- Saturday, 15 March 2025
IGP Cup Cricket: Madhes Province emerges winner
The Madhes Province Police team won the title of the First IGP Cup Cricket Tournament by defeating Lumbini Province Police.
Fernandes sends Man Utd into Europa League quarters, Spurs advance
Bruno Fernandes netted a hat-trick as Manchester United beat Real Sociedad 4-1 in their Europa League last-16 second leg on Thursday, while Tottenham bounced back to edge AZ Alkmaar 3-2 on aggregate.
Police beat APF, Bagmati secure first win at PM Cup
Spinner Lalitnarayan Rajbanshi took six wickets as Nepal Police Club edged past APF Club with a two-wicket victory in the Prime Minister's (PM) Cup National Cricket tournament on
Nepal-W beat Hong Kong-W by six wickets
Nepal secured their second win in the Women's Day Cup Twenty20 International Series following a six-wicket triumph over Hong Kong in Entebbe, Uganda, on Friday. Despite this victory, Nepal finished at the bo
Axar Patel to captain Delhi Capitals in IPL 2025
Axar Patel has been appointed captain of Delhi Capitals (DC) for IPL 2025. He has been with DC since 2019 and was their top retention for INR 16.50 crore ahead of the mega auction last November. While his captaincy experience isn't extensive, he was named India's T20I vice-captain in January this year. Axar, 31, has led his state team Gujarat in 23 matches across formats, most recently in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and Vijay Hazare Trophy in 2024-25. He captained DC in one IPL match last year - a must-win fixture that they lost to RCB to miss out on the playoffs - when Rishabh Pant was serving a ban for a slow over-rate.
Nepal beats Hong Kong by 6 wickets in Women's T20I
Nepal defeated Hong Kong by 6 wickets in the Women's T20I Quadrangular Series at Entebbe Cricket Oval, Uganda on Friday. Batting first, Hong Kong scored a total of 104 runs in the stipulated 20 overs in 8 wickets.
Nepal suffers fourth loss at Women’s Day Cup
Nepal’s poor batting form continued as they lost to hosts Uganda by 40 runs in the Women’s Day Cup Twenty20 International Series on Thursday in Entebbe. Chasing a target of 92 runs at the Entebbe Cricket Oval, Nepal were bowled out for just 51 runs in 17.1 overs. Immaculate Nakisuuyi and Mutoni Irene caused the most damage for Uganda, taking three wickets each. Consylate Aweko Nimungu and Janet Mbabazi also chipped in with one wicket each.
Army continue winning run at PM Cup
Tribhuwan Army Club crushed Karnali Province by 127 runs to secure their third consecutive victory in the Men’s Prime Minister Cup National Cricket Tournament on Thursday. Lumbini Province and APF Club also claimed their second wins in the competition.
Uganda posts 92-run target for Nepal in Quadrangular Series
Uganda posted a target of 92 runs for Nepal in the ongoing Women's T20I Quadrangular Series at Entebbe Cricket Oval, in Uganda on Thursday. Batting First, Uganda managed a total of 91 runs in a loss of 5 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs.
Lumbini beats Gandaki by 14 runs in PM cup
Lumbini Province has defeated Gandaki Province by 14 runs in the ongoing Men's PM Cup at Siddharthanagar, Bhairahawa on Thursday. Batting first, Lumbini scored a total of 217 runs before being all out in 49.5 overs. To make a competitive score Lumbini's Prajjwol Thapa scored 72 runs, Mrinal Gurung 38, Dev Khanal 33, Biprason KC 25 and Manish Thapa scored 24 runs whereas other batsmen remained unable to score runs in double digits. In response, Gandaki managed a total of 203 runs in the stipulated 50 overs in 9 wickets.
