Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is set to accord a reception to 2024 SAFF Championship winner Bangladesh women's football team

The Ministry of Youth and Sports awarded a cheque of Tk 1 crore today to the Bangladesh women’s football team for winning the SAFF Women’s Championship 2024 in Kathmandu, Nepal yesterday. 

Mahfuza Akhter Kiron, chairman of Bangladesh Football Federation’s (BFF) women’s wing, voiced strong support for head coach Peter Butler despite recent tensions between him and senior players surfacing over team selection during the winning campaign in Nepal.

Bangladesh national women’s football team’s outgoing head coach Peter Butler said he has delivered on the promise of bringing the SAFF Women’s Championship title home.

Bangladesh Women's football team, winners of the 2024 edition of the SAFF Women's Championship, landed at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka in the afternoon today. 

Manchester City winger Savinho and defender Manuel Akanji joined the club's lengthy injury list after Wednesday's 2-1 League Cup defeat to Tottenham Hotspur and manager Pep Guardiola said he has been left with 13 available players in his squad.

LaLiga and the Spanish FA (RFEF) have requested that all soccer matches scheduled to be held at Valencia over the weekend be postponed, including Saturday's clash between Real Madrid and Valencia, after the worst flash floods in decades swept the eastern region of the country, killing at least 95 people.

Ruud van Nistelrooy enjoyed a winning start as interim Manchester United manager by beating Leicester 5-2 to reach the League Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday as Manchester City crashed out 2-1 to Tottenham.

In 2022, when the women in red and green earned their maiden title, many skeptics had credited luck for the success. However, beating hosts Nepal 2-1 yesterday and securing the SAFF Women’s Championship title again proves that their triumph is no accident, especially after having broken the dominance of subcontinental powerhouses India and Nepal.

United pulled the plug on Ten Hag's two-year reign as manager on Monday after a 2-1 defeat by West Ham left them 14th in the Premier League.

Monika Chakma and Ritu Porna Chakma scored a goal apiece as Bangladesh silenced a capacity crowd at the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu on Wednesday with a 2-1 win against Nepal in the final of the SAFF Women's Championship, retaining the title they had first won two years ago at the same venue.

Chief adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus yesterday congratulated Sabina and Co following their achievement in Kathmandu.

An open-top bus is being readied to welcome the Bangladesh women’s football team, which retained the SAFF Women’s Championship title with a 2-1 win over hosts Nepal in Kathmandu, Nepal, today.

Bangladesh retained the title of SAFF Women's Championship with a 2-1 win against Nepal in an entertaining final at the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu today. 

Bangladesh will take on hosts Nepal in the final of SAFF Women's Championship at the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu today. 

Cristiano Ronaldo missed a stoppage-time penalty and his Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr were eliminated from the King’s Cup in a 1-0 loss to Al Taawoun.

Bangladesh coach Javier Cabrera has not included captain Jamal Bhuiyan in the preliminary squad for the upcoming FIFA friendlies against Maldives at home next month.

Five of the 10 top-flight games in England last weekend saw the result change in stoppage time, including Brentford's 4-3 win over Ipswich and West Ham's 2-1 defeat of Manchester United -- Erik ten Hag's last match as boss of the Red Devils.

Antonio Conte's resurgent side wrapped the match up inside the first half, courtesy of an early Romelu Lukaku goal and a sensational strike by Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.

Bangladesh are upbeat about defending their title of SAFF Women’s Championship as they square off against Nepal in today’s final at the Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu today, with the match kicking off at 6:45pm Bangladesh time.