MELBOURNE, Jan 21: Serena Williams faced her first real test at this year’s Australian Open and emerged with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 victory over No. 1-ranked Simona Halep to reach the quarterfinals.

KATHMANDU, Dec 13: Nepali pair of Ratnajit Tamang and Dipesh Dhami has advanced to the quarterfinals of the ongoing Yonex Sunrise Bangladesh International Challenge on Wednesday. The pair defeated Bangladesh’s Parash Mohammed Ahsun Habib and Gourab Singha 22-10, 21-18 to reach the last eight in the men’s doubles.

KATHMANDU, July 5: Some high scoring matches, some nerve-wracking penalty shootouts, some dominating attacking performances and some early disappointments, the Round of 16 had no short of excitement and last-minute drama.

ST PETERSBURG, July 3: A deflected shot from Emil Forsberg gave Sweden a 1-0 victory over Switzerland in a scrappy round of 16 match on Tuesday, sending the Swedes through to the World Cup quarter-finals for the first time in 24 years.

SAMARA, July 2: Brazil roared in the World Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 victory over Mexico on Monday as Neymar shone with a goal and an assist that dumped the central Americans out at the last 16 stage for the seventh straight occasion.

NIZHNY NOVGOROD, July 2: Croatia beat Denmark 3-2 in a penalty shootout to reach the quarter-finals of the World Cup on Sunday after the round of 16 clash finished deadlocked at 1-1 after 90 minutes and extra time at the Nizhny Novgorod Stadium.

KATHMANDU, May 13: Nepal has entered the quarter-finals of Street Child Nepal World Cup Football tournament held at Moscow on Saturday. It defeated Kenya by 2-0 and Tajikistan by 3-1 to reach the knock-out stage.

MELBOURNE, Jan22: Roger Federer reached the Australian Open quarter-finals for the 14th time on Monday but the defending champion did not have everything his own way against 80th-ranked Hungarian Marton Fucsovics.

BARCELONA, Jan 12: Lionel Messi scored twice as King’s Cup holders Barcelona moved comfortably into the quarter-finals by thrashing Celta Vigo 5-0 at the Nou Camp in their last 16 second leg game on Thursday.

PANCHTHAR,Dec 24: Defending  cha-mpions Birta United Club, Jhapa advanced to the quarterfinals of the ongoing Falgunanda Gold Cup Football Tournament, defeating Mission United Football Club of Taplejung on penalties on Saturday.

KATHMANDU, Oct 31: Nepal’s Aaditya Subedi, Aryan Giri, and Chirag Timilsina have advanced to the boys’ singles quarterfinals of the ongoing Kesha Group ANLTA Nepal Asian 14 and Under Tennis Championship Circuit One on Monday.

KATHMANDU, August 30: All the three teams of the Chandbagh School have reached to the quarterfinals of the ongoing Fourth Brihaspati Cup Inter School Mini Basketball Tournament on Tuesday.

LONDON, July 12: Andy Murray's Wimbledon title defence ended in a 3-6 6-4 6-7(4) 6-1 6-1 quarter-final defeat to Sam Querrey on Wednesday as the hip injury that has dogged the world number one throughout the tournament finally got the better of him.

KATHMANDU, June 7: Himalayan Sherpa Club (HSC) has confirmed its place in the quarterfinals of the ongoing Lalit Memorial U-18 Football Championship from Group C on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, June 6: Chyasal Youth Club (CYC) has reached the quarterfinals of the ongoing Lalit Memorial U-18 Football Championship on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, June 5: Nepal Police Club (NPC) has advanced to the quarterfinals of the ongoing Lalit Memorial U-18 Football Championship defeating CMG Sankata Club 2-1 on Monday.

World number one Andy Murray made short work of unseeded Russian Karen Khachanov to reach the French Open quarter-finals with a clean-as-you-like 6-3 6-4 6-4 victory on Monday.

KATHMANDU, June 4: Tribhuvan Army Club and Friends' club have advanced to the quarterfinals of the ongoing Lalit Memorial U-18 Football Championship on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, June 2: Chyasal Youth Club (CYC) and Friends' Club bagged wins in the ongoing Lalit Memorial U-18 Football Championship on Friday.

KATHMANDU, June 1: Jagadamba Lumbini FC and CMG Sankata Club bagged wins in the ongoing Lalit Memorial Youth U-18 Football Championship on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, May 31: Tribhuvan Army Club moved a step closer to the quarterfinals of the ongoing Lalit Memorial U-18 Championship, registering a thumping win of 5-1 over Laxmi Hyundai Manang Marshyangdi Club on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, April 6: NIST College and Sahid Smarak College advanced to the quarterfinals of the ongoing Sponsor University Cricket Cup T20 Tournament defeating Patan Multiple Campus and Patan Academy of Health Sciences (PAHS) respectively in the first round matches on Wednesday.

SARLAHI, March 23: Tribhuvan Army Club has reached to the quarterfinals of Rajarshi Janak Cup Football Tournament defeating Saraswati Youth Club 4-0 on Thursday.

NYON, March 17: Defending champion Real Madrid will play Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarterfinals, sending the Bavarian coach Carlo Ancelotti to face the team he won the trophy with three years ago.

MUNICH, Feb 16: Bayern Munich answered its critics with a comprehensive 5-1 rout of Arsenal in the first leg of their Champions League clash to move a step closer to the quarterfinals on Wednesday.

JHAPA, Jan 30: Nepal Police Club has faced shock 2-1 defeat to the newly-promoted A Division side NRT in the ongoing Jhapa Gold Cup on Sunday. After failing to preserve the lead in the match, Police crashed out from the early stage of the tournament being held at the Domalal Stadium, Birtamode.

KATHMANDU, Jan 28: Jitendra Pariyar, Santosh Khatri and Pranabh Khanal have advanced to the men’s singles quarterfinals of the ongoing Ninth Sahabir Memorial Open Lawn Tennis Tournament on Friday.

KATHMANDU, Oct 21: NIC Asia Bank, Century Bank and Kumari Bank secured quarterfinal spots in the Third Century Bank Corporate Super Sixes 2016 cricket tournament on Friday at the TU ground, Kirtipur winning their respective matches.

KATHMANDU, Aug 25: Nilesh Shrestha of Boxing Fitness and Prerak Lama of Thankot have progressed to the quarterfinals in 60 kg of the 4th Nationwide and First Novice Boxing Tournament.

KATHMANDU, Aug 2: Amrit Thapa Magar and Aarhanta Keshar Singh made it to the quarterfinals of men's singles in the Dhana Laxmi Maharjan Memorial National Squash Championship on Tuesday.

PARIS, June 25: It's largely thanks to Bale that the first tournament appearance by Wales in 58 years is going to last at least another week after a cagey 1-0 win over British rival

SEATTLE, June 17: Clint Dempsey scored for the third straight game on a first-half header and set up Gyasi Zardes for a tap-in goal midway through the second half, boosting the United States into the Copa America semifinals with a 2-1 win over Ecuador on Thursday night.

CHICAGO, June 11: Argentina raced out to a seventh-minute lead thanks to an unlikely source in centre-back Otamendi. Despite being deemed fit to play by coach Gerardo Martino, Messi was named among the substitutes in Chicago, but the captain came off the bench and took the game by storm to seal Argentina's passage through to the knockout round of the Copa América at Soldier Field.