Hosts advance

DHARAN: Hosts Dharan ‘Red’ eliminated Samrat Sporting Club of Morang 1-0 to enter the quarter-finals of the 10th Budha Subba Tuborg Gold Cup here on Wednesday. Santosh Sahukala scored the winner for the home team in the 21st minute. Sahukala headed home following a set up by Pradeep Maharjan.

Midfielder Dipen Shrestha of the winning team was awarded the man-of-the-match. On Tuesday, the ‘Blue’ team of Dharan was knocked out by Jhapa. — HNS

Prime beat HWHC

KATHMANDU: Yukta Ram netted 20 points as the defending champions Prime College edged Himalayan White House College (HWHC) 76-44 in the second Benoj Memorial Inter-college (+2) Basketball Tournament. Likewise, Robin Khatri scored 29 as Rhododendron International Boarding School beat Bhanubhakta 56-12, KEC edged Lincoln 66-18, K&K crushed Himalayan 87-15 and Cosmos overcame Learning Realm International (LRI) 41-23. — HNS

Streaker fined

BRISBANE: Australia allrounder Andrew Symonds will likely escape any sanction for pummeling a nude streaker with a shoulder charge during a limited-overs international against India. The streaker was not so lucky. Not only was he flattened by Symonds on the pitch, he was fined $1,390 when he faced court on Wednesday, the following morning, on charges of wilful exposure and interfering with a sports event. Robert Ogilvie, 26, pleaded guilty, saying he was dared to run on the field naked by his friends and it felt “great” to be crunched by Symonds. — AP