KATHMANDU, Sept 20: Nepal is meeting Tajikistan for its third match under the AFC U- 16 Championship Qualifier underway in Jordon.

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.

KATHMANDU, Feb 23: A four-wicket haul from Nary Thapa helped Nepal national women’s cricket team register its second win of the ongoing ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Region Qualifier defeating the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by seven wickets in Thailand on Friday.

Kolkata Knight Riders were boosted by Dinesh Karthik’s 52 as they eliminated Rajasthan Royals from IPL 2018 with a 25-run win in the Eliminator to set-up a clash with Sunrisers Hyderabad in the second Qualifier.

KATHMANDU, May 13: Madhav Acharya has won the title of the Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup Kathmandu Qualifier which was played at the Gokarna Golf Club on Saturday.

KATHMANDU, April 12: The qualifier two  between Kathmandu Goldens and Mahendranagar United has been washed out due to rain after just two overs of the first inning s in the ongoing second Dhangadhi Premier League on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, Mar 23: The national football squad is leaving for Doha of Qatar to play the Group 'F' final match under the AFC Asian Cup Qualifier.

KATHMANDU, March 21: The national cricket team ended its ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 campaign last week with a historic achievement of securing the One Day International (ODI) status and an eighth-place finish in Zimbabwe above two fellow associates Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Hong Kong.

KATHMANDU, Feb 19: A Nepali National Cricket Team has been announced for World Cup Cricket Qualifier taking place in Zimbabwe.

KATHMANDU, Feb 6: Nepal will complete a full circle taking the field on February 5 for their Division 2  match against the host team Namibia, after doing the same in 2015. Back then, Nepal finished third on net run rate behind the table toppers Namibia and Netherlands, securing a place in ICC World Cricket League Championship table for 2015-17 season along with Kenya after Afghanistan and Ireland were withdrawn from the original list.

KATHMANDU, Dec 28: A late innings charge by Indian all-rounder Dipesh Bhandari scoring 22 runs from nine deliveries propelled Lalitpur Patriots total to 132 runs in 20 overs for the loss of six wickets. Another Indian player for Patriots, Jaykishan Kolsawala made 42 runs at top of the innings.

KATHMANDU, Dec 28: Biratnagar Warriors has moved a step closer to the title of Everest Premier League (EPL) Twenty20 Cricket Tournament, as the Paras Khadka-led side reached the final with a comfortable eight-wicket victory over Bhairahawa Gladiators in the first qualifier match on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, Dec 27: Six different Lalitpur Patriots bowlers picked up a wicket each in their quest to bundle Rhinos out for 111 runs and win the eliminator by 27 runs. They have qualified for the second qualifier. Lalitpur will face Bhairahawa Gladiators tomorrow in a virtual semi-final. The winner of that match will tussle against Biratnagar Warriors in the final of EPL 2017 on 30th December.

KATHMANDU, Dec 27: Babar Hayat’s third fifty of the tournament secured Biratnagar Warriors’ place in the final with an emphatic win by eight wickets. The Hong Kong captain scored 62 runs from 44 deliveries including four boundaries and five sixes to seal the win for Warriors in the first qualifier of EPL 2017.

KATHMANDU, Dec 27: A 82 runs partnership between all-rounder Aarif Sheikh and Puneet Mishra rescued Bhairahawa to a respectable total of 127/8 in 20 overs. At one stage, Gladiators were struggling at 27/4 when Rohit Poudel was caught behind by Aasif Sheikh off Sahan Adeesha.

KATHMANDU, Dec 26: Bhairahawa Gladiators overcame the low-scoring humdinger against Chitwan Tigers by four wickets securing a place in the qualifier 1. Gladiators will face Biratnagar Warriors

PARIS, Oct 9: Chelsea midfielder N‘Golo Kante has been ruled out of France’s final World Cup qualifier at home to Belarus on Tuesday due to a muscle injury, national team coach Didier Deschamps has said.

BUENOS AIRES, Oct 5: Argentina will start Thursday’s crunch World Cup qualifier against Peru with a mind on all-out attack in the hope of gaining the three points that would ease the pressure on them for a place in Russia next year, coach Jorge Sampaoli has said.

KATHMANDU, Sept 8: Nepali national cricket team today left for Malaysia to participate in the ACC U-19 Asia Cup Qualifier (East Region) that will begin from September 10.

KATHMANDU, July 13: Nepal U-19 cricket team has concluded its preparation for the 2018 ICC U-19 World Cup Division 1 Asia Qualifier with a 68-run defeat to Noida XI on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, June 12: As Nepal takes on Yemen at the Halchok-based Armed Police Force (APF) ground for a match to be held under the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Qualification round tomorrow, Nepali team head coach Koji Gyotoku is hopeful that the team would give an 'outstanding' performance.

ZURICH,  March 28: FIFA says it has opened a disciplinary case against Lionel Messi after TV pictures showed the Argentina forward verbally abusing a match official in a World Cup qualifying game against Chile.

Germany midfielder Mesut Ozil is doubtful for Sunday's World Cup 2018 qualifier at Azerbaijan after receiving treatment for a back injury, coach Joachim Loew said on Saturday.

GENEVA, Nov 14: Belgium enjoyed an eight-goal rout in World Cup qualifying on Sunday, and Cristiano Ronaldo managed just two — and missed a penalty — as Portugal also won.

BELO HORIZONTE, Nov 9: After missing three matches with an injury, Lionel Messi is back in the lineup for Argentina in its crucial World Cup qualifier against Brazil.