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Nepal Premier League mania sweeps country

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The  highly anticipated third edition of the Nepal Premier League Twenty20 cricket tournament gets underway in Tribhuvan University International cricket ground from October 26th  to November 21st, 2026. Since the  competition organized by the Cricket  Association of Nepal(CAN) started in 2024, it has dramatically grown in stature  and exploded in popularity. Consequently, today  it is the country’s numero uno T20  tournament.It has won the hearts and minds of sports fans across the country. The past editions  saw fans turn out in unprecedented numbers for every match and proved to be a rousing success. The upcoming championship is no exception. It is eagerly  awaited by sports enthusiasts who have been  gripped by  cricket fever. A record number of spectators are expected to attend every single  match that will be played in daylight and under floodlights. With domestic football  activities in the country coming ...

Nepal excels in series to retain ODI status

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The men’s national cricket team of Nepal delivered the much needed result in the recently concluded ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 ODI tri-series  held in Oman. They ended up with three  wins and one loss. Their lone defeat came at the hands of Canada in the return match .They  prevailed  over hosts Oman in both games and got the better of  Canada in the opener. Both players and fans heaved a sigh of relief, following the team’s  successful outing in the crucial tri-series because the ODI status,which was  at  stake, got secured. Going into the tri-series Nepal was under tremendous pressure because they had to put together a consistent and winning performance in order to retain the ODI status. In light of the challenging situation they had to rise to the occasion and peak their performance throughout the  series which they did to bounce back in a major way to prove themselves. Kudos to players for their overall excellent and h...

Government must resolve the crisis facing Nepal football promptly

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Football, the most popular sport in Nepal continues to go through a standstill phase, like never before much to sport  enthusiasts disbelief, agony,frustration, chagrin and disappointment. Since All Nepal Football Association(ANFA) was indefinitely suspended by the world football governing body FIFA for third party interference in the last week of June 2026,football development has been severely impacted.  It has disrupted both the men and women’s   domestic and international football activities in a big way. The suspension bans the men and women ‘s national teams and clubs from competing in the FIFA and Asian Football Confederation(AFC)  sanctioned international tournaments. Furthermore,FIFA and AFC have stopped  granting  funds for  development,training programs, projects, promotion and  organization of  events. There is an air of uncertainty,dismay, discontentment,dissatisfaction and resentment in the air as there are no indication...