Chhetri, others feted

KATHMANDU: Nepal-Korea Trade Association on Monday felicitated Raju Chhetri, Buddha Lama, Bhajendra Bahadur Chhetri and Keshar Bahadur Lama, who won medals at the fourth Korea Open International Taekwondo Championship held in Suwon, South Korea, from November 1-5. Raju won gold while Buddha Lama and Bhajendra earned silver medals. Keshar was the bronze medallist of the tournament. Nepali ambassador to South Korea Kamal Prasad Koirala handed over the felicitation letters to the players. — HNS

Vanasthali in quarters

BHAKTAPUR: Siddhartha Vanasthali Institute blanked defending champions Bhaktapur English School 4-0 to enter the quarter-finals of the TVS Tyres Cup Inter-school Invitational Football Tournament, organised by Madhyapur Youth Academy, here on Monday. Pradeep Magar, Sujan Khatri, Buddha Lama Tamang and Rajendra Tamang scored for Vanasthali. In other matches, Symphony Academy defeated Vidhya Sagar 2-1 and Antique Bhadgaon beat Kathmandu University High School 3-1. Suresh Tamang and Sushil Prajapati scored for Symphony while Deepak Dahal converted for Vidhya Sagar. Dikesh Khadgi struck twice and Rupesh Chhetri added the third for Bhadgaon while Sankalpa Lamichhane pulled one back for KU High School. — HNS

‘No change in venue’

NEW DELHI: India’s cricket board has no plans to change England’s tour itinerary despite speculation of a possible shift following deadly bombings near one of the venues. Devendra Prabhudesai, media officer of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, said all venues were proceeding with arrangements for the allocated matches. He said reports about the possible shift of one of the seven one-day internationals from Gauhati was pure speculation. Local reports suggested England’s cricket board had sought a change after bomb blasts killed more than 80 people two weeks ago in Gauhati, which is scheduled to host the sixth ODI. — AP