Erika Gurung and two other karatekas reached the semifinals but failed to secure a medal on a frustrating day in Nagoya.

Wushu player Vijay Singhjali also exits in the opening round.

Reigning champions Lumbini kick off their title defence at Kirtipur, leading a 27-day fixture list that features 21 league matches and four playoff games.

After three years of preparation marred by funding woes, Nepal’s trimmed 135-athlete contingent enters the Asian Games chasing double-digit medals and its first-ever gold.

Relying on superior grappling and wrestling control, the Nepali fighter swept all three scorecards against China’s Buhuogubu in Luliang to earn his ninth professional victory.

Man Kumar Roka Magar won in the 100km while Ram Maya Budha won in the 50km category of the VMM, which is part of the World Trail Majors series.

As Japan hosts the Asian Games after 32 years amid housing complaints in Nagoya, Nepal fields a slashed squad of 135 athletes eyeing medal glory in double figures.

Boxers clear weigh-ins and faceoffs in Kathmandu, setting up five fiery Nepal vs India bouts--headlined by Poonam Pun’s main event and Milan Sharki’s promise of a knockout.

With a September 30 deadline looming for the Men’s SAFF Championship and over Rs100 million in debt accumulating, ANFA accuses the sports ministry and NSC of administrative ego.

Angdembe, who goes by the nickname ‘The Gurkha’, faces China’s Buhuogubu in a high-stakes bantamweight clash at JCK-123 in Lüliang, Shanxi.

Former Nepali world champion Shrijana Ghising gains Australian citizenship ahead of LA28 and has already begun winning for her new country. Coaches warn she won’t be the last Nepali athlete to leave.

Rajani Rai and Pawan Gharti Magar share the only available bench and fund their own diets as they overcome physical barriers and official neglect to train for the 5th Asian Para Games.

Alongside Paudel, UAE’s Adeeb Usmani and Khuzaima Tanveer were also fined for breaching the code.

The former Australian opener, who has won the biggest tournaments in all three formats of cricket, will be debuting in the Nepal Premier League in its upcoming third season.

Kantipur will provide live coverage of the Aichi-Nagoya Games, where a 184-member national delegation will compete in 21 sports.

The former Australian opener, who won every Cricket World Cups, was announced as the third foreign signing for the third season of the NPL by Kathmandu Gorkhas on Tuesday.

While overseas athletes swept individual honours throughout the tournament, players and coaches view the skill gap not as a setback, but as a long-overdue bridge to professionalising the national game.

Aasif Sheikh’s brilliant 102 and a 44-run victory in Malaysia send the Rhinos to the 2027 Asia Cup in Bangladesh alongside cricket’s continental giants.

Aasif Sheikh’s century helped Nepal post 313 for nine before their bowlers dismissed the UAE for 269 in the final in Kuala Lumpur.

Nepal made 313 for nine in the final of the ACC Premier Cup in Kuala Lumpur.