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1st Div Football: Mugda Samaj Kallyan earn 3-0 victory over East End Club
Mugda Samaj Kalyan & Krira Sangsad earned a comfortable 3-0 goal victory East End Club in the Bashundhara Group Metropolis First Division Football League at Kamalapur Stadium here on Saturday..After a barren first half, Munna Biswas struck twice in the 47th and 55th minutes while Golam Sarwar netted the other goal for Mugda team in the 60th minute. East End Club booter Jabed Ali and Assistant Coach of Mugda SKKS received direct red cards in the match.
Read: 1st Div Football: East End earn 2-0 win over Dilkusha SCThe day's other league match between Victoria Sporting Club and Badda Jagorani Sangsad ended in 1-1 draw at the same venue. Azizur Rahman put Badda Jagorani ahead in the very 2nd minute while Riaz Khalifa leveled the margin in the 12th minute
SAFF Women's Champs: .Bangladesh team reaches Kathmandu
A 34-member Bangladesh Women's Football team reached Nepalese capital Kathmandu Saturday morning to compete in the seven-nation 6th SAFF Women's Championship' 2022 beginning on Tuesday.
Experienced booter Sabina Khatun accompanied the Bangladesh women's side as captain, Maria Manda as vice-captain and Zakir Hossian Chowdhury as the team leader.
All the players of Bangladesh team staying at Soaltee Kathmandu Hotel are now in sound health, said a BFF media release Saturday afternoon.
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Bangladesh will make their first practice session on Sunday (Sept 4) at the Army headquarters ground in Kathmandu from 4:45 pm to 6:15 pm (Bangladesh time).
Earlier, Bangladesh team was placed in tough Group A alongwith five times champions India, the Maldives and Pakistan while Group B team comprises hosts Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan.
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Hosts Nepal will play Bhutan in the opening day's lone match at 5:30 pm at the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu.
Bangladesh will start their campaign taking on the Maldives on Wednesday (Sept 7) at 5:30 pm while two arch-rivals India and Pakistan will meet each other in the day:s other match at 1pm.
In the remaining group matches, Bangladesh will face Pakistan on Sept 10 at 1pm and will meet India on Sept 13 at 5:30 pm.
On completion of group matches, top two teams from each of the groups will play in the semifinals on Sept 16.
The final match will held on Sept 19 at 5 pm.
The morale of youthful Bangladesh women's team is now high than all previous occasions after winning the two- match series 1-0 against upper ranked Malaysia recently.
Bangladesh beat Malaysia 6-0 in the first match and settled for a draw in the 2nd match.
SAFF Women's Champs: .Bangladesh team leaves for Nepal Saturday
A 34-member Bangladesh Women's Football team will leave here for Nepal on Saturday to compete in the seven-nation SAFF Women's Championship' 2022 beginning in Kathmandu on Tuesday( Sept 6).
Bangladesh team was placed in tough Group A along with giant India, Maldives and Pakistan while Group B team comprises hosts Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bhutan.
Experienced booter Sabina Khatun was made the captain of the Bangladesh national women's football team consisting of 23 booters and eleven officials, while Maria Manda made her deputy.
BFF officials disclosed the details of the meet at a press conference at the BFF conference room Thursday afternoon.
FIFA council member, AFC and BFF member Mahfuza Akhter Kiron, Bangladesh team leader Zakir Hossain Chowdhury, team manager Amirul Islam Babu 'Head Coach Golam Rabbani Choton and captain Sabina Khatun, among others, were present at the Conference.
Hosts Nepal will play Bhutan in the opening day's lone match at 5:30 pm at the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu.
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Bangladesh will start their campaign taking on the Maldives on Wednesday (Sept 7) at 5:30 pm while two arch-rivals India and Pakistan will meet each other in the day’s other match at 1pm.
In the remaining group matches, Bangladesh will face Pakistan on Sept 10 at 1pm and will meet India on Sept 13 at 5:30 pm.
On completion of group matches, top two teams from each of the groups will play in the semifinals on Sept 16.
The final match will held on Sept 19 at 5 pm.
SAFF U-17: Bangladesh to start campaign versus hosts Sri Lanka
Bangladesh will start their campaign in the six-nation SAFF U-17 Championship taking on hosts Sri Lanka in one of the two opening day's matches on Monday (Sept 5) at 19 hours at the Racecourse International Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka.BFF officials disclosed the details of the meet at a press conference at the BFF conference room Wednesday afternoon. Team leader of Bangladesh Mohidur Rahman Miraj, BFF general secretary Abu Nayeem Shohag, team manager Md Atiqur Rahman, BFF Technical Director cum team's head coach Paul Thomas Smalley and team captain Imran Khan spoke on the occasion.Earlier, Bangladesh team have been placed in Group A along with Sri Lanka and the Maldives while Group B team comprises India, Nepal and Bhutan.
