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Prithu, Tamata win NSJF Pulsar Sports Award

Prithu Baskota, the U19 captain, and Jagat Tamata, the coach of U19 national team, were among the winners of the prestigious NSJF Pulsar Sports Awards. Prithu won the Youth Player of the Year award while Tamata won the Coach of the Year award.

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Rubina wins Dasharath Chand Award

National Sports Council (NSC) and Shahid Dasharath Chand Memorial Trust awarded the Dasharath Chand Most Talented Sports Personality award of the year 2068 BS to cricketer Rubina Chhetri on Sunday.   NSC and the trust organized an award ceremony at the Dasharath Stadium on Sunday to mark the 110th birth anniversary of Martyr Dasharath Chand. Chhetri, who as a captain madeNepalcomplete title hat-trick in the ACC U-19 Women´s Championship, received Rs 15,101 and a letter of appreciation. Former Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand handed over the award and the cash prize to Chhetri. Meanwhile, judokas Saroj Maharjan of Central Region and Rohit Karki of Mid-western Region as well as weightlifters Tara Devi Pun of Western Region and Champa Thakulla of… Read More

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Cricket dominates Sports Awards nomination

Cricket dominates the NSJF Pulsar Sports Award 2067 nominations as the organizers Nepal Sports Journalists Forum announced nominations for four main categories. National captain Paras Khadka, who won the awards in 2010, has been nominated for Best Player (Male) while U19 captain Prithu Baskota has been nominated for fourth year for Best Player (Youth).

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Nepal thrashes Malaysia to stay alive

Nepal thrashed associate rival Malaysia by 107 runs on Sunday in the ACC U-19 Asia Cup as Sagar Pun and Rahul BK put up impressive performances. The victory has given Nepal hope of qualifying for the semifinals of the tournament being held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia as Pakistan defeated India by 1 run in another group ´A´ match. Pakistan, who defeated Nepal on Saturday, booked semifinal berth after consecutive victory in the group ´A´ while the next semifinalist from the group will be decided after the match between Nepal and India on Tuesday. Nepal elected to bat and put up 247/8 in 50 overs as Pun scored 71 runs off 90 balls at the Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur. In… Read More

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Pakistan U-19 down Nepal U-19

Nepal suffered an eight-wicket loss at hand of Test playing nation Pakistan in their opening match of the ACC U-19 Asian Cup  at Bayuemas Oval in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur, on Saturday. Pakistan U-19 captain Babar Azam won the toss and invitedNepalto bat first. Pakistan bowlers proved their captain’s decision right and bowled out Nepal for 156 runs in 46.1 overs. Nepallost opener Subash Khakurel (6 runs) after putting up 16-run opening stand with Pradeep Airee (18). Naresh Budhayair top scored for Nepal with 34 off 85 balls including three boundaries. Budhayair put up a 33-run stand with Airee for the second wicket, a 12-run stand with Sagar Pun (7 runs) and another 40-run fourth wicket stand with… Read More

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Parachute Coaching

Come August and Nepal will play, for the sixth time out of nine, in the ICC U-19 World Cup. If you consider that – at the World Cup – Nepali Colts are pooled along with Australia, England and Ireland, there will be little debate on how important its present campaign at the ACC U-19 Asia Cup. Playing against Pakistan and India at the Asia Cup, in a run up to the World Cup, should be considered a dream preparation for any team. When Nepal plays Pakistan during the inaugural U-19 Asia Cup, it is but inevitable not to remember their meeting a decade and a few months ago. That had prompted Lynn McConnell to write on ESPNcricinfo: “Nepal may be… Read More

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U-19 Asia Cup schedule revised

Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has revised the match schedules of ACC U-19 Asia Cup as Nepal will face Pakistan in the opening match at Bayuemas Oval, Kuala Lumpur on June 23, local media reported on Tuesday. In the earlier fixture released by ACC, Nepal´s first match was against India at the Kinrara Oval, Kuala Lumpur. Nepal will meet hosts Malaysia at Royal Selangor Turf Club on June 25 and India at Bayuemas Oval on June 26. Nepal is in Group A whereas Group B consists of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Qatar and Sri Lanka. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the semifinals to be played on June 28 and 29. The final is on July 1. All the… Read More

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Dhoni boosts Nepali players’ confidence

As Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni spent around 45 minutes with the Nepali national team, U-19 and the women´s team at the TU Cricket Ground Kirtipur on Saturday afternoon, Nepali cricketers were on cloud nine. Dhoni, who arrived inKathmanduon Saturday morning on the official invitation of the Indian Embassy inNepal, talked shop with Nepali cricketers at the center wicket of the TU Ground barring the media and other officials. “He was down to earth and gave us tips on handling pressure during games,” said Nepali U-19 captain Prithu Baskota. “When I asked him for captainship tips, he suggested to me to build a team spirit and know teammates´ strengths and weaknesses and to keep things simple and pressure free,” he… Read More

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Dhoni to bat for Nepali cricket as goodwill envoy

Indian cricket team captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni´s high-profileNepalvisit could prove to be a stepping stone for the development of cricket in this country, with the Indian skipper accepting the role of goodwill ambassador of Nepali cricket. Besides giving valuable lessons to Nepali cricketers, the World Cup winning captain said he felt honored to be invited to promote cricket in a neighboring country. Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Post Bahadur Bogati declared Dhoni a goodwill ambassador of Nepali cricket on Saturday during an interaction program inKathmandu. Dhoni humbly accepted the proposal.   “As a cricketer, it would be great if I could promote cricket,” said 30-year-old Dhoni on Saturday, upon his arrival inKathmandualong with his better half Sakshi for… Read More

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Shakti nominated for Popular Player of the Year

Cricketer Shakti Gauchan has been nominated for the NSJF Popular Player of the Year Award. Along with the 27-year-old senior cricketer, football’s forward 22-year-old Bharat Khawas, Aslesha Lissanevitch, 16, of tennis, Shakti Gauchan of cricket, Sabita Chaudhary of athletics and Ramila Tandukar, 15, of volleyball were also nominated for award.

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Dhoni to visit Nepal

World Cup winning Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni will visit Nepal for a day and interact with Nepali cricketers for a couple of hours at the TU Cricket Ground, daily newspapers reported. Quoting Indian Embassy’s spokesperson Apoorva Srivastav, The Kathmandu Post and Kantipur national dailies reported that Dhoni will visit Nepal on June 15.

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Paras stars in Ontario’s win

Paras Khadka shone for his Canadian Club, in a win, scoring 36. His side, Ontario Cricket Adademy and Club, defeated Malton Cricket Club by 7 wickets in the Pompey Conference match in the Premier Division of Canadian Cricket League on Sunday. In the match, Malton batted first and put up 113 runs in 41.2 overs. Chasing the target, Ontario overhauled it in 30th over, losing 3 wickets. Shahid Ahmadzai scored 65 as Paras scored 36. Apparently, Paras had begun his Canadian cricket debut with a 6 against Brampton Masters Tranzac Cricket Club, in his 7-run innings. In the second match, he had scored 3 and took a wicket, against St Edmunds Cricket Club.

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Malaysia to host WCL Division 4

International Cricket Council (ICC) appointed Malaysia as hosts of the upcoming Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 4. The ICC Development Committee meeting held in Bangkok, Thailand on Monday and Tuesday took the decision. Likewise, the meeting appointed Bermuda, subject to agreeing to budget proposals, as hosts of Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division 3. Earlier, ICC had ruled out the United States of America from hosting WCL Division 4 as the USA failed to meet ICC’s criteria. Nepal has reached the Division 4 in the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League and Nepal will compete against Tanzania, Denmark, Singapore, Malaysia and the USA in the tournament. Singapore and Malaysia are the two newly promoted teams from the Division 5. Top… Read More

