MOSCOW, July 1:  Hosts Russia beat Spain 4-3 on penalties thanks to two saves by their goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev on Sunday to advance to the World Cup quarter-finals and send thousands of ecstatic Russians to the streets to celebrate.

KATHMANDU, June 5: Lawmaker Kaludevi Bishwakarma shared her month-long struggle to rent an apartment in Kathmandu, at a meeting of the House of Representatives on Monday. There was pin-drop silence in the chamber for a few minutes when she was speaking.

ROLPA, Maay 14: The departmental teams along with Province 3 and Province 4 teams have advanced into the quarterfinals of the ongoing first Speaker’s Cup National Men’s and Women’s Volleyball Tournament being played in Liwang, Rolpa, on Sunday.

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.

KATHMANDU, April 30: Prerana Koirala and Ane Mathema have advanced into the women’s singles quarterfinals of the ongoing sixth Citizens Bank Open Tennis Tournament on Sunday.

ILAM, April 23: The departmental team Nepal Police Club stormed into the quarterfinals of the ongoing fourth International Invitational Tuborg Mai Valley Gold Cup football tournament with the help of two injury time goals from Suman Lama and Rabi Paswan on Sunday.

ILAM, April 22: India’s Sikkim United became the first foreign team to reach the quarterfinal as it defeated CMG Sankata Club 1-0 in the ongoing fourth Mai Valley International Invitational Tuborg Gold Cup football tournament on Saturday. Sikkim’s Sanjay Khatri scored the decisive goal in the match.

ILAM, April 21: The departmental team Armed Police Force has advanced into the quarterfinals of the ongoing fourth International Invitational Tuborg Mai Valley Gold Cup football tournament with a 3-1 win over Bangladesh’s Kawran Pragati Sangh on Friday.

SINDHUPALCHOWK, April 6: Bhulbhule Youth Club, Chautara and Nava Pratibha Yuwa Club, Balefi have entered into the quarterfinals of the ongoing first Chautara Sanghachokgadhi Mayor Cup Football Tournament on Thursday.

MORANG, April 1: Morang XI has advanced into the quarterfinals of the ongoing fifth Birat Gold Cup Football Tournament by beating Bhutan’s Thimpu Football Club 2-0 in the curtain raiser on Saturday.

KATHMANDU, March 24: The host Madan Bhandari Sports Academy has advanced into the quarterfinals of the ongoing Madan Bhandari International Gold Cup Football Tournament defeating Far-western XI 5-1 on Friday.

KATHMANDU, March 16: TU College and DAV College have advanced into the final of the ongoing Golden Gate University Cricket Cup T20 Tournament on Friday.

DAMAK, March 6: Ruslan Three Star Club (TSC) has advanced to the quarterfinals of the ongoing third Jhapa Gold Cup Football Tournament with a 1-0 win over Armed Police Force (APF) on Monday, taking revenge against the departmental team of its loss in the 13th Bikash Running Shield held in Chitwan three days ago.  APF had beaten TSC 1-0 in the final of the Bikash Running Shield.

DAMAK, Mar 5: Departmental team Nepal Police Club (NPC) has advanced into the quarterfinals of the ongoing third Jhapa Gold Cup Football Tournament with a 1-0 win over Rupandehi XI on Sunday. Rejin Subba’s late decider sealed the win for the departmental side.

KATHMANDU, Feb 26: The departmental teams Armed Police Force (APF) and Tribhuvan Army Club (TAC) have entered into the quarterfinals of the ongoing fourth NST-NVA National Women’s and Men’s Volleyball Tournament with their respective wins on Sunday.

KATHMANDU, Feb 25: The functioning of regional office of Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DoFTQ) in Dhangadi in far-western Nepal is sure to be affected as a provincial minister’s quarters will soon move into the office.

KATHMANDU, Feb 15: Mayanka Rana has become the first Nepali female tennis player in Nepal’s tennis history to reach the quarterfinals of the ongoing Nepal ITF Junior U-18 Tennis Tournament defeating Nepal’s Ira Rawat on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, Feb 11: The host Kumari School has reached the quarterfinals of the ongoing KEBS Cup Inter-school 3-on-3 Boys’ Basketball Tournament defeating Jeevantara School 11-1 on Saturday.

