MMA Mania: Siyar Bahadurzada faced off against Rob Wilkinson today (Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017) on UFC Fight Pass from inside Ahoy Rotterdam in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Siyar Bahadurzada defeated Rob Wilkinson via technical knockout at 3:10 of round two. Click here to read more (external link). Related Back on track at last, Siyar Bahadurzada targets Matt Brown
Tolo News: Siyar Bahadurzada, a world champion in free fighting and a member of Afghanistan’s mixed martial arts (MMA) national team will fight Rob Wilkinson his Australian rival Saturday night within the framework of the UFC organization in Netherlands. The match will be held in Rotterdam city in the Netherlands at 11:30 pm Kabul time and
Tolo News: Lida Huzoori, the first female member of a small paragliding team in Kabul, says she wants to represent Afghanistan at international events. Huzoori said she started the sport five years ago and that she wants to become a professional paraglider. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Oman beat Afghanistan 2-0 in their friendly on Wednesday night in Muscat. Afghanistan will now leave Oman for Jordan where they are set to play the host country’s national team in an Asian Cup qualifier on September 9. Click here to read more (external link).
RFE/RL’s Kazakh Service August 27, 2017 Kazakhstan beat Kyrgyzstan 4-1 to capture the inaugural world championship in kokpar [buzkashi], or kok-boru — an ancient equestrian sport in which a goat carcass is traditionally used as a ball. The Kazakh team took home 10 million tenge ($30,000) for their first place win on August 27, while
Tolo News: Hearts were beating fast and fans were waiting enthusiastically to find out who won the title this year, when the jury announced Yasin Qaderi from Kabul as Mr Afghanistan 2017 following this year’s bodybuilding contest. Herat’s contestant took second place and Balkh’s gained third place in the competition. At least 321 bodybuilders from 27
Tolo News: At least 321 bodybuilders from 27 provinces attended the four-day bodybuilding and fitness competition in Kabul on Tuesday. “The 12 Mr Afghanistan Championship will help improve bodybuilding in the country. It is held every year,” said Abdul Rahman Hamid, secretary general of the bodybuilding federation. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) has launched its first ever beach soccer tournament in the hope of promoting the sport in the country. We organized the event to institutionalize beach soccer in the country and to identify new faces for a national team and for a junior team, said head of Afghan beach football federation Rohullah
1TV: The athletes claimed the cup after beating Thailand 65-25 in the final match of the tournament. It was second time that Afghanistan defeated Thailand in the competition. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Afghanistan A suffer second defeat in South Africa tri-series
ESPN: The PCB wants an apology from the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) for its response after a bomb blast in Kabul on May 31. Ties between the boards were effectively severed in the wake of an attack that left more than 80 people dead and nearly 500 injured. Soon after the blast, ACB tweeted that it