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EnglishDeshsanchar·20h ago

Tribhuvan University cricket ground upgrades for Nepal Premier League underway

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EnglishDeshsanchar·20h ago

ICC approves Nepal Premier League, boosting tournament’s international status

• Nepal Premier League (NPL) has received official approval from the International Cricket Council (ICC), elevating the tournament’s prestige and credibility to an international level…
• Speaking at a press conference held at the Tribhuvan University Cricket Ground in Kirtipur on Saturday, Khadka stated that this approval from the ICC will take Nepali cricket to new heights.

EnglishOnline Khabar Sports·1d ago

Misbah-ul-Haq named Sudurpaschim Royals head coach

• Kathmandu, October 16 Sudurpaschim Royals have appointed former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq as head coach for the third season of the Nepal Premier League (NPL).
• As Test captain, he led Pakistan in 56 matches and won 26.

English24 Ghanta Nepal·1d ago

Nepal Football League Announced: Seven Clubs Ready for a New Era of Professional Football

• A new franchise-based competition, the Nepal Football League (NFL), has been announced with plans to begin on February 13, 2027…
• Led by NFL President Kalyan Gurung, the proposed competition aims to strengthen professional football in Nepal through a longer season and home-and-away matches…
• Although February 13, 2027, has been announced as the intended opening date, the league's launch will depend on completing the required procedures and preparations.

EnglishDeshsanchar·1d ago

Nepal faces Canada in crucial ICC World Cup League-2 match today

• Kathmandu – Nepal is set to face Canada today in the ICC World Cup League-2 One Day International cricket tournament ongoing in Oman.
• The match at Al Amerat Cricket Ground will begin at 11:15 AM Nepali time.
• Nepal scored 235 runs against Canada and 263 runs against Oman.

EnglishBBC Sport·7h ago

Diaz hat-trick fires Bayern to win in Kane's 100th Bundesliga game

• There was an error Harry Kane scored on his 100th Bundesliga appearance while Luis Diaz netted a hat-trick as Bayern Munich thrashed RB Leipzig 6-1 to go top of the table.
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EnglishBBC Sport·9h ago

Tonga stun England in World Cup opener

• There was an error Tonga put England's Rugby League World Cup campaign under jeopardy by beating them in their opening match at HBF Park.
• Video, 00:04:45 Tonga stun England in World Cup opener 4:45 Up Next.

EnglishBBC Sport·13h ago

Brown scores stunner as England thrash World Cup debutants Wales

• There was an error England beat Women;s Rugby League World Cup debutants Wales 70-6 in their Group A opening game in Perth, Australia.
• Video, 00:05:27 Brown scores stunner as England thrash World Cup debutants Wales 5:27 Up Next.

EnglishBBC Sport·13h ago

McDermott seeks fix as England fight to save their World Cup

• The Tongans are ranked fifth in the world rugby league standings, with England third As Tonga's deliriously happy supporters celebrated in their thousands in Perth…
• I'm not going to say it's an easy fix, but it's something I can change.

EnglishBBC Sport·15h ago

England crush Women's World Cup debutants Wales

• Hat-trick hero Connie Boyd was one of three England debutants against Wales England (40) 70 Tries : Boyd 3, Davies 3, Brown 2, Rowe 2, Wilson, Dodd, Strange Goals : Rowe 9 For a moment…
• They scored seven tries before the break and 13 in total on their way to a comprehensive 70-6 victory in Perth in their Group A opener.
• Hollie-Mae Dodd's drive and offload ended in Boyd scoring her first, before Dodd deservedly got on the scoresheet herself, following up after Fran Goldthorp was held up on the line.

EnglishBBC Sport·1d ago

Ranking the Premier League's all-time greatest super subs

• To make the all-time top 10 Premier League super subs, players need to have consistently delivered throughout their careers, providing goals and assists.
• Daniel Sturridge has two fewer substitute goals then Welbeck but has scored a slightly higher percentage of his overall Premier League tally as a sub - 22%.
• Sturridge scored 17 of his 76 Premier League goals as a substitute and also made seven assists off the bench 7.

EnglishBBC Cricket·1d ago

Kent championship-winning bowler Brown dies aged 90

• Former championship-winning Kent and England bowler Alan Brown has died aged 90.
• Brown helped Kent win their first County Championship title in 57 years in 1970, which proved to be his final season.

EnglishBBC Cricket·1d ago

ECB abandons Rooney Rule for coach recruitment

• Cricket Correspondent Published 9 hours ago The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has abandoned use of the Rooney Rule in hiring coaches for national teams…
• The commitment came five years before a report from the Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket (ICEC) concluded discrimination was "widespread" in the sport in England and Wales.

