Men’s Health: After the Taliban was toppled in 2001, the sport of bodybuilding exploded in Afghanistan. Today, the Taliban has control once again, but while the country’s new rulers disapprove of bodybuilding, gyms are packed. MH has been on the ground in a country that is at best stagnating to find out why gym life
Khaama: Afghanistan lost to Australia by four wickets in Adelaide in the Super 12 fixture of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022. Afghan captain, Mohammad Nabi announced his decision in a Twitter post writing he is not happy with the outcome of the T20 results as neither him and nor the supporters of the
SkySportsNews: Afghanistan are out of the T20 World Cup, after suffering a six-wicket defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka at the Gabba in Brisbane. After electing to bat first, Afghanistan scored 144-8 with openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz (28) and Usman Ghani (27) top scoring. Afghanistan play Australia on Friday, in a must-win match for the
Reuters: Afghanistan’s hard-hitting opening batsman Hazratullah Zazai will miss the remainder of the Twenty20 World Cup due to an abdominal muscle strain, tournament organisers said on Monday. Click here to read more (external link).
KUTV: The first Afghan woman to complete the Ironman World Championship in St. George crossed the finish line on Friday. Athlete Zeinab Rezaie, 27, made history over the weekend, but she said getting to that point wasn’t easy after a difficult year. Click here to read more (external link).
ICC: Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan has overtaken Australia seamer Josh Hazlewood and re-claimed his place as the No.1 T20I bowler in the world following the latest update to the MRF Tyres ICC Men’s Player Rankings on Wednesday. Rashid earns top billing on the back of his strong start to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
Reuters: New Zealand have tried to move on from thrashing champions Australia in their World Cup opener but are keen to keep the good times rolling against Afghanistan, pace spearhead Trent Boult said on Tuesday. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Star spinner Rashid Khan said Afghanistan would bounce back from their opening loss to England at the Twenty20 World Cup in Perth on Saturday after having shown “promising talent” in the five-wicket defeat. Afghanistan will next play New Zealand on Wednesday in Melbourne. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Fariba
Ariana: Speaking after the match, Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi said: “It’s not the best start to the tournament for us but we tried our best. We didn’t get a good enough total on the board in the first innings and everyone knows England are one of the best T20 teams in the world. Click here
8am: Sources told Hasht-e Subh on Wednesday (October 19th) that the Taliban had told the Football Federation of Badghis Province yesterday that after this match, football would be banned. Following the order of the Taliban, the Badghis Football Federation informed the football teams not to play football anymore. Previously, the Taliban in Nimruz Province had