ANFA thanks all

Lalitpur: All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) thanked all the associations and individuals for making the first AFC President’s Cup Football Tournament a grand success. ANFA president Ganesh Thapa also thanked the Chinese government for repairing the floodlights on time. Senior vice president Mahesh Bista delivered the welcome speech. ANFA acting general secretary Kumar Jung Thapa, treasurer Birat Jung Shahi, spokesperson Lalit Krishna Shrestha and other officials were present on the occasion. — HNS

Match washed out

Jhapa: The last league-round match between Yeti Airlines of Kathmandu and Khukuri Club of Bhairahawa at the third Binesh Burma Memorial National Cricket Tournament was washed out due to sudden rain. With the result, Yeti Airlines topped Pool B and entered the semi-finals ahead of Khukuri Club, while East West Overseas and Eastern Cricket Academy made it to the last four from Pool A. In Wednesday’s semi-final, East West Overseas will take on Khukuri Cricket Club at Mechi Stadium. — HNS

GBBS, Swarnim win

LALITPUR: Kiran and Norbu netted eight points each as Gyanodaya Bal Batika School defeated GEMS School 18-14 in boys’ section of the Rato Bangala Junior Invitational School Basketball Tournament, here today. In the other match, Swarnim School outplayed Brihaspati Vidya Sadan 26-14 with Arjun top-scoring with nine points for the winners. — HNS

Davydenko advances

ST POELTEN: Top-seeded Nikolay Davydenko beat Michal Mertinak 6-3, 6-2 while Argentina’s Jose Acasuso eliminated No 3 Igor Andreev 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the first round of the BTM Power Grand Prix. Also, Nicolas Almagro, Jurgen Melzer, Mariano Puerta, Potito Starace, and David Sanchez advanced to the second round. — AP

New SL manager

COLOMBO: Former limited-over international batsman Michael Tissera has been appointed as Sri Lanka’s national cricket team manager. Tissera, 66, who played for Sri Lanka in three one-day matches in the 1975 World Cup replaces Brendon Kuruppu, SLC spokesman Ray Illangakoon said. Anura Tennakoon, a former national captain and cricket board chief executive, has been appointed manager to Sri Lanka’s ‘A’ team. — AP

Eto’o may be fined

MADRID: FC Barcelona striker Samuel Eto’o may be fined by Spain’s Anti-Violence Commission for taunting Real Madrid during his team’s league title celebrations at the weekend. Eto’o used insulting language on Sunday, a day after Barca won the title, when he told 98,000 fans at Camp Nou stadium that his former club should honour the champion. — AP

Blues’ parade

LONDON: Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho and his team will parade this season’s Premiership and League Cup trophies on an open-top bus trip through London on Sunday. The journey will start from Stamford Bridge and travel via New Kings Road to Parsons Green. A giant screen at Eel Brook Common will show match highlights of Chelsea’s first league

title in 50 years and of the bus as it makes its way along the route. — AP