EnglishBBC Football·1d ago

Does the Premier League 'Big Six' still exist?

• Tottenham have not finished in the top six in each of the past two seasons For years the Premier League has had a defined 'Big Six', comprised of Arsenal , Chelsea , Liverpool …
• In the last couple of years Tottenham and Manchester United have found themselves fighting at the wrong end of the table, while teams like Aston Villa …
• Newcastle are an example following a £305m takeover led by the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund in 2021.

EnglishBBC Sport·1d ago

The Olympic sprinter now bedbound for 22 hours a day

• 'It feels like you're days away from death' - Beth Dobbin Beth Dobbin is so determined to raise awareness of the illness that has decimated her life that she is speaking out…
• Five years ago, she ran for Great Britain at the Tokyo Olympics.
• So doing this interview, chatting away for 30 minutes, that could have an impact on me in 2027," she says.

EnglishBBC Sport·2d ago

Sutton's predictions v boxer & Ipswich fan Fabio Wardley

• Their fans must be relishing this game." Sutton is making predictions for all 380 Premier League games this season, against AI, BBC Sport readers and a variety of guests.
• Wardley can reclaim his WBO title when he meets Daniel Dubois at London's O2 Arena on Saturday.
• The fight, a rematch of their thrilling battle in May, when Dubois stopped Wardley in the 11th round to take his crown…

EnglishBBC Sport·2d ago

Australia clinch thrilling World Cup opener against New Zealand

• There was an error Australia beat New Zealand 24-22 in a dramatic Rugby League World Cup opener in Sydney…
• Video, 00:03:01 Australia clinch thrilling World Cup opener against New Zealand 3:01 Up Next.

EnglishBBC Football·3d ago

Big scorelines, one-sided games - are Women's World Cup play-offs working?

• England's resounding victory was not a one-off as Europe's other top nations, who were forced to drop into the play-offs, also met lower-ranked opposition and won emphatically.
• "Uefa will review how things are set up and see whether they think it works or it should be better, or different.
• Ukraine are a side who England beat twice in the league phase by an aggregate score of 9-1.

EnglishBBC Sport·4d ago

Watch: Wales cruise past Albania in World Cup play-offs

• 2 1 Watch the best of the action as Wales beat Albania in Llanelli in the second leg of their World Cup play-off semi-final.
• Wales will play Norway across two legs in the play-off final, the side managed by former Wales manager Gemma Grainger.

EnglishBBC Football·4d ago

Why are some football shin pads so small?

• The International Football Association Board (Ifab), responsible for the laws of the game, say that shin pads are a mandatory piece of equipment players must wear while playing.
• There has been a rising trend in younger footballers, as well as some big stars, wearing small shin pads during matches.
• Marcus Edwards last year was seen wearing very small shin pads for Burnley in the Premier League Grassroots football teams have started to ban small shin pads for safety reasons.

EnglishBBC Cricket·5d ago

Pope pulls out of controversial Afghanistan T20 league

• Pope had been due to be the only centrally contracted England player in the running for the inaugural edition of the APL…
• In order for any English player to take part in the league they would require a No Objection Certificate from the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB).
• "The way things happen out there is not something I agree with so it is not something I would go and do." Pope has been handed a new 12-month England contract despite not playing…

EnglishBBC Cricket·5d ago

New rule, no change - has cricket missed a trick again with bad light?

• Australia are still in command of the first Test against South Africa, leading by 139 runs despite the early finishes It is one of cricket's oldest and most frustrating problems: bad…
• No such discussions were held between the Proteas and Australia before the Durban Test, however.
• Former South Africa bowler Shaun Pollock was part of the ICC committee which recommended the change and he believes there is a "stigma" around the pink ball in the game.

EnglishBBC Cricket·Oct 7

Test cricket's biggest scandals - your results revealed

• Was Hansie Cronje responsible for the biggest scandal in Test cricket's history?
• Ten of the most notorious scandals in Test cricket were picked out by a TMS panel and readers of the BBC Sport website then ranked them.
• Agnew: "Pakistan weren't accused of ball-tampering, they were found guilty of ball-tampering, on the field, without any opportunity to defend themselves.

EnglishBBC Football·Sep 23

'My job combines my passion for gaming and football'

• His team test the game to make sure everything works, and collaborate with the developers to create the most realistic simulation of football.
• Back to top What's career progression like in the gaming industry?