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Kathmandu, Dec 4: The world’s possibly the longest raft race is rescheduled to take place in Nepal in coming March. The race originally scheduled for November 23-28, 2023 was postponed due to the Jajarkot earthquake. Co-organised by the Nepal Association of Rafting Agencies (NARA), the Nepal River Conservation Trust (NRCT) and the Karnali Basin Conservation Foundation, the 248 kms downriver …

Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo reacts after missing a chance to score during the Euro 2024 group J qualifying soccer match between Portugal and Iceland, at the Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. Portugal won 2-0. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, present ICC Men’s Cricket World trophy to Australia’s captain Pat Cummins after Australia won against India in the final match, in Ahmedabad, India, Sunday, Nov.19, 2023. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Australia’s Travis Head hits a six during the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup final match between India and Australia in Ahmedabad, India, Sunday, Nov.19, 2023. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi)

Kathmandu, Nov 19: Nepal has secured the third position in the Women’s T20 Quadrangular Series held in Hong Kong. Nepal came third after defeating Japan by 45 runs in the match held earlier today for the third place. Batting first after winning the toss, Nepal scored 115 runs for the loss of 5 wickets. Pooja Mahato top-scored with 43 runs …

Kathmandu, Nov 18: Nepal has defeated Japan by 67 runs in the final match of the group stage under the Women’s T20 Quadrangular Series underway in Hong Kong. Nepal had posted 113 runs at the loss of 4 wickets in 20 overs, thanks to 38 runs in 32 balls by Rubeena Chettri and 27 runs in 31 balls by Captain …

Kathmandu, Nov 17: Nepal suffered a defeat against United Arab Emirates in the first match of the second round of FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifier. UAE defeated Nepal 4-0 in the match in Dubai, UAE last night. For UAE, captain Ali Mabkhout scored two goals and Khalifa Al Hammadi and Fabio Lima one each. UAE scored all four goals in …

Kathmandu, Nov 16: Nepal is playing its second match against Hong Kong today under the women’s four-nation T20 Series underway in Hong Kong. The match will take place at 11:45 am (Nepal time). Nepal is under pressure to win this match to make it to another level as it already suffered a defeat against Tanzania by 27 runs on Wednesday. …

Kathmandu, Nov 3: Nepal has made it to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, 2024 after registering an eight-wicket win over the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the semifinal under the Asia Qualifier. Co-hosted by the West Indies and the United States, the Word Cup will take place from June 4 to 30, 2024. The semifinal match was held at …

Nurturing young talents key to soccer future Veteran Shanghai soccer coach Xu Genbao on Monday has called for his former students with club Shanghai Port, which was crowned as the Chinese Super League (CSL) champions a day earlier, to focus on propelling Chinese soccer onto the global stage. The veteran sextet also paid tribute to the legendary coach. Led by …