Category: Sports

Kathmandu:Three players, including Nepali cricket team captain Gyanendra Malla, have been confirmed to be infected with the corona virus (Covid-19). Along with Gyanendra, vice-captains Dipendra Singh Airy and Rohit Kumar Poudel have been confirmed infected. Captain Malla confirmed that he had seen the infection. “I had taken security precautions. “There are no symptoms,” he said.… Continue reading Corona infection to three cricketers including captain Malla

Kathmandu: Former Nepal captain Paras Khadka has been nominated for the ICC Associate Player of the Decade award. Six players, including Paras, were shortlisted by the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday. Paras, who started playing cricket for the U-15 team in 2002, captained Nepal in 2009. During Paras’ 10-year captaincy, Nepal played T20 World… Continue reading Paras Khadka nominated for Associate Player Award of the Decade

(BBC): The Russian dug deep to claim a 4-6 7-6 (7-2) 6-4 victory over world number three Thiem at the O2 Arena. Thiem led the second-set tie-break but Medvedev reeled off seven points in a row to force a decider and came through a tight final set to ensure victory. The 24-year-old will finish the… Continue reading ATP Finals 2020: Daniil Medvedev beats Dominic Thiem to take title

KATHMANDU: The Nepal Cricket Association (NCA) has invited 22 players for closed-door training. According to CAN, 22 players have been called for the closed training under the captaincy of Gyanendra Malla. As there is a risk of corona, the training will be done by following all the standards of health care, said CAN. Can is… Continue reading CAN called 22 players for indoor training

Kathmandu: The Women’s Twenty20 World Cup is scheduled to be held in February 2023. The 2022 Women’s World Cup in South Africa has been postponed due to the Corona epidemic. The board meeting of the International Cricket Council (ICC) has decided to hold the Women’s World Cup 2023 from February 9 to 26. Australia defeated… Continue reading Women’s T20 World Cup postponed: To be held in February 2023

Kathmandu: Nepal Cricket Association (NCA) has proposed to hand over the responsibility of Nepal Premier League (NPL) project to an Indian company for 10 years. Organizing the CAN’s Virtual General Assembly on Wednesday, on behalf of CAN officials, a proposal has been submitted to hand over the responsibility of NPL project to Indian company Seven… Continue reading Nepal offers Indian company to run Nepal Premier League

KATHMANDU: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has extended the four-year ODI recognition by one year due to the Corona epidemic. The ICC has extended the one-day international recognition by one year and Nepal’s one-day recognition has also been extended by one year. At the annual general meeting of the Nepal Cricket Association (NCA), Chairman Chatur… Continue reading Nepal’s ICC one-day recognition extended

Kathmandu: The second friendly football match between Nepal and Bangladesh ended in a draw. Nepal and Bangladesh drew 0-0 in the second match of the Mujibur Borso FIFA International Series on Tuesday. In the first friendly match played on Friday, Bangladesh won with 2-0 score. In the two-match series, the home team Bangladesh has won… Continue reading Bangladesh win friendly match against Nepal

(Reuters) – As she sat on a stool at home plate in Miami Marlins Park on Monday a message flashed onto the giant jumbotron behind the first woman general manager of a Major League Baseball team, “Welcome Kim Ng”. Ng meanwhile had a message of her own: “Anything is possible. That’s my message, anything is… Continue reading Anything’s possible says MLB’s first woman general manager Ng

Kathmandu: The remaining matches of the second round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers and the Asian Cup qualifiers in which Nepal is competing will be completed by June 2021. The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced that the remaining matches of the World Cup and Asian Cup qualifiers will be completed by the 15th.… Continue reading Second round of World Cup qualifiers in March and June