LONDON: PSG star Neymar is facing a ban after being charged by UEFA over his online rant in the wake of his side’s Champions League defeat to Manchester United, a CNN report said.
United striker Marcus Rashford converted the spot-kick to send the English side through to the quarterfinals as PSG suffered yet more Champions League heartbreak.
The 27-year-old was furious after Skomina ruled that Presnel Kimpembe handled the ball in the penalty area and reportedly had to be restrained from entering the referee’s office after the match.
“It’s just not possible!!! How is a guy going to hold his hand behind his back. Go f**k yourselves,” the Brazilian wrote on Instagram after the match.
Neymar could now face a three-match suspension in the Champions League, according to UEFA regulations.
(Agencies)
KATHMANDU: Bimal Gharti Magar will lead Nepal against Oman in the AFC U-23 Qualifiers on Friday. Likewise, starting XI against Oman has been finalized. Nepal will play against Oman at Doha Sports City in a few minutes.
Nepali Team:
Goalkeeper: Arpan Karki
Defender: Suman Aryal, Anata Tamang, Dinesh Rajbanshi and Kamal Shrestha
Midfielder: Sunil Bahl, Hemanta Thapa Magar, Gaurav Budhathoki, Tej Tamang
Forward: Bimal Gharti Magar and Anjan Bista
KATHMANDU: The Nepali U-19 cricket team faced a 72-run defeat against Andhra Pradesh in a practice match on Friday.
Chasing 290 runs target set by Andhra Pradesh, Nepal managed to get only 217 runs on the board losing all wickets in 45.2 overs. Nepal faced defeat by a huge margin in the game in which Nepal’s captain Rohit Kumar Paudel, Sandeep Jora and Kamal Singh Airee and other key players were given rest.
While chasing the target, Nepal’s Pawan Shraff made 35 runs, Rashid Khan made an unbeaten 34 runs, Kushal Malla contributed 30 runs and Asif Seikh made 25 runs.
Andhra Pradesh had defeated Nepal by a margin of 62 runs in the first practice match held on Wednesday. Nepal’s U-19 team is in India as a preparation for the ICC U-19 World Cup Asian Qualifiers.
The Qualifiers will be held from April 10-20. Nepal will compete against Malaysia, Singapore, the UAE, Kuwait and Oman in the Asian Qualifiers.
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s dream to lift the SAFF Women’s Championship has shattered once again on Friday after it faced a 3-1 defeat against its archrival India. Nepal was forced to satisfy itself as the runner-up of the tournament in the final match held at Sahid Stadium, Biratnagar.
India once again became a hurdle for Nepal to clinch the title. Nepal has failed to win against India in the finals of championships it has faced. Nepal has lost all the four finals against the southern neighbor.
On the other hand, India has recorded a historic win after winning all the series of the SAFF Women’s Championship.
Dallima Chhibber of India scored for her country at the 26th minute of the game. Similarly, Grace Dangmei doubled the score point by scoring at the 63rd minute. In the 76th minute, substitute player Anju Tamang extended the gap.
Although Nepal played a dominant game, but could not score and was forced to settle as the runner-up for the fourth time. Nepal’s Sabitra Bhandari scored for Nepal at the 33rd minute of the game through a header within the D-box.
NEW DELHI: Former India opener Gautam Gambhir has entered politics. According to reports in Indian media, the famed cricket joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday.
He was inducted into the party today, weeks before the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. He was welcomed into the party at a function in the Indian Capital City by Arun Jaitley, India’s current Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, and Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad.
Gambhir has played 147 ODIs, 58 Tests and 37 T2oIs for India between 2004 and 2013.
BIRATNAGAR: The State-1 government on Friday announced it would provide Rs 200 thousand to each player if the Nepali national team won the Fifth SAFF Women Football Championship.
Nepali team is locking horns with the Indian team for the title this afternoon in Biratnagar.
The Council of Ministers of the State-1 government also announced to give Rs 100 thousand to each team member if the Nepali team becomes the first runner-up team.
This is aimed at motivating the players, the government said.
Nepal and India are playing in the final of the Championship today. Likewise, the Biratnagar Metropolitan City has also announced that it would give prize if the Nepali team won the match.
LAHORE: Pakistan Government has banned the telecast of the 12th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in its territory.
The government took this action after India stopped the telecast of Pakistan Super League 2019, Minister of Information and Broadcasting Fawad Ahmed Chaudhry said.
“During the PSL, the way the Indian companies and the government treated Pakistan cricket… after that, we can’t tolerate that IPL is shown in Pakistan,” Chaudhry told a Pakistani news channel.
KATHMANDU: Nepal will lock horns with India in the final match of the SAFF Women’s Championship 2019 today afternoon.
Nepal has entered the final defeating Sri Lanka by 4 goals held at Sahid Stadium in Biratnagar on Wednesday.
Punam Jargha Magar opened points account by scoring the first goal against the opponent team at the 42nd minute by utilizing a header from Sabitra Bhandari. Likewise, Anita Basnet doubled the score capitalizing on the pass by Rekha Paudel at the 73rd minute.
Similarly, Nepal left Sri Lanka behind with a 4-0 lead after Sabitra Bhandari and Rekha Paudel scored one goal each into the goal post of the opponent team at the 82nd minute and 86th minute, respectively.
