Tolo News: An Afghanistan-Pakistan cycling event on Thursday saw the Afghanistan team scoop the top four positions. The Afghan cyclists returned home after taking part in the 167km race from Lahore city to Sahiwal district in Pakistan. Ahmad Mirzaie came in first, Hanif Shahristani second, Sayed Ali Asghar third and Rohullah Nazari fourth. Click here to
Tolo News: The India women’s football team on Tuesday evening beat rivals Afghanistan 5-1 in the opening Group B match of the SAFF Championship 2016 at the Kanchenjunga Stadium in Siliguri in India. The Indians scored their first goal in the third minute. In the 30th minute they were awarded a penalty, which gave them a
Tolo News: The Afghan national golf team left for the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Tuesday where they will compete in the 32nd Bangladesh Amateur Golf Championships. The Afghan team comprises four female and nine male golfers and they will represent Afghanistan in the championships, he said, adding that teams participating will include India, Pakistan, Iran, Thailand, Nepal,
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s national girls football team is expected to face rival India in the first match of the South Asia Girls Football Championship on Tuesday. At a press conference on Monday, the two coaches from the Afghan team explained said they were well prepared. Kelly Lindsey, the American coach, said: “Despite insecurity and other problems,
Tolo News: Nearly 20 goal keepers from Kabul, Takhar, Herat, Balkh, Badghis, Kunduz, Baghlan, Kandahar, Logar, Parwan and Paktia provinces graduated this week from a six-day training session by Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the best goal keepers were issued certificates. The goal keepers received theoretical and practical training by an AFC trainer. Click here to
Khaama Press: Afghan cricketer Mohammad Shahzad has been named as the ICC Associated and Affiliate Cricket of the Year by the International Cricket Council (ICC). “Afghanistan’s flamboyant wicketkeeper-batsman Mohammad Shahzad has been named as the ICC Associate and Affiliate Cricketer of the Year after he finished as the leading ODI run-scorer with 699 runs in 16 one-day matches,”
Tolo News: The National Olympic Committee (NOC) on Wednesday said they are preparing athletes for the next Islamic Solidarity Games which will be held in Baku, Azerbaijan, in May next year. In total, 15 sporting codes from Afghanistan will participate. Addressing a press conference in Kabul, head of NOC, Zahir Aghbar, said they will provide good
Khaama Press: The Afghanistan National cricket team clean swept the United Arab Emirates in a bilateral series of Twenty20 International by derating the host team by 44 runs to win the series 3-0. Played at ICCA Dubai, the Afghan team set a target of 190 runs after winning the toss and electing to fbat first. Click
Khaama Press: President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani has appointed a new Chairman (Shukrullah Atif Mashal) for Afghanistan Cricket Board to replace Nasimullah Danish for the upcoming five years, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said Saturday. ACB further added that the new appointment was made in a presidential decree issued by the Office of the President, ARG Palace.
ICC: The senior team made December 16 a memorable day for Afghanistan cricket after the youngsters upset Pakistan in the Under-19 Asia Cup earlier by taking an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match Twenty20 International series against the United Arab Emirates with a five-wicket victory in the second match at Dubai International Stadium on Friday. Click