Read: Bangladesh to participate in SAFF, AFC U-17 FootballIn the remaining group match, Bangladesh will play the Maldives on Wednesday (Sept 7) at 16 hours at the dame venue.On completion of group matches, top two teams from each of the group will play in the semifinals on Sept 12 while final match will be held on Sept 14.Bangladesh team comprises 23 booters and eight officials.Members of Bangladesh team: Players- Goal Keepers- Mohammad Asif, Sohanur Rahman, Ismail Hossain MahinDefenders- Imran Khan, Parvej Ahmed, Ashiqur Rahman, Siam Omit. Mohammad Rahul, Sirajul Islam Rana. Midfielders - Chandon Roy, Nazmul Huda Faisal, Swapon Hossain, Sajal Tripura, Saiful Islam, Iftiar Hossain, Samuel Raksam, Mithu Chowdury and Mithun Shaikh, Forwards- Rubel Shaikh, Morshed Ali, Mirajul Islam, Mohammad Nazimuddin, Sumon Soren and Moltagim Alam Himel.Team Officials- Team Leader-Mohidur Rahman Miraj, Team Manager- Md Atiqur Rahman, Technical Director cum team Head Coach- Paul Thomas Smalley, Asstt Coaches- Abul Hossain and Mehedy Hassan Siddiqui, Goal Keeping Coach- Sayeed Hasan Kanan, Media Officer cum Translator -Saeed Hassan, Physio - Yousuf Ali.
Champions League 2022-2023: Groups, fixtures, where to watch it live in Bangladesh
UEFA confirmed the complete group stage fixtures for the Champions League 2022–2023 season two days after the draw was held in Turkey’s capital city, Istanbul, on August 25. Former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure assisted with the draw. The group phase will start on September 6 and will end on November 2. A total of 32 teams will compete for a Round of 16 spot. Let’s take a look at the groups, fixtures, as well as platforms on which the Champions League matches can be seen live in Bangladesh.
Who will play with whom in the group phase of the Champions League 2022-2023?
Four pots with a total of eight teams in each were kept for the draw. Club rankings were taken into consideration while selecting the teams to fill the pots. 32 teams were divided into eight groups at the draw. Here are the eight groups for the upcoming UEFA Champions League season.
The Liverpool, Ajax, Napoli, and Rangers are in Group A. Porto, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, and Club Brugge complete the Group B. Group C includes Bayern Munich, FC Barcelona, Inter Milan, and Viktoria Plzen. In Group D, you have Eintracht Frankfurt, Tottenham Hotspur, Sporting CP, and Marseille. AC Milan, Chelsea, Red Bull Salzburg, and Dinamo Zagreb are in Group E. Real Madrid, RB Leipzig, Shakhtar Donetsk, and Celtic are all in Group F. Group G consists of Manchester City, Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund, and Copenhagen. Group H includes Maccabi Haifa, Benfica, Juventus, and Paris Saint-Germain.
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2022-2023 UEFA Champions League: Group Phase Fixtures
The group phase is all set to begin on September 6 with the first round of matches. There will be some first round matches that will be held on September 7. The second round matches will take place on September 13 and 14. The third round fixtures will be played on October 4 and 5. The fourth round will take place on October 11 and 12, followed by the fifth round, to be held on October 25 and 26. The group phase will end with the sixth round of fixtures, which will be held on November 1 and 2.
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Group-wise, each round's confirmed matchday
Groups (A, B, C, D): First Round: September 7, Second Round: September 13, Third Round: October 4, Fourth Round: October 12, Fifth Round: October 26, Sixth Round: November 1
Groups (E, F, G, H): First Round: September 6, Second Round: September 14, Third Round: October 5, Fourth Round: October 11, Fifth Round: October 25, Sixth Round: November 2
Where to watch live UEFA Champions League matches in Bangladesh
Sony Pictures Network (Sony TV) will broadcast the entire UEFA Champions League 2022–2023 season in India and the Indian subcontinent. Therefore, the Bangladesh audience can watch the Champions League football matches live on Sony network channels.
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The audience can also watch the live Champions League matches on the OTT platforms where Sony Pictures Network channels are available. Besides, anyone can watch the UCL football matches live through the SonyLiv app and website. So, a number of options are available to watch live in Europe’s most prestigious club football competition.
