Tolo News: Afghan mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Ahmad Wali Hotak defeated his rival from Brazil in the Truly Grand Fighting Championship (TGFC) match in Kabul on Thursday evening. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Wushu Competition Ends, Next to Include Foriegn Martial Artists
Ariana: A group of six taekwondo athletes left Kabul on Tuesday for Uzbekistan in preparation for the Tokyo Olympics. The group will take part in a training camp in Uzbekistan before competing in the Asian Games, which will be hosted by Jordan in three months. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: The national taekwondo team won seven medals in the Nepal Open International Virtual Poomsae Taekwondo Championships, in which athletes from 30 countries attended. The medals were won by Mohammad Idris Qarizada (gold), Sayed Rustam Akbari (silver), and Sayed Zarif Hashimi, Sumaya Adil Niazi, Anzaroot Wali, Abdul Muoz Ahmad Salik and Sardar Agha (bronze).
Tolo News: A one-day taekwondo competition was held in Kabul on Sunday with 100 athletes participating. The Afghan athletes came from Kabul, Takhar, Balkh and Kunduz province and competed for spots within the Asia and Olympics games. In less than six months the Olympic games are set to begin in Tokyo, on July 23. Click
Ariana: Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Saturday said the Afghanistan national cricket team is expected to play two Test matches against Zimbabwe in March. “Test Cricket will resume for Afghanistan as the national team is scheduled to play its fifth and sixth Test matches this March against Zimbabwe,” the ACB said in a statement. Click
Tolo News: Afghanistan National Cricket Team won the ODI series against Ireland as it defeated its rival by 36 runs in the last match on Tuesday. It was Rashid Khan’s magic that changed the direction of the match and helped Afghanistan to sweep the series 3-0 in its favor. Click here to read more (external
Tolo News: The Afghanistan National Cricket Team defeated Ireland by 7 wickets in the second ODI match in Sheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, as they succeeded to complete the 260 runs target set by the Irish squad. Afghanistan also won the first match of the series against Ireland last week. Click here to read more
Tolo News: An outstanding century by Rahmanullah Gurbaz on debut helped Afghanistan defeat Ireland by 16 runs in the first of their three-match series in Abu Dhabi. Gurbaz became the first Afghan player, and 16th overall, to achieve the rare feat before getting out for a run-a ball 127 in which he got 9 sixes
Tolo News: Afghan cricketer Rahmanullah Gurbaz,19, on Thursday scored a century in his first One Day International (ODI), while playing for the national team against Ireland. He is the first Afghan player to get a century in a debut ODI. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s first “U16 Youth Championship” has begun, with six teams from provinces in the “Central Zone” of the country playing in Kabul. The competition started on Sunday with teams from Kabul, Bamiyan, Logar, Panjshir, Kapisa and Parwan province and will continue for a week. Click here to read more (external link). Other Afghan Sports