Athletics C’ship

KATHMANDU: The Club Himalayan Uphill Challenge athletics championship is scheduled for May 10, the Nepal Athletics Association said on Sunday. The event includes half marathon and 10-km race in men’s and women’s categories. The race will begin from Bhaktapur Durbar Square and end at the Club Himalayan in Nagarkot. The top three winners in both men and women’s half-marathon get Rs 10,000, Rs 7,000 and Rs 5000 respectively while the top three winners in both the men and women’s 10-km race will get Rs 5,000, Rs 3,000 and Rs 2000. — HNS

Curbishley resigns

LONDON: Alan Curbishley, one of four coaches mentioned to take over England’s national team, resigned on Saturday as manager of Charlton.

The announcement was made just before Charlton’s game against Blackburn. Curbishley is the second longest serving manager in the Premier League after Manchester United’s Alex Ferguson. He twice led Charlton to promotion and established the club as a regular mid-table Premier League team for the first time. Curbishley is seen as a contender for England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson’s job when the Swede quits after this year’s World Cup. — AP

WI beat Zimbabwe

ST JOHN’S: Brian Lara struck an unbeaten 40 runs as the West Indies defeated Zimbabwe by five wickets in their first one-day international on Saturday. The home team reached a victory target of 154 for five off 38.2 overs. The total gave Lara the fifth most runs in ODIs with 9,399, moving him past former Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin and current India skipper Rahul Dravid. Zimbabwe was earlier limited to 151 for nine off 50 overs. Justice Chibhabha held together the top order with a maiden half century (55). — AP