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By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Defending champions Machhindra Football Club climbed to the second position in the Qatar Airways Martyrs Memorial A Division League with an easy win over Jawlakhel Youth Club (JYC) on Wednesday. Although Machhindra FC have equal points to that of top-placed Satdobato Youth Club, they are second on goal difference after securing a 2-0 win over JYC. During Wednesday’s game, Machhindra took the lead in the 14th minute with an own goal from Simanta Thapa. Thapa sent a pass from Abhishek Rijal in his own post to the disappointment of his club. Ranjit Dhimal doubled Machhindra’s lead in the 21st minute with a goal from a free kick. Machhindra had earned a free kick after a foul by JYC player. In the second half, Jawlakhel displayed an improved ...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal Police Club and Himalayan Sherpa Club shared the spoils during their Qatar Airways A Division League match on Wednesday. Police fought back from a goal down to settle for a 1-1 draw in the match held at the Dasharath Stadium. Himalayan Sherpa Club’s Captain Bishwas Shrestha scored an early goal to give a head-start to the club within 53 seconds. It was the fastest goal in the ongoing league. Shrestha capitalized on a smart move created in tandem with Ulrich Siwe at the middle of the ground and scored from the penalty box. Shrestha’s shot ricocheted off Police goalkeeper Shatrughan Chaudhary and went into the net. Police missed a good chance to equalize in the 46th minute after a powerful strike from the penalty box by Anjan Rai skie...

Agencies Kathmandu - Liverpool became the first English side to win all six Champions League group matches as they reached the knockout stage with a 2-1 victory over AC Milan in Italy. Atletico Madrid reached the last 16 after beating Porto 3-1 in an extraordinary match that saw three players shown red cards. According to the BBC, Antoine Griezmann scored one goal in Portugal and had a key role in the two others as the Spanish side finished second in Group B behind Liverpool. Liverpool will enter the last 16 as one of the most feared teams in the tournament, with their biggest threats appearing to come from Premier League rivals Chelsea and Manchester City, along with Bayern Munich and Real Madrid. Record 13-time winners Real Madrid finished top of Group D with a 2-0 vi...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nigerian coach of Nepal Oil Corporation Manang Marsyangdi Club, Tope Fuja, has arrived in Nepal to take charge of the A-Division club. Fuja, who has been in charge of the club for a long time, was scheduled to arrive in Nepal before the start of the Martyrs Memorial A Division League. However, his arrival was delayed due to visa problem. The club’s manager Ram Bahadur Gurung and official Milan Gurung welcomed Fuja on Tuesday. Currently, coach Rajendra Tamang has been looking after the team. From now on, both FUja and Tamang will collaborate in training the team. MMC are unbeaten in the league. They have garnered 7 points from three matches. In the first match, MMC defeated Jawlakhel 1-0 and then they defeated Himalayan Sherpa by the same sco...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal’s U-19 women’s football team led by Captain Anjana Rana Magar is all set to compete in the U-19 SAFF Championship. Rana Magar is also the team’s goalkeeper. The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) bade farewell to the team amid a formal programme organized at the ANFA Complex, Satdobato. The U-19 squad is heading to Bangladesh on Tuesday. Newly-appointed Member Secretary of the National Sports Council (NSC) Tanka Lal Ghising, ANFA President Karma Chiring Sherpa, Senior Vice President Pankaj Bikram Nembang among others were present during the farewell. On Sunday, ANFA had announced a 23-member squad for the championship to be held in Dhaka from December 11 to 22. The U-19 team has been training at the ANFA Complex under the guidance o...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Skipper Bharat Khawas scored the winner five minutes from time on Sunday as Tribhuvan Army Club registered their first win in the ongoing Martyrs Memorial A Division League. The late goal from Khawas was enough to sink Brigade Boys Club (BBC) at the Dasharath Stadium to light up the stadium in otherwise a drab affair. Army had played a 1-1 draw against Nepal Police Club in their first match and a goalless stalemate against Machhindra FC prior to this match. On Sunday, both teams failed to make any impressive efforts to score during most of the match. However, Army kept BBC under pressure towards the end of the match and were rewarded for their relentless effort. Army had made a bright start to the game as skipper Khawas found a pass from Gau...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Satdobato Youth Club maintained their unbeaten run in the Qatar Airways Martyrs Memorial A Division League with a hat-trick from Ajayi Martin. Satdobato, which had stunned Three Star Club in their previous match, defeated Nepal APF Football Club by a wide margin of 4-1 at the Dasharath Stadium on Friday. This is the highest margin victory in the league so far. With this victory, Satdobato has climbed to the top of the standings with seven points. On the other hand, APF suffered a third successive defeat. Martin had scored two goals for Satdobato towards the end of the first half. In the 42nd minute, APF players attempted to clear a free kick from captain Man Bahadur Tamang that landed in the penalty area. Sudeep Gurung found a rebound and fed i...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Title contenders Ruslan Three Star Club avoided a defeat with a second-half goal in the Qatar Airways Martyrs Memorial A Division League on Friday. Three Star, which was under pressure after conceding a goal against Friends Club soon after the break, had to wait until the 83rd minute for Mikchen Tamang to salvage a draw in the Lalitpur derby. The match held at the Dasharath Stadium ended in a 1-1 stalemate. Friends Club missed a chance to take an early lead as Three Star’s goalkeeper Preso punched a strike from Prijen Tamang in the fourth minute.  At the other end, Friends’ goalkeeper Rahul Ram Chandra Yadav saved a free kick from Nishan Khadka in the 20th minute. Three Star missed another good chance to take the lead in the 25th minute...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - The row over fitness test of FIFA referee has been resolved for the time being following a discussion between the agitating referees and All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) President Karma Chiring Sherpa on Thursday evening. Earlier, nine out of 10 FIFA referees of Nepal had tendered their resignation on Thursday afternoon due to the pressure from ANFA to undergo fitness test while the league was underway. The agitating referees said that they decided to sit for talks with ANFA president after the latter agreed to conduct the league as per the schedule fixed earlier. Out of the nine referees, FIFA assistant referee Madhav Karki and Bikram Chaudhary had withdrawn their resignation. “The ANFA president admitted some flaws on their part and urge...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - The All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has postponed two third-round matches of the ongoing Qatar Airways Martyrs Memorial League by two days. The first match between Himalayan Sherpa Club and Nepal Police Club fixed for Monday has been rescheduled for Wednesday. Similarly, the second match between Jawlakhel Youth Club and Machhindra Youth Club has also been rescheduled for coming Wednesday (December 8). ANFA postponed the two matches due to the fixture of Youth Athletics Championship to be held at the Dasharath Stadium on Sunday and Monday. ANFA informed that the other matches of the third round will be held as per the schedule. By the end of the second round of league matches, eight times league champions Manang Marshyangdi Club are lea...