SPORTS BRIEFS:Karki duo to meet in quarters

KATHMANDU (REPUBLICA): Aatmaram Karki of APF and Sriyans Karki advanced into the men´s singles quarterfinals of the Second Citizens Bank Tennis Tournament being held in the capital on Sunday. Aatmaram edged past Pranaya Karki 6-4, 7-5 while Sriyans achieved a comfortable 6-0, 6-0 win over Ishup Bikram Singh. The two will now face each other for a semifinal berth. In other matches of the same category, Chhewang Lama, Kamal Bhandari, Santosh Khatri, Raju Shrestha, Dawa Sherpa and Jeetendra Pariyar won their respective matches to enter the quarterfinals. In the veterans´ above 65 kg category, Dr Singh Bahadur Basnet and Victory Shumsher Rana will vie for the title. Basnet crushed Indrajeet Rai 8-0 while Rana received a walkover from Mohan Bahadur Shahi.



Central Region finishes on top

KATHMANDU (REPUBLICA): Central Region secured first position in the Fourth National Goju-ryu Oshukai Karate Championship that concluded at the Table Tennis Hall, Lainchaur on Saturday. Central Region won 22 gold medals during the championship. Eastern Region finished second with three gold, three silver and six bronze medals. Western Region finished third with one gold, two silver and eight bronze medals. Tanka Bir Tamang and Saru Lama were declared the best players in the men´s and women´s sections respectively. Tamang and Lama will compete in the Third Asian Cup Karate Championship to be held in New Delhi, India from May 3-5.



Eastern, Central reach final

JANAKPUR (REPUBLICA): Eastern Region on Sunday set up a final showdown with Central Region in the Ncell Youth (U-15) Football Tournament underway in Janakpur, Dhanusha. Eastern Region defeated Far-western Region 4-2 in tie-breaker following a 1-1 draw in the regulation time. Sulav Chaudhary had scored for Eastern Region in the regulation time while Sushil Pandey had scored for Far-western Region. Similarly, Central Region edged past Armed Police Force 2-0 in another semifinal. Dipesh Yonjan netted both the goals for Central Region.

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