Young Sarita Neupane and her three Nepal U-14 teammates Durga Khatri, Roshani Khatri and Shrisha Karki were the main talking points at the launch of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy’s (SC) fourth and final pitch launch in Nepal this month.

Russia will be thrown out of the Euro 2016 soccer tournament if there is any repeat of the violence by Russian fans which marred the end of the match against England, UEFA said yesterday.

Adam Szalai and Zoltan Stieber scored second-half goals as Hungary stunned highly-fancied Austria 2-0 in their Group F opener in Bordeaux yesterday.

Dutch brewer Heineken’s sponsorship deal with Formula One, announced last week, has led to renewed calls from European campaigners for a ban on alcohol sponsorship in the sport.

Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation (QBSF) have applied to host the World Snooker Championship, for the first time in the country’s history.

Asian Athletics Association (AAA) and Qatar Athletics Federation (QAF) president Dahlan al-Hamad said on Monday that the past season saw a number of championships and achievements for Qatari athletics.

With the finals of the Aspire Zone Foundation (AZF) Ramadan Sports Festival (RSF) looming large over the coming days, participating teams have been battling it out to secure their places in the final stages of the various sports competitions.

Japan’s ambassador to Qatar, Shingo Tsuda (left), poses with Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) secretary general Dr Thani al-Kuwari at QOC headquarters in Doha on Sunday.

Stan Wawrinka suffered more misery on grass despite the addition of new coach Richard Krajicek as the Swiss second seed crashed to a 6-2, 7-6 (7/3) first round defeat against Fernando Verdasco at Queen’s Club yesterday.

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova renewed her love affair with grass yesterday with a slick, high speed performance which carried her to a near-perfect start at the Aegon Classic, a Wimbledon warm-up event.

Exchanges this week between Wales star Gareth Bale and England manager Roy Hodgson represented the latest potshots in an uneven football rivalry that stretches back 137 years.

England’s players will find it “devastating” if they are thrown out of Euro 2016 due to fan violence, midfielder Adam Lallana said yesterday.