Nepal and Bangladesh played a draw in SAFF Championship

Kathmandu: Nepal has tied with Bangladesh in the under-20 SAFF Championship. In the match held today at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Nepal played a one-one draw with Bangladesh. In a very competitive game, the first half ended in a goalless draw. In the second half both team scored 1/1 goal. With this tie, Bangladesh will… Continue reading Nepal and Bangladesh played a draw in SAFF Championship

Nepal remains on same place in ODI ranking

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Kathmandu: The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Thursday that Nepal remains in the same position in the new one-day rankings. According to the new ranking published by ICC, Nepal remains at the 19th position. In the previous ranking, Nepal was ranked 19th. In the new ranking, New Zealand is on the first place and… Continue reading Nepal remains on same place in ODI ranking

Men’s SAFF U-20 begin, Nepal defeated Maldives in first match

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Kathmandu: Nepal has made a good start in the SAFF U-20 Championship by defeating Maldives by 4-0. In the match held on Monday at the Kalinda Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India, Nepal kept Maldives under pressure from the beginning. Dipesh Gurung, Sugam Suwal, Kritish Ratna Chunju and Mangya Nakarmi scored goals for Nepal. Nepal will play… Continue reading Men’s SAFF U-20 begin, Nepal defeated Maldives in first match

Women’s SAFF Championship to be held at Dasharath Stadium

Kathmandu: Women’s SAFF Football Championship will be held at Dasharath Stadium in Tripureshwar, Kathmandu. All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has decided to hold the Women’s SAFF at the stadium. Bir Bahadur Khadka, coordinator of SAFF organizing committee formed by ANFA and senior vice president of ANFA, has informed that it has been decided to organize… Continue reading Women’s SAFF Championship to be held at Dasharath Stadium

National coach of the national cricket team resigns

Kathmandu: Pubudu Dasanayake has resigned as the head coach of the national cricket team. Dasanayake announced his resignation in a press conference on Wednesday after Nepal lost consecutively in the last match. After Pubudu took over the second term, Nepal lost 9 matches, won 4 and tied 1 match in total of 14 one-day matches.

SAFF Women’s Championship postponed on India’s proposal

Kathmandu: The date of the 6th South Asian Women’s Football Championship scheduled to be held in Nepal has been postponed by a week. The South Asian Football Federation has decided to postponed the tournament after consulting with the host country Nepal on the proposal of the All India Football Federation. The competition, which was earlier… Continue reading SAFF Women’s Championship postponed on India’s proposal

Nepal T20 receives ICC sanction

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Kathmandu: International Cricket Council (ICC) has sactioned the first season of Neapl T20, 2022. Nepal T20’s first edition is all set to take place from September 24 to October 22, in Kathmandu.CAN has recognized this sanction as a significatn development. Issuing a statement today, CAN has stated, ‘NepalT20 is the dream project of Cricket Association… Continue reading Nepal T20 receives ICC sanction

Sandeep Lamichhane to play Sri Lanka Premier League

Kathmandu: Nepal national cricket team captain Sandeep Lamichhane is all set to play Sri Lanka Premier League cricket in Sri Lanka. He has been included in the team from Dambulla Giants International Diamond A category. Lamichhane has also played Indian Premier League IPL cricket from Delhi Daredevils.

Medical staff to be tried for Maradona’s death

Argentina's soccer coach Diego Maradona waves to fans during a team practice in preparation for the World Cup, in Pretoria June 6, 2010. Photo Courtesy: Reuters

(BBC): Eight medical personnel are to stand trial accused of criminal negligence in the death of legendary Argentinian footballer Diego Maradona. A judge has ordered a culpable homicide trial after a medical panel found Maradona’s treatment was rife with “deficiencies and irregularities”. Maradona died in November 2020 of a heart attack in Buenos Aires, aged… Continue reading Medical staff to be tried for Maradona’s death