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  Ansar Ahmed Ullah:   A major new heritage project has launched in Tower Hamlets to document and preserve the largely untold history of football within the borough’s British Bengali community over the past 50 years. Bengal United: The Story of British Bangladeshi Football in Tower Hamlets is a Swadhinata Trust project supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. It ...

Uzbekistan cruised to a 2-0 victory over Bangladesh in their opening AFC U-20 Asian Cup qualifier in Tashkent on Monday, ending the visitors’ hopes of producing an upset in their first match. Kuvanishbek Saydaliev put the hosts ahead in the 20th minute when his rebound deflected into the Bangladesh net off forward Raisul Islam Rahid. Uzbekistan doubled their advantage immediately ...

  Bangla Mirror Desk:   30 August 2026:  The London Bangla Press Club organised a day-long cricket tournament on Sunday (30 August) amid great enthusiasm, excitement and fierce competition. The tournament was held at Goodmayes Park Cricket Ground in Ilford. BBT/CW Media emerged as champions following an impressive performance throughout the tournament, while Online Warriors finished as runners-up. The cricket ...

Real Madrid have completed the signing of 19-year-old Racing Santander midfielder Sergio Martínez, beating interest from Barcelona and several other European clubs to secure the highly rated Spanish prospect on a contract until 2030. Martínez, who stands 1.88 metres tall, will initially join Real Madrid Castilla, the club’s reserve side, while also having opportunities to train with the first team. ...

The Dutch football federation (KNVB) on Sunday said “FIFA needs new leadership” and that it would like to host a summit on the future of football’s world governing body which does not involve beleaguered president Gianni Infantino. The 56-year-old Swiss has taken a pummelling over his now shelved FIFA Forward Enterprise (FFE) plan to bring private investment into FIFA events, ...

Lionel Messi scored four goals as Inter Miami snapped their five-game winless streak with a 7-1 thrashing of struggling Montreal in Major League Soccer on Saturday. Miami have endured a rocky spell since the resumption of play following the World Cup finals, losing four of their previous five games heading into Saturday’s clash in Florida. But the reigning MLS Cup ...

French winger Bradley Barcola is set to travel to England today to complete the formalities of his proposed move to Liverpool, according to French sports daily L’Équipe. The 23-year-old forward is expected to undergo a medical and complete the remaining transfer procedures before joining the Premier League club. Liverpool could reportedly pay around €140 million to sign Barcola from Paris ...

Bangladesh High Performance (HP) XI returned to winning ways in the Top End T20 Series, defeating New Zealand A by 23 runs in Darwin on Thursday. Batting first, Bangladesh HP posted 181 for 5 in their 20 overs before restricting New Zealand A to 158 for 8. After being sent in to bat, Bangladesh got a strong contribution from Ariful ...

The draw for the league phase of the 2026-27 UEFA Champions League will take place at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco today (Thursday). The draw is scheduled to begin at 10:00pm Bangladesh time, with European football’s biggest clubs set to discover their opponents for the new season. The qualifying play-offs concluded last night, completing the 36-team lineup for the league ...

Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick to ensure Jose Mourinho enjoyed a victorious return to the Santiago Bernabeu as Real Madrid defeated Real Sociedad in La Liga. The victory followed Mourinho’s successful start to his second stint in charge of Real Madrid over the weekend, where his side secured a 2-1 win at Espanyol. Supporters packed out the Bernabeu on Wednesday ...