FIFA Ranking: Nepal One Step Up To 152; Still The King Of South Asia

Nepal have moved one step up to 152nd position in the FIFA World Ranking for the month of February.

Nepal collected 144 points to remain at 152nd position. Nepal are ranked 26th in Asian Region.

India have moved four poisitions up to 154th.

The ranking of other South Asian Countries are as follows:

Bangladesh: 157th
Maldives: 175th
Afghanistan: 178th
Pakistan: 181
Sri Lanka:182
Bhutan:201

Tottenham Hotspur Vs Liverpool, Sun 18 Sep 2011,Tottenham 4-0

Tottenham 4-0 Liverpool: Modric, Defoe & Adebayor on target as Adam & Skrtel red cards sum up dreadful day for Dalglish

Four goals from Spurs illustrates the sheer control Harry Redknapp's men had as Kenny Dalglish could do little as his side imploded in a horrific display from the Merseyside outfit

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A dominant display from Tottenham with goals from Luka Modric, Jermain Defoe and a brace from Emmanuel Adebayor were too much for Liverpool as the visitors had Charlie Adam and Martin Skrtel sent off in a game which the home side controlled from start to finish.

Tottenham erased any memories of the drubbing to Manchester City as home debutants Adebayor and Scott Parker started against a Reds side who never looked like winning.

The home side had set themselves up to get at Liverpool right from the first whistle. Adebayor could have banished any memories of his Arsenal days when his effort after four minutes spilled wide of the Liverpool goal. The move was instigated by the Togolese man and involved Niko Kranjcar, but the final touch was wayward.

Nepal Vs India U16 Live Result

Nepal U-16 Rishi Magar 20'

1 0 Match in Progress SAFF U-16 Championship 08-Aug-2011 03:30 PM NST Dasrath Stadium

India U-16

	28 '	India's two strikers; Laldanta Sanga and Daniel are looking for counter moves. Biswas, Sanjaya,Bibesk and Sagar Lama - Nepalese defenders are playing well.
	26 '	Nepalese boys are now marking the Indian defenders well, Supporters are behind them.
	25 '	What is this? should have been Red Card! Suman Lama is fouled. Yellow card is given. Free kick to Nepal. Nepal skipper, Heman Gurung steps in to take the shot, wow... going..going..going! MAN! inches above the bar!
	22 '	Nepalese supporters are still dancing! Wow! electrifying environment here. I am still remembering the back heel flick of Suman Lama, just like Cristiano Ronaldo!Huuuuuuuuuuuu! You lovely boy!
	21 '	Dangerous, India on attack! Daniel flicks the ball luckily, it angles away, Total luck to Nepal... Comeon Nepalese colts, you need to mark the striker well!
	20 '	GOAL..GOAL.GOAL!!!!!!! What a GOAL for Nepal.. Credit goes to Suman Lama, what a nimble show, just like Christianon Ronaldo, but it hits the bar and Rishi Thapa Magar is right there to place the ball. GOAL.GOAL!!! Nepal are 1-0 up! GOAL Rishi Thapa Magar
	18 '	Oh hooo., dangerous but luck to Nepal, Sanjaya Rajbahak slides to tackle the ball but it hits the leg of Daniel, Nepalese goalie, Birendra is out from his position but he manages to catch the ball. Phewwwwww!
	17 '	Daniel of India is looking dangerous, Nepalese boys need to makr him properly. Lovely Biswash, what a neat pass to Rishi, Can he score from that position, not more than 20 yard, powerful shot but goes little wide.
	16 '	counter move by Indians, Daniel is well challenged by Sanjaya Rajbahak, what a tackle, lovely! Good job Rajbahak.
	14 '	Rishi Thapa magar is fouled by Raja Rawat, referee gives a foul kick to Nepal. wow, Nepal..Nepal..Aditya Choudhary steps in to kick the ball, he's got power in his legs, shoots powerfully but the ball skies over the ball.
	12 '	Indian coaches are asking their goalie, Supratim to shoot long ball to Nepal D box, I can see Indian coaches instructing their goalie!
	11 '	Sagar Lama fouls on Lalram, referee whistles for a foul, Raja Rawat is ready with the ball, Nepalese goalie, Birendra Chand is shouting at his boys, Rawat curls the ball, well caught by Chand.
	10 '	Indians are playing aerial ball. Off side trap here by Nepalese boys and Laldanta Sanga is caught! this could be dangerous.
	8 '	Shorter Nepalese boys are holding the ball possession, Indians are looking for counter moves from the start. Aww, our senior team coach, Graham Roberts is shouting at the boys! Rishi..Rishi...
	6 '	Biswas shrestha is in the left field, crosses the ball to Suman and Rishi but the ball curls out. Nepalese boys are putting Indians udner pressure.
	5 '	Good pass by Rishi to Suman Hamal, Myron tackles the ball well. Good start by both teams.
	4 '	First corner kick of the match, Nepal earns it, Nepal..Nepal..everywhere, Heman Gurung is ready with the ball, Sajid clears the ball from D-box.
	3 '	India: Supratim (GK), Myron, Suman, Sajid, Nabin, Kamalpreet, Germanpreet, Lalram, Raja, Daniel, Laldanta
	2 '	Nepal : Heman, Aditya, Sanjaya, Anil, Birendra (GK), Umesh, Rishi, Bibek, Biswas, Sagar, Suman
	1 '	Peeeep! here we go. Nepal U-16 vs India U-19/ Watch LIVE video at www.goalnepal.com.np. Mizamizanpur from Bangladesh is the man in charge.
		Wow..Nepal..Nepal already! Nepal are in red shirts while Indians are in blue shirts.
		Both teams are under tunnel, ready for the match. Here echoes the FIFA anthem.
		Pakistan won the match against Bangladesh and are through to final. Nepalese colts are ready to do the same.
		Hello, big match here at Dasrath Stadium. More than 5000 spectators are here supporting Nepal...only Nepal! Stay with us, we are 10 mins away to kick off the match.

