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Agencies Defending champions Chelsea will face French side Lille in the Champions League last 16 after the draw for the knockout stages was announced for a second time on Monday. According to the UEFA, a "technical problem" caused an error in the initial draw, which has been "declared void". The BBC reported that Premier League champions Manchester City will take on Portugal's Sporting Lisbon while six-time winners Liverpool play three-time winners Inter Milan. Manchester United are pitted against Spanish champions Atletico Madrid. In the standout tie of the round, 13-time champions Real Madrid come up against French powerhouse Paris St-Germain. Why was it redrawn? In the original draw, Manchester United's ball was pulled out of the pot against Villarreal but they...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Jawlakhel Youth Club (JYC) played a goalless draw against Brigade Boys Club (BBC) to earn their first point in the Qatar Airways Martyrs Memorial A Division League on Monday. This is the first draw of JYC in four matches including three defeats. Earlier, they were beaten by an identical scoreline of 1-0 by Manang Marshyangdi Club and Nepal Police Club each and were also defeated 2-0 by Machhindra to sit on the bottom of the league table with zero points. During Monday’s match, JYC kept their opponents under pressure and created half a dozen chances. However, they were forced to share the spoils due to lack of clinical finish. BBC also created a few chances to score but couldn’t convert them into goals. With this draw, BBC have five point...

By a Staff Reporter December 13: Niraj Basnet scored the decisive goal to help Sankata Club sink Nepal Police Club 1-0 in the Qatar Airways Martyrs Memorial A Division League on Monday. The first-half goal scored by Basnet turned out to be the match decider as no other players were on target during the match held at the Dasharath Stadium, Tripureshwar. Basnet score the goal through a diving header in a corner kick of Laxman Ruchal in the 18th minute. This is the third goal scored by Basnet in the ongoing league. Earlier, Basnet had scored a goal each against Friends Club and Manang Marshyangdi Club. Basnet’s goal was the 50th goal of the current edition of the league. A total of 50 goals have been scored in 27 matches so far. Laxman Ruchal of Sankata was the one to score the fir...

Agencies Real Madrid defeated neighbours Atletico Madrid 2-0 in La Liga on Sunday to move eight points clear of Sevilla at the top of Spanish league table. It was their tenth victory in a row. La Liga's top scorer Karim Benzema powered in a superb volley from Vinicius Jr's cross to give Carlo Ancelotti's side the lead. According to the BBC, Vinicius picked out Marco Asensio to slot home their second. Defending champions Atletico, who are 13 points behind Real, had chances but the clinical hosts deserved the win. Real have only lost twice in 23 games - and none since October 3 - since Carlo Ancelotti replaced Zinedine Zidane as the club’s manager in summer. Diego Simeone's Atletico are fourth in the table and look miles away from the team that won La Liga title last seas...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal APF Football Club played a goalless draw against Ruslan Three Star Club to collect their first point in the ongoing Qatar Airways Martyrs Memorial A Division League on Sunday. APF managed to gain their first point in the league in their fourth attempt. Prior to this match, APF had lost all three matches. APF were beaten 3-2 by Brigade Boys in their first match followed by a 1-0 defeat against Chyasal and a 4-1 thrashing at the hands of Satdobato. During Sunday’s match held at the Dasharath Stadium in Tripurehswar, Three Star missed a chance to take the lead in the 29th minute when a header from Rafael Rimgago in a pass from Hemant Thapa Magar skied off the bar. A minute later at the other end, Three Star’s keeper Preso scrambled to save M...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu- Tribhuvan Army Club registered their second win in the ongoing Qatar Airways Martyrs Memorial A Division League riding on goals from forward George Prince Karki and midfielder Jagjeet Shrestha. Army defeated Chysal Youth Club 2-0 on Friday to climb to the second position in the league table. Karki scored the first goal of the match held at the Dasharath Stadium in the 19 minute to give army the lead. He netted the ball in a header from a cross received from Tanka Basnet. Chyasal’s goalkeeper Arpan Karki denied Army another goal in the 35th minute as he saved a strike from Sesehang Angdembe from outside the penalty box. However, Jagjeet Shrestha scored a minute later to double Army’s lead. An unmarked Shrestha scored in a pass from Gautam Shresth...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Title contenders Manang Marshyangdi Club defeated Friends Club 2-0 in the Qatar Airways Martyrs memorial A Division League on Friday to climb atop the points table. Manang are ahead of Satdobato Youth Club and Machhindra Football Club, who have a game in hand. Manang are unbeaten in the league and have collected 10 points from four matches. Second-placed Satdobato and third-placed Machhindra both have seven points each. During Friday’s match held at the Dasharath Stadium in Tripureshwar, Manang’s Nigerian forward Olawa Afeez and Dinesh  Rajbanshi  scored a goal each to ensure the club’s victory. Earlier, Friends had missed a change to take lead in the eighth minute when a free kick from Nathaniel Jude Gracia was blocked by Saroj Yo...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Manang Marshyangdi Club have convinced three clubs to play their matches of the ongoing Qatar Airways Martyrs Memorial A Division League at Pokhara Stadium. According to an informed source, MMC have reached an understanding with the three clubs to play their respective matches of fifth, seventh and eighth rounds in Pokhara. However, the League Committee of All Nepal Football Association is yet to make an official announcement in this regard. The clubs that have reportedly agreed to the proposal of MMC to play in Pokhara include Nepal Police Club, Chyasal Youth Club and Brigade Boys Club. MMC will face Police in the fifth round, Chyasal in the seventh round and BBC in the eighth round. MMC are third with seven points at the end of the third roun...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - The title race of the ongoing Qatar Airways Martyrs Memorial A Division League has become interesting with the completion of the third round matches. However, it would be too early to predict the winner with 10 rounds of matches still remaining. Satdobato Youth Club lead the points table with seven points in a three-way tie with defending champions Machhindra Football Club and Manang Marshyangdi Club. With equal seven points, Machhindra are second and MMC third on goal difference. In the third round, Satdobato and Machhindra registered wins while MMC played a 1-1 draw with Sankata. Just like the top three teams, Sankata, Police and Army who are placed from fourth to sixth positions respectively also have five points each. Likewise, seventh-p...

Agencies Barcelona crashed out of the Champions League following a 3-0 defeat at Bayern Munich on Wednesday. According to Reuters, this is the first time that the La Liga club failed to  make it past the group stage of the competition since the 2000-01 season. Elsewhere, a second-string Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw with Switzerland's Young Boys in Group F match  at Old Trafford. Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel said his players "changed their behaviours" after taking an early lead against Zenit St Petersburg as they drew their final Champions League group match. Meanwhile, a dramatic equaliser from Zenit St Petersburg substitute Magomed Ozdoev four minutes into added time denied holders Chelsea a place  in top of their group. According to the BBC, fi...