Tolo News: The 10th round of the Wushu qualification tournament for the Kabul A team started in the capital on Saturday. Out of 564 athletes taking part, 80 will be selected in two categories for the team but will fight in 11 weight categories. The tournament is being held by the General Directorate of Physical Education
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s National Football Team on Wednesday started a seven-day training program in Turkey ahead of friendly matches against Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan next month. The team’s training sessions kicked off in Turkey’s Antalya city and 23 players are attending. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Afghan cricketers off to India to train for World Cup, Emerging Teams Asia Cup
1TV: Afghan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran is allowed to return to national team after disciplinary committee of Afghanistan Cricket Board lifted the ban imposed on him more than five months ago. Zadran had been banned from playing in the national team after breaching disciplinary rules in a training camp outside the country on May 29, ACB
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s Ashihara Karate Federation on Sunday said the Afghan Ashihara team won nine medals in different categories at the 6th Ashihara Sabaki World Championships in Aktau city in Kazakhstan. Athletes from 30 countries competed in the event and Afghanistan, with nine medals, came in 4th overall. Afghanistan’s Fayaz Durandesh, Ali Reza Ehsanzada and Sayed
1TV: A total of eight athletes and three officials arrived in Sydney on October 18 and were due to depart together on 28th October. However, five athletes and one official didn’t arrive at the city’s airport to fly home with the rest of the team.“One of them actually said when he came and saw the people here
Tolo News: The Herat team got the first position in Afghanistan’s 43rd Annual Men’s National Qualification Basketball Tournament. The Kandahar team got the second and Kabul A team got the third position respectively. The final match between Herat and Kandahar ended with 79-49 result in favor of Herat’s team. Click here to read more (external link).
1TV: Ahmadzai replaces Nowroz Mangal, a former captain of the national team, who acted as chief selector since early 2017. Mangal had been preceded by Ahmadzai. Mangal will now join the coaching staff of the national side as a Batting Consultant” said Azizullah Fazli, chairman of Afghanistan Cricket Board. Click here to read more (external link).
1TV: Afghanistan’s Hussain Bakhsh Safari won gold medal at the Al Ain International Pro Jiu-Jitsu Championship in the United Arab Emirates. Safari achieved first position in the 67kg category after beating his rivals from Russia and Jordan. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Afghan footballers beat India’s Air Force School in Subroto
Abdullah Qazi AOPNEWS | October 27, 2018 Afghan MMA fighter Nasrat Haqparast picked up his second UFC win tonight by defeating France’s Thibault Gouti via unanimous decision. Haqparast went into the fight as a favorite to win; the Las Vegas odds were -950 for Haqparast and +575 for Gouti. In round 1, Haqparast’s speed allowed him to