India secured their place in the final against Pakistan in the Saff U19 Championship by defeating the hosts Nepal 3-2 in a penalty shoot-out at Dashrath Stadium on Wednesday evening. Sahil Khurshid scored the opening goal for India in the 26th minute, but Samir Tamang's equalizer for Nepal in the 74th minute sent the match into a penalty shoot-out. Nepal was unlucky in the tie-breaker as Ashwin Ghorasini and Kushal Deuba were the o
Except for their record in T20 cricket, Nepali players' performance was disappointing at the Hangzhou Asian Games on Wednesday. Nepali taekwondo players kept on losing as Abhishek Baral (men's -80kg), Bir Bahadur Mahara (men's -68kg), and Indira Basnet (women's -67kg) lost their respective bouts with an identical 2-0 score. Baral lost his round of 32 match, while Mahara and Basnet were eliminated from their round of 1
Nepal created history by scoring more than 300 runs in T20 international cricket on Wednesday as they defeated Mongolia by a wide margin of 273 runs at the ongoing 19th Asian Games.
Nepal has made a record win against Mongolia in its first match in the men's cricket tournament under the 19th Asian Games today. Nepal defeated Magnolia by 273 runs in the match held on Wednesday.
The match will start at 6.45 am Nepali time today. Mongolia is making its debut in men's cricket today. It may be noted that the International Cricket Council (ICC) recognized Mongolia as associate team only in 2021.
Henry Olonga, by his own admission, was never the greatest cricketer to play the game but the Zimbabwean fast bowler left an indelible mark on the Cricket World Cup of 2003. That was the year that he and teammate Andy Flower hit the front pages with their simple "Death of Democracy" protest against the authoritarian government of Robert Mugabe, spelling the end of both of their international playing careers.
Nepal's poor performance continued on the third day of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou. The country's players competed in Taekwondo, Judo, Boxing, Wushu, Rugby, Squash, Tennis, and Swimming.
The journey of Nepal in Judo and Rugby under the 19th Asian Games, 2022 (2023) has come to an end. Nepal's journey in judo came to an end with the defeat of remaining two players.
A total of 228 medals have been secured so far by the players from different countries in the ongoing 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. But, Nepal remained unable to secure any medal till date.
Nepal's athletes at the 19th Asian Games had another frustrating day as they continued to be eliminated from the competition. There were disappointments in mountain biking and fencing, with Usha Khanal and Suraj Rana Magar unable to complete their respective cross country races.
Japan defeated Nepal by 8-0 in the match held today in women's football under the 19th Asian Games, 2022 (2023).
Nepal has booked a place in the semi-finals of the U-19 SAFF football championship.