MOSCOW, July 15: Kylian Mbappe and France put on a thrilling show in winning the World Cup title. All Russian President Vladimir Putin might remember is the Pussy Riot protest.

MOSCOW, June 13: North America will host the 2026 World Cup after FIFA voters overwhelmingly opted for the financial and logistical certainty of a United States-led bid over a risky Moroccan proposal for the first 48-team tournament.

SSB constable beats up Nepali man

June 8, 2018 07:54 am

DARCHULA, June 8:Nepali migrants and locals continue to suffer ill treatment and humiliation at the hands of Indian Border Security Force (SSB) personnel at border points near Darchula district headquarters Khalanga due to the Nepal government’s apathy toward raising the issue with Indian authorities in their bilateral discussions.

KATHMANDU, May 18: Delhi Daredevils has beaten Chennai Super Kings by 34 runs in 52nd match of ongoing Indian premier League on Friday held at Delhi.

KATHMANDU May 12: Kolkata Knight Riders has won the match against Kings XI Punjab by 31 runs in the 44th match of ongoing Indian Premier League held at Indore on Saturday.

JHAPA, May 4: Damak XI has advanced into the quarterfinals of the first Damak Gold Cup football tournament with a 4-3 tiebreaker win over Rupandehi XI on Thursday.

LAHAN, May 2: A 23-year-old woman has lost her life after being severely beaten by her husband at Golbazaar Municipality in Siraha district last night.

KATHMANDU, April 25: Nepal has registered a 3-0 victory over Sri Lanka in the ongoing South Asian Regional Qualifiers Tournament for the ITF Asia U-12 Team Tennis Championship in boys’ category on Tuesday.

MORANG, April 8: Ruslan Three Star Club has entered the final of the ongoing fifth Birat Gold Cup football tournament with a thumping 4-0 win over CMG Sankata Club on Saturday.

KAILALI, April 5: Biratnagar Kings has successively registered its second consecutive victory in the ongoing Dhangadhi Premier League by defeating Team Chauraha Dhangadhi by 18 runs in the first match of Thursday.

MORANG, April 5: The departmental team Tribhuvan Army Club has advanced into the semifinals of the ongoing fifth Birat Gold Cup football tournament with a 4-2 tiebreaker win over the other departmental team Nepal Police Club on Wednesday.

MORANG, April 4: CMG Sankata Club has advanced into the semifinals of the ongoing fifth Birat Gold Cup football tournament defeating the departmental team Armed Police Force 1-0 in the second quarterfinal match on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, April 1: CYC Attariya has defeated Rupendehi Challengers with nine wickets at the Dhangadhi Premier League (DPL) cricket tournament underway at Seti Zone Police Cricket Ground in Dhangadhi on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, March 31: Kathmandu Goldens has defeated Dhangadhi Team Chauraha by seven wickets at the Dhangadhi Premier League (DPL) cricket tournament underway at Seti Zone Police Cricket Ground in Dhangadhi on Saturday.

Dy mayor beats up ward member

March 25, 2018 06:30 am

ITAHARI, March 25: The deputy mayor of Sunsari Duhabi Municipality has been accused of beating one of the ward members of her municipality apparently after being verbally abused by him on Friday.

KATHMANDU, Feb 28: A 46-run partnership between Aarif Sheikh and Sharad Vesawkar sealed a five-wicket win for Nepal in its first warm-up match against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) ahead of ICC World Cup Qualifiers in the Kwekwe Cricket Ground, Zimbabwe on Tuesday.

Bangladeshi team beats New Indreni

February 17, 2018 09:43 am

BANKE, Feb 17: Bangladesh’s Ifad Group Team defeated the home team New Indreni Bageshwari in the ongoing fifth Prime Minister Cup International Women’s Volleyball Tournament on Friday.

KATHMANDU, Feb 12: Nepal has defeated Kenya by three wickets at the ICC World Cricket League 2 underway at Windhoek in Namibia on Monday.

DHARAN, Feb 4:  Indian team Durgapur Steal Club has entered the semi-final of the 20th edition of the Buda Subbha Gold Cup tournament underway in Dharan.

KATHMANDU, Feb 3: India has beaten Australia by eight wickets to lift the Under-19 World Cup for the fourth time. India pulled off a sensational win over Australia in the big final of the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup to become the only side in history to lift the coveted title for a record fourth time.

HONG KONG, Jan 30: Nepal’s national volleyball team has defeated Hong Kong for a second straight time in matches played between the two nations after more than three decades in an international tournament.

HONG KONG, Jan 29: A brilliant performance from Dhan Bahadur Bhatta helped Nepali national volleyball team beat Hong Kong 3-2 in a friendly match on Sunday. At the Yuen Chau Kok Sports Center, Nepal saw off Hong Kong 23-25, 28-26, 25-21, 21-25, 17-15.

