U-13 girls’ team to soon leave for AFC festival
10 March 2010
Bhutan’s under-13 girls team will leave for Sri Lanka on March 11 to participate in the AFC under-13 Girls’ Football Festival. Upon the recommendation of school sports instructors, 22 players were selected for the team, 17 from Thimphu, two from Gasa and one each from Tashigang, Paro and Haa. The players were selected after a month-long coaching camp in January. They practise in the morning and... Read the story »
National football team selected
9 March 2010
The Bhutan Football Federation (BFF) has selected 25 players to form the national team this year. The selection camp was held from February 23 to 26 at Changlingmithang and Changjiji ground in Thimphu. Forty-two football players from across the country attended the camp. The current national players and players of under-23 and under-19 battled for coveted 25-man national squad. The selection... Read the story »
Khuru still popular
6 March 2010
Archery, the national game of Bhutan, is facing stiff competition from khuru, which is shining in its own realm among the Bhutanese in the country today. The game is fast gaining popularity among people if the number of tournaments organised are anything to go by. Khuru is gaining popularity especially because of the game’s simplicity. “Unlike archery, it is cheaper to play khuru, and we... Read the story »
Druk United wins PCAL foundation cup
25 February 2010
After a long three-day battle in the final, Druk United won a hard-fought victory over Thimphu United A to clinch the 2010 PCAL Foundation Cup. In the final of the archery tournament, Thimphu United strode high in the beginning to notch the first game when Druk United reached only 14 points. But Druk United came strong in the second game and reached 25 points when Thimphu United were at 15. The tied... Read the story »
Hunt for top 10 archers
23 February 2010
The national game will assume a different dimension with the start of Top Ten Archery Tournament on March 1 at the Changlingmithang archery range in Thimphu. The tournament on compound bows and arrows will pit the country’s best archers against one another. There is no teamwork. The archers will compete for the top 10 positions in the country individually. In the first round, the tournament... Read the story »
Soldier does Bhutan proud
19 February 2010
Twenty-six-year-old Sigyal Phub returned home last week after winning the silver medal in boxing in bantamweight in SA Games held recently in Dhaka, Bangladesh. “I am happy with the silver medal. After all, you are coming back home with something for the country and there are always chances for gold with good performances next time,” he said. From Kazhi village in Wangdue, Sigyal Phub is... Read the story »
B hutan will shine on the international stage
14 February 2010
Ugyen Dorji, 32, is a former Transport United FC skipper and national player. At present, he is an assistant referee and the administrative assistant at Motithang Higher Secondary School in Thimphu. He talks to KARMA PALDEN and TSHERING PENJORE about his experience as a footballer in the country Q. When did you first start playing football and who is your inspiration? A. I was nine years old when I... Read the story »
Pcal foundation cup in semis
12 February 2010
In the first semi-final, Druk United, who defeated Lhaki in the quarter finals, took on Thimphu United B who came up with much gusto after winning the last consecutive games in the quarter final against the Pazaps. Druk United strode from the beginning to notch the first game when Thimphu United couldn’t even make a single point. In the second game, it was again Druk United who controlled the... Read the story »
Bhutan bags five medals at SA games
12 February 2010
The 11th SA Games which began on January 29 concluded on February 8. Bhutan bagged two silver and three bronze medals at the games held in Dhaka compared to 13 medals in the last SA Games held in Colombo in 2006. In taekwondo, Tashi bagged a silver medal in the under-87 kg category while Sonam Dorji and Sonam Penjore won bronze medals in the U-63 kg category and U-80 kg category respectively. Sigyal... Read the story »
EPL fever grips Bhutanese football fans
7 February 2010
A bukhari warms at least some 20 football enthusiasts cuddled in front of the television set watching their favourite football players compete for glory in the English Premier League (EPL). EPL is a football event that has enticed the recreational aura of most people in the country today. “Sitting in front of the television set with a can of coke and snacks, watching Chelsea thrashing... Read the story »
Loading ...Zakar for Friday March 12 2010
27th Day of the 01st Month - Iron Male Tiger Year
Auspicious for: Propitiating gods and deities, conducting chagu-yanglen, entering new houses, handing and taking over anything, holding discussions, starting construction of houses, sowing seeds and planting flowers. But it is she-zha (unfavourable day) for people who are born in the year of Mouse and Pig.
Inauspicious for: Arranging marriage, paying grain debts and conducting lue-cho.
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