AFC President Mohamd Bin Hammam Banned For Life Time!!!

FIFA have banned former AFC President and member Mohamed Bin Hammam for life time from all football-related activities after the ethics committee found him guilty of bribing the Carribean officials prior of FIFA election in July. He was filed his candidacy for the FIFA presidential election that had been held lat month. He withdrew his candidacy regarding the corruption issues.

The decision was made after a two-day hearing conducted in Zurich, Switzerland.
The 62-year-old has been suspended since May 29, along with fellow Fifa Executive Committee member Jack Warner, after allegations of corruption were brought up against him by the Caribbean Football Union in regards to offering bribes for votes in the Fifa presidential campaign trail

Mohamd Bin Hammam 

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"Bin Hammam is hereby banned from taking part in any kind of football-related activity at national and international level for life," said Damaseb, chairman of the ethics committee, according to The Press Association.

Hammam was challenging Sepp Blatter in the Fifa election but had withdrawn his candidacy following the bribe scandal. 

Live update & result of the world cup qualifying match (second round)

                                 China 7- 2 Laos


                      

	Thailand	1-0	Palestine(FT)
	Singapore	5-3	Malaysia(FT)
	Turkmenistan	1-1	Indonesia(FT)
	Lebanon	4-0	Bangladesh(FT)
	Uzbekistan	4-0	Kyrgyzstan(FT)

Iran

4 - 0

Maldives(FT)

	Oman	2 - 0	Myanmar(FT)
	Iraq	2 - 0	Yemen(FT)
	Jordan	9- 0	Nepal(FT)
	Syria	2- 1	Tajikistan(FT)
	U.A.E.	3-0	India(FT)
	Qatar	3- 0	Vietnam(FT)
	Kuwait	3- 0	Philippines(FT)
	Saudi Arabia	3 - 0	Hong Kong(FT)

