Afghanistan defeats Zimbabwe by 49 runs in opening ODI match
Khaama Press: The Afghanistan national cricket team defeated Zimbabwe in the opening match of One Day International (ODI) series played at Sharjah. Click here to read more (external link).
Category Archives: Afghan Sports News
Cricket: Afghanistan’s chance to end year on a high
ICC: When Afghanistan takes on Zimbabwe in the first One-Day International of the five-match series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday (December 25), it will aim to carry on from where it had left off in the previous series between the two teams. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghanistan beats Bangladesh 4-0 in their opening match in SAFF Championship
Tolo News: Defending champions Afghanistan National Football Team on Thursday beat Bangladesh in its first South Asian Football Championship (SAFF) game by scoring four goals against the rival team. National team players Massih Saighani, Faisal Shaiasta, Zubair Amir and Khaibar Amani scored one goal each to seal a major victory against the Bangladeshi team. Click
Afghanistan Announces Squad for 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup
Khaama Press: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Tuesday announced squad for the upcoming Under-19 Cricket World Cup scheduled to kick off late in the month of January next year. Click here to read more (external link).
Former skipper Mohammad Nabi picked for Pakistan Super League
Khaama Press: The former Afghan skipper and former national cricket team captain Mohammad Nabi has been picked in the player draft for the inaugural Pakistan Super League. Click here to read more (external link).
Afghan football coach not happy with stay in India
AOPNEWS | December 22, 2015 In an interview with India’s English-language daily, The Hindu, the head coach of Afghanistan’s national football (soccer) team expressed his dissatisfaction with the way his team has been treated in India. The team arrived in India on Saturday night after completing a training camp in Qatar. Petar (Peter) Segrt, who
Cricket: Afghanistan to take on Zimbabwe
AOPNEWS | December 20, 2015 Afghanistan’s national cricket team will play a series of matches against the African nation of Zimbabwe in late December 2015 and early January 2016. The matches will be played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates. There will be a total of five ODI (One-Day International) and
Afghan MMA fighter Mubariz loses via submission
AOPNEWS | December 20, 2015 Afghan MMA (mixed martial arts) fighter Baz Mohammad Mubariz took on Russia’s Islam Makoev and lost in the first round via submission (standing rear naked choke) in a lightweight preliminary card bout in Tajikistan tonight as part Absolute Championship Berkut’s (ACB) 27 card. Mubariz came out strong and was doing
Inzamam-ul-Haq: Afghanistan should get to play against top teams
Khaama Press December 20, 2015 The head coach of the Afghanistan national cricket team Inzamam-ul-Haq has said the Afghan team should get to play against top teams on regular basis, insisting that the Afghan team needs exposure against the big teams. Inzamam is hopeful that the Afghan team will perform well in the upcoming ICC
Afghanistan U-19s defeat Zimbabwe U-19s by 159 runs, wins series 4-0
Khaama Press December 19, 2015 The Afghanistan Under-19 national cricket team defeated Zimbabwe Under-19 cricket team by 159 runs during the 4th and final match of Zimbabwe Under-19s tour of India series. Played in Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground in India, the Afghan U-19s clean-washed Zimbabwe U-19s and claimed the series 4-0 with today’s win.