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Malaysia pips Nepal for U16 trophy

Malaysia turned tables on Nepal to lift the ACC U-16 Elite Cup at their home turf with one wicket victory in a nail biting finish. Virandeep Singh scored unbeaten 55 to ensure the victory in the last over despite valiant effort by Nepali bowlers to pull an unlikely win after scoring 117 in 33 overs. Nepal had beaten Malaysia by one wicket in the league round. This is the first ever ACC title for Malaysia. Nepal could not bat good as it could just get 117 with Akash Bista getting 35. Malaysia’s S Goonasagaram was pick of the bowlers with 3 wickets. In reply, Malaysia had a good start but lost wickets frequently later as Nepal pulled the match to… Read More

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Nepal pitted against India, Pak in U-19 Asia Cup

Nepal will face India and Pakistan in the ACC U-19 Asia Cup scheduled to start from June 23 to July 1 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. According to the draw released by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Saturday, Nepal is placed in the group A with host Malaysia, India and Pakistan. Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Qatar are in Group B. Nepal had qualified for the tournament after finishing in the top three of the ACC U-19 Elite Cup held in Thailand last year. India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh qualified for the tournament as Test playing nations, while Malaysia qualified for the tournament as the host.

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Agni Air clinch corporate cricket title

Agni Air clinched the title of First Wai Wai Corporate Premier League Cricket Tournament defeating Yeti Airlines by seven wickets on Saturday. In the match played at TU Ground, Kirtipur, Yeti Airlines won the toss and scored 103 runs losing nine wickets in 20 overs. Ravi Sharma scored 25 runs off 40 balls with two boundaries. Sharma and Narendra KC shared a 39-run partnership for the third wicket, which was the highest in the game. Divas Prajapati scored 19 runs off 24 balls. Agni Air conceded 25 runs as extras. Saurak KC grabbed three wickets off four overs while Gaurav Jain took two wickets. Agni Air successfully chased the target of 104 runs in 17.4 overs losing three wickets. Agni… Read More

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Nepal thrashes Singapore to enter U16 final

Two years ago, Singapore had stunned Nepal beating them in the ACC U16 Elite Cup final at TU Ground, Kathmandu. Malaysia’s Bayemas Oval offered a chance to avenge that bitter defeat and Nepal produced a classy performance to advance to the final defeating defending champions by 101 runs. Both captains, Nepal’s Dipendra Chand and Singapore’s Navin Param were part of 2010 final that Singapore won by 68 runs – thanks to spinners led by man of the match Param. This time, Dipendra knew exactly what to do – choosing to bat first and going after pace bowlers to ensure minimal impact of spin. Dipendra and Nurdhoj Sen opened batting as if they were playing Super Sixes. When Dipendra fell for… Read More

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Corporate Premier League final abandoned

The final match of First Wai Wai Corporate Premier League T20 Cricket Tournament between Agni Air and Yeti Airlines was abandoned on Wednesday without bowling a single ball due to heavy rainfall. The match is rescheduled for Saturday at the TU Ground, Kirtipur. Yeti Airlines had entered the final defeating Everest Challengers by 38 runs in the first semifinal while Agni Air had registered five wickets victory over You We Rangers in another semifinal.

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CAN calls U-19 players for closed camp

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) called in 24 players, including all the 14 members of the team that participated in the ICC U-19 World Cup Qualifiers, for the closed camp training for the ACC U-19 Asia Cup. The closed camp training is scheduled to start from May 15 inKathmandu. CAN has called 10 players based on the performance of the recently concluded Wai Wai U-19 National Cricket Tournament. Shiva Tandukar, Sushil Kandel, Prajesh Bahadur Singh, Gopal Singh. Binod Lama, Abhishek Jha, Hasim Ansari, Bijay Ghalan, Surendra Chand and Pawan Shrestha are the players selected based on the national tournaments. Earlier, CAN has given a privilege to the members of the U-19 team, which guided Nepal in the upcoming ICC U-19… Read More

