football
Ronaldo scores but Juventus' perfect start ended by Genoa
Milan, Oct 21 (AP/UNB) — Cristiano Ronaldo became the first player to net 400 goals across Europe's top five leagues.
Messi breaks right forearm, out for about 3 weeks
Barcelona, Oct 21 (AP/UNB) — Lionel Messi broke his right forearm on Saturday and will be sidelined for about three weeks, a major setback for him and Barcelona right before some important games.
Unhappy Bayern Munich lashes out against media coverage
Munich, Oct 20 (AP/UNB) — Leading figures at German champion Bayern Munich hit out angrily against the media for its reporting of the club's recent loss of form, even threatening to take legal action if necessary.
Bangladesh U-19 Women’s team leaves for Tajikistan Friday morning
Dhaka, Oct 19 (UNB) – A 31-member Bangladesh U-19 Women’s Football team will leave here for Tajikistan Friday (October 19) morning to compete in the Group D matches of the AFC U-19 Women’s Championship Qualifiers beginning in Dushanbe on Wednesday.
BFF VP Badal Roy demands resignation of BFF President Kazi M Salahuddin
Dhaka, Oct 18 (UNB) - Vice President of Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) Badal Roy has demanded the resignation of BFF President Kazi Mohammad Salahuddin for his failure of keeping his election commitments and financial irregularities.
Speaking in a gathering of Dhaka based clubs at a hotel Wednesday evening, former national star player Badal Roy said, “Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has failed to comply with the demand of modern day football and become a hub of financial irregularities.”
Pique says Rafael Nadal to play in new Davis Cup format
Madrid, Oct 18 (AP/UNB) — Gerard Pique is not worried about the possible absence of some top players in the revamped Davis Cup, especially since Rafael Nadal has said he will play in the new-look competition when it debuts next year.
Rashid, Morgan hand England easy 3rd ODI win over Sri Lanka
Pallekele, Oct 18 (AP/UNB) — Leg spinner Adil Rashid took four wickets and captain Eoin Morgan scored an unbeaten 58 to lift England to a seven-wicket win over Sri Lanka in the third one-day international Wednesday as the visitors took a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
Groeneveld scores as Netherlands draws 1-1 with Belgium
Brussels, Oct 17 (AP/UNB) — Arnaut Groeneveld celebrated his first start for the Netherlands by scoring a first-half equalizer Tuesday as the Dutch drew 1-1 with neighbor Belgium.
Germany loses again in 2-1 defeat to World Cup winner France
Paris, Oct 17 (AP/UNB) — Germany's year just keeps getting worse.
Miranda scores to give Brazil 1-0 win over Argentina
Jeddah, Oct 17 (AP/UNB) — Defender Miranda headed in a stoppage-time goal Tuesday to give Brazil a 1-0 win over archrival Argentina in a friendly in Saudi Arabia.