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World Cup football fever grips world

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With the 23rd edition of the World Cup football tournament knocking on the door, excitement is soaring to an all time high  with every dawn of  a  new day around the globe. The  much  eagerly anticipated world’s  most popular and numero uno sport is  expected to keep sports enthusiasts of diverse groups of people of all ages and backgrounds around  the world one hundred percent focused on the tournament and on the edge of their seats.  Come June 11th,the starting date of the competition,football fans are bound to  have their adrenaline pumped up and go into a frenzy as they  feverishly wait for the world’s  best teams to fight out for  football’s biggest ,most prestigious  and recognizable coveted trophy . Like in the past,the month plus long action packed and drama filled  championship of the highest quality held every four years  is estimated to be watched by five billion people across the five conti...

Nepal takes important leap in World Cup League 2 standings

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In the recently concluded Men’s ICC World Cup cricket  tournament League 2   tri-series hosted by the Cricket Association of Nepal in Tribhuvan University international cricket ground in Kirtipur,home fans had plenty to cheer and celebrate over their team’s impressive performance. Playing against the top two opponents the  United States of America and Scotland in  the table standings,Nepal put in a dominant performance to win three out of four matches. In both two- leg games,surprisingly Nepal prevailed over the United States in  a convincing fashion. In a display of  solid, consistent,confident and aggressive collective effort, coupled with individual brilliance, the hosts made short work of the opposition who are currently top of the  group.  Scotland prevented the  hosts from making a clean sweep by winning the first match, however, Nepal bounced back to win the second.   In the first  tri-series against the United Ar...

Nepal women’s cricket team shine in Rwanda

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The women’s national cricket team of Nepal’s  participation in international cricket continues unabated. As I write, currently  Team Nepal is in  Malaysia  gearing up for the   Twenty20 International two -match series  against the home team. The first match is  on May 18th  taking place in Bayuemas, Kuala  Lumpur, followed by the second on May 20th. Let me remind  everyone that this is the third  T20 series  between the  two teams with Malaysia as the hosts for the straight third time. Prior to the upcoming series,the two teams had  clashed in 12  T20 matches with  Nepal and Malaysia winning 8 and 4 matches respectively. The 1st  five -match series held  in 2023 was competitive and a close affair with Nepal  winning  3-2. The 2025  second  five-match series outcome  was a repeat of  2023 in terms of both performance and outcome. Nepal won by an identical ...