SPORTS BRIEFS: Xavier in quarters

KATHMANDU, April 25: Xavier International advanced into the quarterfinals of the KCM Basketball Bash on Wednesday defeating Thames College 61-24 in the boys´ category. Nabin Maharjan scored 15 points for the winning team in the match played at the court of Kathmandu College of Management in Lalitpur.



In another match, Prime College beat Little Angels´ (LA) 79-41 riding on 19 points from Rajiv Joshi. Nabin Shrestha of LA topscored with 21 points in the match.[break]



Moktan to meet Kandangwa in final


KATHMANDU: Santosh Moktan and Rabin Kandangwa will clash in final of the men´s singles of Baneshwar Youth Club First Open Badminton Tournament after both of them won their respective semifinal matches on Wednesday. Moktan registered a hard fought win over Anupam Neupane with a score of 21-19, 21-19 to secure a place in the final. Meanwhile, Kandangwa saw off Jayaram Karki 21-11, 21-20 in another semifinal.


Machhapuchchhre wins title

KATHMANDU: Machhapuchchhre Bank won the title of the Inter-bank Volleyball Tournament organized by the Nepal Rastra Bank to mark its 57th anniversary. Machhapuchchhre defeated Kumari Bank 15-25, 25-19, 25-22, 25-16 in the final played at Thapathali on Wednesday. The winner received Rs 50,000. Governor Yuvaraj Khatiwada gave away the prizes to the winner and runner-up.



U-19 cricket final Thursday

KATHMANDU: Region No 2 Birgunj is taking on Region No 6 Baitadi in the final of the Wai Wai U-19 National Cricket Tournament on Thursday. Birgunj topped the group ´B´ as it won all three group-stage matches. Baitadi, which lost to Region No 7 Janakpur, edged past defending champion Region No 4 Bhairahawa and Region No 5 Nepalgunj in the group ´A´ matches to qualify for the final. The match will start at 9 AM on the TU Cricket Ground, Kirtipur.

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