Nepal Vs Jordan Statistcs comparison ( Head to Head)

Here's some comparisons of two teams :

FIFA ranking
Nepal 148 Vs Jordan 83

Highest Ranking
Nepal 124 (Dec 1993) Vs Jordan 37 (July 2004)

Lowest rankingNepal 188 (Feb 2008) Vs Jordan 152 (July 1998)
Football governing body
All Nepal Football Association (ANFA)
Jordan Football Association (JFA)

World Cup Appearances
Nepal: never qualifiedJordan: never qualified
Asia Cup Appearances
Nepal: never qualifiedJordan: Quarterfinalists in 2004 and 2011

Nepal: Last seven matchesW W D L W W WOpponents:East Timor (twice), Sri Lanka, Korea DPR, Afghanistan, Bhutan (twice)

Jordan Last seven matchesD D L W W D DOpponents:Korea DPR, Kuwait, Uzbekistan, Syria, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Uzbekistan

Coach
Nepal: Graham Roberts, Former England International
Jordan: Adnan Hamad, Former Iraq International

Biggest Win
Nepal Vs Bhutan 7-0 (1999)Jordan Vs Macau 13-0 (2006)

Biggest defeat
Nepal Vs South Korea 0-16 (2003)Jordan Vs China 0-6 (1984)

National Stadium
Dasharath Rangashala, Capacity : 25,000Amman International Stadium , Capacity : 25,000

Kit Provider
Nepal: Adidas
Jordan: Adidas

Jersey:
Home
Nepal: Red
Jordan: White
Away
Nepal: BlueJordan: Red

Nepal Vs Jordan

Watch the live Streaming Video clicking here 

Nepal to face Jordan in world cup Qualifying match on july 23 in jordan!!!

Nepal National team is looking confident and happy ahead of challenge against Jordan on July 23 in first leg of FIFA World Cup 2014 World Cup qualifiers match in Amman. Before the team’s departure to Amman on Thursday, where the first leg will be played, team skipper Sagar Thapa said Jordan are a strong side but Nepal need not be scared of them. “We have the potentials to produce a good result and we will play accordingly,” said Thapa. “If we can’t win against them then we will hold them.”

Nepali football team in jordan

“Confidence is Nepal’s strength,” he added. Thapa’s statement received impetus from his coach Graham Roberts who agreed that the team was mentally prepared for any challenges. “Our strongest point is our confidence. We will give our 150 percent to produce a good result in Amman,” said Roberts.

“We will not let the hopes of our well wishers die and we have the potentials to deliver that,” said former Tottenham skipper Roberts. “My players have trained hard for this day. They have improved in their scoring which is a sign of good things to come.”

GK: Kiran Chemzong

DF: Sagar Thapa, Rohit Chand, Sandeep Rai,

MF: Biraj Maharjan, Nirajan Khadka, Bhola Silwal, Shiva Shrestha, Bikash Singh Chhetri
FW: Anil Gurung, Jumanu Rai

It is still unknown which formation would Nepal adapt against Jordan. 3-5-2 or 4-4-2 are the possible formation.  to play in red shirts", Manager, Rana said, "It will be finalized in managers' meeting this evenin Premier League clubs Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are chasing Nepali defender Rohit Chand and sending their scouts to Jordan to watch the defender in action when Nepal faces Jordan in the 2014 World Cup qualifiers on Saturday.

Nepal football team (thanx to goal nepal)

Rohit Chand Under Observation

According to Nepali national team coach Graham Roberts, Premier League clubs Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur are both keeping an eye on Chand. “Scouts from both the clubs have confirmed that they will be watching Rohit and other boys when we (Nepal) take on Jordan on July 23,” said Roberts, former England player and Spurs skipper. 

Chand is a surprise name for the European media as the 18-year-old is making waves in the transfer market in England

Rohit Chand

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When Roberts was making the claim, some English websites were already breaking the news to the world. English website talksport.co.uk posted that Arsenal will battle its north London rival Tottenham for Chand. “Rohit is by far the best center-half I have ever coached. He is an extreme talent who will play at the highest level,” the website quoted Roberts as saying.

