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National Champion Santoo heading toward Australia to pursue his future

9Aug

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Table Tennis

National Champion Santoo heading toward Australia to pursue his future

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Table Tennis National Champion Santoo Shrestha is set to fly towards Australia to pursue his future. All Nepal Table Tennis Association bade farewell to Shrestha during a program on Tuesday. President of the association Chaturananda Raj Baidya bade farewell to Santoo handing over a National flag at the table tennis-covered hall in Lainchour. Similarly, Senior Vice President of the Association and President of Kathmandu District Table Tennis Association Dharmaman Bajracharya, Chief Coach Sanjiv Kumar Dhungel, coaches, players, and others extended their best wishes during the farewell program. Santoo, a three-time national champion, has won 1 silver and 3 bronze medals in the South Asian Games.

6Aug

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Racquet, squash

Arahant and Krishna Victorious

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Arhant Keshar Singh and Krishna Thapa bagged the title of 4th Dhana Laxmi Memorial National Squash Tournament. Arahant was crowned champion of the men's open whereas Krishna won in the women's open. Both Arahant and Krishna were victorious in the Olympics Day National Squash tournament held last month. Arahant defeated Amrit Thapa Magar in the straight set of 11-4, 11-7, and 11-6 to bag the title. Amir Blon and Deepak Thapa came third jointly. Arahant has become the champion consecutively for the fourth time in the tournament. In the women's open, Krishna won the title defeating Bipana Blon in straight sets of 11-7, 11-7, and 11-7. This is Krishna's fourth title. Likewise, in Junior Open Boys Bikash Magar won the title defeating Gopal Tha...

5Aug

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Racquet, squash

Arahant and Amrit through the finals

By a Staff Reporter Arahant Keshar Singh and Amrit Thapa Magar made it through the finals of the 4th Dhana Laxmi Memorial National Squash tournament under the men's open category. Arahant and Amrit defeated Amir Blon and Dipak Thapa respectively in straight sets in the semifinal on Friday at Squash Court in Satdobato. In a non-competitive match, Arahant won by 11-5, 11-2, and 11-6 whereas Amrit won by 11-2, 11-4, and 11-6. Arahant and Amrit faced each other in the finals of the Olympics Day National Squash tournament last month where Arahant bagged the title. Similarly, in women's open, Krishna Thapa and Bipana Blon will vie for the title. These two also faced each other in the finals of the Olympics Day National Squash tournament. Bipana defeated Swasthani Shresth...

3Aug

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Racquet, squash

Arahant and Amrit through semis

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Amir Blon and Deepak Thapa along with Arahant Keshar Singh and Amrit Thapa Magar have entered the semi-finals of the 4th Dhanalaxmi Memorial National Squash Tournament under men's open. Arahant booked his spot in the last four by winning twice at the squash court in Satdobato on Wednesday. Arahant defeated Avan Shrestha in straight sets of 3-0 in the pre-quarterfinals and easily defeated Gopal Thapa in the quarterfinals by 11-7, 11-5, and 11-9. In the other match, Amrit defeated Divya Bajracharya in straight sets by 11-4, 11-5, and 11-9. Similarly, Amir Blon defeated Rajendra Shakya by 9-11, 11-9 11-5, and 11-5 to reach the semi-finals, while Deepak Thapa defeated Umit Shakya by 11-3, 11-9 5-11, and 12-10 to book the spot in the semis. Arahant ...

14Jul

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Badminton, general, Racquet

KBA honors badminton fraternity

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu Badminton Academy - KBA has honored the badminton fraternity on the occasion of Guru Purnima in Kathmandu on Wednesday. The academy honored Pranab Kumar Talukdar, Uttam Simkhada, Prakash Uday, Dharmalal Shrestha, Rajni Joshi, Uday Kumar Shrestha, Mahendra Lal Shrestha and Shanti Manandhar for their vital role in the production of shuttler. On the occasion of Guru Purnima, the academy remembered late Gyan Bahadur Khadka, Dilendra Bir Pandey and Purushottam KC for their supreme contribution in the development of badminton. In the same function, Triratna Manandhar who played a crucial role in the development of Nepali badminton was given a special honor. Likewise, Sports Journalist Kushal Timalsina was honored with a reward of Rs. 15,000 for hi...

