Volleyball

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Departmental teams Nepal APF Sports Club and Nepal Police Club have entered the semifinals of Bagmati Province New Diamond Cup Open Women’s National Volleyball Championship on Wednesday after registering second straight victory in their respective matches. During the matches held at Kirtipur-based Multipurpose Covered Hall on Wednesday, APF defeated the hosts New Diamond while Police saw off Paropakar Adarsha Secondary School in straight sets. Both the winners made it to the semifinal with one match to spare. Now, these two teams (APF and Police) will vie for the top position in the round-robin league. APF defeated New Diamond 25-12, 25-20 and 25-14 while Police beat Paropakar 25-3, 25-6 and 25-11. Both APF and Police have equal 6 points from t...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepali women’s volleyball team captain Aruna Shahi has left for the Netherlands for training. Shahi got an opportunity to train in the European country at the invitation of the Netherlands Volleyball Association. Nepal Volleyball Association’s central member Raj Kumar Gurung, Western Regional Volleyball Association’s Hari Shrestha and New Diamond Sports Club’s captain Lalita Nath bade farewell to Shahi amid a recent programme. This is the first time that Shahi is officially visiting a foreign country for training. She will train in the Netherlands for 35 days. “I have been playing  as per the instructions of the coaches,” said Shahi, adding, “I have got an opportunity for training as a setter so I’m really excited. This training ...

By a Staff ReporterKathmandu - Nepali volleyball players made winning start to the Maldives Volleyball Association Cup 2022 with their respective clubs winning their opening matches on Thursday. Maldives Service Club (Police), which has signed Nepal’s Kamana Bista, defeated Club Eagle straight sets to open their account on Thursday night. The Police club won the first set 25-19 followed by 25-21 win in the second set and a 25-20 win in the third.Earlier on Thursday, Dhivehi Sifainge Club featuring another Nepali player Usha Bhandari also won their respective match in straight sets.Kamana and Usha play professional football in the domestic league of Nepal representing Nepal Police Club. This is the first time that the two players are playing the game abroad. Usha and Kama...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Today is the National Volleyball Day of Nepal. This day is marked as the day the Government of Nepal declared volleyball as the national sports of Nepal. Although Nepal Volleyball Association did not announce any formal programme to mark this day, Jawlakhel Volleyball Training Centre organized friendly games and various programmes to observe the National Volleyball Day. Likewise, New Diamond Sports Club also organized a friendly match against NVA League Champions Tribhuvan Army Club at its court to mark this day, coach Kumar Rai informed. The Council of Ministers headed by the then Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal had declared volleyball as the national game of Nepal on May 22, 2017 at the initiative of the then Sports Minister Daljit Shree...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Members of the national women’s volleyball team of Nepal Usha Bhandari and Kamana Bista are all set to play volleyball league in the Maldives. This is the first time that the two players who also represent Nepal Police Club in domestic tournament of Nepal will be playing in a foreign league. The spikers duo will compete in the Maldives Volleyball Association Cup 2022 to be held from May 19 to 31. Both of them have already left for Male, the capital of Maldives, on Tuesday itself. Usha Bhandari, who is a vital member of the national team, will represent Maldives National Defense Force in the league while Kamana Bista will play for Maldives Service Club (Police). All arrangements for the two players will be managed by their respective c...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - The women’s volleyball team of Nepal Police Club registered their third straight victory during the Sixth RBB NVA National Women’s and Men’s Volleyball  Club League on Thursday. The men’s team of Police Club lost their match at the National Sports Council’s covered hall. The women’s team of Police defeated New Diamond Sports Club in straight sets of 25-11, 25-17 and 25-15. New Diamond were without their star player Pratibha Mali who is in an injury layoff. With the victory, Police have collected 9 points from 3 matches. On the other hand, New Diamond have 1 point from 3 games. Meanwhile, another departmental team APF saw off Everest Volleyball Club 25-13, 25-10, 19-25 and 25-19. APF have 6 points from 3 matches while Everest have scored 3 point...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Both men’s and women’s teams of Nepal Police Club won their respective matches during the Sixth RBB NVA National Women’s and Men’s Volleyball Club League 2079 on Wednesday. Police defeated Butwal-based Everest Volleyball Club in straight sets of 25-18, 25-19 and 25-14 in the women’s section, while the men’s team saw off Gandaki Province 25-23, 25-16, 32-30. In another match of the women’s category, Tribhuvan Army Club defeated New Diamond Club 25-16, 25-12 and 25-12. Police have collected 6 points from two matches while Army have 6 points from three matches. Likewise, Nepal APF Club have 3 points followed by Everest with 2 points and New Diamond with 1 point. New Diamond’s star player Pratibha Mali is absent during this tournament with a kne...

By a Staff ReporterKathmandu - The men’s volleyball team of Tribhuvan Army Club (TAC) on Tuesday defeated Galkot Sports Club in the 6th RBB NVA National Men's Club Volleyball Club League 2079 to top the table. Army defeated Galkot Sports Club 3-0 in straight sets during their match held at the covered hall of Tripureshwar-based National Sports Council (NSC).During the match, Army registered a 25-12, 25-11 and 25-22 win over its opponent. With the victory, Army has collected nine points from three games to top the table.Besides Army, Nepal Police Club, APF Sports Club, Help Nepal, Gandaki Province, Galkot Sports Club and Dhorpatan Club are competing in the championship sponsored by Rastriya Banijya Bank (RBB).Earlier on Monday, both the men’s and women’s teams of Army had won their ...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - General Insurance Company Nepal Limited has signed a sponsorship deal with Nepal Volleyball Association (NVA). The insurance company signed such deal to sponsor the sixth edition of the RBB NVA Club League Volleyball which begins next week in the capital. General Insurance Company Nepal Limited’s CEO Ram Chandra Shrestha and NVA Vice President Niroj Maskey signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations. As per the agreement, General Insurance Company Nepal Limited will insure all the players, coaches and managers participating in the RBB NVA Club League Volleyball. The insurance coverage will last for the entire league period and a total of 180 individuals including 144 players and 36 coaches and managers will benefit from the...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Pratibha Mali, an open spiker of national women’s volleyball team, will miss the upcoming RBB NVA National League due to a nagging knee injury. Mali will not be able to play any matches for the next three months as her old injury relapsed again. Her coach Kumar Rai confirmed that Mali will have to rest due to her injury. The NVA Club League is slated to be held from May 1 to 7 at the covered hall of the National Sports Council. Mali underwent an MRI scan after she felt excoriating pain during the Sagarmatha Cement PM Cup International Invitational Women’s Volleyball Championship held in Nepalgunj recently. After going through the MRI report, doctors have advised Mali not to get involved in any kind of sporting activities for at least three mont...