Kathmandu shine in badminton

KATHMANDU (PR) - Ramji Bahadur Shrestha of Kathmandu won the men’s singles badminton crown in the Central Regional Games concluded here today.

In the matches played in the covered hall of Dashrath stadium complex, Shrestha defeated Paras Bahadur Singh (Kathmandu) while Manjesh Bam Malla of Kathmandu and Yashwant Shahu of Dhanusha finished joint third. In the doubles (men’s) it was the pair of Paras B Singh and Ramji Shrestha that won the title defeating Sunil Baskota and Yashwant Shahu of Dhanusha.

Rajani Shrestha of Kathmandu topped the ladies singles followed by Kalpana Rana of Lalitpur. In the ladies doubles, the pair of Kalpana Rana and Bina Tulachan of Lalitpur won the gold, beating Rajeshwori Shrestha and Manta Guchhu.

Kiran Thapa fastest in swimming

In swimming, Kiran Thapa of Kavre won the 100 meters free style clocking 1min 21.83 seconds, followed by Udesh Bhail of Lalitpur. Pravin Thapa of Lalitpur bagged the bronze while three others who were selected for the Nationals are Pravindra Budhathoki, Allen Shrestha and Bipul Budhathoki.

Umesh Pradhan of Sindhupalchok won the 100 meters backstroke while Prem Rana missed it by four seconds. Ashish Mudhvari was the third to finish the line. Raja Ram Manandhar won the 100 meter butterfly while the 100 meter breaststroke was won by Elish Shrestha.

Lalitpur tops table tennis

Lalitpur dominated the table tennis section in the Central Regional Games as they bagged three titles out of five in offer today in Lalitpur.

Purushottam Bajracharya of the host district won the Men’s singles title while Purushottam and Rajkumar of the same district claimed first position in Men’s Double event. Purushottam also got the third gold medal in Mix Doubles with Nitu Shakya.

In women’s singles, Bhaktapur’s Rita Maiya Prajapati finished up being first, defeating her own district’s fellow Sanu Maya. Bhaktapur also dominated women’s doubles as Prabha and Sanisa clinched the first position.

Referees leave for China

KATHMANDU (PR)- Four Nepali Referees left for China to officiate in the World Cup Qualifying match between China and Cambodia to be played on May 20, says a press release issued by All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) here today.

The referees have been nominated by world football governing body FIFA. The referees are: Buddhi Bahadur Gurung (Referee), Dilip Kumar Rajak (Referee), Narendra Basnet (Assistant Referee) and Shailesh Joshi (Assistant Referee).

Patan win by 37 runs

Post Report

KATHMANDU, May 18 - Patan Multiple Campus (PMC) defeated National College for Business Studies (NCBS) by 37 runs today, in the ongoing 2nd Vice-Chancellor Running Shield
cricket tournament held at Tribhuvan University cricket ground, Kirtipur.

The selection made by the PMC skipper to bat first proved thoughtful as Samundra Shrestha and Laxman Roka put in 72 runs for the first wicket’s partnership. Man of the Match Shrestha was deprived of his half century by just four runs short as he was declared run out, unable to reach the crease by a few inches. PMC added 22 runs for the second wicket, looked like able to score over two hundred at that stage of the game. However, they could just score 158 in 33.5 overs due to middle order collapse.

Though the NCBS pace bowlers tied down the run flow, they did not strike earlier. Roshan Thapa was the pick of the bowlers, claiming three wickets in just 5.5 overs that cost him 9 runs only. Pradip Bikram also claimed three wickets, destroyed the middle orders of PMC conceding 37 runs in his seven over spell. Dhiraj Dhungana and Kabin Shakya also took one wicket each.

Despite forcing the early break through, Roshan Thapa and Dhiraj Dhungana piled 61 runs on the scoreboard, adding 49 runs for the second wicket partnership. Things looked easier for NCBS at that stage, but the quick dismissal of both set batsmen changed the face of the game. PMC bowler came up with vigor, sending the NCBS tailenders one by one. NCBS could only manage 121 runs in 35.3 overs losing all the wickets.

Manoj Lamsal was the most successful bowler, snatching three wickets in 7 overs in the expense of 18 runs. Man of the Match Samundra Shrestha showed an allround performance taking 2 wickets in his 6 over spell. Likewise, Sailesh Tripathi also got rid of two batsmen in the same fashion while Deepak Khatri and Sudarsan Napith were content taking one each.

Tomorrow, the hosts University Campus Kirtipur will take on Nepal Law Campus in the second last match of the first leg.