Volleyball

Kathmandu (Hamro Khelkud) - Kazakh player Yevgeniya Kalinova will play for Madhesh United in the Everest Women's Volleyball League (EWVL). Madhesh United has become the first team to sign a foreign player for the EWVL. The league, which is being organized by Infinity Dreams, will be the first-ever women's franchise volleyball league, though the dates are yet to be finalized. Madhesh United has expressed happiness in signing the experienced Kazakh player Kalinova. 'The 35-year-old Kalinova has experience playing for Kazakhstan's national team and in the Kazakh league. She is a spiker and stands at 180 cm tall,' clube mentioned in the press release. Madhesh United stated that Kalinova is excited and eager to play for the team. Madhesh United's Operations Head, Sanjaya Shrestha,...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu (HamroKhelkud) - Nepal will face Sri Lanka in the opening match of the CAVA Women's Nations League. The tournament, consisting of five nations including Iran, India, Sri Lanka and Maldives alongside Nepal will run from August 1 to 7. The Nepal Volleyball Association, the organizers of the event, unveiled the Nations League trophy during a press conference on Friday. During the press conference, it was revealed that 21 sub-committees have been formed under the leadership of Jitendra Bahadur Chand, the NVA president. Nepal's matches will be against India on August 2, Maldives on August 4, and Iran on August 5. Following the round-robin srafe, the semi-finals will take place on August 6, with the first-place team playing the fourth-place team, and ...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu (HamroKhelkud) - Nepal have suffered a second successive defeat in the Women's Volleyball Friendship Series against Russia. Nepal, who went down in straight sets in the first encounter, suffered the same fate in the second as well. The first set played at the Dasharath Stadium Covered Hall was rather straightforward. Russia won the opening set 25-14. However, Nepal put up a great fight in the second and third sets. Nepal lost the second set 25-24. The final point of the set went to Russia courtesy of a service error from Usha Bhandari. The third set finished 25-22. The two-match series is being held with the aid of the Russian Embassy in Nepal. Nepal, alongside India, Iran, Sri Lanka and Maldives will contest in the CAVA Women’s Nation...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu (HamroKhelkud) - Nepal, currently in preparation for the upcoming CAVA Women's Nations League at home, have lost to Russia in straight sets. In the first friendly of two to be held at the Dasharath Stadium Covered Hall, the travelling side won the match 3-0. Russia finished off the match 25-17, 25-19 and 25-15. Despite putting up a fight in the first two sets, Nepal conceded both sets towards the end. The final set was rather straightforward for the Russians. The second friendly encounter will be held on Monday. The two-match series is being held with the aid of the Russian Embassy in Nepal. Nepal, alongside India, Iran, Sri Lanka and Maldives will contest in the CAVA Women's Nations League that will run from August 1-7 in Tripureshwor.

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu (HamroKhelkud) - Nepal's squad for the upcoming CAVA Women's Nations League in Kathmandu has been finalized. Head coach Jagadish Bhatta has selected a well-rounded team for the tournament. Middle blocker Sumitra Regmi and spiker Aarati Subedi have been included in the national team for the first time. Sumitra, who began her career just two years ago with training from New Diamond, has quickly made an impact on domestic volleyball. Aarati's journey to the national team has been longer, as she missed out during the 13th South Asian Games in 2019 but has now made it into the side after five years. The tournament will take place from August 1-7 at the covered hall in Dasharath Stadium, with five countries, including Nepal, competing. The team, led b...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu (HamroKhelkud) - Tiptop Help Nepal Sports Club and Everest Volleyball Club have won the men's and women's titles, respectively, in the eighth RBB NVA Women's / Men's Volleyball Championship. Help Nepal defeated Tribhuwan Army Club 3-2 at the Dasharath Stadium Covered Hall in a very competitive outing to win their second successive title. Help Nepal, who had integrated three Pakistani players into their side, defeated Army 20-25, 27-25, 23-25, 29-27 and 22-20 in what was one of the best-ever tournament finals. Nepal Police Club defeated Gandaki Province 25-15, 25-20 and 29-27 in the third-place matchup to finish third in the tournament. In the women's division, Everest defeated Nepal Police Club 3-1 in the final to take home the title. E...

By a Staff Reporter Surkhet (HamroKhelkud) - Nepal Police Club have lifted the title of the 34th National Men's Volleyball Championship. Police, while ending APF's unbeaten run, defeated them 3-1 to be crowned the national champions. Police came back from a set down to win three straight sets and win the title. APF, who had defeated Police 3-1 earlier in the group stages, couldn't replicate the result. This is Police's first title in seven finals this year. APF, on the other hand, failed to win their third title this year. APF had won the first Post Bahadur Bogati Memorial Volleyball Championship and Keshav Lal Memorial Open Volleyball Tournament earlier. APF won a competitive first set 25-22. Police came back into the match with a 25-19 win in the second set. Rabin Chand's...

By a Staff Reporter Surkhet (HamroKhelkud) - Defending champions Nepal APF Club and Nepal Police Club have qualified for the final of the 34th National Men's Volleyball Championship in Surkhet. APF defeated Gandaki Province, while Police defeated Tribhuwan Army FC in a stellar win to set up an all-departmental final. In the first semifinal held in Birendranagar, APF booked their place in the final with a straight-sets victory. APF were the victors, 25-23, 25-20 and 25-15. Gandaki were unable to win the first two sets with leads of 10-9 and 10-7, respectively. Gandaki players, coaches, and officials were dissatisfied with the referee's decisions. APF's libero Binod had to leave the court at the start of the third set. But that didn't faze APF, as they won the third set as well...

By a Staff Reporter Surkhet (HamroKhelkud) - The four semifinalists of the 34th National Men's Volleyball Championship have been finalized, with the final group matches held in Birendranagar today. With wins on Tuesday in their respective final group matches, defending champions Nepal APF Club and Tribhuwan Army Club have confirmed top spots in their groups. In a Group A encounter, APF defeated Bagmati Province and Army defeated Madhesh Province in straight sets to win their respective groups. Both of these teams had already booked their spots in the final four before coming onto the court today. In the first match of the day, APF defeated Bagmati 25-7, 25-18 and 25-13. In the second match, Army got better of Madhesh with scorelines of 25-20, 25-19 and 25-14. APF and Army ...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu (HamroKhelkud) - Tribhuwan Army FC and Nepal APF Club have booked their place in the 34th National Men's Volleyball Championship with wins on Monday. In their respective matches held in Birendranagar, Surkhet, Army defeated Gandaki Province while APF got better of Nepal Police Club. Army booked their place in the final four with three successive wins and with a game in hand. Army won the match in straight sets with scorelines of 31-29, 25-21 and 25-21. Similarly, in the second match of the day, APF defeated Police 3-1 to make it into the semifinals with a game in hand themselves. APF won the first set 25-17, winning five straight points at the end when the scoreline stood at 17-20. The second set was comparatively straightforward for APF as th...