashundhara Kings stayed at the top of the table with 52 points from 19 matches. Second-placed Sheikh Jamal earned 38 points from 17 encounters; Dhaka Abahani remained at third spot with 36 points from 18 outings. READ: BPL Football: Ctg Abahani hand Bashundhara Kings first defeat In the remaining 20th round match on Friday, two former champions Dhaka Abahani and Sheikh Jamal DC will meet each other at 4pm at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.

Star-studded Bashundhara Kings moved closer to the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football 2020-21 title Wednesday with a 3-0 victory against Muktijoddha Sangsad. Brazilian duo Robson Robinho (20th minute), Jonathon Fernandes (78th minute) and Argentine forward Raul Becerra (55th minute) scored one goal each for the Kings at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Robinho is now dominating the highest goal scorers' list with 18 goals, while the second-highest goal scorer Raul Becerra has scored 16. Read: BPL Football: Sheikh Jamal move to 2nd slot beating Sheikh Russel 2-0 The victory gave Bashundhara 52 points from 19 matches. Muktijoddha remained at the 11th spot securing 15 points from 18 outings. Second-placed Sheikh Jamal earned 38 points from 17 encounters; Dhaka Abahani remained at third spot with 36 points from 18 outings. In the day's other match, Sheikh Russel moved to the sixth spot in the league table, with 30 points from 19 matches, after beating Arambagh 3-0 at the Kamalapur Stadium in the afternoon. READ: BPL Football: Ctg Abahani hand Bashundhara Kings first defeat Arambagh remained at the bottom of the 13-team league with five points from 18 outings. Ugochukwu put Sheikh Russel ahead in the 34th minute, Siyoush doubled the margin in the 80th minute. Baktyir sealed the fate of the match, adding the third goal in stoppage time (90+4 minute) from a penalty. In the remaining 20th round matches, Dhaka Mohammedan SC will play against Police FC at 4pm Thursday; Dhaka Abahani will face Sheikh Jamal DC at 4pm Friday, both at the Bangabandhu National Stadium.

Coming from behind, Chittagong Abahani Ltd beat Uttar Baridhara Club by 4-3 goal in a keenly contested Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football '2020-21 match at the Kamalapur Stadium on Tuesday. The 20th round 2nd phase league matches began Tuesday after a break of two weeks for the countrywide lockdown and also for Eid vacation. With the day's hard-fought victory, the sky blue team from the port city of Chattagram advanced to the 4th slot in the league table toppling Dhaka Mohammedan SC  securing 34 points from 19 matches. Bashundhara Kings poised for their 2nd league crown as they comfortably dominated the league securing 49 points from 18 matches while Sheikh Jamal DC and Dhaka Abahani Ltd followed them distantly with 38 and 36 points playing 17 and 18 matches respectively. Uttar Baridhara Club remained at  the 10th place in the 13-team league with their previous credit of 15 points from 18 matches. Read: BPL Football: Sheikh Jamal move to 2nd slot beating Sheikh Russel 2-0 In the day's match, Uzbek midfielder Yevgeniy Kochnev put Uttar Baridhara Club ahead in the very 10th minute from a penalty (1-0). Brazilian forward Nixon Brizolara leveled the margin in the 21st minute (1-1) and put Abahani ahead from behind scoring his 2nd goal in the 41st minute (2-1). Nigerian booter Matthew Chinedu scored the 3rd goal for Abahani in the 50th minute (3-1) while local boy Rakib Hossain netted the 4th goal in the 59th minute which kissed the Baridhara net touching their Uzbek defender S Fozilov (4-1). But, the match turned  exciting when Uttar Baridhara's captain Sumon Reza and Papon Singh scored two successive goals in a span of 13 minutes in the 67th and 89th minutes respectively to make the match close (4-3). In the day's other match, Rahmatganj MFS earned a 2-0 goal victory against Brothers Union Club at the Banglabandhu National Stadium here Tuesday afternoon. READ: BPL Football: Ctg Abahani hand Bashundhara Kings first defeat After a barren first half, Ivory Coast booter Christ Remi scored first for Rahmatganj in the 49th minute (1-0) while Nigerian booter Felix Odili sealed the fate of the fate scoring the 2nd goal in the stoppage time (93rd minute) 2-0. After the match, old Dhaka outfit Rahmatganj MFS moved to the 9th slot securing 18 points from 19 matches while the Gopibagh outfit Brothers Union now under relegation threat with 12th place collecting six points from 18 outings. On Wednesday, league leader Bashundhara Kings will face Muktijoddha Sangsad KC at 4 pm at the BNS while Sheikh Russel KC will meet Arambagh KS also at 4pm at the Kamalapur Stadium here. In the remaining 2Oth round matches, Dhaka Mohammedan SC will play Police FC at 4 pm on Thursday while Dhaka Abahani to play Sheikh Jamal DC also at 4 pm on Friday, both at the Banglabandhu National Stadium.

The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has decided to resume the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football 2020-21 Tuesday after a break of two weeks. Chittagong Abahani will play Uttar Baridhara Club at the Kamalapur Stadium; Rahmatganj MFS will face Brothers Union at the Bangabandhu National Stadium when the league restarts. Read: BPL Football put off at the last moment BFF Senior Vice-President and Professional Football League Management Committee Chairman Abdus Salam Murshedy informed the media about the federation's latest decision Sunday. "Including the Bangladesh Army Stadium in Banani as a BPL Football venue is also on the cards," he said. Read: BPL Football defers by six days The BPL, which had earlier been scheduled to restart on July 24 after the Eid holidays, was deferred to July 30. Once again, it was put off Friday. The postponement came just 60 minutes before matches had been due to start.

The Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football 2020-21, which was scheduled to resume Friday, was postponed at the last moment. The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) announced a new BPL fixture for the 20th and 21st round matches Thursday night to restart the league today. However, the postponement came just 60 minutes before Friday's matches had been due to start. The BFF today postponed the remaining second phase BPL matches saying, "We will keep everyone in the loop after reviewing the overall situation." Read: BPL Football defers by six days The BPL, which had earlier been scheduled to restart on July 24 after the Eid break, was deferred to July 30. As per the latest fixture, Chittagong Abahani were scheduled to face Uttar Baridhara Club at 4pm at the Kamalapur Stadium and Rahmatganj MFS were supposed to play against Brothers Union Club at the same time at the Bangabandhu National Stadium today.

All the matches of the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) and Bangladesh Championship League (BCL) Football 2020-21 have been postponed. Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) took the decision to postpone leagues Friday due to continuous rainfall in the capital and unplayable condition of the field. The BFF also considered the weather forecast while making the decision. Also read: BPL Football: Abahani, Mohammedan play out 1-1 draw The fresh date and fixture for the remaining league matches will be announced later, said the federation. Earlier, the BFF postponed the Women's Football League, and the 3rd Division Football League matches up to July 7 due to inclement weather and countrywide strict lockdown. Also read: BPL Football: Bashundhara continue unbeaten run beating Rahmatganj 2-1