Saif and Police earn victories

Saif Sporting Club notched up a 3-1 win over Uttar Baridhara Club, courtesy of a brace from Nigerian John Okoli, in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday.

The day's other match witnessed a stoppage-time strike from Mohammad Jewel which guided Bangladesh Police to a single-goal win over Arambagh KS, who have been relegated already, at the Birshreshtha Shaheed Mostafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur.

However, both winning sides stayed in their previous positions of the 13-team table of BPL, with Saif SC in the sixth position with 38 points from 21 matches while eighth-placed Police raised their tally to 25 points from 22 outings.