Category: Sports

(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

Kathmandu: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has lifted all sanctions against Nepal. Earlier, the ICC lifted the ban but kept Nepal under control funding. But now it has been removed from control funding and freed from all forms of control. Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has said in a statement on Tuesday that the ICC… Continue reading ICC lifts all bans imposed on CAN

Kathmandu: Nepal lost to Oman in the first match of the World Cup Cricket League Two series. Nepal lost to Oman by 13 runs in a match played at Mosa Cricket Ground in Texas. Following the 212-run target set by Oman, Nepal was bowled out for 198 in 49 overs with four balls to spare.

Kathmandu: Nepal lost to Jordan in the first match of the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers. Nepal lost the match 2-0 at the Jaber Al Ahmed Stadium in Kuwait. Jordan scored two goals in the second half after a goalless draw in the first half. Nepal, who are in Group A, will now play against Kuwait… Continue reading Nepal lost to Jordan in the first match of the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers

Kathmandu: Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) on Tuesday bade farewell to the Nepali team that is going to play in the ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup Asia qualifiers. Nepali team will leave for Malaysia on Wednesday. The selection competition is being held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from June 20 to 26. The ICC’s first-ever… Continue reading Nepali team set to depart Malaysia for U-19 Women’s World Cup qualifiers

Kathmandu: The government has announced to take over remaining work on the Gautam Buddha International Cricket Stadium of Chitwan. President Bidhya Devi Bhandari said that the government will coordinate and facilitate the construction of Gautam Buddha International Cricket Stadium to complete the remaining work in the forthcoming policy and program presented in the joint sitting… Continue reading Govt to take over ‘Gautam Buddha International Cricket Stadium’ project

Kathmandu: Rohit Chand has joined Indonesian club Parisik Kediri. The club on Sunday posted a picture of Rohit on social media. Rohit had left Persija Jakarta, another Indonesian club, on Sunday. This season, Persija is in the eighth position while Rohit’s Parisi Kediri is in the 11th position. Recently, he has been expelled from Nepali… Continue reading Nepali player Rohit Chand joins Indonesian club Parisik Kediri

Kathmandu: Nepal is playing its third ODI against Zimbabwe ‘A’ today. The game is being played at Tribhuvan University Stadium, Kirtipur. In the previous match, Nepal had won one and lost one. Nepal is playing a series against Zimbabwe ‘A’ in preparation for the one-day series to be held in the United States under the… Continue reading Nepal playing its third ODI against Zimbabwe ‘A’ on Monday

(BBC): The Asian Games in China have been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, says the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA). The event was scheduled to take place between 10 and 25 September in Hangzhou. A statement from the OCA said that “new dates of the 19th Asian Games will be agreed … in the… Continue reading Asian Games in China postponed because of Covid-19

Kathmandu: The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has decided to form an investigation committee to resolve the dispute between head coach Abdullah Almutairi and 10 players. ANFA President Karma Chhiring Sherpa has agreed to conduct an impartial investigation into the incident after holding discussions with 10 players who were forced to leave the closed training… Continue reading ANFA forms a committee to investigate player-coach dispute