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5Aug

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Leicester complete Iheanacho signing

Leicester (Agency)- Leicester City has completed the signing of Nigerian striker Kelechi Iheanacho from Manchester City in £25 million. The club has signed a 5-year deal with the youngster. Having debuted in 2015 for Manchester City, Iheanacho has played 64 games scoring 21 goals. He had signed a new deal in August with the Blues; however, with the arrival of Gabriel Jesus, his playing time seemed far from regular. Leicester City's intention to play him regularly as their main striker made the deal easy for both clubs. Iheanacho told LCFC TV," It feels good and I'm happy to be part of this team. I know the ambition of the team and speaking with the manager, he let me know what I need to do - to help the team achieve what they want. I was convinced and I'm happy to be here." Leicester ...

U-18 National Football Team name-list announced

1Aug

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U-18 National Football Team name-list announced

Kathmandu (Agency)- All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) announced 35 player squad targeting the SAF U-18 Football Tournament and AFC U-19 Championship Qualifying Round. The coaching staff includes Nepal U-19 head coach Chirring Lopsang, Pushkar Shahi and goalkeeping coach Mrigendra Mishra. The preliminary squad has been selected on the basis of the player's performance in the Lalit Memorial U-18 Football tournament. Following the tournament, the players were involved in one and a half weeks of training before the 35 player list was officially announced. The squad includes a majority of players from the last time's U-16 national team. 35 member squad: Goalkeepers: Arpan Karki, Sojit Gurung, Sandesh Gurung, Akash Ranabhat, Abhishek Baral Defenders: Biswas Udas, Asim Bhusal, Bikash ...

31Jul

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Manchester United win 3-0

Oslo (Agency) - Manchester United bounced back to defeat Valerenga 3-0 in their pre-season friendly match after losing their earlier friendly against Barcelona. Marouane Fellaini gave Manchester United the lead through a powerful header in the first half. Romelu Lukaku and Scott McTominay sealed the victory for the Red Devils in the second half. The 29-year-old Belgian international Marouane Fellaini is amidst the talk of departing to Galatasaray after Manchester United are nearly confirmed to sign Nemanja Matic from Chelsea. Manchester United, who were comparatively the better side on paper, had the match under good control. However, it was not until the 44th minute when Henrikh Mkhitaryan's cross found Fellaini to give them the lead. Jose Mourinho made 9 changes to his side in the s...

Chelsea supporters from Nepal traveling to Singapore

24Jul

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Chelsea supporters from Nepal traveling to Singapore

Kathmandu (Hamro Khelkud) - Supporters of Chelsea Football Club, the reigning champions of the English Premier League are traveling to Singapore to watch a pre-season match. Chelsea will take on German champions Bayern Munich in a pre-season friendly which will be played in National Stadium of Singapore. Six supporters from Chelsea Nepal, official supporter's club of Chelsea Football Club will make the trip to Southeast Asia. Chelsea started their pre-season with a convincing 3-0 win over city rivals Arsenal and will take on Inter Milan in few days time. One of the supporters who is set to make the journey, Saurav Ghimire said that he is excited to see his beloved team play. 'I have been supporting Chelsea since my childhood and I am sure the first match is going to be a special...

United wins City in the Manchester Derby

23Jul

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United wins City in the Manchester Derby

Texas (Agency) - Manchester United defeated their bitter-rivals Manchester City 2-0 in the International Champions Cup match held in Texas, USA. The Red Devils scored both their goals in the first half of the game. Manchester United's newest arrival Romelu Lukaku opened the account for them in the 37th minute. The Belgian dribbled past Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson to net his second goal in a Manchester United shirt. In the 39th minute, Marcus Rashford immediately doubled the lead for the Reds utilising a perfectly weighted pass from Henrikh Mkhitaryan. Both teams had started their first choice players. The derby, which was the first one to have been played outside Britain, saw a significant turn out of supporters from both sides. Manchester City's new signing Kyle Walker al...

Real Madrid gives number 10 jersey to another star

23Jul

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Real Madrid gives number 10 jersey to another star

Madrid (Agency) - After sending James Rodrigues on loan to Bayern Munich, Real Madrid has decided to give their number 10 jersey to another midfielder. Luka Modric will be wearing the prestigious number 10 jersey after Bayern Munich agreed on a 2-year loan deal with James Rodriguez. Modric, who wore the number 19 jersey for Real Madrid, wears the number 10 jersey for his national team Croatia. Rodriguez had received the number after Mesut Ozil had departed for Arsenal. Real Madrid has given the number 24 jersey to 20-year old Daniel Ceballos who arrived from Real Betis. Similarly, Pepe's number 3 jersey will be worn by defender Jesus Vallejo. Rodriguez had departed to Munich after not getting sufficient playing time with Real Madrid. He was bought from AS Monaco in 201nat4.