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- Som Bahadur Kumal sets national record in 800-metre race
Kumal clocks 1 minute 49.55 seconds at Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium, bettering his own national record.
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Stripped titles? Compensating rivals? How the Manchester City cheating scandal could play out
One of the biggest cheating scandals in world sports history has erupted in England: Manchester City has reportedly been found guilty of 114 of the 115 alleged breaches of English Premier League financial rules brought…
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Asian Games: Abhishek and Pradip’s pair advance to second round in men’s doubles tennis
Kathmandu, September 27 At the 20th Asian Games, Nepal’s Abhishek Bastola and Pradip Khadka have advanced to the second round of men’s doubles tennis after winning their opening-round match. In Sunday’s match at Nagoya…
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Nepal to face Sri Lanka in quarterfinal
Nepal advance to the quarterfinals as Group A winners after rain washes out their match against Japan.
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Nepal smash 149 against Japan in rain-shortened Asian Games clash
Sandeep Jora and Lokesh Bam hit unbeaten half-centuries as Nepal posted 149 for one in a 15-over-a-side match after rain delayed the start by an hour.
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - One win from the Asian Games quarterfinals, Nepal eye maiden cricket medal
Nepal’s five-wicket victory over Afghanistan has put them within reach of the last eight, but the Rhinos must beat hosts Japan on Saturday to keep their medal hopes alive.
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Nepal avenge 2014 Asian Games defeat with five-wicket win over Afghanistan
Kathmandu, September 25 Twelve years ago, Afghanistan handed Nepal one of the most painful defeats in the country’s Asian Games cricket history. In the 2014 Asian Games quarterfinal, Nepal fell eight runs short while…
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Nepal jumps two places to 14th in T20I rankings
Kathmandu, September 25 Nepal has climbed two places to 14th in the ICC’s T20 International rankings. According to the updated rankings released by the ICC on Friday, Nepal moved up two spots to reach 14th position. The…
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Nepal defeat Afghanistan by five wickets
The win has increased Nepal’s chances of marching on to the quarterfinals against Asian powerhouses. The Rhinos face Japan tomorrow.
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Nepal defeats Afghanistan in Asian Games cricket
Kathmandu, September 25 In the men’s cricket competition at the 20th Asian Games underway in Japan, Nepal has defeated Afghanistan. Nepal beat Afghanistan by 5 wickets in the match played at Korogi Sports Park in…
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Asian Games cricket: Afghanistan sets Nepal a target of 103 runs
Kathmandu, September 25 In the men’s cricket competition at the 20th Asian Games being held in Japan, Afghanistan has set Nepal a target of 103 runs. Batting first after winning the toss at Korogi Sports Park in Nishin,…
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Nepal women lock up kabaddi bronze, target bigger prize
A 34-25 victory over Sri Lanka sends the women’s team into the Asian Games semifinals. Up next is a showdown against world powerhouse India.
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Nepal seek redemption against Afghanistan 12 years after Incheon heartbreak
Nepal had lost to Afghanistan in the quarterfinals of the 2014 Asian Games in South Korea. Now, the duo come face to face after over a decade.
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Friendly rivalry turns fiery as Bista and Chaudhary headline debut Fusion Fight
Tied 1-1 in career head-to-heads, Nepal’s top female Muay Thai fighters trade knockout threats ahead of their October 10 face-off.
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Nepal women’s kabaddi team seals Asian Games medal
A 34-24 win over Sri Lanka takes Nepal into the semi-finals and assures the team at least a bronze medal.
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Nepal beats Malaysia for consolation win in men’s kabaddi
Kathmandu, September 24 Nepal has secured a consolation win in men’s kabaddi at the ongoing 20th Asian Games in Japan. In the final group-stage match played on Thursday, Nepal defeated Malaysia 73–52. Nepal built a…
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Asian Games women’s kabaddi: Nepal loses to Chinese Taipei
Kathmandu, September 23 Nepal lost its second match of the women’s kabaddi competition at the 20th Asian Games, falling to Chinese Taipei. In the match held Wednesday afternoon at Tokai Citizen Gymnasium in Japan, Nepal…
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Pakistan’s Iftikhar Ahmed to play NPL for Janakpur Bolts
Kathmandu, September 24 Experienced Pakistani all-rounder Iftikhar Ahmed has signed with Janakpur Bolts for the third edition of the Nepal Premier League (NPL). Janakpur announced the signing of the 36-year-old Iftikhar…
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - From a rented room in Bauddha to the Asian Games podium
Karateka Tenzing Sherpa, 23, overcomes a difficult start, a semifinal defeat and his short temper to dominate Laos’s Xayasan Vatthana and secure Nepal’s first medal of the 20th Asian Games.
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Tenzing Sherpa wins Nepal’s first medal at Asian Games
Karateka Sherpa beats Laos’ Xayasan Vatthana 9-1 in the repechage to secure a bronze medal.
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Can Tenzing Sherpa save Nepal from an empty-handed karate campaign?
With eight karatekas, including star Arika Gurung and a kata team, eliminated in Nagoya, Sherpa remains Nepal’s sole hope to avoid a medal drought. He faces Macau’s On Tek Leong in the quarterfinal today.
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - World number 3 Chandra Bahadur loses his first bout
He becomes the third Nepali boxer to fail to progress from the preliminaries. Four Nepali boxers are yet to face their opponents across different weight categories.
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Nepal women’s kabaddi team edges Thailand, men’s team crashes out
The women’s team rallied from nine down to beat Thailand 46-43 in Nagoya, while three group-stage losses ended the men’s medal hopes with a match still in hand.
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Aravind Kumar Jha elected secretary of International Kabaddi Federation
Kathmandu, September 22 Aravind Kumar Jha, general secretary of the All Nepal Kabaddi Association, has been elected secretary of the International Kabaddi Federation (IKF). According to the All Nepal Kabaddi…
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Asian Games: Nepali women’s team secures win in kabaddi
Kathmandu, September 22 Nepal has won against Thailand in the women’s kabaddi game in the 20th Asian Games ongoing in Nagoya, Japan. In the first match held today at Tokai Citizen Gymnasium in Japan, Nepal defeated…
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - High-level efforts underway to lift ANFA suspension, says Minister Pokharel
Education and Sports Minister Sasmit Pokharel has said high-level efforts are underway to lift the suspension that FIFA, the world football governing body, imposed on the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA). Minister…
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Lumbini Lions to face Sudurpaschim Royals in NPL opener
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.
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Can ‘Mission 2026’ finally deliver Nepal its first Asian Games gold?
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.
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Nepali MMA star Yuki Angdembe beats China’s Buhuogubu in JCK-123
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.
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Man Kumar and Ram Maya win at Vietnam Mountain Marathon
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.
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Sandeep Lamichhane on Nepal’s rise and the road to Test cricket
The Nepal captain discusses the team’s Asia Cup success, its growing depth and why the next few months could be crucial for Nepali cricket.
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Small Nepali contingent has big hopes in 20th Asian Games
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.
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - Five cross-border clashes headline Gorkha Boxing Championship Season 2
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.
Sports · DigiSportsNepal · - CIB raids ANFA headquarters in Lalitpur
Kathmandu, September 18 The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police has raided the headquarters of the All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) in Satdobato, Lalitpur. CIB SSP and spokesperson Anupam Shamsher…
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