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Six-time champions Dhaka Abahani Limited finished runners up in the 10-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football beating Brothers Union Club by 3-0 goal at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla on Tuesday. Local defender Asaduzzaman Bablu scored the first goal for the sky- blue Dhanmondi outfit Abahani in the 24th minute (1-0),  Brazilian midfielder Raphael Augusto doubled the margin in the 51st minute (2-0) while local forward Mirajul Islam sealed the fate of the match scoring the 3rd goal for Abahani in the 86th minute (3-0). In the day’s other match, coming from behind, last time champions Bashundhara Kings became 3rd in the league beating Dhaka Wanderers Club by 5-3 goal at their home ground of Bashundhara Kings Arena on Tuesday afternoon. Striker Shekh Morsalin made a hattrick for the Kings scoring three goal in the 42nd, 45+4th and 66th minutes while forward Rakib Hossain and Mohammad Hossen Rahul scored one each for the Kings. Midfielder Mohammad Sadik Ahmed, Shahinul Islam Sumon and Manjurul  Karim scored one each for the relegated side Dhaka Wanderers Club in the 8th, 49th and 90+4 minutes respectively. In the day's other match, ride on a hattrick hy Malian booter Souleymane Diabate, Dhaka Mohammedan SC, which clinched the first-ever BPL crown with three matches spare earlier, outplayed Youngmen's Club Fakirerpool by 6-1 goals at the Shaheed Barkat Stadium in Gazipur Tuesday afternoon. Kool-BSJA Media Cup Football tournament begins Souleymane Diabate made a hattrick scoring five goals in the 5th, 23rd, 39th ,71st and 90th minutes while Sourav Dewan netted the other goal for the traditional black and whites Mohammedan in the 81st minute  R Tudu scored the consolation goal for the Youngmen's Club Fakirerpool in the 86th minute.. In the day's remaining match, coming from behind, Rahmatganj MFS finished 4th in the league outplaying  Bangladesh Police FC by 4-1 goals at the Fl.Lt Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj on Tuesday featuring a hattrick by Ghana booter Samuel Boateng. Ghana forward Samuel Boateng made a hattrick scoring three goals  while Gambian booter Solomon King Kanform netted the other goal for the old Dhaka outfit Rahmatganj while D Quipapa netted lone goal  for the Police FC. After day's 18th and last round matches, Dhaka Mohammedan emerged champions with 42 points, Dhaka Abahani Ltd finished runners up with 35 points, Basundhara Kings was placed 3rd with 32 points,  Rahmatganj MFS finished 4th with 30 points while Brothers Union Club became 5th with 27 points.

Newly crowned Dhaka Mohammedan SC conceded 2nd defeat in the 10-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football losing to mediocre Rahmatganj MFS  by 3-4 goals at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla on Wednesday. Mohammedan SC tasted the first defeat against lowly Youngmen's Club Fakirerpool in  the last match of the first phase league and they played draw with Dhaka Abahani and Fortis FC in the 2nd phase of the ongoing league. The match between Mohammedan and Rahmatganj was abandoned after 18 minutes on Tuesday for unplayable ground following inclement weather when Dhaka Mohammedan SC were leading by 2-1 goals. The traditional black and white Mohammedan SC, which assured their first- ever professional league crown with three matches to spare last Saturday, today appeared the field at 1:15 pm to play the remaining part of 72 minutes and conceded three goals in the time scoring only one. Ghana forward Samuel Boateng, who scored one goal on Tuesday, today (Wednesday) completed a hattrick for Rahmatganj MFS scoring three goals while Tajuddin netted the remaining goal for Rahmatganj MFS. Long serving Mali booter Souleymane Diabate struck twice and Nigerian Emmanuel Sunday scored one goal for Mohammedan. UAE elect to field first in third T20I vs Bangladesh In the day's other match, Dhaka Abahani Limited consolidated their claim for the league runners-up position outplaying relegated side Chittagong Abahani Limited by 5-0 goals also at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla Wednesday afternoon. Enamul Islam Gazi scored twice, Emeka Ogbugh ,  Asaduzzaman  Bablu, Raphael Augusto scored one each for Dhaka Abahani. The day's another match between Fortis FC and Police FC ended in 1-1 draw at the Bashundhara Kings Arena on Wednesday. Al Amin put Police FC ahead in the 44th minute while Gambian striker  Pa Omar Babou leveled the margin for Fortis SC in the 67th minute.  After the day's 16th round matches,  champions Dhaka Mohammedan SC have secured 38 points, Dhaka Abahani brightened their chance for league runners up position collecting 31 points, Bashundhara Kings bagged 28 points,  Rahmatganj MFS and Brothers Union bagged 26 points each, Police FC earned 24 and Fortis FC bagged 23 points.

