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Team Nepal must live to their full potential in the Netherlands tri-series

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Currently the men’s national cricket team of Nepal is in the Netherlands gearing up for the crucial  Men’s ICC  World Cup League 2  tri- series in the Netherlands starting on  Tuesday,July 21. They take on  the hosts Netherlands and Namibia.They play two matches each against both opponents. With four qualifying spots at stake for the  championship round,the tri-series holds critical importance for all teams. Team Nepal has entered the tri-series with momentum on their side. Most importantly, they have been performing consistently, putting on winning performances and are  in good form lately. They put themselves back in contention for  one of the four   final  qualifying spots, following  their excellent performance in the two home tri-series against Oman, United Arab  Emirates, Scotland and the United States. They ended both series with 6 wins and 2 defeats. Having earned  12 vital points they vaulted to 5th plac...
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Nepal football in a state of limbo

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With the recent indefinite suspension of the All Nepal Football Association by the world football governing body FIFA, Nepal football has plunged deeper into crisis. The decision  to  suspend   All Nepal Football Association ( ANFA)with immediate  effect  was made  for flagrant violations of the  Article 14 of FIFA statutes because of third party interference. This is the first time in the history  of Nepal football, ANFA headed by Mr. Pankaj Bikram Nembang was  suspended. It  all started  with serious  disagreement between the football association and the Nepal Sports Council(NSC)  over early election of ANFA planned  by the former and opposed  by the latter.  Since the  warring sides failed to  find a common ground,it ultimately led to the suspension of ANFA at the expense of Nepal football. As a matter of fact,NSC went overboard by  suspending ANFA for three months.  At the...
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Team Nepal fails to end Women’s SAFF Championship drought

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  Another opportunity to end the women’s South Asian Federation Championship title drought  goes in vain for the   women’s national team of Nepal. They exited the  regional championship which concluded in Margao, Goa, India recently, following defeat at the hands of defending champions Bangladesh 1-2 in the semifinals . Nepal looked  poised to enter the  final,following defender Gita  Rana’s goal in the 22nd minute of the first half, giving them the crucial lead. However, within a minute of  the start of the second half,Bangladesh bounced  back to level the score.  Team Nepal did have a host of scoring opportunities to  surge back to take the lead, however,poor finishing and inability  to translate it into goals let them down. When it  seemed  the game was headed to extra time, Nepal’s dream of reaching the final was shattered when midfielder Preeti Rai scored an  own goal to handover the match to the o...
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