POKHARA: Both teams of Sangam Youth Club advanced to the quarter-finals of the sixth Ratna Samaj Sewa Cup Seven-a-side Knockout Football Tournament here today. Rakesh Gurung struck a hat-trick as Sangam ‘A’ defeated Simpani FC 5-0. Ajay Shrestha and Sushil Lama added one apiece for Sangam. Their ‘B’ team sneaked past Muktinath Brigade of the Nepal Armed Police Force 1-0 with Uttam Gurung scoring the decider. Deep United ‘B’, Samjhauta Youth Club, Maranatha Church and Ratna Samaj Sewa Club ‘A’ also made it to the last eight on Tuesday. Deep Uni...
Published On: 2011-10-18

KATHMANDU: Nepal FM defeated International Development Bank Limited by 27 runs to finish Group ‘E’ winners of the 13th Soaltee Crowne Plaza Super Sixes here at the TU Stadium today. Nepal FM, who along with NMB Bank, had already made it to the pre-quarterfinals, finished with six points from three matches, while the latter ended up runner-up with four points. Electing to bat first, Nepal FM scored 80-2 in five overs riding on Sushan Man Shrestha’s not out 31. Niraj Basnet chipped in 16 and Suraj Basnet contributed unbeaten 15. In reply, Niraj claimed two wickets as Internat...
Published On: 2011-10-18

KATHMANDU: The Nepali Equestrian players received a warm welcome upon their arrival from the first South Asian Beach Games here at the Tribhuvan International Airport today. Nepal finished fourth in medal table with eight medals, including one gold, two silver and five bronze medals, in the Games in Hambantota on October 8-15. The Nepali Equestrian team claimed a total of five medals — one gold, two silver and as many bronze. Other medals came through kabaddi and men’s football. The lone gold medallist of Nepal, Dhruba Prasad Aryal — who finished first in the Ring and Peg...
Published On: 2011-10-17

KATHMANDU:The Nepal Baseball and Softball Association (NBSA) today expelled Vice-president Achut Khanal from his post. Khanal was found to have used the letter of the National Sports Council (NSC) with forged signature of NSC Member Secretary Yubaraj Lama to apply for the South Korean visas to attend the November 4 congress of Baseball Federation of Asia in Seoul. Furthermore, Khanal had applied for the visa of President Asit SJB Rana and himself under the capacity of General Secretary. “We received a call from the NSC about the incident and we called an emergency meeting that decide...
Published On: 2011-10-17

KATHMANDU:NMB Bank, Nepal FM and Bank of Asia Nepal (BOAN) advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the 13th Soaltee Crowne Plaza Super Sixes cricket tournament here at the Tribhuvan University Stadium today. NMB defeated International Development Bank (IDB) by eight runs and dispatched Micro Max by two runs. Nepal FM overcame Micro Max by five wickets in Group E to finish on equal four points. Micro Max were eliminated from the tournament after earning just two points from three matches while IDB are also out of contention with a game in hand suffering two successive defeats. Batting first, N...
Published On: 2011-10-17

KATHMANDU: Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) today picked up a 14-member squad for the SAARC Under-25 Twenty20 Cricket Tournament to be held in Maldives from October 31 to November 7. The National Selection Committee headed by Bijay Kumar Sharma has named Paras Khadka as skipper and Gyanendra Malla his deputy. The duo has the same responsibility in the national team as well. “We confirmed our participation yesterday (Monday) only,” said CAN President Binay Raj Pandey. “The Maldives Cricket Association (MCA) had sent us the invitation some one month earlier but we delayed t...
Published On: 2011-10-17

KATHMANDU: The cabinet meeting on Monday endorsed the proposal of National Sports Council (NSC) to organise the sixth National Games from February 26 to March 4, next year in Kailali and Kanchanpur districts of Far-western Development Region. The sports extravaganza will be inaugurated in Dhangadhi and the closing ceremony will be held in Mahendranagar. The sports governing body has also decided to hold cricket, hockey, chess, archery, weightlifting, bodybuilding, wrestling, kabaddi, wushu, table tennis and football tournaments in Kanchanpur, while Kailali will host athletics, football, volley...
Published On: 2011-10-17

ZURICH: A host of Caribbean football officials were sanctioned on Friday for their role in the now infamous meeting which sparked the downfall of former Asian football supremo Mohamed bin Hammam. FIFA’s ethics committee handed out suspensions and fines in its latest ruling over the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) meeting held in Trinidad on May 10 and 11 where Hammam was accused of trying to buy votes in the FIFA presidential election. Qatari Hammam, who has denied all wrong-doing, was eventually banned from the game for life. On Friday, Franka Pickering, of the British Virgin Islands, ...
Published On: 2011-10-15

KATHMANDU: The Nepali national football team will be looking to put a solace when they take on Malaysian Olympic Team (U-23) in a friendly match at the MPPJ Stadium in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday. Nepal, who are in a four-week long tour as part of their preparation for the seventh South Asian Football Federation Championships scheduled for December in New Delhi, lost their international friendly match against the Philippines 4-0 on Tuesday. Nepal will undergo training until October 24 apart from playing a couple of friendly matches with local clubs during their stay in Malaysia. Rana takes le...
Published On: 2011-10-14

HAMBANTOTA; Participating in the first international tournament, Nepali Equestrian team won another silver medal in the first South Asian Beach Games here today. The Nepali team of Tribhuvan Army Club athletes Khad Bahadur Karki, Dhruba Prasad Aryal, Lila Bahadur Kunwar and Khil Dhwoj Khadka finished second in the Indian File (sword) event. Nepal accumulated 67 points, three less than the gold medal winners India. Hosts Sri Lanka claimed bronze with 63 points. The Nepali team returned empty handed from the Individual Indian File event. Out of the total eight medals won so far by Nepal, this ...
Published On: 2011-10-13