KATHMANDU: Keshari Chaudhary of Nepal Police Club (NPC) broke the women’s triple jump national record during the qualifying tournament here at the Dasharath Stadium today. Keshari, who had shattered the long jump record on Wednesday, leaped 11.67 metres to break her own previous mark of 11.30 set during the fifth National Games in April 2009. Dil Maya Karki (10m) of Nepal APF Club finished second. The domination of the departmental teams continued on the final day of the three-day qualifying event. Sonu Jaya Rai of APF won the women’s 10,000m race clocking 41min, 0.7 sec finishi...
Published On: 2011-05-26

KATHMANDU: Neric Academy entered the quarter-finals of the first Neric Cup Inter-school Basketball Tournament here on Thursday. Binod Bhandari scored 16 points as Neric defeated Innovative 30-24 to advance to the last eight as the Group A winners. In other junior section matches, Golden Peak beat Ideal 21-17, Wilson defeated Canvas 23-15 and Mt Glory outplayed Angel Heart 25-10. In senior section, AIA beat Venus 19-14, Care outplayed Grammar 23-6, Wilson defeated Innovative 38-27, Teresa overwhelmed Gyan Niketan 41-28 and HHCA registered a 21-10 victory over Opal. — HNS Karate team depa...
Published On: 2011-05-26

KATHMANDU: All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) today rescheduled the Martyrs Memorial Red Bull ‘A’ Division League. A meeting of ANFA officials and representatives of the ‘A’ Division clubs came up with the decision due to the Nepal's international commitment. Nepal is hosting the Asian Zonal 2014 World Cup Qualifying match against Timor-Leste on June 29. Since the league coincided with the Qualifiers, it was decided that Dasharath Stadium will host no games from June 15 to 24. While the Dasharath Stadium will be prepared for the Qualifier, the domestic league w...
Published On: 2011-05-26

KATHMANDU: Defending champions Nepal Police Club (NPC) hammered newcomers United Youth Club 6-0, while Laxmi Hyundai Manang Marshyangdi Club (MMC) edged Tribhuvan Army Club 1-0 in the Martyrs Memorial Red Bull ‘A’ Division League here today. Wednesday’s results saw MMC climb at the top of the table with 16 points from six matches, while NPC jumped four places up to second with maximum 15 points from five matches. TAC (five) and United (one) remain on 10th and 16th places respectively. Shayan Mossavi scored the winner for MMC in the dying moments of the first half injury ti...
Published On: 2011-05-25

KATHMANDU: Hosts Neric Academy recorded double win in the first Neric Cup Inter-school Boys Basketball Tournament on Wednesday. In senior section, Neric thrashed Wilson Academy 41-30 riding on 21 points from Sagar Basnet, while Amrit Basnet netted nine points as their junior team beat Celebration 26-12. In other senior section matches, Greenfield sneaked past Care English Boarding School 24-20, Nobs pipped Teresa 38-37, Awareness International Academy (AIA) cruised past Loyalty 37-18. Gaurishankar overcame Gyan Niketan 25-18, Wilson saw off AIA 42-37, Innovative beat Greenfield 26-24 and Opal ...
Published On: 2011-05-25

KATHMANDU: Nepal Police Club (NPC) athlete Keshari Chaudhary set the new national record in the women’s long jump during a qualifying tournament for the 19th Asian Athletics Championships and 13th IAAF World Championships here today. Keshari leaped 5.26 metres to break her own previous mark of 5.20m set during the Gorkha Action Open National Athletics Championship on January 20, 2009. Ramita Chaudhary (4.51m) of Nepalgunj and Sita Hajam (3.74m) of the People’s Liberation Army finished second and third. Meanwhile, departmental teams’ athletes continued their domination in t...
Published On: 2011-05-25

PARIS: Rafael Nadal admitted he feared he might never break John Isner's huge serve, after coming through a thrilling five-set match against the American to reach the French Open second round. The defending champion and top seed, bidding for a record-equalling sixth Roland Garros crown, was staring down the barrel of a shock elimination after allowing Isner to establish a 2-1 sets lead. Nadal re-asserted control of proceedings in the fourth set, however, before completing a 6-4, 6-7 (2/7), 6-7 (2/7), 6-2, 6-4 victory that sets him up for a second-round meeting with countryman Pablo Andujar. ...
Published On: 2011-05-25

KATHMANDU: The departmental teams’ athletes dominated the inaugural day of the qualifying tournament for the 13th IAAF World Championships slated for August 27 to September 4 in Daegu, South Korea, here today. Hari Kumar Rimal of Tribhuvan Army Club (TAC) clocked three minutes 56.70 seconds to complete the men’s 1500 metres ahead of fellow teammate Kalyan Baniya (3.59:16) and Laxman Malla of Nepal Armed Police Force (APF) (4.48:8). Likewise, in women’s section, APF duo of Surya Maya Rai (4.51:36) and Brinda Shrestha (4.52:54) and Rupa Khadka of TAC (5.31:62) secured top thr...
Published On: 2011-05-24

KATHMANDU: Neric Academy recorded double victories in the first Neric Cup Inter-school Boys Basketball Tournament here on Tuesday. In junior section, hosts Neric defeated Greenfield 38-23 riding on 16 points from Binod Bhandari, while Sagar Basnet tossed in nine points as their senior team sneaked past Angels' Heart 30-27. U-14 team off to Japan KATHMANDU: A 15-member Nepali Under-14 Basketball team on Tuesday left for Japan to participate in the Cultural Sports Exchange and Basketball Development Programme slated for May 25-31 in Tokyo. Ajay Kuwar, Satendra Kumar Jaisawal, Anish Magar, Ke...
Published On: 2011-05-24

LALITPUR: Koilapani Polestar Club, the first ever ‘A’ Division outfit from outside the Kathmandu Valley, are considering pulling out of the Martyrs Memorial Red Bull ‘A’ Division League due to budget crunch. Koilapani, a club from Nawalparasi district, have been hit by postponement of the league due to repeated strikes. “Our determination to complete the league campaign at any cost is wavering due to the constraint of budget,” said the club president Bishnu Adhikari. “We have neither sponsors not a permanent source of income to survive in this costl...
Published On: 2011-05-23