Second defeat leaves Nepal’s title hopes hanging.

Rafa Mir’s equaliser cancelled out Alexander Sorloth’s early strike as Atletico, who lost at Espanyol last weekend, remained winless in the league and 13th in the standings.

Spurs, who have now won three of their last five league games at the Etihad, maintained their unbeaten start under manager Thomas Frank following an opening 3-0 win over Burnley.

It was not that Nepal failed to create any chance. But despite managing to take the ball to India’s box, they could not capitalise on it.

The four teams will play each other twice in a double round-robin format, with the team having the most points in the league table crowned as champions.

Wushu’s Bijay Sinjali, table tennis’ Evana Thapa, volleyball’s Himal Sunari, cricket’s Puja Mahato and football’s Rekha Poudel will be testing their fan support for the award.

Nepal have never qualified for the U23 Asian Cup and are aiming for their maiden berth in the tournament.

With the qualifiers, Chyasal Stadium, situated along the bank of the Manohara river in Balkumari, will resume hosting football matches after repair.

Kantipur Max had previously broadcast the Indian Premier League and Wimbledon as well.

Nepal need to defeat North Korea in their final group game on August 10 to ensure a berth in the 2026 Asian Cup.

The Asian Qualifiers feature 32 teams competing for 11 spots at the Asian Cup in Thailand next year.

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

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

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.

The national football governing body restricts comments citing abusive language, but promises to reopen soon. Digital rights activists say the move undermines transparency and accountability.

The Bangladeshi No 10 returned after a three-match ban to shower goals against Nepal, the team against which she was sent off on July 13, and win the title at home.

With Friday’s statement, ANFA has sought to put all the rumours to rest.

She plans to join the club in September ahead of the league’s kickoff in November.

Tabith Awal, Bangladesh football’s chief administrator, speaks to the Post about the remarkable progress the country has made in the sport of late and his ambitions.

With this win, Nepal have earned three points in the championship.