Sports

Football bringing disgrace to the nation (Commentary)

Kathmandu / November 25: Barely six months after the devastating earthquake that paralysed the country and around two month after the ‘unofficial economic blockade’ on Nepal by India, Nepal took suffered another unprecedented catastrophe in form of the alleged involvement of our national football players in match-fixing scandal. The arrest of then sitting and former […]


Rafting competition to promote adventure tourism

Kathmandu / November 23: Nepal Association of Rafting Agents (NARA) is organizing the 14th Himalayan White Water Challenge Competition from coming November 27 for the promotion of adventure tourism in Nepal. NARA shared continuity has been given to adventure rafting this year as usual to keep up attraction of the tourists coming to visit Nepal […]


APF bags beach volleyball tournament in both categories

Itahari / November 20: The Armed Police Force (AFP) Club on Friday won the three-day beach volleyball tournament in men and women’s category organized by Eastern Volleyball Association. In men’s final, APF Club defeated Nepal Army in straight sets 21-10 and 21-17. The winning team bagged Rs 20,000 while the first runner up took home […]


Sports Minister pledges to end irregularities in sports sector

Kathmandu / November 17: Minister for Youth and Sports Satyanarayan Mandal has said that misconducts and irregularities surfaced in the country’s football sector have inflicted hurt to nation’s sovereignty. At a face-to-face programme organised by Reporters’ Club here Tuesday, the Sports Minister underlined the need of bringing about overhauling improvements in the entire sports sector. […]


Seventh National Sports Tournament put off for March next year

Kathmandu / November 16:The date for the Seventh National Sports Tournament has been postponed. The National Sports Council (NSC) has decided to hold the national tournament on March 1-6 next year. The 104th NSC Board meeting Monday presided over by Minister for Youth and Sports and NSC Chair Santya Narayan Mandal agreed to change the […]


FIFA bans ANFA President Thapa for 10 years

Kathmandu / November 16: President of the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA), Ganesh Thapa, would not carry out any activities related to football till 10 years. The FIFA banned ANFA President Thapa for 10 years and fined 20,000 Swiss francs for his involvement in taking bribe. The ethics committee of the FIFA held on November […]


Nepal to play against Papua New Guinea

Kathmandu, Nov 15: Nepal is set to play against Papua New Guinea on Monday in the first match of the second round under the ICC World Cricket League Championship. The match will take place at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The second match will be held against the same teams on Nov 18 […]


Treason cases filed against players implicated in match fixing

Kathmandu / November 08: Police on Sunday filed treason cases at the Special Court, Kathmandu against the five football players who were arrested on the charge of match fixing. An Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police filed cases against each player in accordance with the Clause 3(1) of the Crime against the State Penalty Act, 2046. A […]


Joint Kathmandu Mountain Bike Festival on Nov 20-22

Kathmandu / November 6: Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) is set to organise ‘Joint Kathmandu Mountain Bike Festival-2015 in upcoming November 20-22′ in Lalitpur. The event is to be supported by various cycling organisations including Nepal Cycling Association, Fantastic Nepal Holidays, Joint Cycle and Life Cycle Nepal. Even the foreigners will participate in the competition that […]


Nepali cricket team leaves for UAE

Kathmandu / November 4: Nepal’s national cricket team on Tuesday left for United Arab Emirates (UAE) to participate in the ICC World Cricket League. At a farewell ceremony, Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) officials wished success for the team. Nepal will play two-day friendly match against Hong Kong and ODIs against Pakistan, Oman and local […]




TOP NEWSview all

Four-nation championship: Nepal into the final

KMC installs Pelican crossings at 36 key locations

Japan to recruit 20,000 Nepali caregivers for health sector

Mushroom industry opened in Nawalparasi

UML reminds PM to revise provisions of Cooperative Ordinance




Positive Development Media Pvt. Ltd. / Regd. No: 232 / 073-74

Newbaneshwor
Kathmandu, Nepal

4479401


Editor : Mr. Divesh J.B. Rana

Chairperson : Mr. Kishore Thapa


Counter:
Web Counter