Bottom Line
The Qatar World Cup 2022 will begin in mid-November. Therefore, the group phase of the Champions League 2022–2023 season will be completed in the first week of November. For the Round of 16, the top two teams from each group will advance.
According to the draw, Group C, where Viktoria Plzen, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich, and Barcelona will play against each other, is considered the group of death. In addition, the group favorites to move to the next round are Liverpool, Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich, Tottenham Hotspur, Chelsea, Real Madrid, Manchester City, and Paris Saint-Germain.
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Pele 'doing very well' and grateful for support
Brazilian football legend Pele has moved to reassure fans that he is in good health as he continues his fight against cancer.
The 81-year-old posted a photo on social media in which he is seen smiling alongside his wife Marcia Aoki at their home in Guaruja, outside Sao Paulo.
"I'm sending this photo to you, just to say thank you," he said in a message accompanying the image. "I am so grateful for having my wife with me, for the laughter, for the peace of my home, and for all your loving messages. I am doing very well and taking care of my health."
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The three-time World Cup winner has undergone several sessions of chemotherapy in Sao Paulo since having a tumor removed from his colon last September.
In February, he spent more than two weeks in hospital due to a urinary tract infection.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time, Pele scored a world record tally of 1,281 goals in a 1,363-match professional career that spanned 21 years.
He was capped 91 times for Brazil, scoring 77 international goals.
2nd Div Football: BKSP beat Khilgaon FA 2-0
Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP) earned 2-0 goals victory over Khilgaon Football Academy in the Bashundhara Group Metropolis 2nd Division Football League at the Kamalapur Stadium here on Monday.
After a barren first half, Abdul Halim put national sports training institute team BKSP ahead in the 81st minute while Emon Hossain confirmed the team victory scoring one more goal in the added time (90+3 minute) of the match.
Rakibul Islam of BKSP and Atiqur Rahman Khilgoan FA received direct red cards in the match.
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In the day' s another match at the same venue, Kingstar Sporting Club beat Kadomtola Sangsad by a solitary goal scored by Gausul Akbar Sabin in the 31st minute.
The day's other league match between Arambagh Football Academy and Gouripur Sporting Club ended in a goalless draw at the same venue.
Lewandowski leads Barcelona; Benzema keeps Madrid perfect
With a defender moving in front of him and blocking his view inside the area, Robert Lewandowski stayed calm.
The veteran striker patiently waited for a gap, then quickly used his backheel to gently send the ball into the far corner for a beautiful goal.
Lewandowski continues to make scoring look easy after joining Barcelona from Bayern Munich. Barcelona's top signing this season found the net twice on Sunday to lead the Catalan club to a 4-0 rout of Valladolid in the Spanish league.
Real Madrid relied on Karim Benzema, its trustworthy striker for years, to maintain a perfect start with its third straight away victory. Benzema scored in the 88th minute and deep into stoppage time to give the defending champion a 3-1 win at Espanyol.
It was the third league goal for Benzema, while Lewandowski took his tally to four. The Poland striker had also scored a double in the 4-1 victory at Real Sociedad last weekend. He was also twice denied by the woodwork at the Camp Nou on Sunday.
“He is extraordinary," Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández said of Lewandowski. "He is a natural leader who has been helping us greatly.”
Pedri González and Sergi Roberto also scored for Barcelona, which had opened with a disappointing 0-0 draw against Rayo Vallecano at home.
The 34-year-old Lewandowski, signed from Bayern for nearly $50 million, got on the board in the 24th by completing a nice pass by Raphinha, another one of Barcelona new signings who has been playing well.
Pedri added to the lead in the 43rd from near the penalty spot after an assist by Ousmane Dembélé, who also set up Lewandowski's superb backheel goal in the 64th. Roberto closed the scoring in stoppage time.
“We knew what kind of player we had signed,” newly signed Barcelona defender Jules Koundé said of Lewandowski. “He is a top striker and he shows it with his goals and with how he helps the team.”
Barcelona finally could count on Koundé, who had not been registered ahead of the first two rounds because the club wasn't able to abide with the league’s fair play regulations. The former Sevilla defender started in the right back position and impressed in his debut.
Valladolid, owned by former Brazil and Barcelona great Ronaldo, is back in the first division after a one-year absence. It was coming off a home loss against Villarreal and a draw at Sevilla.
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MADRID STAYS PERFECT
Madrid was a few minutes away from losing its perfect record when Benzema came through with two late goals against Espanyol.
