ESPNCricinfo: Afghanistan stormed into the final of the Desert T20 Challenge after beating Oman by eight wickets, their fifth consecutive win over the team in T20 internationals. Afghanistan chased down a target of 150 with nine balls to spare and now await the winner of the Scotland v Ireland semi-final, before the final match later
KABUL, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) — “My prime objective is gender equality between men and women in Afghanistan and that’s why I’m calling on all girls to break down the cultural barriers and join me in promoting Wushu to achieve this goal,” Wushu martial artist, Seema Azimi, 20, told Xinhua recently. Click here to read more
ICC: Oman and Afghanistan clinched victories over Hong Kong and the United Arab Emirates respectively on the third day of the Desert T20 Challenge tournament, on Monday (January 16), in matches played at Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. A four-wicket haul from Dawlat Zadran and breezy cameos from Samiullah Shenwari and Karim Janat helped Afghanistan beat
Khaama Press: The Afghanistan national cricket team defeated Ireland by 5 wickets in their opening match in Desert Twenty20 Challenge. Ireland started their batting inning after they won the toss and elected to bat first. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Afghanistan fall to 151 in Fifa world rankings Afghan men from
FirstPost: The Afghanistan Cricket Board is keen to get Full Member status from International Cricket Council (ICC) in February. According to a report by ESPN Cricinfo, Afghanistan officials are preparing a comprehensive report to satisfy the criteria. The ICC’s guideline criteria for Full Membership states: “A country must play regular first-class cricket (domestic 3-4 day competition) before
Tolo News: The Afghan national golf team returned home on Monday from an international golf event in Bangladesh after having won one gold medal and one bronze medal. Afghanistan’s Hashmatullah Sarwari won gold for his country while Imran Ali won bronze. “I worked hard to be fully prepared for the tournament and I was committed to
1TV: Afghanistan bowler Shapoor Zadran escaped unhurt from an “armed attack” in capital Kabul late Saturday. Farid Hotak, a spokesman for Afghanistan Cricket Board, confirmed the attack with 1TV. The cricketer faced the attack by gunmen while he was travelling to his home in Bagrami district of Kabul, he told the Voice of America. The motive
Khaama Press: The Afghan footballer Owais Azizi will play in Iran Pro League, Persian Gulf Pro League, the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) said Wednesday. According to AFF, Azizi arrived in Iran to attend the training sessions of Tehran Naft after he was picked by the team to play in the league. Click here to read more
1TV: Nowroz Mangal was appointed as chief selector of Afghanistan on Tuesday. Mangal, a former captain of the national team, announced his retirement from the international cricket but will play in domestic games. He will replace Dawlat Ahmadzai who is moved to act as member of Discipline Committee. Click here to read more (external link).
1TV: Afghanistan Cricket Board(ACB) on Sunday officially started construction work on a new cricket stadium in eastern Logar province. The Logar cricket ground will be built on 15-acres of land and will cost around $500,000. The funds will be provided by India and will take two years to complete, according to ACB. Click here to read