The tournament in the United Arab Emirates, scheduled to run from September 9 to 28, will feature eight teams — two more than the last edition — with 11 matches in Dubai and eight in Abu Dhabi.

The Games will bring together teams from more than 20 countries for events ranging from track and field to dance and martial arts, as well as practical applications such as industrial handling and medical services.

Experts argue that tussles based on private interests do not do the country’s sports sector any good.

Palesha Goverdhan was the only athlete among five Nepali participants to win a medal at the event, but coach Kabiraj Negi Lama said all his players gave their best.

The global qualifier will feature two groups of five teams each, followed by a Super Six stage and then the Final.

Nepal prepares for a defining challenge in Bhutan, aiming for the first-ever AFC Women’s Asian Cup berth through qualification.

NSJF President Niranjan Adhikari and Pokhara Mayor Dhana Raj Acharya signed the memorandum on behalf of their respective organisations.

The league will be organised with technical support from the centre and will see the participation from eight schools in the inaugural edition.

The double Olympic champion started in her first world cup races in 2012-13 season and took the retirement from the competition in May 2019.

As part of the programme in Nepal, the country’s football governing body ANFA is distributing 32,640 footballs to 1,072 schools from 77 districts.

Teams from Nepal, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and the Maldives are participating in the tournament with four players each in the men’s and women’s categories.

Warning signs could be seen in Spain’s group games, where they conceded sloppy goals to Belgium and Italy.

The FA has urged fans to avoid going to the airport due to limited space and instead join Tuesday’s homecoming event in central London, which will feature live music and big screens showing tournament highlights

In addition to the World Cup, De Paul helped the team win Copa America championships in 2021 and 2024.

The visitors went on to clinch the win with four balls to spare and took a 4-0 lead in the series courtesy of Cameron Green's knock of 55 off 35 balls - his third half-century in the four matches.

After guiding Nepal to its first-ever Paralympic medal, volunteer coach Kabiraj Negi Lama is training five athletes. But Lama has no job, no recognition, and minimal state support.

According to the governing body of cricket in Nepal, 458 Nepali cricketers have registered themselves for the auction.

In a society where stigma and limited opportunities hold many back, the grassroots group WE United is rewriting the rules for female athletes.

NSJF and Golchha Group, who extended their 17-year partnership of the award by five more years on Friday, announced the 22nd edition of Nepal’s biggest sports award in the country’s tourism capital on September 14.

Eight-time champions Germany have not won the tournament since 2013 in Stockholm, and in the meantime they have been reined in and passed by as other countries pour money into the development of the women’s game.