8am: Raqib Farooqi, the renowned Afghan athlete, widely recognized as the “Afghan Iceman,” announced his triumphant ascent of Damavand Peak, Iran’s tallest mountain on Monday, October 23. Farooqi proudly declared, “I have successfully climbed Damavand Mount, which stands as Iran’s highest peak, soaring to a height of 5,610 meters.” Click here to read more (external
Ariana: Both sides are in desperate need of a win at the World Cup. Pakistan have lost their last two games after a pair of opening wins while Afghanistan pulled off a shock victory over defending champions England but have also slumped to three defeats, AFP reported. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Oman defeated Afghanistan A by 15 runs in the third T20I on Friday to take unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match series. Sent to bat first by Afghans who won the toss, the hosts posted 171/7 in the 20 overs at Al Amerat Cricket Ground, with Aqib Ilyas (84) and captain Zeeshan Maqsood (40)
Mint: New Zealand made it four wins from four at the Cricket World Cup on Wednesday with a 149-run thrashing of Afghanistan who came crashing back down after their shock win over defending champions England. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: The Afghanistan side will look to carry forward the lessons from their England triumph into Chennai, where they will meet a strong New Zealand outfit in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 on Wednesday, October 18. Afghanistan’s win over England brought a new sense of enthusiasm to the 2023 Cricket World Cup. Besides
Ariana: Will the International Olympic Committee (IOC) allow the Afghanistan men’s cricket team to participate at the 2028 Los Angeles Games in the absence of a women’s team? IOC president Thomas Bach has said the governing body will continue to “monitor very closely” how much access and support women receive to play sport in the
Khaama: As reported, the Afghanistan national football team has taken the surprising step of expelling their coach, Abdullah Al-Mutairi, while they are in the midst of preparations for a crucial match against Mongolia, scheduled to kick off in just a few hours. Farshad Noor, the team captain, Faisal Shaiq, and Noor Hussain claim that most
Ariana: Afghanistan registered a stunning 69-run win over England in the first major upset of the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. Afghanistan bundled England out for 215 to script just their second Cricket World Cup win, eight years since their last against Scotland in Australia. This time, it was the defending champions at the
Ariana: Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott admitted Saturday that his team “get it 70-80% right” but need to find an extra gear quickly if they are to end a demoralizing run of 14 successive World Cup defeats. Afghanistan have so far suffered convincing losses to Bangladesh and India at this 10-nation tournament. Click here to read
Ariana: Afghanistan faces India on Wednesday in the second of their nine group games, and will be hoping to “bounce back” from their loss against Bangladesh last week. Afghanistan coach Jonathan Trott said while he’d “like to see us bounce back” from Friday’s loss, “we know the areas we need to improve. And we’ve got