Fakirerpool return to greener pastures 

Fakirerpool Young Men's Club clinched the Bangladesh Championship League (BCL) trophy with a 2-1 win over fellow title aspirants PWD Sports Club in their last match in Dhaka on Tuesday night, earning promotion to the top-flight Bangladesh Premier League (BPL).

Also, the result all but ensures BPL berth for Dhaka Wanderers Club, who are set to finish runners-up if they manage to avoid a heavy defeat against BFF Elite Academy on Wednesday. Both Wanderers and PWD are on 23 points, with the former having a game in hand and a superior goal difference (three) compared to the latter.

Fakirerpool arrived at the match with 24 points from 13 matches, needing a win over PWD to seal the title -- since Wanderers would have fancied their chances to topple Fakirerpool -- or requiring at least one point to get into BPL as the runners-up.

PWD, meanwhile, also had a golden opportunity to qualify for BPL with a win over Fakirerpool but they are certain to painfully remember today's performance, which saw their defenders commit unforgivable errors to gift two goals.

At the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium, Dalim Barman gave Fakirerpool an early lead before Joyanta Lal brought PWD into the match with a brilliant header. Irfan Hossain capitalised on another defensive fumble by PWD in the last moment as Fakirerpool sealed their second BCL title after 2017.