KATHMANDU: Former Nepal champion Surbir Lama maintained his lead in the Makhan Cup Chess Tournament here on Sunday. In the fifth round match, Surbir defeated former Nepal champions Naveed Tandukar after his 62nd move to accumulate 4.5 points atop the table. FIDE Master Manish Hamal and veteran Rajendra Prasad Shrestha stay second with four points each, while Prem Krishna Maharjan is third with 3.5 points. Shahi nominated KATHMANDU: The Nepal Badminton Association president Prakash Bahadur Shahi on Sunday has been nominated as the member of the Badminton Asia Confederation (BA). The Annual ...
Published On: 2011-07-10

KATHMANDU: The National Sports Council (NSC) is all set to organise the two-day-long 16th school-level athletic competition from tomorrow. Organising a press meet today, the officials of the NSC said that as many as 389 students will participate in the competition. Member Secretary of the NSC Yuba Raj Lama said the competition will develop self-confidence of the physically challenged people. Physically challenged, hard of hearing and visually impaired students will participate in the competition, said Lama. Likewise, the Kathmandu District Sports Development Committee is going to organise ...
Published On: 2011-07-10

ROSEAU: India skipper MS Dhoni led four batsmen with half centuries that put his side in a formidable position in the third Test against West Indies on Friday. Dhoni, a struggler for most of the series, was unbeaten on 65, propelling India to 308-6, replying to West Indies' first innings total of 204 at stumps on the third day. Left-handed opener Abhinav Mukund supported with 62, VVS Laxman scored 56 and Suresh Raina made 50. Dhoni added 103 for the sixth wicket with Raina either side of tea. The India skipper reached his 50 from 96 balls, tapping a delivery from Darren Sammy to mid-off fo...
Published On: 2011-07-09

KATHMANDU: Striker Santosh Sahukhala scored a brace as Laxmi Hyundai Manang Marshyangdi Club (MMC) defeated Bouddha Football Club 2-0 to close the gap with leaders Nepal Police Club (NPC) in the Martyrs Memorial Red Bull ‘A’ Division League here today. Following the result, MMC accumulated 38 points — three behind two-time defending champions NPC — to stay at the second spot. Bouddha — who are tied on 20 points with Mahindra Bansbari Football Club — dropped one place down to the 11th position on goal difference. In another match at the Dasharath Stadium, A...
Published On: 2011-07-09

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Surya Maya Rai recorded a personal best time of four minutes 43.24 seconds in the women’s 1,500m during the 19th Asian Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan on Friday. The Nepal APF Club athlete improved her previous mark of 4:47.21 to finish ninth in the event participated in by 12 athletes. Rai is scheduled to participate in the 800m final on Sunday. Another Nepali athlete, Hari Kumar Rimal’s participation in the Asian meet ended with a 12th place finish in the men’s 5,000m on Saturday. The Tribhuvan Army Club athlete timed 15 minutes 16.55 seconds...
Published On: 2011-07-09

KATHMANDU: The Nepal Basketball Association (NeBA) has short-listed final 30 basketball players who will be awarded with scholarships under the NeBA Talent Hunt 2011 here today. In all 250 players participated in the programme out of which 24 boys and six girls made cut to the final list of players. The hoopsters will be provided with 100 per cent basketball scholarships to complete their 10+2 studies in six various colleges of the valley. Out of the selected players, Nobel Academy will bear the academic expenses of Rajiv Shahi, Prasanna Kumar Pradhan, Devendra Rana and Sajan Adhikari, whil...
Published On: 2011-07-09

KATHMANDU: Leaders Nepal Police Club (NPC) closed in on the Martyrs Memorial Red Bull ‘A’ Division League title for the third time in a row with a 3-1 win over New Road Team (NRT) here at the Dasharath Stadium today. NPC opened up a six-point lead over second-placed Laxmi Hyundai Manang Marshyangdi Club (MMC) with two more matches to play. The only unbeaten team in the league NPC have 41 points from 15 matches, while MMC stay second with 35 points from 14 matches. NRT dropped one place down to sixth with 28 points. In other matches of the day, Deepak Rai scored a brace as Yeti ...
Published On: 2011-07-08

KATHMANDU: Golden Gate ‘B’ and Prime College won the Premier Cup first 3-on-3 Senior National Basketball Championships here at the National Sports Council covered hall today. In the boys’ final match, Most Valuable Player Sujan Pun’s 13 points helped Golden Gate labour to a 20-19 win in a one-point thriller over Premier ‘C’, while Prime eased past their girls’ team 17-11 with Deepika Upreti posting six points. The boys’ final, however, was the highlight of the day with Premier, who boasted three national team members in Yukta Ram Bhakta Mathe...
Published On: 2011-07-08

KATHMANDU: Anil Tamang won the men’s individual kata gold medal in the ninth Bagmati Zone Karate Tournament on Friday. In the men’s 40kg, Raj Kumar Maharjan defeated Roman Shrestha and Adarsha Sunwar overcame Arpit Thapa to enter the final. Gyanendra Hamal and Amit Sunwar reached the men’s 45kg final. Likwise, Naveena Shrestha and Armila KC entered the women’s 45kg final, while Srijana Shrestha and Mallika Thapa will play the 50kg title match. Also, Sarita Shrestha and Anupama Magar entered the 55kg final. Rama, Shanta thru KATHMANDU: Rama Bhattarai of Dharan and Sh...
Published On: 2011-07-08

LISIEUX: Norway’s Edvald Boasson Hagen claimed his maiden Tour de France win when he powered to victory in the sixth stage here today. Boasson Hagen benefited from an impressive work by in-form teammate Geraint Thomas to outsprint Australian Matt Goss at the end of a 226.5-kms effort from Dinan as Team Sky snatched their first Tour stage win. Norwegian Thor Hushovd retained the overall leader’s yellow jersey after coming home third. Three-times champion Alberto Contador, who changed bikes twice with some 30 kilometres left, attacked the bunch in a short but demanding climb in t...
Published On: 2011-07-07