Birtamod thrashed Rastriya Jagriti Club of Itahari, Sunsari 7-0. Deepak Rai scored four goals for Birtamod´s victory while Bhupen Limbu added a brace and Ajad Pradhan netted another. [break]
Birtamod will take on the winner of the second semifinal match to be played between Sainik Football Club of Jhapa and Church Boys Football Union. Limbu opened the scoring for Birtamod in the second minute and made it 2-0 in the 18th minute.
Rai scored in the 22nd, 24th, 49th and 52nd mintue respectively. Pradhan netted in the 58th minute. The tournament is being organized by Surunga Jaycess at the Kankai Higher Secondary School ground.
Title winner waderio team welcomed
KATHMANDU: The title winner Nepali team of the Second South Asian Waderio Karate Championship held in Gujarat, India returned home on Tuesday. Nepal had won nine gold, six silver and three bronze to secure first position in the event held on October 15 and 16. Nepal had secured second position in the first edition of the event. On the occasion Nepal had won six gold, four silver and bronze medals each. Nepali team was welcomed by Nepal Wadeio Karate Do President Shyam Khadka, General Secretary Sasi Kumar Titung among other upon their arrival at the Tribhuvan International Airport on Tuesday.
NBFA observes condolence meeting
KATHMANDU: Nepal Bodybuilding and Fitness Association (NBFA) on Tuesday held a condolence meet to pay tributes to its national judge Mahendra Jung Thapa, who was killed during road accident on October 2. The association observed one-minute silence in the presence of office bearers, including NBFA President Bijay Kayastha, Vice President Narayan Pradhan, General Secretary Dinesh Bhandari, players, coaches and others at NBFA office in Tripureshwar.
Hard fought win for Three Star
UDAYAPUR: Top flight Mega Three Star Club of Lalitpur registered a hard fought 3-2 win over host Udayapur XI on Tuesday to secure semifinal berth in the Udayapur Gold Cup Football Tournament being held in Gaighat, Udayapur.
Buddha Chemjong, Rajkumar Ghising and Ganesh Khadka netted one apiece for the capital based team. Obindra Rai and Lokchandra Rai pulled off a goal each for the home team but failed to turn the tables.
Buddha Chemjong opened the scoring for Three Star in the 17th minute but the home team backed by home supporters made a 1-1 score in the 33rd minute when Obindra Rai found the back of net.
But Rajkumar Ghising restored Three Star´s lead three minutes after interval to make the score 2-1. But the lead could not last for longer period of time as Lokchandra Rai again hit back the equalizer to delight the home supporters. But Ganesh Khadka hit the match third goal for Three Star in the 60th minute which turned to be the match killer. Bishan Gaucha of Three Star was declared the man-of-the-match. He was awarded with Rs 1,000.
Three Star´s coach Pradip Maharjan opined that his side has come to lift the trophy. "We have better players than any other participating teams. Therefore we hope to lift the trophy."
"It is not necessary for the home team to win the match," said Obindra Rai who had scored first goal for home side after the match.
The semifinal round will begin from Wednesday. Knight Chess Club of Jhapa will play against Workers Martyrs Memorial Club of Kathmandu in the first semis on Wednesday.
Donation for Sahara Club
POKHARA: Outgoing president of Non Residential Nepali (NRN) Dev Man Hirachan donated Rs 100,000 for the construction of Sahara Academy on Tuesday. Hirachan had earlier announced to donate Rs 50,000 later added Rs 50,000 for the donation. Member of NRN Ramesh Bastola also announced to donate Rs 250,000 for the building. Bastola had earlier donated Rs 50,000 for Sahara Football Club. The club has been building its own academy at Dobilla.
Chataralion into semis
DHARAN: Chataralion Cricket Club secured its place in the semifinal of the Rotaract Running Cup Cricket Tournament on Tuesday. In the match played at Bhagwati School, Dharan, Chataralion defeated Inaruwa Cricket Club by six wickets. Chataralion invited Inaruwa to bat first and restricted them to 73 runs off 16 overs. Chatara reached the target of 74 runs losing only four wickets. In another match played at the same venue, Acharyalion again defeated Inaruwa by 30 runs. Winning the toss, Acharyalion was able to score 39 runs losing all the wickets. Inaruwa was restricted to nine runs. Earlier, Galli Tol Cricket Club, Dharan Cricket Club and Rotaract Club of Dharan had qualified for the semifinal.
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