SI: Kobe Bryant has agreed to donate to the Afghanistan women’s national team, he wrote on Twitter on Tuesday. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Taekwondo Champ Drives Taxi To Earn Money
Dunya News: Legendary player Mohammad Yousaf has agreed on joining Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) as team’s head coach, reported on Monday. According to sources, the board has contacted former Pakistani player and asked him to serve as head coach of the team on which, Mohammad Yousaf has also expressed his willingness on the offer. Click here
Khaama Press: Afghan Mixed Martial Art fighter Baz Mohammad Mubariz defeated one of Russia’s MMA champions Maksim Katkov during OFS 8. Mubariz defeated Katkov during the first round of the match by starting the game aggressively and taking down his opponent during the initial seconds of the game. He ended the match in his favor finishing Katkov with
AP via Stars and Stripes: Soccer is the one constant in Nadia Nadim’s life since fleeing the Taliban as a young girl. She first learned the game from her father, an Afghan military general who was tragically killed. Later it gave her a sense of belonging as a refugee, and then national pride when she donned the
Daily Pakistan: Pakistan beat Afghanistan by 43/13 in the third and last match on third day in the 3rd Asian Kabbadi championship, in Wah Cantt. In the first match of the day India beat Nepal by 48/16, while in the second match Iran beat Sri Lanka by 36/10. Click here for more (external link). Other Sports News
1TV: The Italian embassy in Kabul on Wednesday contributed modern equipment to the Afghan mountain climbers. The equipment are worth more than $30,000 and which are expected to be used during practice sessions of the athletes. Seddiqa Nuristani, the President of Mountaineering Federation, said the new equipment will significantly help the athletes conquer peaks. Click here to read
1TV: Afghanistan’s national physically challenged cricketers defeated their Indian counterparts in their final T20 match on Tuesday, but lost the three-match series 1-2. The series Divyang T20 series was played in Harayana. The two earlier matches were won by India who eventually claimed the series trophy. Click here to read more (external link).
By RFE/RL’s Radio Free Afghanistan May 3, 2016 The family of a 5-year-old Afghan boy who received autographed jerseys from his soccer hero Lionel Messi has been forced to leave Afghanistan because of constant telephone threats. Relatives of Murtaza Ahmadi, who attracted international media coverage after being photographed wearing a homemade Argentinian soccer jersey with
1TV: Afghan mixed martial arts fighter Baz Mohammad Mubariz on Monday left Kabul for Moscow to take on a Russian opponent at Octagon Fighting Sensation. Mubariz will face his opponent Maksim Katkov at Russian concert hall in Luzhniki at 8:30 (Kabul time) on May 8. The fight will be broadcasted live on 1TV. Click here to
Euronews: The final of the Afghanistan women’s wheelchair national basketball championship between Herat and Balkh provinces was held in the country’s capital, Kabul. Balkh won the match. Click here for more (external link). Other Sports News Noor Ali Zadran’s Cricket Journey