Nepali women's team settled for silver in kho kho after they were defeated by India in the final. Nepal lost 17-5 in Kirtipur in Saturday. Bangladesh secured bronze after defeating Sri Lanka 10-7. India also secured men's kho kho gold after defeating Bangladesh 16-9. Nepal edged Sri Lanka 13-7 in the silver medal clash. India are the defending champions in both the men's and women's sections. Nepal were the runners up in both men's and women's category in the last edition. Kho kho featured four teams in total.

Nepal start with a win in women's handball

POKHARA: Nepal defeated Sri Lanka 29-19 in the opening match of women's handball that kicked off on Wednesday at the Pokhara covered hall. Uma Rai contributed eight goals for Nepal, all from penalty. Kabita Rai contributed six goals, while Nisha Rai and Kalpani Oli accounted for equal four goals apiece. Ruwani Doli was the highest scorer for Sri Lanka with seven goals under her belt.

In other matches of the day, India thumped Maldives 41-9 on the back of six points each from Nidhi Sharma, Manika and Sonika.

The men's team of hosts Nepal suffered 37-30 defeat against Sri Lanka. Madan Chunara contributed six goals—the highest—for Nepal followed by five goals of Sandip Karki. Pallawagate Prabhat Madus scored 12 goals for Sri Lanka while Dissanayake Mudiyanselage netted seven goals.

Bangladesh maul Maldives in men's cricket

KATHMANDU: Bangladesh U-23 thumped Maldives by 109-run in their first match of the men's Twenty20 cricket at the TU cricket ground in Kirtipur on Wednesday.

Electing to bat first, Bangladesh made a big total of 174-4 and bowled out the Maldives for a paltry total of 65 runs. Opener Mohammad Naim (38), Soumya Sarkar (46) and Najmul Hossain (49) were the major contributors for Bangladesh. The Maldives bowlers Ibrahim Hassan, Azyan Farhath and Mohamed Mahfooz claimed a wicket each.

In the run chase, Ahmed Hassan (10) and Ali Ivan (12) were the only players to score in double digit for the Maldives. Bangladesh's Tanvir Islam alone bagged five wickets while Minhajul Abedin and Afif Hossain got two wickets each.

Bangladesh beat Nepal by 10 wickets in women’s cricket

POKHARA: Bangladesh thrashed Nepal by 10 wickets in the women’s Twenty20 cricket tournament under the 13th South Asian Games in Pokhara on Wednesday. Invited to bat first, Nepal were bowled for a paltry 50 runs in 19.2 overs. Sonu Khadka (12) and Indu Barma (10) were the only Nepali batters to reach the double figures. Rabeya Khan of Bangladesh, who was later adjudged the player of the match, took four crucial wickets. In reply, Bangladesh chased the target without losing a single wicket in 7.4 overs.

In another match, Sri Lanka outplayed the Maldives by 224 runs. Batting first, Sri Lanka amassed 279 runs for two in their allotted 20 overs. Player-of-the-match Harshita Madhavi made 106 off 47 balls. The Maldives were bundled out for 30 runs in 14.5 overs.