Fun Cricket

LALITPUR: Nepal Investment Bank Limited (NIBL) and Machhapuchhre Bank entered the semi-finals of the EBL Inter-bank Serious Fun Cricket Tournament. On Thursday, NIBL outplayed Nepal Bangladesh Bank by 47 runs and Machhapuchhre defeated Clean Energy Development Bank by 32 runs. Himalayan Bank and Bank of Kathmandu have already entered the last four. — HNS

Jr Basketball

KATHMANDU: Suryodaya defeated Golden peak 22-11 in the inaugural match of the first Golden Peak Inter-school Junior Boys’ Basketball Tournament. In other matches, Gillettee beat Arunodaya 39-12, TIA beat Campion 23-16 and Valley Public outplayed Greenland 30-25. — HNS

Federer wins

Montreal: The top four seeds swept into the quarter-finals of the Rogers Cup with Roger Federer setting the blistering pace. The Swiss number one beat Italian Fabio Fognini 6-1, 6-1. Rafael Nadal overcame Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Serb Novak Djokovic rolled over Argentina’s David Nalbandian 6-2, 6-3 and Russian Nikolay Davydenko beat compatriot Mikhail Youzhny 7-6 (10/8), 6-3. — AFP

Storm leads

Tulsa: John Daly fired the best round of this season but it was England’s Graeme Storm who took the first-round lead at the US PGA Championship. Storm fired a bogey-free five-under 65 to take a two-stroke lead over Daly. World No 1 Tiger Woods, trying to defend the PGA crown and capture his 13th major title, birdied three of his first six holes but stumbled home to finish on one-over 71. — AFP

Tevez in Man U

MANCHESTER: English champions Manchester United finally completed the transfer of Argentine striker Carlos Tevez. United confirmed the 23-year-old forward had joined on a two-year loan. Tevez, who has been the subject of a long-running Premier League probe into third-party ownership, has been training with United all week. United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has scheduled Tevez’s debut against Manchester City. — AFP