Nepal national football team head coach Abdullah Almutairi resigns
Nepal national football team head coach Abdullah Almutairi has resigned from the post on Sunday. He announced his resignation through the Facebook. “After 525 days in the service of Nepalese football, I announce the end of my tenure as coach of the Nepal national team,” he said, adding, “Thank you to everyone who supported me on this journey that was not without moments of joy, love, sadness and pain. One Team, Jay Nepal.”
US Open final: Iga Swiatek beats Ons Jabeur to win New York title
World number one Iga Swiatek capped a dominant season by beating Tunisian fifth seed Ons Jabeur at the US Open to win her second major title of 2022, BBC reported.
Poland's Swiatek, 21, won 6-2 7-6 (7-5) to secure the season's final Grand Slam trophy on the New York hard courts.
CAN suspends rape-accused Lamichhane
The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), the governing body of cricket in Nepal, has suspended the captain of the Nepal national cricket team, Sandeep Lamichhane after he was accused of rape. Lamichhane has been relieved—as per the decision taken by the execution committee of the CAN–of his duty as the cricket team’s captain in a context when the Kathmandu District Court issued an arrest warrant against him in the case, according to a statement issued on Thursday by the CAN Acting Secretary, Prashanta Bikram Malla. A complaint accusing Lamichhane of rape was lodged at the Metropolitan Police Circle, Gaushala, Kathmandu.
Arrest warrant issued against Lamichhane
An arrest warrant has been issued against Nepal national cricket team skipper Sandeep Lamichhane. The Kathmandu District Court issued the arrest warrant to carry out further investigation. Earlier on Tuesday, a 17-year-old girl registered a rape complaint against Lamichhane at the Metropolitan Police Circle, Gaushala. The girl in her complaint said that the Nepal’s leg spinner had raped her in various places of Kathmandu and Bhaktapur. Lamichhane is currently in West Indies to play Caribbean League. Earlier today, the International Cricket Council had inquired the Cricket Association of Nepal about Lamichhane’s case.



