AOPNEWS | February 9, 2016 Afghanistan’s U19 (Under 19) team defeated New Zealand today by 8 wickets in a ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 9th Place Play-off Semi-Final match. The match was played at the Cricket Stadium Academy Ground, in Cox Bazar, Bangladesh. New Zealand won the coin toss and chose to bat first. They
The Indian Express: Mohammad Zahir Aghbar says he was allowed to pursue his love for handball even during the resistance because Massoud too loved football and chess. Click here to read more (external link).
AOPNEWS | February 8, 2016 Afghan rugby team to compete in tournament Afghanistan’s national rugby team will participate in the upcoming Asian Development Sevens Tournament, which will start on February 26th in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Sevens is a type of rugby in which only 7 players, instead of the usual 15, play
AOPNEWS | February 6, 2016 Close to 200 Afghan athletes (wrestlers, boxers, handballers, etc.) are currently in India participating in the 2016 South Asian Games, officially called the XII South Asian Games. Afghanistan won it’s first medal today – a bronze in wrestling. Host country India is currently in the lead with the gold medal
Cricinfo: Mohammad Nabi, who plays for the Quetta Gladiators in the PSL, wants to take the lessons from his interactions with stalwarts like Viv Richards and Kevin Pietersen to youngsters in Afghanistan. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama Press: The Afghanistan Under-19 cricket team defeated Fiji by 226 runs during a play-off match for the ninth place in the quarter-final of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Under-19 Cricket World Cup. Click here to read more (external link).
1TV: Seven Afghan national cricketers have been registered for the Caribbean Premier League’s player draft which is set to take place on February 11. CPL is West Indies’s biggest annual T20 league. Representatives of Afghanistan are: Nawroz Mangal, Mohammad Nabi, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Shahzad, Samiullah Shenwari, Mohammad Asghar Stanikzai, Shappor Zadran. Click here to read more (external
RFE/RL (Published on Feb 1, 2016): Afghan football authorities are trying to arrange a meeting between a 5-year-old boy and Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi, after photos of the boy in a homemade Messi shirt went viral. He spoke to exclusively to RFE/RL during a visit to the Afghan national stadium in Kabul.
AOPNEWS | February 1, 2016 After back to back losses, Afghanistan’s U19 (Under-19) came back today and defeated Canada by 4 wickets ICC (International Cricket Council) in a Under-19 World Cup match. Canada won the coin toss and chose to bat first. Canada scored 147 runs (all out; 50 overs; 190 mins). Afghanistan reach the
Khaama Press: Canada won the toss and decided to bat first making 147 runs in 50 overs. Afghanistan chased the target very easily. It made 149 runs in 24.1 overs by losing six players. Tariq Stanikzai was announced player-of-the-match or Man of the Match for his all-round performance. Click here to read more (external link).