Tolo News: Officials from the Department of Physical Education and Sports (DPES) held a ceremony in Kabul on Sunday for the national Zurkhaneh team which won 13 gold medals, one silver medal and two bronze at the South Asian Zurkhaneh Sports Championships in Nepal last week. Eight countries participated at the event – with Afghanistan scooping the overall cup in both group and individual
Tolo News: Afghanistan lifted the cup after riding on impressive centuries from Javed Ahmadi – 108 off 113 balls – and Asghar Stanikzai – 125 off 129 balls. Afghanistan topped the ICC Intercontinental Cup table after cruising to a comprehensive innings and 173 run-victory against Hong Kong on Friday. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s National Zurkhaneh Team won eight gold medals, two silver medals and one bronze at the South Asian Zurkhaneh Sports Championships held in Nepal. The competition was attended by eight teams and was hosted by Nepal. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Hosts Iran trounce Afghanistan 8-2 in futsal encounter
Tolo News: Shaheen Asmayee, the 2016 Afghan Premier League (APL) champions faced off Simorgh Alborz, the fifth season third place winners, in the first of a two-leg semi-finals match at the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) stadium on Thursday might. Shaheen Asmayee beat Simorgh Alborz 1-0. This was the first night match in over 40 years in
Reuters: Former Australia batsman Dean Jones is to take over the role of Afghanistan’s head coach on an interim basis and lead the team in their Intercontinental Cup fixture in Hong Kong later this month, the country’s cricket board has announced. Afghanistan did not renew their contract with former India cricketer Lalchand Rajput and have been without
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s Ahmad Yasin Salik Qaderi Won gold at the 9th World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championships (WBPF) in Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar on Sunday. Qaderi won gold at the world amateur championships in the 90kg weight category. He also won the “Mr Muscle” title. Bodybuilders from 100 countries took part at this year’s Ulaanbaatar contest. Click
Tolo News: The Faizabad Volleyball Team won the Badakhshan Volleyball Tournament in the final match of the competition on Friday. Sixteen teams including 10 squads from the provincial capital, Faizabad city, and other teams from Keshm, Argo, Khash and Baharak districts of the province participated at the event. Click here to read more (external link). Other
AFP: Rashid Khan is becoming the face of Afghan cricket. The teenaged leg-spinner made his IPL debut this year and continues to attract top Twenty20 leagues around the world. Such is Rashid Khan’s popularity that even a suicide blast at Kabul’s main cricket stadium couldn’t keep his fans away — and the teenager is now eyeing the
1TV: Afghanistan U-19 cricket team defeated their Bangladeshi counterparts by five wickets on Monday to level the five-match ODI series 1-1. Sent to bowl first by Bangladesh who won the toss, Afghanistan bowled out the hosts in 30.4 overs from which they scored 75 at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Zahra Rezaee, member of Muay Thai National Team, says she will represent Afghanistan at an international event next month. Zahra Rezaee, 18, who joined the National Muay Thai Team four years ago says she found the sport as a perfect martial art to follow her big dreams. Click here to read more (external link).