Karan KC’s late fireworks lifted Nepal to 263/8 before Sandeep Lamichhane and Nandan Yadav took three wickets each to rout the hosts.

KC smashed a quickfire 40 off 16 before getting run out in the last ball of the first innings.

Out of top-four contention for a direct World Cup Qualifier berth, the Rhinos target momentum in Oman before entering the Qualifier’s Playoff stage.

Rohit Paudel’s 101 set up the win, but Nepal must still beat Canada again and win at least one game against Oman.

Gurung, ranked ninth in the world, carried Nepal’s golden dream to Japan and returned empty-handed. In a candid reflection, she breaks down her darkest defeat and the quiet resolve driving her comeback.

Oman beat Canada by 41 runs in Muscat, easing Nepal’s battle for a top-six finish in the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2.

The national team skipper lifted the Canada Super 60 title with Toronto Sixers last week, hitting the winning runs.

Nepal face Canada and Oman in four matches as they seek wins and a stronger finish to their League-2 campaign.

Devastated by Messi’s post-World Cup retirement announcement, Mugu-born Himgyap Tashi Lama made sure he was in the stands when the Argentine icon wore the blue-and-white jersey one last time.

Messi scored one and set up two in his final Argentina appearance, closing a 21-year international career that ended with World Cup and Copa America glory.

The 23-year-old karateka ended Nepal’s medal drought in Nagoya. Behind his bronze, however, lies a story of meagre state support, deep family sacrifice and an ambition to win gold at the next edition.

Nepali runners claim gold and silver in both men’s and women’s races in Vietnam, with 19-year-old Kalpana Budha becoming the youngest podium finisher in ATM history.

Kushal Bhurtel misses head coach Stuart Law’s 15-member travelling squad to Oman, where the tri-series kicks off on October 7.

The Post profiles the members of Nepal’s athletics squad who are training without state sponsorship, adapting to disabilities, financial hardship and personal tragedies as they prepare for the Asian Para Games in Nagoya.

Kantipur Max has exclusive Nepal rights to Argentina vs Benin, Lionel Messi's farewell match, and Argentina vs Burkina Faso.

Judokas, including sisters Nisha Shrestha and Devaki Maya Shrestha and brothers Vishesh BK and Vikas BK, lose their opening bouts in Nagoya.

SAFF gave Nepal until September 30 to have its FIFA ban lifted. Nepal is now almost certain to miss the deadline.

Nepal’s quarter-final against Sri Lanka in Nagoya was abandoned without a toss, with Sri Lanka advancing under the tournament’s higher-ranking rule.

With no reserve day, Nepal will bow out if rain cancels their quarterfinal against higher-ranked Sri Lanka, a rule coach Stuart Law calls ‘brutal’ for Associate nations.

Kumal clocks 1 minute 49.55 seconds at Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium, bettering his own national record.