All in vain

September 3, 2019 08:30 am

Took a step outside, But then I closed my eyes. I didn’t have the strength to see; The pain right in front of me.

KATHMANDU, July 25: Anil Kumar Sah’s 56 runs went in vain as Felix Organ claimed three wickets to hand Nepal a 19-run defeat in the second practice match of the Europe tour against St Cross Symondians Cricket Club on Tuesday in London.

KL Rahul’s magnificent knock went in vain as Rajasthan Royals, desperately chasing a spot in the IPL 2018 playoffs, pulled off a vital 15-run over Kings XI Punjab.

A fresh track at Feroz Shah Kotla, for Delhi Daredevils' first home game of the season, had plenty to offer for the pacers and appeared one of the quickest wickets so far in IPL 2018. Using that to their advantage Daredevils managed to restrict Kings XI Punjab to 143 for 8, thanks to the efforts of Liam Plunkett and Avesh Khan. However, it was a combination of pace and spin that did the trick for Kings XI Punjab as they overcame a Shreyas Iyer half-century to top the table with a four-run win.

KATHMANDU, Sept 12: Traders of the upscale Durbar Marg area of Kathmandu have resumed their businesses after closing down since Thursday to protest the sealing of some stores by the government.

KATHMANDU, Feb 26: A century from stand-in skipper Gyanendra Malla failed to avert Nepal's defeat as it went down by 47 runs against Rajwada Cricket Team on Sunday in its first practice match of India tour at the Gautam Buddha University Ground in Greater Noida, India.

KATHMANDU, Aug 31: Bank and financial institutions (BFIs) disbursed loans worth Rs 78.79 billion to the agriculture sector in the last fiscal year.