The website describes Chand as one of the hottest prospects in Asian football and as a player desperate to make big time in European football.

 Be with me to get the live update of the Match between Nepal and Jordan!!!

CAN announces 14 member squad for ICC Under 19 world cup qualifier 2011 ireland!!!

Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) announced 14 players for the up coming ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup Qualifiers to be held on Ireland from July 28- August 9 on Tuesday.

The players were kept in closed-camp training in Kathmandu from June 6

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Among the selected players Rupesh Shrivastav, Subendu Pandey and Nischal Pandey are included in the team. These three players were not in the squad that went to play in the ACC U-19 Elite Cup, Thailand where Nepal has finished second in the tournament and qualified for the U-19 World Cup qualifiers losing against Afghanistan.

The squad of Rahul BK, Bhuwan Karki, Subash Khakurel, Avinash Karna, Krishna Karki, Faizlur Rehaman, Rajesh Pulami, Sagar Pun, Pradeep Ayer and Naresh Budhayer will be lead by Prithu Baskota. CAN has also announced four reserve players.

The reserved players are Amrit Shrestha, Amit Shrestha, Amit Dahal and Jeetandra Mukhiya. Chatra Prasad Adhikari is the team manager while Jagat Tamata will be the coach of the team.

Host Ireland will be joined by teams from Afghanistan, Canada, Kenya, Namibia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Scotland, United States of America (USA) and Vanuatu in the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup Qualifier.

The top six sides of the tournament, which will be played from 28 July to 9 August, will qualify for a place at the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup to be held in Australia next year. The 10 ICC Full Members automatically qualify.

Nepal Team: Prithu Baskota (captain), Pradeep Airee, Naresh B. Budhaayer, Bhuban Karki, Krishna Karki, Avinash Karn, Subash P. Khakurel, Nischal Pandey, Shubhendu Pandey, Rajesh Pulami Magar, Sagar Pun, Fajlur Rahman, Rupesh K. Shrivastav, Rahul K. Vishwakarma

The full schedule for ICC U19 CWCQ 2011 is as follows:

Complete Schedule: ( Match of the Nepal have been highlited)

26 July – Scheduled team arrivals
27 July – Practice

28 July: Kenya v Vanuatu (Merrion), Namibia v PNG (The Hills), Scotland v Canada (North County), Afghanistan v Nepal (Leinster), Ireland v USA (Clontarf)

29 July: Ireland v Afghanistan (North County), Nepal v Scotland (Merrion), Canada v Kenya (The Hills), Vanuatu v Namibia (YMCA), PNG v USA (Leinster)

30 July: Rest/Reserve Day

31 July: USA v Namibia (North County), Vanuatu v Canada (Merrion), Kenya v Nepal (Railway Union), Ireland v Scotland (The Hills), Afghanistan v PNG (Leinster)

1 August: Nepal v Vanuatu (YMCA), Namibia v Canada (North County), USA v Afghanistan (The Hills), PNG v Scotland (Oakhill), Ireland v Kenya (Leinster)

2 August: Travel Day

3 August: Ireland v Vanuatu (Coleraine), Canada v Nepal (Bready), Namibia v Afghanistan (Limavady), Kenya v PNG (Strabane), Scotland v USA (Eglinton)

4 August: Rest/Reserve Day

5 August: Afghanistan v Scotland (Strabane), Kenya v USA (Bready), PNG v Vanuatu (Bready 2), Ireland v Canada (Limavady), Nepal v Namibia (Drummond)

6 August: Canada v ONG (Eglinton), Vanuatu v USA (Drummond), Ireland v Nepal (Bready), Scotland v Namibia (Bready 2), Kenya v Afghanistan (Limavady)

7 August: Scotland v Kenya (Eglinton), PNG v Nepal (Coleraine), USA v Canada (Bready 2), Afghanistan v Vanuatu (Bready), Ireland v Namibia (Strabane)

8 August: Rest/Reserve Day

9 August: Namibia v Kenya (Drummond), Ireland v PNG (Eglinton), Vanuatu v Scotland (Coleraine), Nepal v USA (Limavady), Canada v Afghanistan (Strabane)

All games begin at 1045 local time (1530 NST).Please Stay with me I will come with the live update of the every match as far as possible. I wish all the best to Nepalese team. 

