Perched on football-patterned cushions on classroom floors of artificial grass, they learn on tablets and smartphones using an app created by the Vini Jr Institute, started by the Real Madrid athlete to improve public education in disadvantaged communities.

Barcelona came flying out of the blocks with goals from Fermin Lopez and Joao Cancelo but after Amir Rrahmani pulled one back, the Catalans started to sweat.

"We know how good we are in the last part of the season, we just need to charge the batteries again and focus on the last 10 games."

It was the first of two practice matches against Sudan before the booters head to Kuwait on March 17 to play the away match against Palestine on March 21. 

Goalkeeper Yearzan Begum became the star of the final, stopping three attempts after Bangladesh had fought back from a goal down to force the match into a tiebreaker.

Mikel Arteta's side were just minutes away from a damaging draw after Gunners keeper Ramsdale gifted an equaliser to Yoane Wissa.

Kane now has 30 goals in his first season in Munich colours, matched the record for a maiden campaign set by Uwe Seeler for Hamburg in 1963-64

Jamuna Television emerged as the champions of the Kool BSJA Media cup Football defeating The Business Standard 1-0 in an exciting final at the artificial turf of Bangladesh Football Federation on Saturday.

Bangladesh romped to a 6-0 win over Bhutan in their last round-robin match of the SAFF U-16 Women's Championship in Kathmandu today ahead of the final against India on Sunday. 

Southampton's Championship clash against Preston was postponed on Wednesday after a major fire broke out near the stadium just hours before kick-off.

Mohamed Salah has given Liverpool a major boost after the Egypt star travelled to Sparta Prague for Thursday's Europa League clash following his recent injury lay-off.

Bangladesh coach Saiful Bari Titu threw a word of caution despite his team's 3-1 win against India yesterday at the ANFA Complex in Kathmandu in the SAFF U-16 Women's Championship, which saw them through the title-deciding match.

FC Copenhagen manager Jacob Neestrup says his underdogs will need a "miracle" to knock out Champions League holders Manchester City in Wednesday's last 16 second leg.

Alpi Akter, Sauravi Akanda Prity and Arpita Biswas scored a goal apiece as Bangladesh beat India 3-1 in a SAFF U-16 Women's Championship fixture in Kathmandu today to confirm a place in the final.

The men in red and green are in Saudi Arabia for a two-week preparation camp ahead of the Palestine ties

The 30-year-old striker, one of the highest profile and best-paid players in the women's game, was charged following the incident in January 2023, police said in a statement.

Martin Odegaard, Jayden Bogle's own goal, Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz and Declan Rice put the visitors 5-0 at half-time before Ben White rounded off the scoring.

Bangladesh look forward to making a winning start in the SAFF U-16 Women's Championship when they square off against hosts Nepal at the ANFA Stadium in Kathmandu today, with the game getting underway at 3:15pm Bangladesh time.

Mauricio Pochettino has hit back at "unfair" and "annoying" criticism of Chelsea after his side were labelled billion-pound bottle jobs.

Mauricio Pochettino believes he still has the backing of Chelsea's owners after defeat by Liverpool in the League Cup final but accepts his future at Stamford Bridge is "out of my hands".