November 19, 2023 18:38 pm
KATHMANDU, Nov 19: India has given Australia a target of 241 runs to win the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.
November 18, 2023 20:07 pm
AHMEDABAD, Nov 18: Rohit Sharma's undefeated India will look to end a 10-year global title drought in front of 130,000 fans in the World Cup final against five-time champions Australia on Sunday.
November 16, 2023 08:30 am
KATHMANDU, Nov 16: Nepal is going to play against UAE today in the Asian Zone Round 2 to qualify for the World Cup in 2026.
June 24, 2023 21:18 pm
HARARE, June 24: The Netherlands progressed to the Super Sixes with a seven wickets victory which knocked Nepal out of the World Cup qualifying tournament in Harare on Saturday.
November 28, 2022 21:28 pm
DOHA, Nov 28: Brazil must do without injured star forward Neymar against Switzerland at the World Cup on Monday as Cristiano Ronaldo looks to lead Portugal into the last 16 in Qatar.
November 28, 2022 21:05 pm
DOHA, Nov 28: Mohammed Kudus scored twice as Ghana edged South Korea 3-2 in a dramatic World Cup match on Monday to keep alive their hopes of reaching the last 16, AFP reported.
November 28, 2022 18:32 pm
DOHA, Nov 28: Cameroon fought back from two goals down to earn a 3-3 draw against Serbia at the World Cup on Monday, keeping both teams in contention for a place in the last 16.
November 27, 2022 18:59 pm
DOHA, Nov 27: Costa Rica stunned Japan 1-0 thanks to a late goal at the World Cup on Sunday to blow Group E wide open and hand a potential lifeline to Germany.
November 24, 2022 17:09 pm
KATHMANDU, Nov 24: Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani hailed the diversity of the FIFA World Cup during the opening ceremony of the mega event on November 20.
November 23, 2022 21:16 pm
DOHA, Nov 23: One day after Saudi Arabia pulled off a 2-1 upset over Lionel Messi and Argentina, Japan did the same to Germany, the New York Post reported.
November 22, 2022 18:19 pm
ABU DHABI, November 22: A bold and brilliant performance by Saudi Arabia helped the Green Falcons pull off one of the World Cup's biggest shock victories as they came from behind to upset two-time winners Argentina in their Group C opener at Lusail Stadium on Tuesday.
August 29, 2022 18:45 pm
KATHMANDU, August 29: The Ambassador of Qatar to Nepal, Yusuf Al-Hail, has paid a courtesy call on Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Jeevan Ram Shrestha.
July 21, 2022 11:00 am
KATHMANDU, JULY 21: Ambassador of Qatar to Nepal Yousuf Bin Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed Al- Hail paid a courtesy call on Member Secretary of National Sports Council (NSC) Tank Lal Ghising at the latter’s office at Tripureshwor on Wednesday.
December 1, 2020 08:02 am
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October 2, 2019 11:09 am
KATHMANDU, Oct 2: Nepal national football team skipper Kiran Chemjong said the team is ready for the challenge when it faces a World Cup playing nation Australia in the 2022 World Cup and 2023 Asian Cup joint qualification on October 10.
August 29, 2019 16:52 pm
SHANGHAI, Aug 29: After a month of practice and years of planning, the U.S. men’s basketball team has arrived at the World Cup.
July 14, 2019 20:15 pm
LONDON, July 14: Liam Plunkett and Chris Woakes led a controlled bowling display as an impressive England attack restricted New Zealand to a below-par 241 for eight wickets in the Cricket World Cup final at Lord’s on Sunday.
July 8, 2019 09:04 am
LYON, July 8: The United States won a record-extending fourth women’s World Cup with a 2-0 victory over the Netherlands on Sunday as second-half goals from Megan Rapinoe and Rose Lavelle confirmed their status as the leading power in the women’s game.
June 16, 2019 20:23 pm
MANCHESTER, June 16: Rohit Sharma smashed his second century in three innings and skipper Virat Kohli made 77 to power India to 336 for five in their World Cup match against Pakistan at Old Trafford on Sunday.
June 16, 2019 18:00 pm
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June 16, 2019 15:27 pm
MANCHASTER, June 16: The much-awaited India vs Pakistan World Cup match on Sunday is likely to get disrupted due to rain showers in Manchester, predicted Met Office, the United Kingdom’s national weather service, ANI reported.
June 15, 2019 20:30 pm
LONDON, June 15: Aaron Finch’s brilliant 153 lifted Australia to an imposing total of 334 for seven in their Cricket World Cup match against Sri Lanka at The Oval on Saturday.
June 10, 2019 16:00 pm
MUMBAI, June 10: Yuvraj Singh, India’s middle-over batting lynchpin in two World Cup triumphs, retired from international cricket with immediate effect on Monday although he will look to play on in Twenty20 leagues around the world.