A brilliant hattrick by Rakib Hossain guided five times champions Bashundhara Kings to advance to the 2nd slot in the  Bashundhara Group Bangladesh Premier League Football  2024- 25 outplaying Youngmen's Club Fakirerpool by 7-2 goals at the Shaheed Barkat Stadium in Gazipur on Tuesday. With the day's feat, the Kings advance to the 2nd slot in the 10-team league toppling Dhaka Abahani Limited  securing 28 points from 16 matches by virtue of better goal difference Six times champions Dhaka Abahani went down to the 3rd slot due to poor goal differences despite of collecting 28 points from 15 matches, playing one match less than the Kings In the day's match, national forward Rakib Hossain made a hattrick scoring four goals in the 22nd, 68th, 77th and 88th minutes while Uzbekistan midfielder Asror Gafurov, Foysal Ahmed Fahim and Rafiqul Islam scored one each for the Kings in the 36th, 38th and 47th minutes respectively. In the day's other match, Brothers Union Club outplayed Dhaka Wanderers Club by 5-0 goals at the FL Lt Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj  on Tuesday. National Men's Handball: Holders Bangladesh Ansar & VDP make flying start beating Joypurhat DSA Two Gambian booters Zakaria Darboe and Assan Njie  struck twice each while Nigerian booter Sunday Udoh netted the remaining goal for the Gopibagh outfit Brothers. The day's other match between newly crowned Dhaka Mohammedan SC and the old Dhaka outfit Rahmatganj MFS was abandoned at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla Tuesday afternoon The match will be played on Wednesday at 1pm at the same venue.

Dhaka Mohammedan SC smartly  clinched their first- ever title since the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) started as the top tier of football in the country, with three matches to spare as their arch rivals Dhaka Abahani Limited conceded defeat against Fortis SC in Cumilla on Saturday. Lowly Fortis Football Club arranged  the party for the traditional black and whites Mohammedan in the day's 15th round match beating six times champions Dhaka Abahani Ltd by 2-1 goals at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla this afternoon . This is the first professional league and the Dhaka  domestic league title for Mohammedan SC after 22 years since 2002. Earlier on Friday, Dhaka Mohammedan FC completed the ground works for their maiden professional league crown securing 38 points from 15 matches outplaying relegated side Chittagong Abahani Limited by 4-1 goals at the same venue Friday afternoon. After the day's debacle, Dhaka Abahani Ltd are now battling for the league runners up position with 28 points while Fortis FC remained at the 7th slot in the 10 team league securing 22 points, playing 15 matches each.  BPL Football: Dhaka Mohammedan close to their first-ever title beating Chattagram Abahani In the day's match, Gambian forward Pa Omar Babou put Fortis SC ahead in the 39th minute from a penalty to dominate the first half (1-0). Fortis FC were restricted to 10- man in the 75th minute as their defender Manjurur Rahman  got marching order after receiving direct red card . Despite of one man short, midfielder Sajed Hasan Jummon increased  the Fortis margin in the 77th minute (2-0). However, defender Yeasin Khan pulled the Abahani margin one back in the 80th minute scoring a consolation goal (2-1) In the day's other match, Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society advanced to the 4th slot in the league table beating Dhaka Wanders Club by 3-1 goals at the Shaheed Barkat Stadium in Gazipur Saturday afternoon. With the day's well merited victory, Rahmatganj MFS advanced to 4th slot  secured 23 points toppling Brothers Union and Police FC, also have same points. Samuel Boateng scored first for Rahmatganj in the very 2nd minute from a penalty (1-0), Mehahi Hasan doubled the margin in the 35th minute (2-0). Real Madrid signs Spain defender Dean Huijsen from Bournemouth Gustavo Henrique reduced the Wanderers margin in the 48th minute (2-1) while Tanvir Hasan further widen the Rahmatganj margin in the 85th minute (3-1).

