Tolo News: Rahmat Shah hit 113 while Hashmatullah Shahidi and Mohammad Shahzad made half-centuries as Afghanistan defeated Scotland by two runs in a rain-hit ODI on Friday. Afghanistan are one of just 10 teams taking part in the World Cup which gets underway in England and Wales on May 30. Click here to read more (external link).
1TV: Afghanistan fast-bowler Hamid Hassan will step down from ODI cricket after the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. The 31-year-old made a surprise comeback to the Afghanistan squad for the mega tournament, having last played an ODI in July 2016. Recurring injuries had kept him out of the side. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: India’s well-known dairy brand, Amul, will be sponsoring Afghanistan’s National Cricket Team for ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 in England and Wales, which is scheduled to begin on May 30. WDIO news agency quoted MD of Amul RS Sodhi as saying that “Amul is the main sponsor”. “On the arm and jersey, we will
Tolo News: At least 24 women fighters from Kabul attended an annual Muay Thai championship in which eight fighters were selected for the national team. Fighters from different age and weight categories attended the competition – which was kicked off on April 21 and continued until Saturday, April 27. Click here to read more (external link). Other
1TV: Afghanistan will take on Tajikistan in an international football friendly match in Dushanbe on 17 June, officials announced Wednesday. Afghanistan are 149th in the world FIFA rankings, while Tajikistan hold 120th position. The sides have played five matches, with Tajikistan winning all. The last time they met each other was in November 2016, where Tajikistan claimed
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s all-rounder Mohammad Nabi and former captain, who is playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League, has said that the National Cricket Team’s spinners would be a handful at the cricket World Cup after their experiences playing in England and in the IPL. The 34-year-old batting all-rounder will form a potent spin
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s googly master and the country’s cricket sensation Rashid Khan Arman was named as Wisden’s leading Twenty20 cricketer in the world for the second year in a row. He is now playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League where he has shown his mastership in the bowling and has set good records
Tolo News: At least 200 martial artists representing 24 teams from around the country including two teams from Afghan refugees in Iran and Pakistan on Saturday participated in National Junior Taekwondo Championship in Kabul. The martial artists are competing in 10 weight categories. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s googly master Rashid Khan, who is playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League, reacted to a sudden decision by Afghanistan’s Cricket Board (ACB) to remove the former captain Asghar Afghan and replace him with three captains including Rashid. Rashid called the decision “irresponsible and bias” and says he disagrees with it.
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s all-rounder Mohammad Nabi says he is happy about his good performance in his first appearance in the Indian Premier League (IPL) match for Sunrisers Hyderabad. On Sunday’s match against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), Nabi, playing his first match of the season, sunk Royal Challengers with a sensational spell of 4/11 after coming on to