MELBOURNE, Jan 27: Caroline Wozniacki has won her first Grand Slam singles title in her 43rd major with a 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4 win over Simona Halep in the Australian Open final on Saturday.

DHANGADHI, Jan 12: Departmental team Tribhuvan Army Club (TAC) on Thursday advanced into the last four of the ongoing Far-western Khaptad Gold Cup football tournament by beating Ruslan Three Star Club (TSC).

Coworker beats man to death

January 9, 2018 12:47 pm

NUWAKOT, Jan 9: A construction worker was killed after being beaten by his colleague in Bidur Municipality-2 in the district.

SHENZHEN, China, Jan 4: Maria Sharapova continued her preparations for an Australian Open return by reaching the Shenzhen Open semifinals with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Zarina Diyas.

NELSON, New Zealand, Jan 3:  Azhar Ali and Fakhar Zaman scored unbeaten centuries as Pakistan beat a New Zealand XI by 120 runs Wednesday in a one-day tour match.

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, Sept 7:  Australia off-spinner Nathan Lyon returned a career best 13-154 on Thursday as his team completed a seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in the second test to level the series.

LIVERPOOL, Aug 13: Wayne Rooney marked his first Premier League game back at boyhood club Everton by scoring in a 1-0 win over Stoke on Saturday.

LONDON, Aug 12: Huddersfield made a dream start to its first English Premier League season by winning at Crystal Palace 3-0 on Saturday.

Nepal beats Malaysia by 5 wkts

July 24, 2017 13:08 pm

KATHMANDU, July 24: Nepal defeated Malaysia by 5 wickets in their second encounter under the ICC Aisa U-19 World Cup Qualifiers being held in Singapore on Monday.

LONDON, July 24: England lifted the Women's Cricket World Cup for the fourth time after beating India by nine runs at Lord's on Sunday.

Her hair also looked a little shorter than the lob she first sported a couple of months ago.

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, July 18: Sri Lanka has beaten Zimbabwe by four wickets in the one-off test on Tuesday.

LONDON, July 16: Roger Federer has won his record eighth Wimbledon title.

SYDNEY, July 15: Arsenal made it two wins in three nights in Sydney with a 3-1 victory on Saturday over the A-League's Western Sydney Wanderers.

LONDON, July 10: The architect behind England's dismantling of South Africa, Moeen Ali doffed his cap and waved it to the spectators at Lord's as he led his victorious team back to the famous pavilion at the home of cricket.

HAMBANTOTA, July 7: Openers Danushka Gunathilaka and Niroshan Dickwella scored their maiden international centuries to help Sri Lanka beat Zimbabwe by eight wickets in the third one-dayer for a 2-1 lead in the five-match series on Thursday.

ST. PETERSBURG, July 3: Germany’s experimental young side overcame street-wise Chile to win a bruising Confederations Cup final 1-0 on Sunday, vindicating Joachim Loew’s decision to leave most of his world champions at home.

KATHMANDU, June 25: Sri Lankan Lions saw off Afghanistan Bulls by 10 runs on Sunday to produce its second win in the ongoing Asian Club Premier League (ACPL).

TOKYO, June 24:  Ireland beat Japan 35-13 on Saturday to sweep the two-match series between the 2019 Rugby World Cup group rivals.

MOSCOW, June 19: Alexis Sanchez came off the bench to set up both Chile's goals in a 2-0 Confederations Cup win over on Sunday — but the video assistant referees were the real stars.

SAINT-DENIS, June 14: Winger Ousmane Dembele scored the winner as 10-man France overcame a red card for Raphael Varane early in the second half to beat England 3-2 in a pulsating friendly on Tuesday.

CARDIFF, June 13: When Sarfraz Ahmed came to the crease at Sophia Gardens on Monday, his Pakistan team was four down but cruising towards the Champions Trophy semifinals at Sri Lanka's expense.

Udayapur beats Chitwan

June 2, 2017 21:50 pm

PALPA, June 2: Udayapur and Taplejung bagged wins in the ongoing ANFA Women's League Football Championship on Friday after defeating Chitwan and Sindhuli respectively on Friday.

BERLIN, May 28: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored a cheeky penalty for Borussia Dortmund to win the German Cup final over Eintracht Frankfurt 2-1 in what could have been his last game for the club on Saturday.

MANCHESTER, England, May 13: Leicester had a late penalty ruled out in unusual fashion as Manchester City held on for a 2-1 win to move into third place in the English Premier League on Saturday.

SOUTHAMPTON, May 11: Alexis Sanchez produced a clinical finish to set Arsenal on its way to a 2-0 win at Southampton in the Premier League on Wednesday, keeping alive the team's ambitions of qualifying for next season's Champions League.

TURIN, May 10: Dani Alves proved his critics wrong as he inspired Juventus to a 2-1 win over Monaco on Tuesday to send the Italian club to its second Champions League final in three years.

PLYMOUTH, Mich. (AP) — Amanda Kessel rediscovered just how good it feels to score a goal for your country.