The Bangladesh Olympic football team’s hopes of making it to the Round of 16 for the second year in a row took a big hit when they lost to Myanmar 1-0 in their first game of the Asian Games in Hangzhou today. India and China are also in the group, so Bangladesh wanted to get … Read more
Thomas Tuchel, the coach of Bayern Munich, said Tuesday that he was fine with Julian Nagelsmann, the man he ousted as coach, taking over for Germany. German media said earlier on Tuesday that Hansi Flick had been fired as coach of the men’s national team, and Nagelsmann was close to taking over. This would happen … Read more
Bashundhara Kings’ perfect record against Maldivian teams came to an end yesterday when they lost 3-1 at Maziya S&RC in Male in the first AFC Cup match of the season. The four-time Bangladesh Premier League winners, who had already won against the same team twice and TC Sports once in the AFC Cup, lost for … Read more
After the weekend’s humiliation in the local derby, Stefano Pioli stated on Monday that AC Milan’s focus is now on their Champions League opening against Newcastle United. The Serie A leaders Inter Milan crushed the seven-time European champions 5-1 on Saturday. The crushing loss wiped out any positive energy generated by the new-look team’s three … Read more
The first Saudi team to visit Iran since 2016, Al-Nassr captain Cristiano Ronaldo was welcomed with open arms on Monday ahead of the start of the Asian Champions League group stage. Tuesday’s Group E matches pit Al-Nassr against Persepolis of Iran and Al-Duhail of Qatar against Istiklol Dushanbe of Tajikistan. Follow The Daily Star’s Google … Read more
Brazil’s Neymar had a forgettable Asian Champions League start on Monday, as Al Hilal needed a late goal to beat Uzbekistan’s Navbahor 1-1 at home in Riyadh. After joining the record Asian champions last month for an alleged €90 million from Paris Saint-Germain, Neymar made his debut on Friday as a substitute in the Saudi … Read more
Spanish international strikers who were called up to the women’s team said in a statement late on Monday that they still wanted to be off the squad. After the Spanish football federation (RFEF) underwent more changes, the majority of the 15 Women’s World Cup champions said they would not play for their nation. However, new … Read more
Even though the 19th Asian Games will end on September 23, the football competition begins today at the Xiaoshan Sports Centre Stadium with Bangladesh taking on cross-border rivals Myanmar at 2:00 PM Bangladesh time. Ahead to today’s first encounter, the Bangladeshi squad trained with complete attention yesterday, completing the allotted one and a half hours … Read more
As Europe’s premier club tournament prepares for a significant overhaul, Manchester City will launch their Champions League defense on Tuesday when the group stage of the league begins in its last season as it now exists. The Champions League will reopen next year, having been unveiled by UEFA in 2021, at the height of the … Read more
The four-time winners of the Bangladesh Premier League, Bashundhara Kings, will play their first group stage match in Male today at 4:00 p.m. Bangladesh time against Maldivian champions Maziya S&RC, with the goal of extending their undefeated record against Maldivian opponents. Shashandara Thus far, Kings have participated in three iterations of the continent’s second-tier club … Read more
