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By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Hamrokhelkud.com will livecast Ring Wrestling Championships on its website. Hamrokhelkud.com signed an agreement to this effect with Nepal Ring Wrestling Association on Tuesday. The association’s General Secretary Subaarna Shrestha and Hamrokhelkud.com’s Editor Prakash Timalsina signed the agreement on behalf of their respective organisations. The agreement will remain in force for a one-year period. Of late, the association has been organizing ring wrestling in different parts of the country. The association had organized such championship in Pokhara last year and on the Nepali New Year in Nuwakot. Likewise, ring wrestling championship was held last month in Chairkot as well. Hamrokhelkud.com had livecast the matches held in Pokhara and Nuw...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC) organized a formal event on Monday to welcome the newly appointed Member Secretary of the National Sports Council (NSC) Tanka Lal Ghising. During the programme held at NOC building in Satdobato, NOC President Jeevan Ram Shrestha, who is also a Member of Parliament, stressed on the need for the two apex sports bodies to work together for the welfare of the entire sports fraternity. Member Secretary Ghising informed that the NSC has already decided to begin the process of announcing national team. Other office bearers of NOC were also present during the programme.   After the welcome speech, NOC officials and NSC Member Secretary Ghising discussed about Nepal’s participation in the 19th Asian Games. NOC Gener...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - The Youth Athletics Championship kicked off in the capital on Monday. Rammaya Budha and Prakash Kathayat, both from Jumla, clinched gold medals on the opening day of the event in the women’s and men’s 3,000 meters race respectively. Rammaya covered the distance of 3,000 meters at the Dastrath Stadium with a timing of 10 minutes and 44.5 seconds to finish first in the event. Likewise, Prakash completed the race in 9 minutes and 22.7 seconds to secure the first place. Ajay Pandey of Kapilbastu finished second with a timing of 9 minutes 40 seconds while Mahesh Sidali of Lalitpur settled for the third place with a timing of 9 minutes 41 seconds. In the women’s section, Bandana Budha of Jumla finished second in the 3,000 meters race with a timing of...

By a Staff Reporter Kathmandu - Newly-appointed Member Secretary of the National Sports Council (NSC) Tanka Lal Ghising has initiated the process of preparing a work procedure regarding athletes’ insurance soon after assuming his responsibility as the head of the apex sports body on Tuesday. Ghising also endorsed a proposal to start preparation for the training of the national team which was halted since the last two years. Ghising endorsed the two decisions while assuming his responsibilities at the NSC office in Tripureshwar. Ghising was appointed the member secretary of NSC by a meeting of the Council of Ministers on Monday. Following his appointment to the coveted post, Ghising took oath of office and secrecy amid a function on Tuesday. Minister for Youth and Sports Mahes...

Kaski (Hamro Khelkud) - Volleyball player Aruna Shahi and Lawn tennis player Kumar Adhikari won the best players in female and male categories respectively in the 2nd Pokhara Sports Award. The second edition of the award, organised by Nepal Sports Journalist Forum in coordination with the Pokhara branch, saw Aruna leaving behind Sushmi Shrestha (Karate) and Tika Maya Gurung (Weightlifting) to win the award. Aruna was also nominated for the same award last year. She had played a vital role when Nepal stood second in the Central Zone Volleyball. Meanwhile, she was also announced as the best server in the RR-NVA League Volleyball and had won the bronze for the Western Region in 7th National Games. She had also achieved the second position in Srijana Aamantran Volleyball and the third posit...

 (Agency) - Liverpool won the home team Bayern Munich in the Audi Cup of the ongoing Pre-season friendly. Liverpool performed exceptionally well in the match where both teams had started with strong line ups. Sadio Mane utilised Roberto Firmino's pass to give Liverpool the lead in the 7th minute. Liverpool's new signing Mohamed Salah doubled the lead for Liverpool. The Egyptian international headed Alberto Moreno's cross in the 34th minute. English international Daniel Sturridge chipped the 3rd goal exquisitely over Bayern Munich's goalkeeper Ulreich to make the scoreline 3-0 in the 68th minute. Sturridge, who was introduced in the second half, was forced to substitution through injury in the later stage of the game. The final of the Audi Cup will see Liverpool play Atletico Madrid, w...