KASKI, Oct 13: The group stage matches of handball (women and men) under the 9th national games are underway. They are being held at the multi-purpose covered hall of Pokhara Stadium.
So far, the home team, Gandaki Province, has won three games in a row in the men's category. In the third match, it defeated Bagmati Province by 32-14 goals.
In the next match, Tribhuvan Army Club also registered its third consecutive victory. The army club last won against Province-1 by 54-10 goals. Both the teams have added nine points each.
Nepali women's cricket team returns home after being eliminated...
Similarly, the APF club of the Armed Police Force also collected nine points by winning three times in a row. The latest win of APF was against Province-1 with 35-5 goals.
In men's handball, Lumbini province has defeated Sudurpaschim province. Lumbini won by 30-25 goals. Likewise, Kanarli defeated Bagmati by a slender margin of one goal. The game ended at 18 against 17 goals.
Earlier, Bagmati had defeated Madhesh province by 6-4 goals. In the women's handball match, the departmental team of army won its third consecutive victory. Army won over Province-1 by a wide margin of 34-9. The Army has added nine points.
In the women's category, Lumbini Province defeated Sudur Paschim Province by 14-10 goals.