KATHMANDU, Jan 18: Nangsal Devi Tamang of Departmental team Tribhuvan Army Club (TAC)’s Nangsal Devi Tamang has advanced into the women’s singles quarterfinals of the ongoing 39th National Badminton Tournament under the National Sports Council (NSC) Championship on Wednesday, beating Central Region’s Tara Ale 21-3, 21-3.

BARCELONA, Jan 11: Troubled Spanish champions Real Madrid stumbled to a 2-2 draw with third-tier Numancia on Wednesday but qualified for the King’s Cup quarter-finals 5-2 on aggregate.

KATHMANDU, Dec 19: Aryan Giri and Aadit Agrawal on Monday advanced to the quarterfinals of the ongoing 15th Jayakar Memorial National Junior Tennis Tournament.

KATHMANDU, Nov 7: People were in awe when Karan KC delivered one of the most brilliant displays of fast bowling in recent memory against Hong Kong last month. His immaculate line and length went on to remove the most successful batsman of ICC World Cricket League Championship (WCLC) and Middlesex alumni Anshuman Rath. Karan is also the member of the inaugural winning team of Everest Premier League (EPL) Panchakanya Tez.

KATHMANDU, Oct 20: Chief Election Commissioner Dr Ayodhee Prasad Yadav has said full support and cooperation from every quarter was expected in regard with the poll-related activities so as to make such historic events successful.

PARIS, June 7: Novak Djokovic’s French Open title defense ended with a surprisingly lopsided 7-6 (5), 6-3, 6-0 quarterfinal loss to sixth-seeded Dominic Thiem of Austria on Wednesday.

KATHMANDU, May 3: The impeachment motion filed against Chief Justice (CJ) Sushila Karki has been under fire from various quarters, of late.

KATHMANDU, April 7: The quarterfinals line-up of the ongoing Sponsor University Cricket Cup T20 Tournament has been completed after Golden Gate International College (GGIC) and K&K College became the latest teams to book their places in the last eight on Friday.

Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak was the hero as the Spanish side reached the Champions League quarter-finals for the fourth year in a row after drawing 0-0 with Bayer Leverkusen in an open last-16 second leg on Wednesday.

Juventus edged closer to the Champions League quarter-finals after second-half goals from substitutes Marko Pjaca and Dani Alves earned them a 2-0 away win at 10-man Porto in a one-sided last 16 first-leg tie on Wednesday.

DHARAN, Feb 18: Nepal Police Club, the four-time winner of Budhasubba Red Bull Gold Cup, has reached the quarterfinals of the tournament defeating host Dharan Yellow of Dharan Football Club in sudden death on Friday.

MUMBAI, Nov 26: Amitabh Bachchan starrer, Pink has got to be one of the most groundbreaking films of 2016.

KATHMANDU, Nov 9: CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has urged the party cadres to defend the government and party, which, he said, are being attacked from all quarters.

CHITWAN, Oct 21: Sankata Club has advanced to the quarterfinals of the ongoing 12th Tuborg Bikash Running Shield registering a 4-2 win over United Kurseong Club of India on Friday.

KATHMANDU, Oct 21: Suspended Chief Commissioner of the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Lokman Sigh Karki has not vacated the Tangal-based official residence yet.

KATHMANDU, Sept 15: Two departmental teams Armed Police Force (APF) and Nepal Police Club have advanced to the quarterfinals in the men’s section of the 3rd NVA National Women’s and Men’s Volleyball Championship on Thursday.

KATHMANDU, Sept 14: New Diamond Sports Club has advanced to the quarterfinals of the 3rd NVA Cup National Women's and Men's Volleyball Tournament beating Pragatishil Youth Club 25-2, 25-11 and 25-15 on Wednesday.

PHILADELPHIA, June 12: The United States advanced to the quarterfinals of the Copa America, getting a first-half goal from Clint Dempsey and surviving DeAndre Yedlin's early second-half ejection to beat Paraguay 1-0 on Saturday night. Dempsey scored his 51st international goal in the 27th minute, but the Americans' defense was upended just three minutes into the second half.