League postponed

LALITPUR: The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) have called off the Martyrs Memorial A Division League matches till March 23 to mourn the demise of former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress leader Girija Prasad Koirala. The government has already announced a three-day national mourning. The league will resume from March 24, the ANFA said in a release here on Sunday.

Bikash bags bronze

KATHMANDU: Bikash Bahadur Singh returned home on Saturday with a bronze medal in the first Silent Night International Karate Cup held in Kuala Lumpur on March 13. Singh lost in the semi-finals after winning his previous matches against the Malaysian and Irish opponents in the 55kg category. Another Nepali karateka Kamala Thapa crashed out in the quarter-finals.