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ABHISHEK SUBEDI

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Nepal wins bronze as India dominates athletics

Published On: December 5, 2019 09:25 AM NPT By: ABHISHEK SUBEDI

KATHMANDU, Dec 5: Nepal claimed just a bronze medal on the second day of athletics of the 13th South Asian Games (SAG) as India dominated yet again adding five medals to its four in Kathmandu on Wednesday.

Sujal brace as Nepal thrashes Bhutan

Published On: December 4, 2019 09:58 AM NPT By: ABHISHEK SUBEDI

KATHMANDU, Dec 4: A brace from captain Sujal Shrestha helped Nepal register its first win in men’s football as the host surged past the Bhutanese challenge to get a 4-0 victory in men’s football of the ongoing 13th South Asian Games (SAG) on Tuesday.

Win in the blink of an eye!

Published On: December 4, 2019 09:24 AM NPT By: ABHISHEK SUBEDI

KATHMANDU, Dec 4: Santoshi Shrestha has become the first female runner of Nepal to win an international gold in athletics following victory in the 10,000-meter race at the ongoing 13th South Asian Games (SAG) in Kathmandu on Tuesday.

Shrestha wins 10,000 meters gold by 10 milliseconds

Published On: December 4, 2019 07:58 AM NPT By: ABHISHEK SUBEDI

KATHMANDU, Dec 4: Santoshi Shrestha became the first female runner of Nepal to win an international gold in athletics following victory in the 10,000 meter race Tuesday at the ongoing 13th SAG in Kathmandu.

‘Experienced’ India knocks Nepal out of men’s volleyball

Published On: November 30, 2019 08:49 AM NPT By: ABHISHEK SUBEDI

KATHMANDU, Nov 30: With two consecutive losses and poor all-round performance, Nepal national men’s volleyball has been knocked out of men’s volleyball from the group stages at the ongoing 13th South Asian Games (SAG) on Friday.

SAG Men’s Volleyball: Nepal loses to India

Published On: November 29, 2019 06:28 PM NPT By: ABHISHEK SUBEDI

KATHMANDU, Nov 29: Host Nepal has lost in straight sets of 15-25, 13-25 and 16-25 in Men’s Volleyball under ongoing 13th South Asian Games (SAG).

Nepal made to wait for qualification after disappointing loss to India

Published On: November 29, 2019 08:59 AM NPT By: ABHISHEK SUBEDI

KATHMANDU, Nov 29: After a terrific straight sets 3-0 win over Bangladesh a day ago, Nepal national women’s volleyball team suffered a disappointing 3-0 at the hands of contender India in volleyball at the 13th South Asian Games (SAG) on Thursday.

Jordan exploits Nepal’s defensive problems

Published On: October 17, 2019 12:28 PM NPT By: ABHISHEK SUBEDI

KATHMANDU, Oct 17: Yet another game and old problems repeats in Nepal national football team. The fact that Nepal lost 5-0 at the hands of Australia in the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (AFC) was a lesson that it had a lot to do if it was to withstand the attacking superiority of the teams in its group. But, giving away the game with sloppy passing and very few attacking threats saw it get beaten 3-0 by Jordan on Tuesday.

Can Nepal improve against Chinese Taipei after a defensive debacle?

Published On: September 10, 2019 10:04 AM NPT By: ABHISHEK SUBEDI

KATHMANDU, Sept 9: With a complete defensive fragility and poor execution of tactics saw Nepal national football team start its second round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (AFC) with a 7-0 hammering from Kuwait, the team is planning to avoid repetition of the same mistakes and improve some aspects against the next opponent: Chinese Taipei.

Nepal fails to execute defensive tactics in seven-goal humiliation

Published On: September 7, 2019 08:33 AM NPT By: ABHISHEK SUBEDI

KATHMANDU, Sept 7: Nepal national football team suffered a disappointing 7-0 hammering from Kuwait, delivering a performance as poor as the score line suggests, in their first match of the second round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers (AFC) at Kuwait City on Thursday.

Will Nepal’s new football coach Kalin be able to deliver?

Published On: July 27, 2019 08:42 AM NPT By: ABHISHEK SUBEDI

A bunch of international coaches have failed in the past

Pending issues abound as Nepal prepares to host SAG

Published On: July 23, 2019 08:20 AM NPT By: ABHISHEK SUBEDI

KATHMANDU, July 23: The South Asian Games (SAG) that Nepal is set to host after rescheduling for three times has been the burning issue of Nepali sports at the moment.

Nepal suffers second defeat in three games under Johan Kalin

Published On: June 3, 2019 11:22 AM NPT By: ABHISHEK SUBEDI

KUALA LUMPUR, June 3: Nepal suffered its second defeat in three games under head coach Johan Kalin as the side lost to lower-ranked side Malaysia 2-0 in a friendly football match in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Sunday.

Priority is to build a good team: Head Coach Kalin

Published On: June 2, 2019 11:23 AM NPT By: ABHISHEK SUBEDI

KUALA LUMPUR, June 2: As Nepal national football team prepares to take on Malaysia at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium in an international friendly match in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday, Nepal’s head coach Johan Kalin wants to concentrate on building a good team for the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers rather than only focusing on winning the game.

Five things that stood out at 8th National Games

Published On: April 27, 2019 09:41 AM NPT By: ABHISHEK SUBEDI

KATHMANDU, April 27: The Eighth National Games ended on Wednesday with the departmental teams dominating the top three spots—not surprisingly—and the date and venue for the ninth edition of the tournament being announced.

Manang Marshyangdi suffers home defeat in first AFC Cup match

Published On: April 4, 2019 11:12 AM NPT By: ABHISHEK SUBEDI

KATHMANDU, April 4: A-Division League champion Manang Marshyangdi Club made a poor start to its 2019 AFC Cup campaign suffering a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Bangladesh’s Abahani Limited Dhaka in Lalitpur on Wednesday.

All-round performance vital in Attariya’s DPL win

Published On: February 26, 2019 08:40 AM NPT By: ABHISHEK SUBEDI

KATHMANDU, Feb 26: Dipendra Singh Airee-led CYC Attariya lifted the title of the third edition of Dhangadhi Premier League after a superb campaign with the team losing just one match in the tournament.

Manang crowned champion but fails to create history as winning streak ends in last match

Published On: January 9, 2019 11:17 AM NPT By: ABHISHEK SUBEDI

KATHMANDU, Jan 9: Manang Marshyangdi Club missed a glorious chance to create history in Nepali football of maintaining winning streak until the last as Friends Club defeated the already-declared champion 1-0 halting its winning run in the last round of the Martyr’s Memorial A-Division League in Lalitpur on Tuesday.

Manang Marsyangdi closer to creating history

Published On: January 5, 2019 10:15 AM NPT By: ABHISHEK SUBEDI

KATHMANDU, Jan 5: The Martyr’s Memorial A-Division League that adopted a bizarre no-relegation system is coming to its conclusion with seven matches to be played in four days in the 13th round of the tournament starting from Saturday.

Sankata defeats Three Star to secure second place; Manang one game away from creating history

Published On: January 3, 2019 11:36 AM NPT By: ABHISHEK SUBEDI

KATHMANDU, Jan 3: Three Star Club has suffered yet another setback losing its chance to finish second after being defeated 2-1 by Sankata Club in the ongoing Martyr’s Memorial A-Division League in Lalitpur on Wednesday.