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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...

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...