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Bista pulls thrilling victory over Malaysia

Man-of-the-match Aakash Bista’s all-round performance including a unbeaten 55-run heroic knock helped Nepal to top the group B in the ACC U-16 Elite Cup cricket tournament and remain unbeaten in the tournament on Wednesday. Batting at No 8, Bista scored not out 55 runs off 93 balls with four boundaries and a huge six to guide the team for a wicket victory over Malaysia. Both Nepaland Malaysia had already qualified for the semifinal. Nepali coach Manzur Alam Khan said that the players could not play as per their standard and lost wickets in regular intervals. “We were near defeat but the team spirit of the players guided us for the victory,” said Khan. “We must not repeat these mistakes in… Read More

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Yeti, Agni set up title clash

Yeti Airlines and Agni Air on Monday advanced into the final of the First Wai Wai Corporate Premier League T20 Cricket Tournament. Yeti Airlines defeated Everest Challengers by 38 runs while Agni Air registered a five-wicket victory over You We Rangers to secure berths in the final. In the first semifinal played at the TU Ground, Kirtipur, Yeti Airlines won the toss and scored 178 runs losing three wickets. Ravi Sharma scored a quickfire unbeaten 80 runs off 46 balls with 10 fours and two sixes to guide his team to a huge total. Opener Sandeep Shrestha scored 39 runs off 26 balls with six fours and two huge sixes. Prafulla Vaidya scored 24 runs off 25 balls. Arun Chand,… Read More

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Nepal beat Bahrain by 8 wickets

Nepal produced consecutive victory in the ongoing ACC U-16 Elite Cup cricket tournament, outplaying Bahrain by eight wickets at the Kinrara cricket ground in Malaysia on Sunday. Nepal reached the 142-run target losing only two wickets in 21.2 overs, with man of the match Dipendra Chand top-scoring 75. Nurdhoj Sen made 41. Earlier, wining the toss and electing to bat first, Bahrain scored 141, losing all wickets, in 39.5 overs. Nepali bowler Akash Bista took three wickets conceding just14 runs. On Friday, Nepal in their opening match had defeated Kuwait by 78 runs, while Bahrain lost their first match against Malaysia by 43 runs. Nepal will take on Iran at the Bayuemas cricket ground on Tuesday.

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Nepal beat Kuwait by 78 runs

Nepal started the ACC U-16 Elite Cup campaign with a win on Friday as Nurdhoj Sen as well as Kushal Bhurtel excelled with bat and Kali Charan Yadav showed his brilliance with the ball to pull a 78-run victory over Kuwait. Nepal elected to bat first at the Bayuemas Oval Ground in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Nepal put up 179 runs losing all the wickets in 32.4 overs and bowled out Kuwait at 101 runs in 32.5 overs. Nepal lost their first wicket with 11 runs on board in 1.3 overs. However, Sen and Bhurtel anchored the Nepali innings. Sen scored 47 runs off 58 balls including six boundaries while Bhurtel hit 35 runs off 54 balls including four boundaries. Sashi… Read More

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Live: Nepal vs Kuwait

ACC U-16 Elite Cup, Malaysia, Day 1 – Kuwait v Nepal at Bayuemas Oval

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Nepal take on Kuwait on Friday

Nepal will take on Kuwait on Friday at the Bayuemas Oval Cricket Ground in their first match of the second edition of the ACC U-16 Elite Cup being held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Nepal are placed in the group B of the tournament along with Malaysia, Kuwait, Iran and Bahrain. Nepali team under the coach Manjur Alam Khan and captain Dipendra Chand is participating in the tournament. Nepal had defeated Kuwait in the first edition of the ACC U-16 Elite Cup held in Nepal in 2010. Nepal had won the match by 101 runs then as Nischal Pandey had scored 59 runs and taken five wickets in the match. Current U-16 captain Dipendra Chand and his teammate Jagdish Chand were… Read More

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