PSG down Liverpool on penalties in Champions League; Bayern, Barca through
Paris, Mar. 13: Paris Saint-Germain held their nerve to beat Liverpool 4-1 on penalties and reach the Champions League quarter-finals on Tuesday after their tie finished one-apiece on aggregate, while Bayern Munich saw off Bayer Leverkusen to complete a 5-0 win over both legs.Lamine Yamal and Raphinha fired Barcelona into the next round as the Catalans bested Benfica 3-1, and Inter Milan booked a last-eight meeting with Bayern by seeing off Feyenoord 2-1.At Anfield, Ousmane Dembele netted the only goal of the night as PSG bounced back from Liverpool's late winner last week to force the tie to extra-time and penalties.Maligned for his weak attempted save at the Parc des Princes from Harvey Elliott's strike, Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma produced two excellent saves in the penalty shoot-out to send the French champions into the last eight.Donnarumma plunged first to his left to deny Darwin Nunez, before going low the other side to deny Curtis Jones, with his team-mates dispatching all of their penalties."It was a great performance. We really deserved to go through over the two legs, hands down," PSG captain Marquinhos told Canal Plus.The hosts dominated the opening exchanges but could not make their chances count, much like PSG in last week's return fixture.Dembele poked home in the 12th minute after he reacted quickest to Ibrahima Konate's attempt to clear a PSG counter-attack in the Liverpool penalty box.Jarell Quansah hit the post with a header in the second half, but PSG held firm under Liverpool pressure to claim the second leg 1-0.The tie rumbled inevitably towards penalties and after Donnarumma's heroics, Desire Doue slammed home the decisive penalty to spark wild celebrations in the visitors' end."It was the best game of football I have ever been involved in," Arne Slot told Amazon Prime."It was an incredible performance, especially if you compare it with last week. We were creating chances and then we were 1-0 down. We ran out of luck after last week."PSG will play either Aston Villa or Club Brugge in the next stage.Harry Kane inspired Bayern to a 2-0 win at the home of German rivals Leverkusen. The England captain scored and assisted at the BayArena, adding to his two goals from the comprehensive 3-0 first-leg victory in Munich."From the first minute we didn't want to be a team that dropped off and tried to defend the lead," Kane told Amazon Prime."In the second half we knew they had to come out and try something and we punished them."With the match scoreless at half-time, Bayer pushed to try and get a foothold in the tie in the final 45 minutes.But it was Kane who tapped in from a lofted Joshua Kimmich cross in the 52nd minute to kill off the tie.Alphonso Davies made it a rout over both legs with 19 minutes remaining as he drove home a chipped pass from Kane."We didn't lose the tie today," said Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso. "We made it too difficult for ourselves in the return leg."'Win everything'Already a goal to the good following the first leg, a Raphinha brace and a Yamal wonder-goal secured Barca a 4-1 aggregate win on Tuesday.Hansi Flick's side will face Borussia Dortmund or Lille in the quarter-finals as they aim to win the competition for the first time since 2015."We are candidates to win everything," Raphinha told Movistar, with the club in the hunt for a potential treble.Teenage sensation Yamal created the opener on 11 minutes with a mazy run before his mishit shot picked Raphinha out perfectly as the Brazilian ghosted in at the far post.Nicolas Otamendi struck back instantly for Benfica when he forced a header past Wojciech Szczesny in the 13th minute.Yamal restored the home side's two-goal buffer 14 minutes later, cutting in from the right flank and arching an unstoppable effort into the far, top corner.Raphinha then put the tie to bed three minutes before the interval with a blistering left-footed finish following excellent work by Alejandro Balde.The build-up to the match at the Olympic Stadium was overshadowed by the sudden death last Saturday of Barcelona club doctor Carles Minarro, and the players observed a silence in his honour before kick-off."We won for us and Carles is always with us... he always has a place (here)," said Flick. Italian champions Inter also progressed through the last 16 with a 4-1 aggregate victory.Strikes by Marcus Thuram and Hakan Calhanoglu, either side of a Feyenoord consolation scored by Jakub Moder, gave them a 2-1 win at the San Siro.Thuram's fierce eighth-minute strike put the Nerazzurri into a commanding 3-0 aggregate lead, before Moder and Calhanoglu both scored from the spot shortly before and after the interval. AFP
Nepal lose to Namibia by 23 runs
Nepal's final hope in the Women's Day Cup Twenty20 International Series faded after losing to Namibia by 23 runs in Entebbe on Wednesday.
Namibia defeats Nepal by 23 runs in Women Quadrangular Series
Namibia defeated Nepal by 23 runs in the Women's T20I Quadrangular Series at Entebbe Cricket Oval, Entebbe, Uganda on Wednesday. In the first inning, batting first Namibia scored a total of 125 runs in the stipulated 20 overs in 8 wickets.