June 9, 2019 20:30 pm
LONDON, June 9: Opener Shikhar Dhawan smashed his 17th century in one-day internationals as India’s top order fired in unison to power them to 352 for five wickets in their World Cup match against holders Australia on Sunday.
June 8, 2019 20:30 pm
CARDIFF, June 8: A superb 153 from Jason Roy and a big-hitting 64 from Jos Buttler fired England to their highest ever Cricket World Cup total as they posted 386-6 in their third match at this year’s tournament on Saturday.
June 6, 2019 20:00 pm
DURBAN, June 6: Cricket South Africa selection convenor Linda Zondi said on Thursday they have no regrets in turning down an approach from retired batsman AB de Villiers to make himself available for the Cricket World Cup in England.
May 30, 2019 19:30 pm
LONDON, May 30: Half-centuries from four batsmen guided England to a challenging 311/8 against South Africa in the World Cup opener at The Oval in London on Thursday.
May 5, 2019 09:38 am
KATHMANDU, May 5: In a matter of weeks, Nepal’s U-19 cricket team almost qualified for the ICC U-19 World Cup, whereas U-16 team comfortably defended its ACC U-16 Eastern Region cricket championship title.
April 17, 2019 11:16 am
KATHMANDU, April 17: Skipper Rohit Kumar Paudel scored 75 runs to provide a win against Oman by whopping 150 runs in the ongoing ICC Asia U-19s World Cup Qualifier played at Selangor Turf Club in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Tuesday. This is the Nepali team’s third win in four matches in the league.
April 15, 2019 14:05 pm
KATHMANDU, April 15: Nepal has defeated Malaysia in the third match held under the ICC U-19 One Day World Cup, Asia Qualifier Championship underway in Malaysia.
April 11, 2019 18:00 pm
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April 11, 2019 13:05 pm
RIO DE JANEIRO, April 11: The chances of FIFA increasing the number of teams at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar from 32 to 48 is 50/50, the president of soccer’s governing body Gianni Infantino said on Wednesday.
April 3, 2019 09:04 am
KATHMANDU, April 3: Nepal U-19 national cricket team’s final 14-men squad has been announced for the upcoming ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Asia 2019 on Tuesday. The tournament is set to be held in Malaysia from April 10 to 18.
March 17, 2019 18:30 pm
South Africa finished their one-day series against Sri Lanka with a clear idea of both the team and the tactics they will use in the upcoming Cricket World Cup.
March 7, 2019 18:00 pm
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March 7, 2019 16:19 pm
March 7: Every member of England women’s squad is made to feel valued and the sense of togetherness will stand the Lionesses in good stead at the World Cup later this year, defender Leah Williamson has said.
March 7, 2019 10:00 am
MOSCOW, March 7: Blessing Obuson thought Russia’s soccer World Cup would be an opportunity to find a job and flew into Moscow from Nigeria last June on a fan ID. Instead, she found herself forced to work as a prostitute.
March 6, 2019 13:00 pm
In a cramped apartment on the outskirts of Moscow, Lamin has little more than the clothes and the Bible he brought with him when he came to Russia on a temporary World Cup visa last summer.
February 27, 2019 11:00 am
HANOI, Feb 27: An escalating series of successes has got Vietnam dreaming of a maiden appearance at the World Cup -- and it's an ambition that suddenly doesn't seem all that far-fetched.
February 17, 2019 12:20 pm
DOHA/DUBAI, Feb 17: Qatar’s Doha Tower, a spike-tipped cylinder that glows orange at night, won an award when finished in 2012 amid a Gulf-wide real estate boom, but today about half of its 46 floors are empty.
February 5, 2019 11:30 am
RUSSIA, Feb 5: Many thought the football craze in Russia would not last and the shiny new stadiums built for the World Cup would rapidly become "white elephants" the country could not afford.
January 17, 2019 15:24 pm
This year’s theme at the Philadelphia Flower Show might be “Flower Power” but not all events at the annual floral festival will be about peace and harmony.
December 23, 2018 10:16 am
ABU DHABI, Dec 23: Real Madrid lifted the FIFA Club World Cup for a record fourth time on Saturday after thrashing local side Al Ain 4-1 in the final in Abu Dhabi with the help of impressive distance strikes in either half from midfielders Luka Modric and Marcos Llorente.
December 16, 2018 16:27 pm
DOHA, Dec 16: The World Cup is heading to Qatar in 2022 and plans are gathering pace with the unveiling of the spectacular design for the 80,000-seater Lusail Stadium, which will host the final of the tournament.
October 27, 2018 11:54 am
POKHARA, Oct 28: The 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup which is set to take place in England and Wales next year was displayed in Pokhara on Saturday.
September 18, 2018 11:30 am
ARGENTINA, Sept 18: The Argentinian authorities have slapped two-year stadium bans on four football fans over incidents from the World Cup in Russia, including when three of the men were filmed asking Russian women to repeat crude phrases in Spanish.