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A year of highs and lows for Nepali sports in 2025

Kathmandu, Jan. 2 -- From historic cricket achievements and a surge in international medals to turmoil in football and lingering governance disputes, 2025 unfolded as a year of sharp contrasts for Nep... Read More


Nepali footballers find a home away from home in Australia

Kathmandu, Dec. 31 -- Over the past few years, the number of top-class Nepali footballers leaving for Australia has been on the rise, mirroring the overall trend of Nepalis migrating to the land down ... Read More


When will Nepali-origin professional footballers in Europe play for Nepal?

Kathmandu, Dec. 27 -- How big a fantasy is it to expect Nepal's national team to have a player in a top English club? Well, if the Nepali authorities are serious, it could soon be a reality. Not only... Read More


Six athletes to represent Nepal in first out-of-country ice skating event

Kathmandu, Dec. 25 -- Nepal is a mountainous country but it is far behind in winter sports. Despite being home to 14 peaks, including Mount Everest, that are above 8,000 metres, Nepal, a country with... Read More


Sashwat Rana could be a big addition to Nepali national team

Kathmandu, Dec. 24 -- The story of world football is told through countless individual journeys, many of them rooted in hometown clubs. One such journey began at Malmo FF, where Sweden's Zlatan Ibrahi... Read More


CAN plans to revamp women's cricket with Harshal Jayant Pathak on driving seat

Kathmandu, Dec. 24 -- "Harshal has been appointed not only as the head coach of the senior women's team but of overall women's cricket," Binod Kumar Das, cricket manager at the Cricket Association of ... Read More


East Bengal FC win inaugural SAFF Women's Club Championship

Kathmandu, Dec. 21 -- The SAFF Championship was something "we wanted to conquer and make history-and we did it," a proud Anthony Samson Andrews, the head coach of East Bengal FC, said in the post-matc... Read More


APF aim inaugural SAFF Women's Club C'ship title against East Bengal

Kathmandu, Dec. 20 -- The last encounter between Nepal's Armed Police Force (APF) Club and India's East Bengal FC, in the last league-stage fixture of the inaugural SAFF Women's Club Championship on W... Read More


NOC announces scholarships for 14 athletes targeting LA28, 2026 Asian Games and 2026 Youth Olympics

Kathmandu, Dec. 20 -- The Nepal Olympic Committee has included 14 athletes under its scholarship scheme targeting the 2028 Summer Olympics, the 2026 Asian Games and the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics. Ou... Read More


ANFA and FAM fined by AFC for delays in their November 18 fixture

Kathmandu, Dec. 19 -- The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) penalised the All Nepal Football Association USD2,000 for delays in commencing the match against Malaysia in the AFC Asian cup qualifiers s... Read More