Towhid Hridoy smashed a blistering unbeaten half-century as Mohammedan Sporting Club stormed to the top of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League 2025-26 table with a crushing nine-wicket win over Agrani Bank Cricket Club at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday.

While Kings have dropped points in two of their seven second-leg matches amid off-field disruptions, Abahani have been flying high, recording seven consecutive wins.

The fourth-round matches are scheduled to take place on Wednesday.

All six matches of the third round of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League 2025-26 were heavily affected by rain on Sunday. Four encounters were decided under the DLS method, while the remaining two were postponed to reserve days.

Mosaddek Hossain’s valiant unbeaten 101 off 50 balls went in vain as defending champions Abahani slumped to their second successive defeat in the ongoing Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League, suffering a two-wicket loss to City Club in their second-round clash at the Cricketers Academy on Thursday.

Mohammad Abdullah’s second-half strike proved decisive as PWD Sports Club edged Abahani 1-0, knocking the Sky Blues out of the Federation Cup at the Kings Arena in Dhaka on Tuesday.

The match at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium was decided within the first minute.

League leaders Bashundhara Kings stumbled in the Bangladesh Football League (BFL), playing out a 1-1 draw against Rahmatganj in Munshiganj on Friday after being forced to field an all-local eleven as their foreign recruits skipped the crucial tie over alleged unpaid wages .

Malian forward Souleymane Diabate struck against his former club to deliver a crucial win for Abahani, who came from behind to beat archrivals Mohammedan 2-1 in a Bangladesh Football League clash at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla on Friday.

Bangladesh Under-20 national team secured a 1-0 victory over Abahani in a closed-door practice match at the National Stadium on Sunday, even before holding a single training session under newly appointed Irish coach Mark Cox. The match was part of their preparation for this month’s SAFF U-20 Championship in Maldives.

Meanwhile, with a match in hand against winless Fakirerpool Young Men’s Club, Brothers Union have all but secured a semifinal berth.

Heavyweights Bashundhara Kings and Abahani resumed the second phase of the Bangladesh Football League with victories, while some minnows stumbled as the league returned after a two-month break with matches held at four venues on Friday.

Bashundhara Kings and Abahani Limited could miss out on the 2026-27 AFC Challenge League after running into difficulties in securing AFC club licences due to FIFA-imposed transfer bans.

Souleymane Diabate scored twice but missed a late spot-kick as Abahani missed a rare opportunity to beat Bashundhara Kings after having fought back from two goals down in an eventual 2-2 draw in the Bangladesh Football League at the Kings Arena on Saturday.

Reigning runners-up Abahani continued their inconsistent run in the Bangladesh Football League as the six-time champions were held to a 2-2 draw by newcomers PWD at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla on Friday.

Reigning runners-up Abahani returned to winning ways in the Bangladesh Football League with a commanding 5-0 victory over hosts Fakirerpool Young Men's Club at the Shaheed Miraj-Tapan Stadium in Manikganj on Saturday.

Twelve-time Federation Cup champions Abahani suffered another setback against Brothers Union, falling 1-0 to the Gopibagh outfit in their Federation Cup encounter at the Shaheed Dhirendranath Datta Stadium in Cumilla on Tuesday.

The win allowed Mohammedan to close the gap on leaders Bashundhara Kings.

The Bangladesh Football League has officially been rebranded as the Petronas Bangladesh Football League, after United Group -- one of the country’s largest industrial conglomerates -- secured the title sponsorship rights, succeeding Bashundhara Group..“We signed the deal over two months ag

The ban came into effect on November 3, as Richmond Boakye, Kennedy Amutenya, and Moayad Al Khouli reportedly lodged complaints with FIFA after not being paid despite signing contracts with Abahani for the 2024–25 season.