POKHARA: Tribhuvan Army Club (TAC) made the most of a penalty miss by the Samsung Jawalakhel Youth Club (JYC) to edge the Lalitpur-based ‘A’ Division outfit 2-1 to enter the quarter-finals of the Safal Pokhara Cup Football Tournament here today. Nawayug Shrestha and Hari Mahato scored for the Army club while Karna Limbu pulled one back for JYC. Playing without their star midfielder Raju Tamang — who is undergoing a closed-camp training with the national team — the Armymen needed 43 minutes to take the lead. Nawayug converted a 30-yard powerful strike into the JYC nets...
Published On: 2011-11-08

KATHMANDU: Greenland Children Academy (GCA) Higher Secondary School is organising the Wai-Wai Women’s Region-III (Kathmandu) Selection Cricket Tournament at the Sainik Awasiya Mahavidhyalaya grounds from Wednesday. In all six teams — GCA ‘Red’ and ‘Blue’, Trijyoti Higher Secondary School, Rajan Memorial International School, Baluwatar Cricket Training Centre and Tribhuvan Adarsha Higher Secondary School — are participating in the fourth edition of the tournament. The final is slated for Sunday. Golden Peak advance KATHMANDU: Golden Peak and Valley ...
Published On: 2011-11-08

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Butwal Elite English School began with win in the 52nd Subroto Mukherjee Cup football tournament in New Delhi, India on Monday. The U-14 team from Butwal-based school defeated Sikkim 2-1 in their first group stage match. Suraj Hamal and Shiva Subedi scored one goal each for the winners. Nepal will play their second match against Jharkhand on Wendesday before taking on Gujarat the next day. Three Star depart LALITPUR: Mega Three Star Club (TSC) on Monday left for Darjeeling to participate in the 13th All India Brigade of Gurkhas Gold Cup Football Tournament. The Lal...
Published On: 2011-11-07

KATHMANDU: The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has sped up the preparation for the AFC Challenge Cup finals with four months left to host one of the prestigious tournaments. The finals which will be held here in Kathmandu on March 3-18 features eight teams — DPR Korea, Palestine, Philippines, India, Turkmenistan, Maldives and Tajikistan and Nepal. ANFA president Ganesh Thapa said the football governing body is really looking forward to make the prestigious tournament a huge success. “It is not ANFA’s programme but also relates to nation’s pride if it becomes s...
Published On: 2011-11-07

MALE: The SAARC U-25 Twenty20 Cricket Cup which ended in Fuvahmulah today has been hit by a poor management on the part of the local organisers. Players, officials and journalists of all the seven participating teams suffered due to the worst management of the tournament organised at an isolated islands. Nepal coach Pubudu Dassanayake wanted a net session on the eve of the Pakistan match on Friday which they eventuall lost. But the organisers failed to arrange a venue, forcing players to stay back in the hotel. “We wanted a net session but the organisers refused us to provide a pract...
Published On: 2011-11-07

MALE: Nepal coach Pubudu Dassanayake and skipper Paras Khadka were both satisfied with the SAARC Under-25 Twenty20 Cricket Cup campaign in Fuvahmulah. Nepal ended up third ahead of bottom-placed Karnataka Institute of Cricket (KIOC) of India in Group B. Pakistan and Sri Lanka qualified for the semi-finals. Despite being drawn in a tough group, Nepal managed a victory and against all odds were staring at semi-final berth as well. “We are taking home confidence with us,” said Dassanayake. “Furthermore I am happy that the players now have good mindset on the shortest form of...
Published On: 2011-11-06

LALITPUR: The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has decided to organise the inaugural National League outside the Kathmandu Valley from December 17. A meeting between ANFA and the top eight clubs, who qualified for the tournament from the Martyrs Memorial Red Bull ‘A’ Division League this season, reached the agreement to play the National League outside Kathmandu in a single round-robin league. The clubs had reached the agreement due to the unavailability of grounds as it coincides with the AFC Challenge Cup finals to be held from March 3 to 18. The ANFA and the represent...
Published On: 2011-11-06

KATHMANDU: Nepal's miserable run in the World Cup Circle Kabaddi continued on Sunday after the team suffered its third consecutive defeat in Punjab, India. On Sunday's match Nepal lost to Germany 58-23. Earlier, Australia and the host India had defeated Nepal. Nepal will take on Afghanistan in their next group stage match on Thursday. Basketball tourney KATHMANDU: Greenland School is organising the sixth Kwiks Greenland Inter-school Basketball Championships here from Monday. In all, 28 schools — 16 in junior and 12 in senior sections — are participating in the seven-day event, ...
Published On: 2011-11-06

FUVAHMULAH: Nepal lost to Pakistan by 73 runs in their third and final Group B match of the SAARC Under-25 Twenty20 Cricket Cup here at the Ahmed Ali Didi Stadium today. Put into bat first, Pakistan struggled to 176-9 in 20 overs and Nepal managed 103-9 in reply. Pakistan topped the group ahead of Sri Lanka. Nepal finished third with two points thanks to their six-wicket victory over India’s Karnataka Institute of Cricket (KIOC). The win alone was not sufficient for Nepal to qualify for the final. They needed to surpass the Pakistan total inside 10 overs which Nepal decided not to go...
Published On: 2011-11-05

KATHMANDU: Hari Sharan Nepali edged Ojasvi CB Singh on countback to clinch the Ruslan Vodka Cup here the Royal Nepal Golf Course (RNGC) today. Both Nepali and Singh finished on 40 points but the former won the title on countback in the tournament played under stableford 7/7 handicap format. Nepali won two-way tickets for a couple to Bangkok while Singh bagged two-way tickets for a couple to Delhi. Kalpana Limbu won the ladies section title with the score of 30 points. She edged second-placed Rekha Ghimire by only one point. Capt Mani Lal Thapa, who played his round on Friday, was the senior ...
Published On: 2011-11-05