Nepal played a 2-2 draw against Afghanistan in their second match of the 40th Merdeka Cup at MBPJ Stadium here on Friday. Anil Gurung and Bijay Gurung scored for Nepal while Hasham Tullah struck a brace for Afghanistan as the four second-half goals ensured the draw making Nepal's survival in the championship harder by the day.[More]
As the African side Sierra Leone fail to arrive on time, the schedule of Mardeka cup changes on short notice making Nepal instead face Afghanistan today and alongside timing also takes place two hours earlier, 4:30 PM NST.[More]
The armyman Bikash Malla, suddenly developing an abscess, have had to take rest during Nepal's first encounter today against hosts Malaysia in the Mardeka Cup and now leaves room for the second choice, NPC goalie Ritesh Thapa in the starting line-up.[More]
All India Sikkim Governer's Gold Cup due on the last week of October misses the defending champions Nepali giants New Road Team (NRT). Sure, it is the hosts themselves who failed to bring them in-no specific reason is yet disclosed from either side. However, the prestigious tournament is going to be held without the defending champions- interesting is this very aspect which rarely happens in a well-recognized event.[More]
Team Nepal have departed to Malaysia to take on the challenge of Mardeka Cup for the second time after 25 years .
The team now captained by the comeback veteran Nirajan Rayamajhi aims at least at reaching the semi-finals .
ANFA president while farewelling them amid a function on Monday said that Team Nepal would be benefitted by the tournament experience wise and even deserve the good results.[More]
Nepal will be fighting hosts Malaysia on Wednesday to continue their berth in the historic Merdeka Cup for the second time in the warm capital of Kaula Lampur.
Nepal's youth-based national side face the rising Asian powerhouse after nearly two decades with uncertainty about the results due to sickly footballing conditions at home. Nevertheless, the coach duo Krishna Thapa and Raju Shakya hope for the semi-finals with the strength of technical advantage and balanced team.[More]
BISHKEK – Dordoi Dynamo’s march towards a third straight title remained on course on Friday as the defending champions defeated last year’s beaten finalists Nepal Police Club 3-1 in their semi-final clash.
Nepal Police Club were eager to avenge last year’s 2-1 final defeat by the Kyrgyzstan League side in Pakistan, but David Tetteh’s 19th minute opener and Mirlan Murzaev’s strike just before the hour mark sent the home side on their way before Anant Raj Thapa’s strike with 18 minutes remaining reduced the deficit. [More]
ITAHARI, Sept 12 - New Road Team (NRT) edged Rashtriya Jagriti Club of Itahari on Friday in its third match of a nationwide tour managed by nepa~laya. [More]
Kathmandu,Bhadra 27- In the first day of South Asian Judo held at Nepal, Indira Rai has given the first gold to Nepal. She deafeats Suibala Devi of India in the final. India is currently leading with 7 golds and 1 silver. Meanwhile Nepal is in second position with one gold ,six silver and two bronze medal.[More]
Bista retains NSJF LG PoY Award KATHMANDU, Sept 10 - Taekwondo ace Deepak Bista retained NSJF LG Male Player of the Year (PoY) Award announced amidst a ceremony at the Nepal Academy Hall, Kamaladi on Wednesday. Deepak had also won the award last year but could not receive the award himself as he was in South Korea for training.Deepak represented Nepal in the last month's Beijing Olympics 2008 and is only the second Nepali player to qualify for the summer games.[More]
KATHMANDU, Sept 5 - Social Youth Club became the first team to climb to the 'B' Division from this year's Martyrs' Memorial 'C' Division League after registering a thumping win in its final match of Group 'B' on Friday. Social jumped to the second tier football pipping Chyasal Youth Club on goal difference. [More]
KATHMANDU, Sept 5 - The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has blasted National Sports Council's decision to stop the Martyrs' Memorial Football League this season. "NSC has already given right to both the associations (ANFA and National Football Association) to organize events so there is no point in stopping the league," says ANFA pressstatement.[More]
Basnet finishes 45th in marathon