Six times champions Dhaka Abahani Ltd further went down in the title race of the 10 -team Bashundhara Group Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football after playing goalless draw with lowly  Bangladesh Police FC at the Mymensingh District Stadium Saturday afternoon. Abahani midfielder Papon Singh got marching order in the 3rd minute of the added time (90+3 minute) after receiving 2nd yellow card in the match With the day's debacle, the sky blue Dhanmondi outfit Abahani Ltd were almost out of the title race securing 28 points from 14 matches while Bangladesh Police FC remained at the 6th slot with 20 points from 14 matches After the 14th round matches, Dhaka Mohammedan SC are in handshake distance to clinch their first-ever professional league crown securing 35 points while holders Bashundhara Kings are in the distant 3rd with 25 points. In the day's other match, Youngmen's Club Fakirerpool upset Rahmatganj Muslim Friends Society by 2-1 goals at the Fl. Lt Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj on Saturday. India tour of Bangladesh, Asia Cup in doubt after IPL halt Despite the day's defeat, the old Dhaka outfit Rahmatganj MFS are in the 4th slot in the league table collecting 20 points while Youngmen's Club Fakirerpool are in the 8th place with 16 points, playing 14 matches each. Irfan Hossain put Youngmen's Club ahead in the 26th minute (1-0)  while Mosharraf Hossain Shanto doubled the Youngmen's margin in the 53rd minute (2-0) Mosharraf Hossain Shanto  scored a gifted goal for Rahmatganj MFS sending the ball to his own net in the 90th minute (2-1).

League leaders Mohammedan SC tasted their first defeat in their 9th match of the 10- team  Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), losing to lowly Youngmen's Club Fakirerpool by 0-1 goal at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Dutta Stadium in Cumilla Friday afternoon. Despite the day's maiden and shocking defeat, the traditional black and whites Mohammedan SC comfortably dominated the league in the first phase securing 24 points from nine matches With the day's well-merited and 3rd victory, Youngmen's Club Fakirerpool advanced to the 7th slot in the league table collecting nine points from as many matches. After a barren first half, Uzbek midfielder Sardor Jakmonov scored the match winning goal for Youngmen's Club in the 66th minute of the match (1-0). In the day's another match, defending champions Bashundhara Kings outplayed Dhaka Wanderers Club by 5-0 goals at the Shaheed Barkat Stadium in Gazipur on Friday. BPL Football: 9th round begins Friday with leaders Mohammedan taking on Youngmen’s Club Brazilian midfielder Jonathon Fernandes put the Kings ahead in the 11th minute (1-0), medio Mohammad Sohel  Rana doubled the Kings margin in the 29th minute (2-0) while defender Topu Barman scored the 3rd goal for the winners in the 38th minute to dominate the first half by 3-0 goals. Local forward Rakib Hossain and Brazilian forward Miguel Figueira added two more goals for the Kings in the 66th and 75th minutes respectively to earned a comfortable (5-0) victory. In the day's other match, coming from behind, Bangladesh Police FC beat Rahmatganj MFS by 2-1 goals at the Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh on Friday. Ghana midfielder Mamoud Oshie put Rahmatganj MFS ahead in the 25th minute while local forward  Al Amin scored twice for Police FC in the 35th and 68th minutes respectively. Federation Cup Football: Rahmatganj, Dhaka Abahani Ltd maintain all-win record beating their rivals After the day's matches, the six-time champions Dhaka Abahani Limited followed the leader Mohammedan  distantly collecting 19 points from eight matches, holders .Bashundhara Kings advanced to the 3rd place with 17 points,  Rahmatganj MFS went down to the 4th with their previous credit of 15 points playing nine matches each while Brothers Union Club are struggling at the 5th slot collecting 14 points from eight outings.

