KATHMANDU: Milan Thapa, Amar Shrestha and John Lama of Learning Realm International (LRI) won gold medals in the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Inter-school Karate Tournament here on Thursday. Milan defeated Biplav Neupane of Gurukul in the 30kg kumite, Amar saw off Dhiren Gurung, also of Gurukul, in the 35kg kumite while John beat Anish Sunuwar of DAV in the finals. Angel Maharjan of LRI claimed the boys individual kata gold by seeing off Purneswor Shrestha of DAV in final. Organised by Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Trust and DAV Sushil Kedia Vishwa Bharati, the tournament offers 16 gold medals. HIMS, B...
Published On: 2011-06-09

LALITPUR: Siddhartha Vanasthali School, The NAMS, Shahid Sukra Secondary School and Tej Binayak Secondary School recorded wins in the Coca-Cola Inter-school Boys Football Tournament qualifiers here at the ANFA Complex grounds today. Kabin Khadka struck a hat-trick as Vanasthali outplayed Manaslu Public School 6-0. Sajin Baniya, Bikash Pyakurel and Dipak Thapa also scored a goal apiece for Vanasthali. In another match, The NAMS beat English Preparatory School (EPS) 3-1 on goals from Roshan Ramjali, Nabin Gurung and Sudan Neupane. Atish Adhikari replied for EPS. Shahid Sukra knocked out Sh...
Published On: 2011-06-09

KATHMANDU: Substitute Karna Subba came off the bench to score a late equaliser as Samsung Jawalakhel Youth Club (JYC) held Yeti Himalayan Sherpa Club to a 1-1 draw to go second in the Martyrs Memorial Red Bull ‘A’ Division League table here at the Dasharath Stadium today. In other matches, Suraj Gurung and Eze Collins scored two goals each as G’Five Machhindra Club eased past newcomers United Youth Club 4-0 to register their first win of the current season. Played at the APF Headquarters grounds in Halchowk, Ranipokhari Corner Team (RCT) recovered from a missed penalty to e...
Published On: 2011-06-08

LALITPUR: Ideal English School and Dreamland School entered the quarter-finals of the sixth SNB Memorial Inter-school Twenty20 Cricket Tournament here today. In Group ‘A’ match at the Pulchowk Engineering College grounds, Ideal defeated Deep Jyoti by three wickets, while Dreamland beat Galaxy by 17 runs under Parabola Method to make it to the last eight from Group ‘B’. A five-wicket haul from man-of-the-match Darshan Chalise helped Ideal bundle out Deep Jyoti for 73 runs in 13.4 overs. Pratik Thakuri took three while Ashish Jaishwal had one scalp for Ideal. None of th...
Published On: 2011-06-08

KATHMANDU: Elite English School of Butwal entered the semi-finals of the PABSON President Mega Cup Football Tournament here on Wednesday. Elite defeated Loyalty Academy of Mandikhatar 4-0 to make it to the semi-finals with their second consecutive win in Group ‘B’. Man-of-the-match Bimal Gharti Magar scored a brace while Shiva Subedi and Nishant Dungana added one apiece for Elite. Rana off to Tashkent KATHMANDU: The All Nepal Lawn Tennis Association (ANLTA) vice-president Jyoti Rana of Wednesday left for Tashkent to participate in the Asian Tennis Federation General Assembly sla...
Published On: 2011-06-08

KATHMANDU: Anil Ojha converted a late spotkick as Mega Three Star Club ended the seventh match unbeaten run of Bouddha Football Club in the Martyrs Memorial Red Bull ‘A’ Division League at the Dasharath Stadium today. In a tense match, Three Star edged Bouddha 1-0, while Nepal Armed Police Force (APF) Club held leaders Nepal Police Club (NPC) to a goalless draw in departmental derby. Played at the APF Headquarters grounds in Halchowk, New Road Team (NRT) beat bottom-placed Koilapani Polestar Club 3-0 on goals from Roshan Lamichhane, Aaron Cole and Rajeev Gurung. Despite the dra...
Published On: 2011-06-07

KATHMANDU: Little Angels’ (LA) School on Tuesday provided a financial assistance of Rs 189,100 to late volleyball player Prabesh Man Shrestha’s family. The teachers union of the school deposited the amount opening an account in the name of Shrestha’s daughters, Prisma and Pragya. The union will handover the bank documents to Shrestha’s family on Wednesday. The former international volleyball player Shrestha passed away on May 6 in a terrible road accident. Inter-college T20 Cricket KATHMANDU: Capital College and Research Centre (CCRC) is organising the fourth CCRC In...
Published On: 2011-06-07

KATHMANDU: Western Region claimed the team championship of the Inter-regional National Volleyball and Athletics Meet here today. Western accumulated a total of 91 points — 71 in athletics and 20 in volleyball – to lift the overall championship. Mid-western Region finishes second with 68 points — 61 in athletics and seven in volleyball —, while Central Region ended up third with 41 points. Top three winners earned Rs 15,000, Rs 10,000 and Rs 7,000 respectively. Western claimed 10 gold, five silver and three bronze medals in athletics, Mid-Western won seven gold, eight ...
Published On: 2011-06-07

KATHMANDU: Leaders of the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF), a loose alliance of Madhes-based parties, today described the removal of the dual security cover enjoyed by UCPN-Maoist leaders and storing of arms used for their protection in containers as a “positive but a symbolic” move. Further, it claimed that the May 28 five-point agreement was the outcome of its initiative. “But the five-point deal largely failed to fix the number of Maoist combatants to be integrated into the national security bodies and standard norms of integration,” a joint press statement i...
Published On: 2011-06-06

Himalayan News Service Kathmandu, June 6 All three Lalitpur-based outfits Samsung Jawalakhel Youth Club (JYC), Friends Club and Brigade Boys Club (BBC) recorded wins in the Martyrs Memorial Red Bull ‘A’ Division League here today. In the first match played at the Dasharath Stadium, JYC registered a convincing 3-0 win over Mahindra Bansbari Football Club, while veteran striker Surendra Tamang scored one and assisted in two more goals as Friends thrashed United Youth Club 4-0. At the Nepal APF Headquarters grounds in Halchowk, Sunil BK and Khagendra Khadka scored in eithe...
Published On: 2011-06-06