Henry says France-Ireland game should be replayed

Thierry Henry says the "fairest solution" is to replay the France-Ireland World Cup playoff after he set up the deciding goal with a hand...

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Tennis
Federer, Del Potro in same group for ATP Finals

Top-ranked Roger Federer was drawn Wednesday to play both U.S. Open champion Juan Martin del Potro and Andy Murray in the round-robin phase of the ATP World Tour...

Football
FIFA denies Irish appeal for replay against France

FIFA ruled out the possibility of replaying the disputed France-Ireland World Cup qualifier on Friday, rejecting an Irish appeal to stage the playoff again after Thierry Henry handled the ball to set up the deciding goal in extra...

Chess
Makhan win chess title

Makhan Chess Club won the First Himalayan Cup National Club Chess Championship with a comfortable 4-0 win over Far-Western Chess Club on...

Badminton
National Badminton: Youth triumph over experience

Ratna Jeet Tamang defied all odds to take the National Open Badminton title on Saturday. Tamang's sibling Sara Devi Tamang clinched the women's...

Marathon
Basnet, Koju outrace the field

Nepal Army stole the show in the third edition of the Kathmandu Marathon on Saturday....

Basketball
Valley Public clinch title

Host Valley Public and Kathmandu Xavier clinched the Fourth Valley Public Inter-school Basketball Championship girls and boys category...

Kabadi
Host takes Kabadi players for a ride

The much-hyped International Kabadi League that started in Bhairahawa on Saturday was nothing more than fake propaganda to earn money, if the participating players of India are to be...

Volleyball
Nepal Police win National Volleyball

Nepal Police Club clinched the title of the First National Volleyball League by defeating Armed Police Force (APF) in the last round played at the Dashrath Stadium Covered Hall on Wednesday....

Baseball
Yankees win title No. 27

Paint the town in pinstripes! Nearly a decade after their dynasty ended on a blooper in the desert, the New York Yankees are baseball's best...

Golf
The Chosen Ones

The five-month long “Surya Nepal NGA Youth Golf Coaching Programme” that concluded on Thursday has chosen Dinesh Prajapati, Sanjeev K.C. and Sonam Lama as three outstanding...

Swimming
Simran shines in Machapuchre swimming

Simran Serchan of Shuvatara School won gold in girl's 11-12 yrs 50m freestyle at the Third Machapuchre Age Group and Open Swimming Championship on Monday. Ranjeeta Shrestha of Little Angles School came...

Bowling
Shreelochan triumphs

Shreelochan Rajopadhyaya of Nayapatrika won the Subhakamana Cup Bowling Championship by beating the contest participated by about 36...

Boxing
Pacquiao, Cotto, make weight for fight

Manny Pacquiao weighed in at 144 pounds, his heaviest ever, while Miguel Cotto came in at the contract limit of 145 pounds for their scheduled 12-round...

Cycling
Belgian cyclist Vandenbroucke found dead

Troubled Belgian cyclist Frank Vandenbroucke had been drinking and vomited before he died at a Senegalese seaside hotel, staff said here on...

SAF
Taekwondo players selected for SAG

A total of ten taekwondo players--six men and four female--have been selected to represent Nepal in the 11th SAG scheduled to be held in Dhaka later this...