United News of Bangladesh

Sofia, Oct 17 (AP/UNB) — Bulgarian police arrested six soccer fans Wednesday and identified 15 people linked to making racist gestures, including Nazi salutes, during a European Championship qualifying match against England.

Dhaka, Oct 16 (UNB)- Bangladesh U-16s made a good start in the four-team UEFA Assist Under-16 Development Tournament beating Cambodia U-16s by two goals to nil in their first match at the floodlit Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Wednesday.

Madrid, Oct. 16 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Manchester United have been dealt a significant blow ahead of their weekend clash at home to Premier League leaders Liverpool, with the news that goalkeeper David de Gea is injured.

Sofia, Oct 16 (AP/UNB) — Bulgarian police arrested six soccer fans Wednesday and identified 15 people linked to making racist gestures, including Nazi salutes, during a European Championship qualifying match against England.

Nyon, Oct 16 (AP/UNB) — UEFA has punished Lazio for fans' racist behavior by closing one end of Stadio Olimpico for its Europa League game against Celtic.

Toronto, OCT 16 (AP/UNB) — The U.S. keeps coming up with underwhelming performances in its first year under Gregg Berhalter, whose tenure as American coach is starting to draw criticism.

Toronto,  OCT 16 (AP/UNB)— The Toronto Maple Leafs have made a habit of falling behind early this season.

Rio De Janeiro, Oct. 16 (Xinhua/UNB)  -- The Brazilian women's football team will participate in next month's Yongchuan International Tournament in China as part of their preparations for next year's Olympic Games, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Tuesday.

Dhaka, Oct 15 (UNB)- Bangladesh came away with a point from their third group match of the Joint Qualification Round for the FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 against India in Kolkata Tuesday, but will rue the opportunity they missed to bag the full 3 points, having had their hosts on the backfoot for almost the full 90 minutes.

Dhaka, Oct 15 (UNB) – India clinched the SAFF U-15 Women’s Championship title for the 2nd time in a row, but were evenly matched all the way by Bangladesh. In the end, it took a  tie-breaker to separate the two sides, which India clinched 5-3 to lift the trophy at the Changlimithang Stadium in Thimpu, Bhutan on Tuesday.