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Don't see my position under threat: Jamal

Jamal Bhuiyan, the most-capped player in Bangladesh’s history, is slowly becoming a peripheral figure in the team despite being the captain. To know his views on this issue and his overall plans in football, The Daily Star's Anisur Rahman and Atique Anam caught up with the Denmark-born midfielder. Following are the excerpts of the interview.

Dhaka’s Rising Stars 2025 / BFF’s new inter-school tournament kicks off on Friday

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) is set to introduce a brand new inter-school football tournament, Dhaka's Rising Stars 2025, which will commence at the Fortis Jalshiri ground in Purbachal on Friday.

Real must do everything to overturn 3-0 loss: Ancelotti

"The possibilities (of qualifying) are quite low, but we have to try 100%," he told reporters

Eggs, milk and tractors: Haaland’s first club owns 'farmer's league' tag

Best known as the home of Manchester City striker Erling Haaland's first club, Bryne has a population of around 13,000 people, surrounded by farmland and situated 30 minutes away from Stavanger, Norway's third-largest city.

‘In a few years, this will really hit me’

Rice scored with two sublime free-kicks in the second half of the quarter-final first leg at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday.

High-flying Barca host struggling Dortmund

Barcelona are unbeaten in their five meetings with Borussia Dortmund in European competition (W3 D2).

Arsenal's win over Real ensures five EPL teams in 2025-26 Champions League

The English top flight needed just one win from its clubs in any of the three European competitions to secure one of two extra berths - on top of the four granted to the top four in the table - awarded to the highest-ranked countries in the UEFA coefficient ranking.

Fire breaks out at Ronaldo's hotel in Morocco

Portuguese football icon Cristiano Ronaldo-owned Pestana CR7 Hotel in Marrakesh, Morocco, avoided catastrophe recently when a fire broke out at the establishment but was quickly contained by the emergency services.

Villa's Rashford targets PSG hat-trick as Asensio returns in Champions League

Marcus Rashford returns to Paris Saint-Germain with Aston Villa on Wednesday seeking a hat-trick of wins at the home of the French champions while Marco Asensio can hurt his parent club.

April 12, 2025
April 12, 2025

Don't see my position under threat: Jamal

Jamal Bhuiyan, the most-capped player in Bangladesh’s history, is slowly becoming a peripheral figure in the team despite being the captain. To know his views on this issue and his overall plans in football, The Daily Star's Anisur Rahman and Atique Anam caught up with the Denmark-born midfielder. Following are the excerpts of the interview.

April 10, 2025
April 10, 2025

BFF’s new inter-school tournament kicks off on Friday

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) is set to introduce a brand new inter-school football tournament, Dhaka's Rising Stars 2025, which will commence at the Fortis Jalshiri ground in Purbachal on Friday.

April 9, 2025
April 9, 2025

Real must do everything to overturn 3-0 loss: Ancelotti

"The possibilities (of qualifying) are quite low, but we have to try 100%," he told reporters

April 9, 2025
April 9, 2025

Eggs, milk and tractors: Haaland’s first club owns 'farmer's league' tag

Best known as the home of Manchester City striker Erling Haaland's first club, Bryne has a population of around 13,000 people, surrounded by farmland and situated 30 minutes away from Stavanger, Norway's third-largest city.

April 9, 2025
April 9, 2025

‘In a few years, this will really hit me’

Rice scored with two sublime free-kicks in the second half of the quarter-final first leg at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday.

April 9, 2025
April 9, 2025

High-flying Barca host struggling Dortmund

Barcelona are unbeaten in their five meetings with Borussia Dortmund in European competition (W3 D2).

April 9, 2025
April 9, 2025

Arsenal's win over Real ensures five EPL teams in 2025-26 Champions League

The English top flight needed just one win from its clubs in any of the three European competitions to secure one of two extra berths - on top of the four granted to the top four in the table - awarded to the highest-ranked countries in the UEFA coefficient ranking.

April 8, 2025
April 8, 2025

Fire breaks out at Ronaldo's hotel in Morocco

Portuguese football icon Cristiano Ronaldo-owned Pestana CR7 Hotel in Marrakesh, Morocco, avoided catastrophe recently when a fire broke out at the establishment but was quickly contained by the emergency services.

April 8, 2025
April 8, 2025

Villa's Rashford targets PSG hat-trick as Asensio returns in Champions League

Marcus Rashford returns to Paris Saint-Germain with Aston Villa on Wednesday seeking a hat-trick of wins at the home of the French champions while Marco Asensio can hurt his parent club.

April 7, 2025
April 7, 2025

Inter captain Martinez fined 5,000 euros for blasphemy

Argentina striker Martinez has agreed to pay 5,000 euros ($5,463) as part of a plea bargain with the FIGC, whose rules ban taking the Lord's name in vain.