The National League opener saw a winner, but the second match of the day between Shree Bhagawati Club and Church Boys United ended in a draw.

The league replaces A-Division. But despite 17 teams in action, rushed build-up, shortage of time to prepare and a long gap in professional domestic league lead players to doubt the quality of football.

The tour will allow Stuart Law’s side to get acclimatised to the conditions of Mumbai as Nepal are playing matches at Brabourne Cricket Stadium, which is barely a kilometre from Wankhede.

The Pokhara Sports Award sees athletes and stakeholders, who hail from Gandaki Province, being honoured across seven categories.

The ANFA has planned early elections on February 11 in Jhapa.

Following Chitwan, the road show will be held in Manahari Bazaar of Makawanpur on Sunday.

Nepal have no matches scheduled before the T20 World Cup, unlike their group opponents, who will benefit from multiple preparatory games

During the event, Pokhara resident Purna Bahadur Gurung won a special four-day, five-night package along with a ticket to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup to be held in February–March, through a lucky draw.

The third edition is being organised by the National Sports Council and Kathmandu University with the support of Nepalaya International.

Swapnil and Soham share the lead in the boys’ category, while Amelie and Avanie are tied at top in the girls’ section.

Participants in Radio on Wheels will get the opportunity to win a special package of 4 nights and 5 days along with tickets to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in February–March, including round-trip transportation facilities.

The award ceremony was organised in the tourist city of Pokhara marking it the first time in 22 editions that it was held outside Kathmandu.

The campaign, which started from Nepalgunj and passed through Dhangadhi and Surkhet, reached Butwal on Wednesday.

The Radio on Wheels programme, which began in Nepalgunj, has reached Butwal via Dhangadhi and Surkhet.

The road show, which began in Nepalgunj on Saturday, reached Surkhet via Dhangadhi on Sunday.

The IPL, the world’s richest T20 league, is scheduled from March 26 to May 31.

Often referred to as Nepal’s cricket city, Dhangadhi saw a large turnout throughout the event despite the cold weather, driven by the excitement surrounding the World Cup ticket package.

The calendar includes schedules for the third NPL and other international events, with the CAN trying to incorporate Test nations.

While presenting ANFA’s position, Rai laid out five main arguments.

Guragain was selected through a lucky draw at the event organised at BP Chowk.