ANFA pick 123 for scholarship
All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) today picked up 123 SLC-passed footballers as part of the HISSAN (Higher Secondary Schools Association, Nepal) Scholarship scheme. A seven-member selection committee formed under the ANFA Vice-president Lalit Krishna Shrestha named players who are at least assured of partial scholarship for their higher secondary education.
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FIFA World Cup 2010 Ends - Kathmandu, Nepal
Nepali football fans gathered at Dasarath stadium,Kathmandu to watch the final match between Netherlands and Spain of FIFA WORLD CUP 2010 on 11 July,2010. Thousands of people gathered at stadium to watch the game, many fans were busy painting their faces supporting Netherlands or Spain.
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Spain Win 2010 World Cup in South Africa
Spain have beaten the Netherlands 1:0 in the 2010 World Cup final after 120 minutes on the Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg. After a scoreless draw in the regular time, the Spanish and the Dutch went into a 30-minute extra time.The only goal was scored by Spain's Iniesta in the 116th minute after Netherlands' back Heitinga
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Octopus oracle picks Spain to win World Cup
AP
Eyes around the world were on Germany's octopus oracle Paul yesterday as he made his biggest prediction yet in the World Cup: Spain will beat the Netherlands in the final.Paul's prescient picks in the World Cup he has yet to predict a match wrong have propelled him to international fame from obscurity in an aquarium in the western city of Oberhausen.
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Uruguay and Germany left playing for pride
REUTERS
Germany and Uruguay will hope to salvage some pride in their third place playoff match on Saturday after devastating semi-final defeats earlier this week. The two teams were largely written-off in the run up to the finals but can hold their heads high after some stunning performances
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Germans shell-shocked by oracle octopus
Erik Kirschbaum
Germany was in a state of shock on Tuesday after their "oracle octopus" Paul picked Spain to win the World Cup semi-final match against Germany in South Africa on Wednesday.Not an ordinarily superstitious people, Germans have become believers in Paul's possible psychic powers. "This is not a good omen," wrote Bild newspaper's online edition after the news of Paul's pick flashed across Germany.
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Netherlands Defeat Uruguay 3:2 in Dramatic World Cup Semi-Final
The Netherlands beat Uruguay 3:2 in a dramatic first semi-final of the 2010 FIFA World Cup football tournament in South Africa. The Ducth lead the game with Van Bronckhorst scoring the first goal in the 18th minute.
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Nepal pick four players for Youth Olympic Games
Nepal will field four players three athletes and a taekwondo player in the first Youth Asian Games to be held in Singapore from August 14-26 informed Nepal Olympic Committee (NOC) here today.
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