From the far west to the heights of the game
Kabita Bhatta was a stranger to volleyball until her late teens. Now she is a national player.
Kabita Bhatta was a stranger to volleyball until her late teens. Now she is a national player.
With its ancient roots and ingrained culture, Nepali chess strives for structured training and global recognition. Making this effort are academies and a new generation of players.
New head coach of Nepali men’s team, the Australian is no stranger to South Asian cricket, having previously coached Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
Coach Stuart Law, who is arriving on Friday, will witness a practice match series featuring 52 players who have been divided into four teams and build his squad for CWC League 2 tri-series in June.
While the country’s prospect of qualifying for the age group World Cup was washed away, this is not the first time Afghanistan prevented Nepal from entering the tournament.
A discussion between senior representatives from the majority of A Division clubs on Friday unofficially decided not to participate in the league-cum-knockout tournament under the present scenario.
Nepal and Afghanistan, whichever emerges victorious in the final game on Saturday, will enter the 2026 U19 World Cup.
Nepal aim to participate in the World Cup for a record ninth time by winning the qualifiers between five teams on home soil.
A Division clubs say that the league-cum-knockout tournament could give rise to other problems, including an additional burden on clubs and ANFA.
Irregular leagues and poor management of mofussil games have undermined the spirit of the sport.
ANFA is set to hire a UEFA pro-license holder foreign coach with the target of entering the 2026 Asian Cup and WC qualifiers.
The footballers were killed in a landslide in September. Their parents accuse the ANFA Academy of negligence.
Head coach Matt Ross says Nepal are not looking for a draw but a win against Malaysia on Tuesday.
Sudurpaschim’s Kiran Thagunna, who scored 121 off 101 against Gandaki on March 10, became only the third batter to score two centuries in one edition of the PM Cup.
Lalit Rajbanshi and Shahab Alam have bagged 30 and 20 wickets, respectively, in the ongoing edition.