Beijing, Aug 24 - Nepal's Olympic journey ended on a disappointing note after Arjun Kumar Basnet failed to better his personal timing in the men's marathon on the last of the 29th Beijing Olympics on Sunday
Out of the total eight players that represented Nepal in the games, only Kamal Bahadur Adhikari returned home with a success story to tell..[More]
Deepak has also dissapointed
BEIJING, Aug 22 - Nepal's only realistic hope of medal in the Olympics ended prematurely as taekwondo ace Deepak Bista failed to live up to the nation's expectations. Iran's Hadi Saei defeated Deepak with a 7-0 score line in the first match of the 80kg category on Friday at the Beijing University Science and Technology Gymnasium. Hadi is the same man who defeated Deepak in the Olympic qualification in Vietnam nine months back.[More][watch video of the match]
Deepak's opponent is defending champion
Beijing, August 18- Nepal’s expectation of winning medal in Beijing Olympic from Taekondo player Deepak Bista’s opponent in 1st round is defending champion of Athens Olympic 2004.As of the draw result out this Monday Bista in Group B playing Iran’s defending champion of Athens Olympic 2004, Saei Hadi.[More]
Chandrakala fails to break national record
The only female athlete from Nepal in athletics Chandrakala Thapa fails to break national record in 100m sprint. She said that she had cramp in her muscle during the match,she wasn't in the condition of completing the race but inspite of that she completed the race. Thapa finishes 8th in heat 10 held at National stadium. [More]
Karishma finishes second in the heat
BEIJING, Aug 15 - "During practices, I broke records, but today I broke my hearts," swimmer Karishma Karki said after failing to break national record in the 50m Freestyle heats of the Beijing Olympics at the National Aquatics Center on Friday.
Karishma, however, improved her own timing by more than two seconds finishing at 32.35 seconds. Her previous best was 34.57 seconds. She finished second on her heats behind Palestine's Jakiya Nasar. The national record in the event is 31.28 seconds held by Runa Pradhan.[More]
Shah isn't able to better national record
Nepali swimmer Prasiddha Jung Shah improved his personal best record in the 50 metre freestyle during the heats of the Beijing Olympic Games on Thursday.
Shah lowered his mark by 35 seconds as he finished the course in 27.59 seconds, only better than swimmers from Uganda (27.72) and Sudan (30.12) in the heat. Shah's previous best record was 27.94 seconds set during the 2007 World Championships in Australia. He could not even break the national record of 26.39 seconds set by Chitra Bahadur Gurung. [More]
Devu lost in 40 seconds
Beijing,Aug 13-Fourth day of Beijing Olympic is yet another dissapointing day for Nepal. Devu who is competing in 63kg category of Judo has not been able to survive more than 40 second against her opponent of Chainese Taipei. No.1 judo player of Nepal and silver medalist in 10thSAG Devu said,"We have never thought about wining medal,participating in such prestigious competition is great achievement."[More]
Adhikari betters national record
Beijing, Aug 11 - Kamal Adhikari put up a satisfying performance in weightlifting in Beijing Olympics bettering his own national record of 266 kgs by two kgs in men's 69kg category on Monday.[More]
KATHMANDU, Aug 9 - Phool Maya Kyapchhaki failed to better the national record at the Beijing Olympics finishing 46th among 47 with 380 points in women's 10m air rifle won by Czech Katerina Emmons with 503.5 points on Saturday.[More]
Nepal finishes fourth after defeat
Samiullah Shinwari played a heroic knock to guide Afghanistan to a three-wicket win over Nepal in the third-place playoff of the ACC Trophy Elite 2008 at the Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Saturday.[More]
Mixed emotion for Shrestha
HYDERABAD –Birat Krishna Shrestha was happy with Nepal’s 3-0 win over Sri Lanka on Monday but admitted he was disappointed that his side is missing out on the AFC Challenge Cup semi-finals.
Shrestha’s side opened the scoring after 14 minutes through Santosh Shahukhala before Ju Manu Rai and Anjan KC added goals after the break as Nepal claimed their first win of the tournament to finish third in the group behind winners DPR Korea and runners-up Myanmar, who both advanced to the semi-finals.[More]
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Nepalese players during march pass of 2008 Beijing Olympic