13 players including Palesha, Prince and Aruna awarded

11Jul

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Badminton, general, Volleyball

13 players including Palesha, Prince and Aruna awarded

By a Staff Reporter The National Sports Council (NSC) awarded cash prizes to 13 players including Palesha Gowdardhan Shrestha of Para Taekwondo, Prince Dahal of Badminton and Aruna Shahi of Volleyball. On the occasion of President's Women's Sports Participation Enhancement Program, NSC awarded the players from three categories with cash on Monday. The supreme governing body handed over Rs 150,000 each to two players, Rs 100,000 each to four players and Rs 50,000 each to seven players. Prince and Palesha were awarded with Rs 150,000 and a certificate. Palesha, who missed out a medal at the Tokyo Paralympics last year, won gold at the Asian Youth Para Taekwondo. Likewise, emerging shuttler Prince held top rank in World Juniors Ranking last year. Boxing's Narika Rai, Sw...

Djokovic tames fiery Kyrgios to win his seventh Wimbledon title

11Jul

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Lwan Tennis

Djokovic tames fiery Kyrgios to win his seventh Wimbledon title

Novak Djokovic underlined his recent dominance at Wimbledon with a composed and controlled fightback against Australia's Nick Kyrgios to win a fourth consecutive men's singles title on Sunday. According to the BBC, Serbia's Djokovic, 35, lost the first set after some superb serving from Kyrgios, but ended up winning 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) on Centre Court. It is Djokovic's seventh seventh wimbledon title and only Roger Federer has more. The victory has taken his Grand Slam title count to 21 – one spot behind Rafael Nadal’s record of 22 men’s majors. Top seed Djokovic made a slower start than his 27-year-old opponent, who initially seemed nerveless in his first Grand Slam singles final. But the Serb did not lose belief as he showed all of his experience and nous to turn the m...

8Jul

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Lwan Tennis

Rafael Nadal withdraws from Wimbledon

Agencies Rafael Nadal has withdrawn from his Wimbledon semi-final against Nick Kyrgios with an abdominal injury. According to the BBC, the 36-year-old Spanish second seed received treatment during his quarter-final against Taylor Fritz on Wednesday but pushed through the pain to win in five sets. "I have tried a lot of times in my career to keep going but it is obvious the injury will get worse," BBC quoted him as saying. Kyrgios will play Novak Djokovic or Cameron Norrie in Sunday's final. Nadal confirmed he has a tear in his abdominal muscle which means he would not be able to be competitive over two matches. The 22-time Grand Slam champion had practised at Wimbledon away from the media earlier on Thursday but then called a news conference. "Throughout the whole...

Wimbledon organisers fined for banning Russian and Belarusian players

4Jul

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Lwan Tennis

Wimbledon organisers fined for banning Russian and Belarusian players

Agencies Wimbledon organisers have been fined by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) for banning Russian and Belarusian players from this summer's grass court events. The All England Lawn Tennis Club (AELTC) has been fined 207,000 pounds and the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) 620,000 pounds after stopping athletes compete at Wimbledon and in warm-up tournaments, the BBC reported. According to Reuters, Wimbledon organisers and Britain's tennis authorities said they have appealed against fines handed to them by the women's governing body, WTA, for excluding Russian and Belarussian players from this year's grasscourt events. The AELTC, which organises the Grand Slam, and the LTA banned players from the two countries at tournaments in Britain following Russia's invasion of Ukr...

27May

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Lwan Tennis

Junior tennis from today

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - The Team Tennis Nepal JTI Junior Tennis Championship kicked off in the capital on Friday. A total of 110 players are competing in the event, said Ajay Bista, chairman of Team Tennis Nepal – the organizer of the event. The championship features competition in 12 categories including 6 in boys’ category and 6 in girls’ category. According to the organisers, the estimated cost of organizing the five-day event is around Rs 250,000. The competitions will be held at the court of the organizer in Dhapakhel.