Rajan Memorial win

BHAKTAPUR: Rajan Memorial School beat Narayan Academy by 61 in the COAS Cup Inter-school Cricket here on Monday. Batting first, Rajan Memorial was all out for 125 runs in 28.1 overs with Satya Khadka scoring 25 and Ajay Khadka 13. Purushhotam Jha claimed three while Bikesh Achhami and Jivan Lamsal took two wickets apiece for Narayan Academy. In reply, Narayan Academy were dismissed for just 64 runs in 21.1 overs. Jivan Lamsal top-scored with 11 for Narayan Academy. Man of the match Ajaya Khadka took 4-13 off seven overs and Narendra Lama bagged 3-22. — HNS

New Summit in semis

KATHMANDU: New Summit advanced to the semi-finals of the second Daffodil Cup Inter-school Football with a 4-3 win over Sambotta School on Monday. Gagan Thapa struck a hat-trick and Sumanta KC scored the other for New Summit while Deuba Thapa scored twice and Debendra Gautam added the third for Sambotta. In the girls’ basketball, NIMS entered the final with a 31-12 win over Pennwood Academy 31-12. In the boys’ matches, NIMS outscored VS Niketan 49-26 and Daffodil crushed Excelsior 61-38. — HNS

Coughlin sets record

MISSOURI: Five-time Olympic medal winner Natalie Coughlin set a world record in the 100-meter backstroke on Sunday during a preliminary race at the Missouri Grand Prix. Coughlin finished in 59.21 seconds, lowering her previous world record in the event by 0.23 seconds. The world record was the second in two days at the meet. On Saturday, Kirsty Coventry of Zimbabwe set the mark in the 200-meter backstroke. Coventry broke a record that had stood for 16 years. — AP