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The opportunity to show one’s mettle in international leagues was unusual for Bangladeshi athletes, especially women. However, two female players now have such a chance after a difficult time that was preceded by great achievement. A year after Bangladesh won the SAFF Women’s Championship for the first time in late 2022, Sabina Khatun, Krishna Rani … Read more

Aitana Bonmati completed a clean sweep of the major individual awards in women’s football on Monday, when FIFA named her the greatest female player in 2023 at a London gala. The Spain and Barcelona playmaker had a memorable year, winning the Spanish league championship, the Champions League, and then leading her nation to World Cup … Read more

Lionel Messi was named FIFA’s best men’s player for 2023 during an awards event in London on Monday. Messi won the Ballon d’Or for the third time, but the eight-time winner was a surprise winner ahead of Erling Haaland on an otherwise spectacular night for Manchester City. The award was only valid from the time … Read more

Japan came from behind to defeat Vietnam 4-2 in their Asian Cup Group D opening on Sunday at the Al Thumama Stadium, with five goals coming in the first half and Takumi Minamino scoring twice. Japan grabbed the lead in the 11th minute via Minamino, but Vietnam stunned the four-time winners with two goals from … Read more

The host Ivory Coast started proceedings at the Africa Cup of Nations finals with a 2-0 win against Guinea Bissau in Abidjan on Saturday, but jubilant fans crowded the streets and partying lasted late. Fans lined the road from the Alhassane Ouattara Olympic Stadium in the city’s north to crowd their team’s bus as coach … Read more

Rasmus Hojlund and Marcus Rashford are forming a powerful combination, according to Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag, after the forwards both scored in Sunday’s 2-2 Premier League tie with Tottenham Hotspur. Richarlison canceled out Hojlund’s early strike before Rodrigo Bentancur leveled for Spurs after Rashford had put United back in ahead. Hojlund has just … Read more

Sanjida Akhter of the Bangladesh women’s football team has accepted an invitation to play for East Bengal FC in the present Indian Women’s League. The 22-year-old will join her national team captain Sabina Khatun, who arrived in India today to join second-placed Kickstart FC in the same division. “We have already given her a NOC … Read more

South Korea defeated Bahrain 3-1 in their Asian Cup Group E opening on Monday, with Paris St. Germain’s Lee Kang-in scoring twice in the second half. With the score equal at 1-1 thanks to goals from Hwang In-Beom and Bahrain’s Abdullah Al-Hashsash, Lee cranked up the heat with two devastating strikes that had the South … Read more