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SPORTS BRIEFS: Daffodil thrashes Gyanodaya

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KATHMANDU, Jan 29: Host Daffodil School thrashed Gyanodaya School 40-20 on Sunday in the senior boys´ category of the Fifth Daffodil Champions Cup basketball tournament. Min Raj Tamang scored 13 points for the host. In the other matches of the same category, Golden Peak, Angel Lord and The Excelsior registered win.



Golden Peak edged past TIA 49-47 with 19 points from Bijay Tamang. Angel Lord registered a narrow 54-53 win over Arniko as Nikon Poudel netted 33 points. 14 points from Tashi Gurung guided The Excelsior for 52-29 win over Mount Kailash. [break]



In the girls´ category, Mahendra Bhawan defeated Gyanodaya 25-16 with 12 points from Shanti Shrestha. Meanwhile, Deep Jyoti and Tri Jyoti registered wins in the Sixth Daffodil Cup junior football tournament. Deep Jyoti beat The Excelsior 3-1 while Tri Jyoti thrashed TIA 4-0. The match between Brihaspati Vidya Sadan and Reed Model School ended in a goalless draw.



Double delights for Angels´ Heart

KATHMANDU: A and B teams of Angels´ Heart reached the semifinals of girls´ section in the Fourth Newton Inter School Volleyball Tournament on Sunday. Likewise, Samakhushi English Boarding School (SEB) and Bijeshwari School also booked semifinal spots. SEB defeated Oxford 25-10, 25-14 while Paradigm gave walkover to Bijeshwari. Angels´ Heart ´A´ overcame host Newton 25-11, 25-13 while Angels´ Heart ´B´ thrashed Pushpa Kunja 25-6, 25-12.



Meanwhile, Apollo and Angels´ Heart entered into the last four of the boys´ section. Apollo struggled past SEB 25-18, 20-25, 25-22, 26-24 while Angels´ Heart beat Paradigm 25-16, 25-22, 24-26, 25-11.


Rawal wins two gold medals

KATHMANDU: Naresh Rawal of Nepal-1 Television won two gold medals in the Third Inter Television Table Tennis Tournament on Sunday. Rawal defeated Madan Acharya of Nepal Television 11-4, 11-3, 11-4 in the men´s singles category.



Rawal paired with Nikesh Khadka in the men´s doubles to beat the pair of Madan Acharya and Manohari Thapa 11-7, 11-8, 7-11, 13-11 for gold. In the women´s category, Sonu Khadka of Avenues Television beat Sumitra Bhattarai of Image Channel 11-8, 12-10, 13-11 for gold.



Morang XI wins title

JHAPA: Morang XI clinched the title of Eastern Women´s Knockout Football Tournament defeating Ilam XI on Sunday. In the final played at Domalal Stadium, Morang beat Ilam 3-0 with goals from Man Maya Limbu, Dipa Neupane and Geeta Khadka. Along with the trophy, Morang bagged Rs 20,000 while Ilam received Rs 15,000.



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