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Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis in action. Photo: Reuters

Sri Lanka's Mendis, Gunathilaka back from suspension for Australia series

The duo, along with Niroshan Dickwella, were suspended last year for breaching the team's bio-bubble anti-coronavirus protocols during their tour of England in July.

National champion shuttler Rashila Maharjan moved up to seventh position in the doubles category in the world junior ranking. Photo: THT

Maharjan climbs up

National champion shuttler Rashila Maharjan moved up to seventh position in the doubles category in the world junior ranking.

Tribhuvan Army Football Club’s Bikash Tamang (right) vies for the ball with Three Star Club’s Ghanefo Ansumana Kromah during their quarter-final match of the 20th Aaha-Rara Gold Cup at the Pokhara Stadium in Kaski on Tuesday. Photo Courtesy: Himalayan Manoj

Army pip Three Star, enter semis

Substitute forward Rajeev Gurung scored the solitary goal as Tribhuvan Army Football Club defeated Three Star Club 1-0 in the quarter-final match of the 20th Aaha-Rara Gold Cup here at the Pokhara Stadium today.

Mauritius national football team members taking part in a training session at the Nepali Army Headquarters grounds in Kathmandu on Tuesday. Photo Courtesy: Mauritius FA

Four Mauritius footballers test positive

Four of the Mauritius national football team members tested positive for coronavirus in a test carried out upon their arrival for two international friendly matches against Nepal.

FILE - Zimbabwe's batsman Brendan Taylor plays a shot for boundary during the 1st one-day international cricket match against Pakistan at the Pindi Cricket Stadium, in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on October 30, 2020. Photo: AP

Ex-Zimbabwe captain reveals drugs, match-fixing scandal

Ex-Zimbabwe captain reveals drugs, match-fixing scandal

Cornet survives Halep and heat to reach maiden Grand Slam quarter-final

Shapovalov sends Zverev crashing out of Australian Open

Nadal beats Mannarino in battle of left-handers to reach last eight

Pandya, Rahul to lead new IPL teams Ahmedabad, Lucknow

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A fourth Pakistan cricketer, Fatima Sana, won the Emerging Women's Cricketer of the year award.

Afridi leads Pakistan's domination of ICC awards

Pakistan captain Babar was adjudged One-Day Cricketer of the Year while his deputy Rizwan grabbed the T20 award.

MMC’s Dayananda Singh (centre) vies for the ball with NPC’s Pratap Gurung during their 20th Aaha-Rara Gold Cup match at the Pokhara Stadium in Kaski on Sunday. Photo Courtesy: Himalayan Manoj

MMC oust Police, enter semis

Manang Marshyangdi Club defeated Nepal Police Club 2-0 to enter the semi-finals of the 20th Aaha-Rara Gold Cup Football Tournament here at the Pokhara Stadium today.

France's Alize Cornet reacts during her fourth round match against Romania's Simona Halep at Australian Open in Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, on January 24, 2022. Photo: Reuters

Cornet survives Halep and heat to reach maiden Grand Slam quarter-final

Alize Cornet survived stifling heat to outlast former world number one Simona Halep 6-4 3-6 6-4 in a battle of attrition at the Australian Open on Monday, advancing to her first Grand Slam quarter-final where she will meet Danielle Collins.

Tottenham Hotspur's Lucas Moura in action with Chelsea's Hakim Ziyech during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur, at Stamford Bridge, in London, Britain, on January 23, 2022. Photo: Reuters

Chelsea beat Spurs 2-0 to keep dwindling title hopes alive

Chelsea kept alive their remote Premier League title chances with a 2-0 win over London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday, set on their way by an exquisite strike from Hakim Ziyech which was quickly followed up by a Thiago Silva header.

South Africa's Quinton de Kock in action. Photo: Reuters

De Kock ton leads S Africa to ODI series sweep of India

South Africa won the three-match test series 2-1.

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain of Liverpool celebrates after scoring during the Premier League match between Crystal Palace. Photo: Reuters

Liverpool hold off Palace fightback to close gap on Man City

Liverpool moved on to 48 points, nine behind City, who were held to a 1-1 draw by Southampton on Saturday.

Barty defeated Pegula at the French Open in 2019 in their only career meeting.

Barty powers on at Australian Open in Laver's house

MELBOURNE, JANUARY 23A day after declaring Ash Barty unbeatable at her best, Australian great Rod Laver had the best seat in the arena named after him as the world number one delivered...

Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates winning his fourth round match against France's Adrian Mannarino during the Australian Open, at Melbourne Park, in Melbourne, Australia, on January 23, 2022. Photo: Reuters

Nadal beats Mannarino in battle of left-handers to reach last eight

Rafa Nadal remained on course for a men's record 21st Grand Slam title after winning a battle of left-handers against Adrian Mannarino 7-6(14) 6-2 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Sunday.

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Pandya, Rahul to lead new IPL teams Ahmedabad, Lucknow

Pandya, Rahul to lead new IPL teams Ahmedabad, Lucknow

Spain's Rafael Nadal in action. Photo: Reuters

Nadal repels Khachanov to reach last-16 in Melbourne

Nadal was primed though and won 12 of the first 13 points to stamp his authority all over the court.