Nepal to face afghanistan in the opening match of ICC Under-19 World Cup qualifiers in Ireland !!

Nepal will take on Afghanistan in the opening match of the ICC Under-19 World Cup qualifiers in Ireland on July 28.

 Nepal  which stood second in ACC Elite cup losing against Afghanistan is  preparing for the 10-team round robin qualifiers under coach Jagat Tamata after Srilankan coack Roy dias left the team.  Top six nations will make it to the ICC U-19 World Cup to be held in 2012. 

 As the International Cricket Council (ICC) has already decided to scrap the format from next year, this will be the final opportunity for these 10 nations — two each from five continents — to make it to the ICC event through qualifiers. 

After the match against Afghanistan, Nepal will face Scotland the next day. Nepal will play against Kenya on June 31 before facing Vanuatu on August 1. Nepal are scheduled to take on Canada on August 3 before playing three back-to-back matches against Namibia, Ireland and Papua New Guinea from August 5. Nepal will wrap up the campaign with a match against the United States of America on August 9.

Nepal have picked a 18-member squad under Prithu Baskota, who led the team to runner-up finish in the U-19 Elite Cup behind Afghanistan in Thailand earlier this year.

 Other players named in the squad include Sagar Pun, Bhuwan Karki, Naresh Budhayer, Failzur Rahman Khan, Rajesh Pulami, Subash Khakurel, Rahul Biswakarma, Avinash Karn, Krishna Karki and Pradeep Airee.

 All those competed in the ACC U-19 Elite Cup where Nepal finished second behind Afghanistan to qualify for the U-19 WC qualifiers.

CAN selected seven new cricketers who were no part of the ACC event. They are Jitendra Mukhiya, Subendu Pandey, Amit Dahal, Amrit Shrestha, Amit Shrestha, Rupesh Srivastav and Nischal Pandey. Jagat Tamata is named the coach.

Nepal’s fixtures

• July 28 vs Afghanistan

• July 29 vs Scotland

• July 31 vs Kenya

• August 1 vs Vanuatu

• August 3 vs Canada

• August 5 vs Namibia

• August 6 vs Ireland

• August 7 vs PNG

• August 9 vs USA

 I will be available with the live update of every match . Stay with me when the tournament will start.

Champions League T20 format and match schedule announced!!11

30 June 2011: The format and match schedule for the 2011 Champions League Twenty20 (CLT20) tournament and qualifying event has been announced, with a record 13 teams from around the world a chance to claim the most prestigious prize in domestic cricket.

logo of CLT20

 

The tournament returns to India this year with matches in Chennai, Bengaluru and Kolkata, as well as a qualifying event in Hyderabad. The main tournament will run from 23 September-9 October with the Qualifier immediately beforehand from 19-21 September.

 

With seven teams already qualified (see below), a six-team qualifying event will be held for the first time to determine the final three participants. The six teams will be divided into two pools and the top team from each pool qualifies for the group stage, with the third team to be the next highest ranked team based on points and then net run rate.

 

The group stage of the tournament follows the same successful format as 2010. The 10 teams have been divided into two groups for a round robin phase before the top two teams from each group progress to the Semi Finals.

 

The Qualifier will be held in Hyderabad at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, while Kolkata’s iconic Eden Gardens, and Bengaluru’s M. Chinnaswamy Stadium and Chennai’s M. A. Chidambaram Stadium will host group stage matches.

