Dipendra Chhetri scored a brace as Navajyoti thrashed Khalibari Football Club 6-2. Khim Chhantyal, Pranaye Nakarmi, Bijay Lama and Anil Thapa scored the other goals in the Khalibari’s rout. Bal Bahadur Dingdong scored both goals for the losing team.[break]
In another match, Shree Bhagwati beat Shree Kumari Club 1-0 with a goal from Ishwor Raj Joshi in the 21st minute. Meanwhile, Samaj Kalyan defeated Naxal Yuba Mandal 3-0. A brace from Rakesh Sapkota and a goal from Bibek Pradhan guided Samaj Kalyan to the victory.
Indrachowk Chess kicks off
KATHMANDU: Top rated players started with a winning note in the Indrachowk Club FIDE Rating Chess Tournament that kicked off on Monday in the capital. Nepal champion Badrilal Nepali, FIDE Master Manish Hamal, Nabin Tandukar, Rajendra Prasad Shrestha, Rajan Chhetri won their respective first round matches. Similarly, Herakaji Maharjan, Umesh Saiju, Madan Krishna Kayastha, Lawa Kumar Shrestha, Ramesh Man Shrestha, Prakash Chandra Lama, Jenis Thapa, Prases Shrestha and Bijay Dangol also emerged victorious. Nepal Chess Association President Rajesh Hari Joshi inaugurated the tournament. Altogether 67 players from 17 districts are participating in the event which carries total cash prize of Rs 50,000. Top three players will bag a purse of Rs 10,000, Rs 7,000 and Rs 5,000 respectively. The second and third round matches will be held on Tuesday.
Ailing player receives support
KATHMANDU: National taekwondo player Sunil Pariyar received $1,000 for his treatment from Cross Road, an institution based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. Pariyar has been suffering from bone marrow cancer. Pariyar has been admitted to the Bharatpur Cancer Hospital since last year for treatment.
Young Star Club triumphs
KATHMANDU: Young Star Club of Nawalparasi defeated Yuva Jagaran Club Pariwar of Rautahat 3-0 on Monday in the group B match of Red Bull B Division Regional match being held in Dhanusa, Janakpur. Krishna Adhikari netted twice in the 57th and 78th minute after Bijay Adhikari opened scoring in the 42nd minute. On Tuesday, SM Youth Sports Club of Dhanusa will take on Yuva Jagaran of Rautahat.
Nepali athletes hit hard by new rule
KATHMANDU: Nepali athletes Tilak Ram Tharu and Chandrakala Thapa were left out of the men’s and women’s 200m respectively in the Athletics World Championship in Daegu, South Korea on Monday because of a new rule, says athletics coach of Nepal Police Club Leela Shrestha. Coach Shrestha told Republica that the two players had registered for the event but the new rule, which allows only players who have made it to the world championship through qualification to compete in multiple events, has barred the Nepali players from competing. “The players who are competing under quota system were not allowed to feature in more than one event. Our players have already participated in 100m sprints, so they couldn’t compete in 200m,” said Shrestha.
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