Germany's Alexander Zverev in action during his third round match against Moldova's Radu Albot during the Australian Open at Melbourne Park, in Melbourne, Australia, on January 21, 2022. Photo: Reuters

Imperfect Zverev marches into fourth round in Melbourne

Alexander Zverev admitted he had been far from perfect but still eased into the fourth round of the Australian Open without dropping a set after a 6-3 6-4 6-4 victory over Radu Albot on John Cain Arena on Friday.

Liverpool's Diogo Jota scores their second goal during the Carabao Cup Semi Final Second Leg match between Arsenal and Liverpool, at Emirates Stadium, in London, Britain, on January 20, 2022. Photo: Reuters

Jota at the double as Liverpool beat Arsenal to reach League Cup final

Diogo Jota's double earned Liverpool a comfortable 2-0 win at Arsenal in the second leg of their League Cup semi-final on Thursday, setting up a Wembley showdown against Chelsea.

Sumit Shrestha of Sahara Club vies for the ball with APF’s Sabin Gurung (left) during the opening match of the 20th Aaha-Rara Gold Cup Football Tournament at the Pokhara Stadium in Kaski on Thursday. Photo Courtesy: Himalayan Manoj

APF beat Sahara in opener, advance to quarters

Nepal APF Club defeated hosts Sahara Club 2-0 in the opening match of the 20th Aaha-Rara Gold Cup Football Tournament here at the Pokhara Stadium today.

Photo Courtesy: Cricket Association of Nepal

Bam, Yadav called up

Cricket Association of Nepal today announced a 16-member team for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Global Qualifiers to be held in Oman next month.

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Russia's Daniil Medvedev in action during his quarter final match against Canada's Felix Auger Aliassime. Photo: Reuters

Medvedev battles back to down Auger-Aliassime in thriller

The 25-year-old Russian had his back firmly up against the wall for much of an absorbing contest as Auger-Aliassime produced some stunning tennis on Rod Laver Arena.

Sri Lanka's Kusal Mendis in action. Photo: Reuters

Sri Lanka's Mendis, Gunathilaka back from suspension for Australia series

The duo, along with Niroshan Dickwella, were suspended last year for breaching the team's bio-bubble anti-coronavirus protocols during their tour of England in July.

The US Coast Guard ship Bernard C. Webber, leaves the coast guard base, Monday, July 19, 2021, in Miami Beach, Fla. Photo: AP

Coast Guard searches vast sea for 39 people lost off Florida

Coast Guard searches vast sea for 39 people lost off Florida

Cutouts of cricket players display outside the Gaddafi Stadium for the upcoming country's premier domestic Twenty20 tournament 'Pakistan Super League' in Lahore, Pakistan, Tuesday, January 25, 2022. Photo: AP

Six-team Pakistan Super League set for Karachi, Lahore

Six-team Pakistan Super League set for Karachi, Lahore

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Nepal records 8454 fresh COVID-19 cases; five fatalities on Wednesday

Nepal records 8454 fresh COVID-19 cases; five fatalities on Wednesday

The Embassy of India celebrated the 73rd Republic Day of India inside its premises in Kathmandu.

Indian embassy observes 73rd Republic Day of India in Kathmandu

The Embassy of India celebrated the 73rd Republic Day of India inside its premises in Kathmandu.

1.3 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines provided by France and Italy have arrived in Nepal, today. Photo Courtesy: Embassy of France

1.3 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines donated by France, Italy arrive in Nepal today

1.3 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines provided by France and Italy have arrived in Nepal, today.

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Nepal Bankers' Association says crypto, virtual currency, network marketing illegal in Nepal

Nepal Bankers' Association, the umbrella organisation of the commercial banks, has said that crypto, virtual currency and network marketing business and transactions are illegal in Nepal.

FILE PHOTO: A Russian service member is seen atop a T-72B3 main battle tank during military drills at the Kadamovsky range in the Rostov region, Russia December 20, 2021. Photo: Reuters

Biden warns Putin with sanctions as West steps up Ukraine defenses

US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he would consider personal sanctions on President Vladimir Putin if Russia invades Ukraine, as Western leaders stepped up military preparations and made plans to shield Europe from a potential energy supply shock.

FILE - Thailand's Public Health Minister Anutin Chanvirakul shows off a bottle of extracted cannabis oil during a press conference at his ministry in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019. Photo: AP/File

Thailand first in Asia to move to decriminalize marijuana

Thailand on Tuesday became the first country in Asia to approve the de facto decriminalization of marijuana, though authorities have left a grey area around its recreational use.

Nepal's population reaches 29.1 million Photo: Sandeep Sen/ THT Online

Nepal's population reaches 29.1 million

The preliminary results of the National Census 2021 have shown Nepal's population to be 29 million 192 thousand 480. The population as per the 2011 National Census was 26 million 940 thousand 504.

Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces Humvee patrols in Hassakeh, northeast Syria, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. Photo: AP

More than 50 million people affected by urban conflicts: UN

More than 50 million people are affected by conflict in urban areas from Afghanistan to Libya, Syria, Yemen and beyond where they face a much higher risk of being killed or injured, the United Nations chief said Tuesday.

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