Madrid was far from its best but Benzema helped to salvage the win with a nice close-range touch to complete a well-placed cross by Rodrygo. Benzema than easily converted a free kick after Espanyol defender Leandro Cabrera had to play in goal because goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte was sent off and all substitutions had been made.
Vinícius Júnior had put Madrid ahead in the 12th and Joselu equalized for the hosts in the 43rd.
It was the third match in a row on the road for Madrid, which asked to start away from home because of renovation work at its Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. The team will be back at the venue for its match against Real Betis on Saturday.
Madrid beat Almería and Celta Vigo in its first two games. Espanyol stayed winless after having drawn at Celta before losing to Rayo Vallecano at home.
VILLARREAL HELD
Villarreal ended its perfect record with a 0-0 draw at Getafe, which was yet to win a point this season.
Unai Emery's Villarreal had most of the scoring chances. A penalty kick in its favor deep into stoppage time was reversed after video review.
Getafe had conceded three goals in each of its first two matches.
Cádiz was the only other team without a point entering the weekend. It will have a chance to end its losing streak when it hosts unbeaten Athletic Bilbao on Monday.
FAN VIOLENCE
Police had to intervene after a confrontation between fans of second division clubs Racing Santander and Oviedo on Sunday.
Authorities said the fans threw rocks and other objects at each other.
There were no reports of injuries or arrests.
Oviedo won the match 1-0 in Santander.
Life in the fast lane: Kane double takes him to EPL landmark
Harry Kane used to be regarded as a slow starter to Premier League seasons.
Not this time.
The England captain scored for the third straight game with his double earning Tottenham a 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest on Sunday and taking Kane to third in the all-time Premier League scoring charts.
Kane also scored a stoppage-time equalizer against Chelsea in the second round and the winner against Wolverhampton last weekend.
Kane had never scored in the season-opening month of August until 2018, a run of 15 matches across different seasons. He also had a poor start to last season, after a summer move to Manchester City didn’t materialize, before finding form in the new year.
After a full preseason, he has hit the ground running in the 2022-23 campaign — and should have had another goal to his name against Forest, only for a second-half penalty to be saved by Dean Henderson.
Also Sunday, West Ham beat Aston Villa 1-0 to earn its first points of the season and Newcastle struck in the 90th minute to leave Wolverhampton with a 1-1 draw.
MOVING UP
Kane scored in either half to draw level with Andrew Cole on 187 Premier League goals — behind only Alan Shearer (260) and Wayne Rooney (208) — and ensure his side’s unbeaten start to the season continues. Tottenham is third with 10 points from four games, two points behind leader Arsenal.
Kane's perfect day was only spoilt when Henderson’s second penalty save in back-to-back home games saw the England striker’s run of 21 successful spot kicks come to an end.
Antonio Conte’s Spurs found the perfect way to quieten down the home ground as it took the lead after just five minutes. Kane’s touch set Dejan Kulusevski away and, after advancing up the pitch, the Swede returned the ball to the England captain, who found the bottom corner from 20 yards in clinical fashion.
Tottenham was awarded a penalty eight minutes after the break as Steve Cook deliberately handled Ivan Perisic’s cross. When the penalty was finally taken after a VAR check Henderson produced the heroics again — just as he did against West Ham — as he dived full length to his right to palm away Kane’s powerful kick. It was the first spot kick Kane had missed for Tottenham since February 2018.
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The visitors did eventually double their lead with nine minutes remaining. Richarlison won the ball back and sent in a delicious cross that Kane headed into an empty net.
FIRST POINTS FOR WEST HAM
West Ham recorded its first points and first goal of the league season with a victory at Aston Villa.
Pablo Fornals scored the only goal of the game. His deflected second-half strike was enough to see the Hammers open their account for the top-flight campaign after losses to Manchester City, Nottingham Forest and Brighton.
The win will ease some of the pressure on West Ham coach David Moyes but increase the tension for counterpart Steven Gerrard, whose side were booed off at full time.
Villa thought it had taken the lead in the 14th minute but Ezri Konsa’s goal was disallowed as Lucas Digne’s corner kick had gone fractionally out of play.
Fornals opened the scoring at Villa Park with 16 minutes remaining. Kurt Zouma brought the ball forward and found captain Declan Rice, who picked out Fornals and the Spaniard’s 25-yard effort deflected off Konsa and looped over Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez .
UNBEATEN MAGPIES
Allan Saint-Maximin’s stunning 90th-minute equalizer saw Newcastle snatch a draw at Wolverhampton, salvaging its unbeaten start to the Premier League season.
