Nepal’s quarter-final against Sri Lanka in Nagoya was abandoned without a toss, with Sri Lanka advancing under the tournament’s higher-ranking rule. Nepal’s cricket team was knocked out of the 20t...
The 20th Asian Games was formally inaugurated on Saturday in Nagoya/Aichi, Japan. Running until October 4, the Games have brought together nearly 11,000 athletes from 45 Asian countries, including ...
Kathmandu. When Nepali karate player Tenzing Sherpa stepped onto the mat in Nagoya, Japan on Wednesday, his goal of winning a medal for Nepal was clear. Tenzing, who entered the field with the drea...
Kathmandu, Sept 22: Nepal has won against Thailand in the women's kabaddi game in the 20th Asian Games ongoing in Nagoya, Japan. In the first match held today at Tokai Citizen Gymnasium in Japan, N...
With eight karatekas, including star Arika Gurung and a kata team, eliminated in Nagoya, Sherpa remains Nepal’s sole hope to avoid a medal drought. He faces Macau’s On Tek Leong in the quarterfinal...
NAGOYA, Japan, Sept 21: Erika Gurung was two seconds away from a place in the women’s under 68kg kumite final at the 20th Asian Games in Japan. By the end of the day, Nepal’s strongest medal hope h...
Nagoya. Nepal's march past has begun at the 20th edition of the Asian Games. The march past of Nepali players and officials has begun in the opening ceremony. The Nepali team marched with the nati...
By Pramod Joshi, Aichi, Sept. 22: Day three of the 20th Asian Games brought more disappointment for Nepal as athletes continued to struggle across multiple disciplines in Aichi-Nagoya on Monday.
The women’s team rallied from nine down to beat Thailand 46-43 in Nagoya, while three group-stage losses ended the men’s medal hopes with a match still in hand. Nepal women’s kabaddi team have sta...
JAPAN (NAYOGA), Sept 19: The 20th Asian Games kicked off in Nagoya City of Japan on Saturday.
Kathmandu. The 20th Asian Games are starting today in Japan. The event, organized in Japan's Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya city, will run from September 19 to October 4. In this edition, named 'Aichi...
By Pramod Joshi, Nagoya, Sept. 20: Japan officially launched the 20th Asian Games on Saturday evening with a high-tech opening ceremony at the fully renovated Paloma Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya, where...
Erika Gurung and two other karatekas reached the semifinals but failed to secure a medal on a frustrating day in Nagoya. Nepal’s karate team, including Erika Gurung, came within touching distance ...
NAGOYA, Sept 19: The 20th Asian Games will officially open in Nagoya, Japan, on Saturday, with Nepal preparing to join the parade of athletes as organizers face mounting scrutiny over accommodation...

Kathmandu. Senior sports journalist Navin Aryal's much-anticipated book 'Nepal-Japan Sports Relations' was released on Friday at Diyalo Restaurant in Nagoya, Japan. Aryal's book was released by th...
Kathmandu, Sept 19: The 20th Asian Games officially begins in Japan today. The tournament is scheduled to take place in Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya City and run until October 4.
As Japan hosts the Asian Games after 32 years amid housing complaints in Nagoya, Nepal fields a slashed squad of 135 athletes eyeing medal glory in double figures. The Asian Games made its debut 7...
Kathmandu. Karnali Shivraj has bid farewell to the Nepali women's national volleyball team that will participate in the 20th Asian Games (Asian Games 2026) to be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. At th...
By Pramod Joshi, Nagoya, Sept. 19: The 20th Asian Games officially commence today in Japan’s Aichi-Nagoya region under the unifying motto "Imagine One Asia".
National men’s cricket team booked a spot in the upcoming games in Nagoya after Malaysia secured a nine-wicket victory over China in Singapore. The Nepali men's cricket team have qualified for the...
Kathmandu. Nepali international referee Bablu Shiwakoti will play the role of referee in the taekwondo game at the 20th Asian Games to be held in Aichi-Nagoya city of Japan. In the competition to ...
Nagoya, Sept. 17: Some of the brightest talents in sport will be going for gold when the Asian Games open in Nagoya-Aichi on Saturday. AFP picks six world-class young stars who are primed to make a...
Kathmandu. Nepalese women runners will also be able to participate in the world's largest women-only marathon 'Nagoya Women's Marathon 2027' to be held in Japan. Applications for international part...
Nagoya, Sept. 16: The Asian Games open in Japan on Saturday with 2028 Olympics places up for grabs, fast-rising talents of world sport in action and thousands of athletes staying on a cruise ship i...
Kathmandu. There are not many days left for the 20th Asian Games to be held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. Nepal has also intensified preparations for the Asian Games, which will be held from September 1...
Kathmandu. Nepali e-sports players who dreamed of reaching Aichi-Nagoya, Japan for the 20th Asian Games after passing difficult qualifiers, are on the verge of being excluded from the competition d...