 

Bengaluru and Chennai have been awarded a Semi Final on Friday 7 October and Saturday 8 October respectively, with Chennai also selected to host the 2011 CLT20 Final on Sunday 9 October.

 

Chennai Super Kings, the defending CLT20 Champions, have been drawn in Group A along with Cape Cobras (South Africa’s Pro20 Series Champions), 2009 CLT20 Champions NSW Blues and Mumbai Indians. The fifth team from the group will be the team that finishes top of Pool B in the Qualifier.

IPL 2011 champion Chennai  Super Kinga

 

Group B contains Royal Challengers Bangalore (2010 IPL Runner-Up), Warriors (2010 CLT20 Runner-up) and South Australian Redbacks (Australia’s Twenty20 Big Bash Champions). The remaining two places will come from the Qualifier (the top of Pool A and the next highest qualifier).

 

The tournament starts in Bengaluru on Friday 23 September with a Group B clash between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Warriors at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, the second time that the venue has hosted the CLT20 opener. 

 

Royal Challengers Bangalore is the only team to have qualified for the past three tournaments while their opponent was the surprise of last year’s event, using its home ground advantage in Port Elizabeth to great effect in the group stage on their way to the Final.

 

Group A action gets underway the following day with a double header in Chennai with Cape Cobras and NSW Blues in the early match followed by an IPL battle between MS Dhoni’s all-conquering Super Kings and Sachin Tendulkar’s Mumbai Indians.

 

Teams that emerge from the Qualifier won’t start their group stage matches until 25 September, giving them time to regroup and prepare for their campaign.

 

The seven teams already qualified have consistently shown over the past three years that they are the world’s elite. Among them are former CLT20 Champions and Finalists, as well as teams that have proved their pedigree at home and on the CLT20 stage.

 

The addition of the qualifier adds another dimension to this year’s tournament. While half the teams will go home disappointed before the group stage, the three that qualify will be match-hardened and a legitimate contender after surviving CLT20’s unique pressure.

 

 

Key features of the 2011 CLT20 Format and Match Schedule

 

Qualifier

 

·        6 Teams divided into 2 Pools of 3. Three Teams to advance to Group Stage

 

·        Top team from each Pool after round robin matches qualifies for Group Stage

 

·        Next highest ranked Team in terms of points, then run rate, also qualifies

 

 

Group Stage

10 Teams divided into 2 Groups of 5

Top 2 Teams from each Group advance to the Semi Finals

23 Matches in total (same as 2009 and 2010)

Group A – Chennai Super Kings, Cape Cobras, NSW Blues, Mumbai Indians, 1st Pool B Qualifier

Group B – Royal Challengers Bangalore, Warriors, South Australian Redbacks, 1st Pool A Qualifier, Next Highest Ranked Qualifier

7 Double Headers

Semi Finals in Bangalore and Chennai

Final in Chennai 
 

 

Competing Teams

 

Qualifier

 

·        Kolkata Knight Riders (India)

 

·        Trinidad and Tobago (West Indies)

 

·        Auckland Aces (New Zealand)

 

·        Sri Lanka (tbc)

 

·        England 1 (tbc)

 

·        England 2 (tbc)

 

 

 

Group Stage

 

·        South Australian Redbacks (Australia)

 

·        NSW Blues (Australia)

 

·        Warriors (South Africa)

 

·        Cape Cobras (South Africa)

 

·        Chennai Super Kings (India)

 

·        Royal Challengers Bangalore (India)

 

·        Mumbai Indians (India)

 

·        3 x Qualifier (Teams tbc)

 

 

 

About Champions League Twenty20

 

CLT20 is an initiative of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, Cricket Australia and Cricket South Africa. The tournament is a platform where the world's best domestic T20 teams get the opportunity to pit their skills against each other. The tournament is broadcast around the world by ESPN Star Sports, who is also the commercial rights holder for the event.

 

 

Previous Champions

 

2009 - NSW Blues

 

2010 - Chennai Super Kings