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The men’s Under-19 national cricket team of Nepal finally  broke the shackles in the ongoing  ICC  Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup in South Africa. In a nail- biting finish they barely managed to prevail over Afghanistan  by one wicket. It was their  first victory  but a very important one in the championship. The win  earned them a place in the super six competition. With two defeats and one win,they  finished third behind Pakistan and New Zealand. It was a must win duel for both outfits in order to qualify for the Super Six stage. Excitement and suspense reached crescendo as fortunes of teams dramatically fluctuated all the way to the end. The match was tantalizingly poised after Nepal lost  its ninth wicket. At that point,it was anyone’s game. The bowlers  were on top of their game by bowling out Afghanistan for a paltry 145 runs just in 40.1 overs,thanks largely to Aakash Chand’s superb bowling. The speedster in a display  of pace and accuracy ripped through the opposition innings

The men’s Under-19 national cricket team of Nepal is geared up for  the  ICC  Under -19 Men’s  World Cup cricket championship starting on January 19th in South Africa  The young guns open their  challenging fixture against  New  Zealand on January  21st. Obviously they  are in a tough  group  comprising  Pakistan,New Zealand and Afghanistan.  For  Team Nepal  this is yet  another opportunity to prove themselves and make a meaningful impact. They arrived in South Africa a little over two weeks ago prior to  start of the competition to prepare themselves for the challenge  They played warm -up matches against Namibia,Scotland and the West Indies  They got the better of Namibia in a thrilling encounter and  convincingly prevailed over Scotland twice. Disappointingly Nepal’s final  tune-up match against the West Indies was washed out. Team Nepal did get limited exposure to  the hard and bouncy nature of South African pitches. Certainly they must have realized  the intimidating and challeng

  The much publicized, talked about and eagerly anticipated second edition of the Nepal Super League concluded in Kathmandu recently. Nepal’s premier franchise based club football league,the first of its kind,got a new champion in Lalitpur City  FC. The Lalitpur outfit  capped a winning performance to prevail over Dhangadhi FC  3-2 in an absorbing and entertaining final. Overall they  put on a good show climbing to the top from mid- table position and winning the title eventually.  They made a  quick turnaround,  eliminating Kathmandu Rayzrs and Pokhara Thunders in must win eliminator and second qualifier matches respectively. It was  a disappointing end for Dhangadhi FC for the second successive season as they had to settle for the runner up position. They finished  behind Pokhara Thunders in standings but  carved out an important victory over them in the first qualifier for a place in the final. In the final against Lalitpur they  seemed destined for glory when they took an early lea