The 9th round of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football begins on Friday (Jan 24) with league leader Dhaka Mohammedan SC taking on lowly Youngmen’s Club Fakirerpool at 2:45pm at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Dutta Stadium in Cumilla in one of the three matches on the day. Defending champions Bashundhara Kings will play Dhaka Wanderers Club also at 2:45pm at the Shaheed Barkat Stadium in Gazipur while Rahmatganj MFS will face Bangladesh Police FC in the day’s other fixture also at 2:45 pm at the Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh. On the following day (Saturday), Dhaka Abahani Limited will play Brothers Union Club at 2:45pm at the Bir Shreshtho Fl Lt Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj while Fortis FC will encounters Chittagong Abahani Limited also at 2:45 pm at the Bashundhara Kings Arena in the capital.   Federation Cup Football: Rahmatganj, Dhaka Abahani Ltd maintain all-win record beating their rivals After the 8th round matches, Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd comfortably dominated the 10-team league table with all-win record as the lone team securing full 24 points, the six-time champions Dhaka Abahani Limited followed the leaders distantly collecting 19 points. The old Dhaka outfit Rahmatganj MFS remained at distant 3rd place bagging 15 points while defending champions Bashundhara Kings and once giant Brothers Union Club are struggling at the 4th and 5th slots respectively, collecting 14 points each.

Brothers Union Club beat group leader Fortis FC by 1-0 goal in their 3rd Group A match of the Federation Cup Football’ 2024-25 at the Rafique Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh on Tuesday. Midfielder Kawar Ali Rabbi scored the match-winning goal for the Goipbagh outfit Brothers Union in the 36th minute of the match. In the days’ other match, coming from behind, Bangladesh Police FC defeated all-losers Dhaka Wanderers Club by 2-1 goals at the Bashundhara Kings Arena in the capital on Tuesday. Defender Mohammad Emon put the Wanderers Club ahead in the 42nd minute from a penalty (1-0) while forward Mannaf Rabbi leveled the margin for Police FC in the 84th minute (1-1)  Another forward Esanur Rahman scored the match-winning goal for Police FC just two minutes later (2-1).   Despite the day’s maiden defeat, Fortis FC dominated the Group A securing seven points from all the four group matches with two wins, one draw and one defeat, defending champions Bashundhara Kings and Brothers Union Club are in the 2nd and 3rd slot respectively securing six points each playing three matches. With the day’s first win in their 3rd Group A match, Bangladesh Police FC bagged four points from three matches with one win, one draw and one defeat while old horse Dhaka Wanderers Club remained at the bottom with empty hand, also playing three matches. Fed Cup Football: Fortis FC will play Brothers Union, Police FC meets Wanderers Club on Tuesday In the Group B, Rahmatganj MFS and Dhaka Abahani Limited moved into the qualifier stage with two matches to spare securing full six points each from straight two matches eliminating last time runners-up Dhaka Mohammedan SC, Youngmen’s Club Fakirerpool and Chittagong Abahani Limited.    Dhaka Abahani Limited, without any foreign booters, smartly booked seat for qualifiers shocking their traditional rivals Dhaka Mohammedan SC beating them by 1-0 goal in titans battle last Tuesday. Dhaka Mohammedan SC collected three points from three matches to eliminate from the race with one win and two defeats. Youngmen’s Club Fakirerpool earned one point from two matches while Chittagong Abahani Ltd also bagged one point playing three matches.  Grouping of Federation Cup: Group A - Bashundhara Kings, Bangladesh Police FC, Fortis FC, Brothers Union Club and Dhaka Wanderers Club Group B - Mohammedan SC Ltd, Dhaka Abahani Ltd, Chattagram Abahani Ltd, Rahmatganj MFS and Fakirerpool Youngmen's Club. Top two teams from each of the two groups will play in the meet's next round (qualification and elimination) like the Franchisee cricket league.

Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd maintained their all-win record in the 10-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football, beating their nearest rivals Rahmatganj MFS by 3-1 goals in a vital 7th round match at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Dutta Stadium in Cumilla Friday afternoon. With this victory, Mohammedans not only maintained their all-win run as the lone team in the ongoing league but also dominated the league comfortably  securing full 21 points from straight seven matches. After the 2nd defeat in seven matches, the old Dhaka outfit Rahmatganj MFS further went down in the league race with 15 points while the Gopibagh team Brothers Union are in 3rd slot, bagging 14 points, playing seven matches each. Last season’s treble winners Bashundhara Kings and six times champions Dhaka Abahani limited are struggling at the 4th and 5th place respectively with 13 points each, playing seven and six matches. BPL Football: Mohammedan take on Rahmatganj Friday in top of table clash In the day's match, Midfielder Raju Ahmed Zishan opened the Mohammedan's account in the added time of the first half (45+1 minute). Mali forward and Mohammedan skipper Souleymane Diabate doubled the black and white margin in the 64th minute (2-0) while Nigerian forward Sunday Emmanuel scored the 3rd goal for Mohammedan in the 69th minute (3-0). Ghana booter Samuel Boateng, who scored double hattrick in the last match against Wanderers Club, scored the face-saving goal for Rahmatganj MFS in the 86th minute (3-1). In the day's other match, defending champions Bashundhara Kings outplayed Fakirerpool Youngmen' s Club by 4-1 goals at their home venue—Bashundhara Kings Arena—in the capital Friday evening. Brazilian midfielder Jonathan Fernandes, forwards Foysal Ahmed Fahim, Rafiqul Islam and Rakib Hossain scored one goal each for the Kings in the 69th, 72nd, 75th and 83rd minutes respectively while defender Tutul Hossain Badsha netted suicidal goal for the Kings in the very 3rd minute of the match. Fakirerpool Youngsmen's Club were reduced to 10-men as their defender Tias Das got marching order in the 33rd minute after receiving 2nd yellow card. In the earlier match of the day, Brothers Union Club advanced to the 3rd slot in the league table toppling Basundhara Kings and Dhaka Abahani Limited beating Dhaka Wanderers Club by 4-1 goals at the Shaheed Barkat Stadium in Gazipur Friday afternoon. The Gopibagh outfit Brothers Union took lead in the 17th minute by a suicidal goal by Wanderers defender Emon (1-0), Mahbubur sounded the margin in the 25th minute (2-0), Elita Kingsley scored the 3rd goal in the 88th minute (3-0) while Cheikh Sene sealed the fate of the match in the added time (90+2 minute) (4-0). Sifat netted the only goal for Wanderers Club in the 44th minute (4-1) The day' s remaining match between Police FC and Fortis FC ended in 1-1 draw at the Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh on Friday.

The sixth-time champions Dhaka Abahani Limited and defending champions Bashundhara Kings will play in the sixth round of the 10-team Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football on Friday (January 3) at two separate venue across the country. Dhaka Abahani Limited will play Fortis FC at 2:45 pm at the Bashundhara Kings Arena while Bashundhara Kings will encounter Bangladesh Police FC also at 2:45 pm at the Rafiq Uddin Bhuiyan Stadium in Mymensingh. Brothers Union Club will face Youngmen’s Club Fakirerpool in Friday’s other match at 2:45 pm at the Shaheed Bir Sreshtho Flight Lieutenant Matiur Rahman Stadium in Munshiganj. After the 5th round matches, Dhaka Mohammedan SC Ltd maintained the solo lead in the league table with all-win record securing full 15 points from straight five matches. Rahmatganj MFS and six-time champions Dhaka Abahani Ltd, without any foreign players, remained at 2nd slot securing 12 points each from five matches. But, in goal differences, Rahmatganj MFS were in the 2nd slot while Dhaka Abahani in the 3rd place. Brothers Union Club are in the 4th place with eight points while  defending champions Bashundhara Kings are struggling at the 5th place with seven points, also playing five matches each.