Ballon d'Or to feature equal men's and women's awards

The nominees will be announced in early August.
19 May 2025

‘Like father, like son’: Ronaldo Jr performs perfect ‘Siuuu’

The 14-year-old forward scored his first two international goals for Portugal’s U15 side at the Vlatko Markovic tournament in Croatia, marking a promising start to his international journey.
19 May 2025

Arteta vows to end Arsenal trophy drought

Mikel Arteta promised to end Arsenal's five-year trophy drought next season after a 1-0 win against Newcastle secured their place in the Champions League.
19 May 2025

Messi urges unity as Miami face testing times

“[We need to] keep going. It's a complicated time,” Messi said in a post-match interview with Apple TV.
19 May 2025

Napoli's title hopes put on ice after stalemate at Parma

With second-placed Inter Milan also playing out a 2-2 draw against Lazio in a simultaneous kickoff, Napoli will head into their final match against Cagliari with a one-point advantage.
19 May 2025

Bellingham eyes Club World Cup glory after sealing Sevilla win

With the domestic title out of reach, Bellingham and Real Madrid have now set their sights on international silverware.
19 May 2025

More misery for Messi and Miami with Florida derby defeat

The Florida derby defeat leaves Miami with just one win from their last seven games in all competitions and they slip to sixth in the Eastern Conference with Orlando leapfrogging them.
19 May 2025

‘I was fighting for a BPL title for so long’

I'm so happy. After six long years at Mohammedan, I’ve made it and we’ve won the league. So Alhamdulillah, we are champions. I was fighting for this one for so long.
19 May 2025

Villarreal beat Barca to secure Champions League place

Villarreal qualified for next season's Champions League with an entertaining 3-2 win at newly-crowned La Liga champions Barcelona on Sunday.
18 May 2025

Arsenal sink Newcastle to seal Champions League berth

Arsenal booked their place in the Champions League as Declan Rice's thunderbolt sealed a 1-0 win against top five rivals Newcastle on Sunday.
18 May 2025

Loyalists rejoice Mohammedan triumph

The vibe would likely have been different had Mohammedan SC clinched their maiden Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) title with a win on the field -- especially after such a dominant display by the Black and Whites throughout the tournament.
18 May 2025

U-19s lose SAFF final in shootout

Bangladesh suffered a heartbreaking loss in a penalty shootout (4-3) against India after fighting back from a goal down in regulation time in the final of the SAFF U-19 Championship at the Golden Jubilee Stadium in Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday.
18 May 2025

'Time the officials paid back for the sacrifice of players and coaching staff'

In a conversation with The Daily Star, Alfaz Ahmed spoke about the secret of Mohammedan's success in the league and what he expects from the club in the wake of this title triumph.
18 May 2025

Di Maria says he will not return for Benfica next season

The 37-year-old, who retired from international soccer last year after making 145 appearances for Argentina, has spent five years at Benfica in two spells, having re-joined the club in 2023 after playing for Real Madrid, Manchester United, Paris St Germain and Juventus.
18 May 2025

Haaland not Messi or Ronaldo, says Rooney after penalty snub

With regular taker Erling Haaland on the pitch, it came as a surprise when the Norwegian handed penalty duties to Marmoush. The Egyptian forward hesitated before his spot-kick, and Henderson dived the right way to preserve Palace’s lead.
18 May 2025

Guardiola urges City to turn FA Cup pain into top-five push

Guardiola's side will finish without major silverware for the first time in eight years after crashing to a 1-0 defeat against Crystal Palace at Wembley on Saturday.
18 May 2025

U-19s face toughest test in final today

The title-deciding fixture between the two unbeaten sides will kick off at the Golden Jubilee Stadium in Yupia at 7:30pm Bangladesh time.
18 May 2025

FA Cup win 'special' for speechless Eze

"It's special. I don't know what to say," said Eze.
18 May 2025

We brought back people's love for Mohammedan, says Alfaz

Mohammedan coach Alfaz Ahmed said it was time for the club to pay back for the sacrifice of the players and the coaching staff after guiding the Black and Whites to their first professional football league title.
18 May 2025

Palace stun Man City to win FA Cup for first time

Eze scored from Palace's very first attack in the 16th minute with a superb finish from Daniel Munoz's cross, after Jean-Philippe Mateta's brilliant hold-up play started the move.
17 May 2025