With this win, Nepal has entered the final for the fourth time (2010, 2012, 2014, 2019). Nepal is the winner of group A. Earlier, it defeated Bhutan by 3-0 in the opening match and emerged out to be the group winner by trouncing Bangladesh by the same goal differences.
Similarly, India has also entered the final by defeating Bangladesh by 4-0 goals in the second semifinals match held at Sahid Stadium in Biratnagar on Wednesday. India is only the country who has clinched the title of all the series of SAFF Women Championship.
Dalima Chhibber opened the goal for India in the 18th minute. Similarly, Indumathi Kathiresan extended the goals in the 23rd minute and 37th minute. Likewise, Manisha added a goal in the 92nd minute.
KATHMANDU: Sandeep Lamichhane, Nepal’s national cricket team member and leg spinner, is in India to play the 12th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL).
He is representing the Delhi Capitals this season of IPL that kicks off from March 23. His team will play against the Mumbai Indians in its first match on March 24.
The 18-year-old leg spinner, who made his debut in the IPL through the Delhi Daredevils last season, is the first Nepali to play the IPL. Last time, he gave an outstanding performance by taking five wickets in the last three matches. He was paid Indian Rupees two million last year. However, the IPL has not declared his wage this time. Lamichhane has already created a history by playing in multiple international cricket matches.
Having coming off an impressive Big Bash League season in Australia, Lamichanne said keeping things simple and working hard have been the keys to success for him. “It is sometimes a struggle to not be playing competitive international cricket or not playing at all when I go back home. But whenever I get the opportunity to play in such leagues, I like to keep things simple and I know that I have to work hard because I don’t get these facilities in Nepal. So whenever I have the chance to play here in IPL and in other leagues, I only focus on performing to the best of my abilities,” said the 18-year-old.
The young spinner, being a huge fan of Shane Warne said that he wants to follow the example of the Australian legend. “I have always admired and idolized Shane Warne the most, and fortunately for me, IPL has given me the chance to meet him. I met him last season where he gave me certain tips to improve my bowling, which also gave me a huge boost in my career. However, I believe, the most important advice that he gave me was to make sure that I bowl with a big and brave heart,” Lamichanne said.
He said, “Last year was a very special year for me as I got the chance to play in the biggest cricket league in the world. IPL 2018 will always be a special memory for me in my career, and I believe that it is the perfect platform for players like me who come from the non-Test playing nations. We now also have Samuel Badree with the team, who himself has been one of the top leg-spinners for the West Indies so I am looking forward to perform under his guidance.”
MUMBAI: Jaydev Unadkat and Varun Chakravarthy become the joint most expensive players to go under the hammer, acquired by Rajasthan Royals and Kings XI Punjab respectively for Rs 8.4 crore in the IPL Auction 2019.
Undadkat and Chakravarthy were followed by Sam Curran in the most expensive list as he went to KXIP for Rs 7.20 crore and Colin Ingram, who went to Delhi Capitals for Rs 6.40 crore. Meanwhile, Shivam Dube, Mohit Sharma, Axar Patel and Carlos Brathwaite were sold for Rs 5 crore each.
After buying him for Rs 11.5 crore at IPL 2018 auction, Unadkat, with base price Rs 1.50 crore, was released ahead of this year’s auction but the Royals bought him back for Rs 8.4 crore after fending off competition from Kings XI Punjab and Chennai Super Kings.
Meanwhile, 26-year-old mystery spinner Varun Chakravarthy and all-rounder from Tamil Nadu had his base price set for Rs 20 lakh but KXIP and RR went into a bidding war which was won by the former for Rs 8.4 crore.
Kolkata Knight Riders won the bidding war for Carlos Brathwaite, with base price of Rs 75 lakh, for Rs 5 crore. Entering the bidding price for a base price of Rs 1 crore, Axar Patel was acquired by DC for Rs 5 crore after winning the bidding war against KXIP. CSK went all out to add the first player to the squad with bowler Mohit Sharma for Rs 5 crore. Mumbai all-rounder Shivam Dubey, who has hit five sixes in an over twice this year, invited a bidding war before going to RCB for Rs 5 crore.
Mohammed Shami and Prabhsimran Singh went to KXIP for Rs 4.80 crore each, West Indies batsmen Nicholas Pooran and Shimron Hetmyer to Sunrisers Hyderabad and RCB for Rs 4.20 crore respectively.
Here is the list of most expensive players sold at IPL Auction 2019:
Jaydev Unadkat to RR for Rs 8.4 crore
Varun Chakravarthy to KXIP for Rs 8.4 crore
Sam Curran to KXIP for Rs 7.20 crore
Colin Ingram to DC for Rs 6.40 crore
Shivam Dube to RCB for Rs 5 crore
Mohit Sharma to CSK for Rs 5 crore
Axar Patel to DC for Rs 5 crore
Carlos Brathwaite to KKR for Rs 5 crore
Mohammed Shami to KXIP for Rs 4.80 crore
Prabhsimran Singh to KXIP for Rs 4.80 crore
Nicholas Pooran to SRH for Rs 4.20 crore
Shimron Hetmyer to RCB for Rs 4.20 crore