Football

By a Staff Reporter Nepali National Football Team star forward Sabitra Bhandari aka Samba scores 5 as Gokulam Kerela FC secures an empathic victory of 11-0 over Kerala United FC in the Kerala Women's League. Samba was involved in the 7 goals out of 11 that Gokulam scored in EMS Corporation Stadium. She scored 5 and assisted twice. She opened the account for Gokulam in the 3rd minute of the match. She scored her second goal in the 6th minute and completed her hattrick in the 27th minute of the match. Gokulam scored 6 past Kerala before going into the break and came back to add 5 more. Samba scored the first, third, fourth, fifth, and eighth goals. Likewise, Sandhiya scored a brace whereas captain Kashmina, Reshma, Vivian, and Harmilan scored apiece to give Gokulam an easy vict...

By a Staff Reporter India National U20 football team beats Maldives U20 to book its spot in the finals of SAFF U20 Championship. Gurkirat Singh scored in a dying hour at Kalinga Stadium to send hosts through to the finals.     India dominated Maldives throughout the match but failed to score time and again. India created numerous goal scoring chances but the host failed to utilize any.  However, Singh found the net in the 90th minute. Maldivian defenders failed to clear the ball in the box and Singh capitalized it. He smashed the ball in the top corner and gave the goalkeeper no chance to save. Parthiv Sundar Gongoi was sent off during the injury time. Nepali referee Prajwal Chhetri booked him with a yellow card after delaying the throw-in. Chhettri immediately booked Gong...

By a Staff Reporter Nepal National U20 team shared a spoil against Bangladesh in an ongoing SAFF U20 Championship. The match ended with a 1-1 draw at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar.   The game turned out to be 10A side as players from the both teams were booked with a red card in the 51st minute of the match. Shahidul Islam of Bangladesh and Dipesh Gurung of Nepal were sent off the filed as they were involved in the clash. Dipesh was booked with direct red whereas Shaidul was sent off following a double yellow card. Meanwhile, Bangladesh's skipper Md Tanvir Hossain was booked with a yellow and Rohit Gurung of Nepal, who was in the dugout also got booked with a red card.   Bangladesh took an initial lead in the 63rd minute of the match. Md Piash Ahmmed Nova tapped in the ball ...

By a Staff Reporter Nepal National U20 Football team is set to face Bangladesh in its final round robin match of ongoing SAFF U20 Championship. Two teams will finalize their spot to the finals in a doubleheader today. In the first match of the day, Nepal will take on Bangladesh at 4:15 PM NST whereas India will compete against Maldives at 7:15 PM NST in Kalinga Stadium at Bhumaneswar. Nepal's journey to the finals have been complicated following a 8-0 defeat against defending champions India. Nepal still holds the probability to qualify for the finals if luck favors them. Nepal, who maintained clean sheets in the first two games performed below par in its third outing against India. Nepal needs to beat Bangladesh by a 5 goal margin to assure a spot in the final. The resu...

By a Staff Reporter India U20 National team trashed Nepal U20 National team scoring more than half a dozen goals in ongoing SAFF U20 Champions in Kalinga Stadium at Bhubaneswar. With the 8-0 win, defending champions and hosts India reaches a step closer to the finals. India went into the break with a goal and came back to add seven more. Gurkirat Singh,  Himanshu Jangra, Tankadhar Bag and Shubho Paul scored apiece whereas Parthib Sundar Gongai and Taison Singh scored a brace to give India an easy victory.   India took the lead in the 33rd minute of the match. Taison Singh headed the ball home to give the hosts a lead. Nepal's goalie Ishwor Gurung failed to grab the cross of Maheson Singh Tongbram and punched the ball straight in front of Taison which he netted easil...

By a Staff Reporter Sri Lanka and Maldives added its first point in the ongoing SAFF U20 Championship. The first match of the day concluded with a 1-1 draw. Sri Lanka bagged its first point in its last match of the championship in Kalinga Stadium at Bhubaneswar. On the other hand, Maldives earned its first point from three matches. Maldives took the initial lead but failed to hold the lead. Following a tie, both Sri Lanka and Maldives found its way out to the championship. Maldives will play against India in its final round robin match. Even if Maldives defeats India, it will not be able to qualify for the finals.  Favorite rivals Nepal and India are set to face each other in the second match of the day. Nepal aims to book its spot in the final by defeating India...

By a Staff Reporter Two times champion Nepal will take on defending champions and host India in ongoing SAFF U20 championship in Bhubaneswar today. The match will kick off at 7:15 PM NST in Kalinga Stadium. Nepal, India and Bangladesh are chasing for the spot in finals. Nepal, who had its dream start of the tournament, aims to book its spot in the finals with a game in hand defeating the home side India.   On the other hand, India's door to the final will be closed if Nepal seals the victory this afternoon. Else if both the teams share a point today, Nepal must defeat Bangladesh in its final round robin match to step in the finals. Furthermore, if India defeats Nepal it will qualify to the finals and the match between Nepal and Bangladesh will decide another team to...

By a Staff Reporter The defending champions and host India registered its first victory in the ongoing SAFF U20 Championship. India defeated Sri Lanka 4-0 in its second match of the championship.   The first half ended in a goalless draw in a high intensity match. India then scored four goals after the break. Parthib Sundar Gongoi scored a brace whereas Himanshu Jangra and Gurkirat Singh scored a goal each to secure the home side's victory. India created one-sided pressure throughout the match. Despite creating some opportunities in the counter attack, Sri Lanka could not score. India took the lead in the 50th minute of the match through Jangra's header. He utilized Gongoi's cross from the right flank. India doubled its lead in the 69th minute. Gongoi smashed the ball from in...