Eight teams will compete in the upcoming Bhutan Premier Leaguekuensel

Lack of sponsorship hampers sports development 

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Finishing in the top five in the 2019 Bhutan Premier League (BPL) season, Druk United FC has booked a spot in the upcoming BPL. But the club had opted not to participate.
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Sports see major reforms and more medals

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The year of the Pig saw moments of pride, celebrations, victories and despair in the field of sports.  
Kinley Wangmo (Photo: BBF)kuensel

National football players to receive Nu 30,000 in salary

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 Players of the Bhutan football national team will receive a salary of Nu 30,000 per month from next month, a 200 percent increase in their monthly salary.
Kinley Wangmo (Photo: BBF)kuensel

HMK40 run challenge

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There is a healthier way to celebrate the 40th birth anniversary of His Majesty The King on February 21. The Yellow Running Club is hosting a run -‘HMK40’ challenge tomorrow.  The 40-km run is open to all and those not in the country could take part in the run as the run will be hosted on the run-tracking free App Strava.
The tournament was expected to resume next month if the situation improves (file photo)Kuensel

Gold Cup 2020 cancelled due to coronavirus

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The 2020 edition of the oldest football tournament in the country, the Jigme Dorji Wangchuck Memorial Gold Cup, will not go ahead as scheduled due to the ongoing tensions in the region from the outbreak of Covid-19 (Coronavirus).
Bengaluru FC’s biggest win (Photo: Bengaluru FC)Kuensel

Paro FC’s AFC dreams end

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Paro FC’s hope of progressing into the next round of the Asian Football Confederation Cup was dashed to the ground when they were thrashed 9-1 in the return leg of the second preliminary round yesterday.
Bengaluru FC struggled to defeat Paro FC in the first leg (file photo)Kuensel

Paro FC to face Bengaluru FC today

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Paro FC will face Bengaluru FC 8pm BST today in the return leg of the second round Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Cup 2020 qualifiers at Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru, India.
Kinley Wangmo (Photo: BBF)kuensel

Bidung Gewog 2-0 Pala Pila

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Trashigang’s Bidung gewog defeated Thimphu’s Pala Pila winning two straight sets yesterday at the ongoing Mewang Gyalsey Traditional Archery Tournament. The tournament began from February 3 at the Changlimithang archery range in Thimphu.
Tenzin Thinley (Yellow) of High Quality United FC is the man of the match yesterday (Photo: BFF)Kuensel

Bhutan Super League 2020 begins

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High Quality United FC (HQUFC) is dominating the ongoing Bhutan Super League with six points. The team has maintained a clean sheet after winning two consecutive matches. 
Kinley Wangmo (Photo: BBF)kuensel

RMA donates Nu 1 million to Snowman Run

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The Royal Monetary Authority (RMA) has contributed Nu 1 million (M) to the Snowman Run (SMR) board yesterday. It was donated during a meeting of Snowman Run board members and the chief executive officers (CEO) of the 10 financial institutions.  The meeting was organised to seek financial assistance and to sensitise officials about the SMR.  
Chencho Gyeltshen dribbles past Bengaluru defendersKuensel

Paro FC 0-1 Bengaluru FC

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Bengaluru FC battled Thimphu’s windy afternoon and the overwhelming home crowd to snatch a thin win against Paro FC at the Changlimithang in the first leg of the second round AFC Cup 2020 qualifiers yesterday. 
From left: Paro FC’s captain Jigme Tshering Dorjee, coach Jangchuk Dorji, Bengaluru FC’s Coach Carles Cuadrat and captain Sunil ChhetriKuensel

Old friends meet in AFC qualifiers

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The first leg of the second round of 2020 AFC Cup Qualifiers between Paro FC and Bengaluru FC is pitched against Bhutanese football star Chencho Gyeltshen and Sunil Chhetri, who captains both the Indian national team and Indian Super League champions.
Kinley Wangmo (Photo: BBF)kuensel

Kinley Wangmo sweeps three titles

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When Kinley Wangmo, 17, came second best in the Open national badminton championship last year, she decided to work harder.