Under pressure from Jacob Murphy, Hwang Hee-chan sliced a clearance into the air and it dropped for Saint-Maximin to thump a brilliant volley into the corner from 20 yards.
The Magpies then almost turned the match around completely in stoppage time with Elliot Anderson hitting the crossbar.
Ruben Neves’ first-half screamer had given Wolves the lead.
Newcastle needed Saint-Maximin to produce as Eddie Howe was unable to call on new $70 million signing Alexander Isak, with the Sweden international yet to receive his work permit, while Bruno Guimaraes and Callum Wilson were injured.
The point does little to raise hopes at Molineux with Wolves still looking for the first league win of the season.
SATURDAY'S GAMES
Liverpool blew away Bournemouth 9-0 at Anfield on Saturday, equaling the record for the biggest-ever victory in the Premier League.
Manchester City’s Erling Haaland netted a second-half hat trick as City rallied to beat Crystal Palace 4-2 at home.
Arsenal maintained its perfect start to the season by rallying for a 2-1 win over Fulham.
PSG drops points after 1-1 draw with Monaco; Marseille wins
Neymar won and scored a penalty as Paris Saint-Germain rallied to draw 1-1 at home to Monaco and stay in first place in the French league on Sunday.
Neymar latched onto Lionel Messi's pass down the left and cut inside central defender Guillermo Maripan, who appeared to catch him with an outstretched leg.
The referee waved away PSG's penalty claims but then awarded the kick following a video review. Neymar used his usual staggered run-up to confuse goalkeeper Alexander Nuebel before casually guiding the ball inside the left post. It was Neymar's sixth goal in the league and eighth goal in five games overall.
PSG has 10 points and leads on goal difference from bitter rival Marseille and northern side Lens.
Monaco rode its luck at times but closed down PSG well early on, denying space to its famed attacking trio of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, then took the lead in the 20th.
After recent signing Mohamed Camara tackled Messi near the halfway line, Russia midfielder Aleksandr Golovin sent a pass into the path of German striker Kevin Volland, who held off central defender Presnel Kimpembe before striking a low shot into the bottom right corner.
PSG's strike force had netted 17 league goals in the three previous league games under new coach Christophe Galtier, but did not hit the target until Mbappe's tame shot in the 37th.
“They closed us down well,” PSG captain Marquinhos said. “They stopped us bringing the ball out from the back.”
PSG then struck the post twice in first-half injury time, with Messi's curler from 20 meters clipping the left upright and bouncing to Mbappe, who rushed his shot and hit the base of the right post.
Marquinhos conceded a clumsy corner right at the start of the second half and, minutes later, Monaco striker Wissam Ben Yedder went close with a lob for 12th-place Monaco after goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma rushed off his line.
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Nuebel made a fine stop to deny Neymar in the 59th but was well beaten on his penalty.
Meanwhile, coach Igor Tudor’s new-look Marseille is looking good as Alexis Sanchez scored twice and his team won 3-0 at southern rival Nice in an earlier game.
Nice recruited strongly, bringing in established Premier League players like goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel, midfielder Aaron Ramsey and forward Nicolas Pepe, but is still seeking a win and is in 18th place.
Marseille has made a strong start under Tudor, who is known as a disciplinarian and whose appointment was questioned by fans — especially when he left veteran playmaker Dimitri Payet out of the first three games.
But Tudor is winning the fans over with a high-octane brand of pressing soccer. He also said he'd give the 35-year-old Payet games. This time, he started him playing just behind Sanchez — a much-heralded signing from Italian champion Inter Milan.
The Chile forward grabbed his first goal in the 10th minute and, after former Arsenal fullback Nuno Tavares made it three goals in four games this season, Tavares combined with Payet to help set up Sanchez's second goal in the 42nd.
OTHER MATCHES
Marseille was not the only side scoring freely away from home, with Montpellier netting five first-half goals in a 7-0 victory at Brest.
The 19-year-old striker Elye Wahi scored twice and veteran forward Valere Germain added two second-half goals for eighth-place Montpellier.
It was a stinging defeat for Brest coach Michel Der Zakarian, who played 10 years for the club as a defender and coached it from 2017-21.
Striker Moussa Dembélé's towering late header earned fourth-place Lyon a 1-1 draw at Reims.
Promoted Toulouse led early with a goal from midfielder Zakaria Aboukhlal but conceded three second-half goals in a 3-1 loss at midtable Nantes.
Nigeria striker Terem Moffi scored both goals as Lorient beat Clermont 2-1 at home.
Elsewhere, Troyes beat Angers 3-1 in a scrap between lowly sides.