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The Nepal Women’s National Cricket Team has departed for Dehradun, India, to play a series of friendly matches organized by the Uttarakhand Cricket Association. The matches will be held from Kartik 27 to Mangsir 3. The team was officially farewelled by the District Cricket Association, Kanchanpur, during a special ceremony today. According to Birendra Bahadur Chand, Central Member of the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), Nepal will play a total of six matches against three Indian state teams — Rajasthan, West Bengal, and Uttarakhand. The fixture is as follows: Kartik 27 – Nepal vs Rajasthan Kartik 28 – Nepal vs…

The Nepal National Football Team has been officially bid farewell ahead of their upcoming friendly match against Bangladesh and the AFC Asian Cup Qualifier against Malaysia. The farewell ceremony was held on Monday at the ANFA Complex in Satdobato, where Minister for Sports Bablu Gupta and ANFA officials extended best wishes to the team. During the event, team captain Kiran Kumar Limbu said that the friendly match against Bangladesh would be crucial for improving player fitness ahead of the AFC Asian Cup Qualifier. He expressed confidence that Nepal would perform well in both matches despite the short training period. The…

The Nepal Women’s Cricket Team is set to tour India, where they will play a series of friendly matches, the Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has announced. The team will play six matches against women’s teams from Uttarakhand, Bengal, and Rajasthan between November 13 and 19. The Nepal squad, led by captain Indu Burma, includes Kavita Kunwar, Sana Praveen, Ruwina Kshetri, Alisa Yadav, Ishwari Bist, Roma Thapa, Ashmina Karmacharya, Sabnam Rai, Bindu Rawal, Pooja Mahato, Laxmi Saud, Manisha Upadhyay, Simana KC, and Mamta Chaudhary. The tour will begin on November 13 with a match against Rajasthan. Nepal will face Uttarakhand…

Barcelona secured a 4–2 victory over Celta Vigo in the Spanish La Liga, thanks to a brilliant hat-trick from Robert Lewandowski. In the match played on Sunday night, Lewandowski netted three goals while Lamine Yamal added one for Barcelona. For Celta Vigo, Sergio Carreira and Borja Iglesias each scored a goal. Barcelona’s Frenkie de Jong was sent off in injury time after receiving a second yellow card. With this win, Barcelona climbed to second place in the league table with 28 points from 12 matches. Real Madrid remain at the top with 31 points from 12 games after being held…

Inter Milan defeated Lazio 2–0 in an important Serie A clash, further strengthening their position at the top of the league table. In the match held at San Siro, Inter dominated from the opening minutes. Captain and star striker Lautaro Martínez scored in the third minute to give Inter an early lead. Despite efforts from Lazio to equalize in the first half, they were unable to break through Inter’s solid defense. In the second half, Inter maintained their control of the game. In the 62nd minute, Ange-Yoan Bonny netted a superb goal, doubling Inter’s advantage and putting the team in…

Manchester City defeated Liverpool 3–0 in their Premier League match held last night. Erling Haaland opened the scoring for City in the 29th minute, giving his team an early lead. Gonzales added the second goal during first-half injury time, and Jeremy Doku sealed the victory with a goal in the 63rd minute of the second half. With this convincing win, Manchester City has climbed to third place in the league table.

Nepal will face Kyrgyzstan in the final of the CAWA U-19 Women’s Volleyball Championship today in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Nepal secured a place in the title clash after defeating the Maldives in straight sets (3–0) in the second semifinal held on Saturday. In a one-sided match, Nepal dominated with set scores of 25–11, 25–3, and 25–5. Kyrgyzstan, on the other hand, beat hosts Sri Lanka in straight sets in the first semifinal to book their spot in the final. Earlier in the league stage, Nepal had lost to Kyrgyzstan 3–2.The final match will begin at 5 PM Nepal time.

Nepal has been eliminated from the Hong Kong Super Sixes Cricket Tournament after suffering a 43-run defeat against the UAE on Sunday. Chasing a target of 130 runs, Nepal managed to score only 86 runs for the loss of four wickets in their allotted 6 overs.Adil Alam scored 32 runs, while Sandeep Jora remained unbeaten on 31. Earlier, batting first after losing the toss, the UAE posted a massive total of 129 runs for 4 wickets in 6 overs.Nilansh Keswani was the star performer for the UAE, smashing 73 runs off just 15 balls, including 10 sixes and 3 fours.…

The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has announced a 23-member national football team under the captaincy of goalkeeper Kiran Chemjong for the upcoming AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers against Malaysia and an international friendly match against Bangladesh. Head coach Hari Khadka, who has taken charge of the men’s national team for the first time, included one new player, Dipesh Gurung, a central midfielder making his debut appearance for Nepal. Attacking midfielder Aditya Shakya has also made a return to the squad. The newly appointed coach retained most of the regular players while leaving out Bimal Pandey and attacking midfielder Kritishratna Chhunju.…