Khaama: The third day of the Test between Afghanistan and New Zealand was canceled due to ongoing rain outside Delhi on Wednesday. The Greater Noida ground, adopted by Afghanistan and located near India’s capital, has experienced persistent rain since Tuesday night, resulting in losing the first two days of play. The venue, hosting its first
Khaama: Wahed Nazhand, an Afghan mixed martial artist based in Germany, defeated his opponent, Max Hendanagic from the Czech Republic, within the first round of their match. The fight occurred on Saturday night, September 7, under Germany’s “Octagon MMA” organization. Nizhand won by overcoming Hendanagic with a submission move early in the first round. Click
Ariana: Afghanistan’s national futsal team has arrived in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, to participate in the Futsal World Cup 2024. The Futsal World Cup Uzbekistan 2024 with the participation of 24 teams is scheduled to kick off on September 14 in Tashkent. Click here to read more (external link). More Afghan Sports News Cricket:
Ariana: Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Monday announced a 20-member preliminary squad for the one-off test match against New Zealand from September 9-13 in Greater Noida, India. The 20-member squad will leave for India on August 28 and attend a one-week preparation camp in Greater Noida, ACB said in a statement. Click here to read
Ariana: Amo Sharks defeated Band-e-Amir Dragons by 7 wickets in the final match of the 9th edition of the Shpageeza Cricket League (SCL) in Kabul on Saturday to win their first-ever championship title. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Afghanistan cricketer Ihsanullah Janat has been slapped with a five-year ban by Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) for breaching anti-corruption codes. Janat, who has played three Tests, 16 ODIs, and one T20I for Afghanistan, has been banned from all forms of cricket for five years after being found guilty of violating Article 2.1.1 of the
Ariana: Afghan swimmer Fahim Anwari swam in Heat 3 Thursday in the Men’s 50m Freestyle at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Anwari came in 8th place. First in this heat was Fakhroddin Madkamov of Tajikistan. Up next for Afghanistan is Kimia Yousofi who is set to compete in the 100-meter sprint on Friday. On Tuesday,
Ariana: South Africa will take on Afghanistan in a three-match ODI series in UAE in September, 2024. Cricket South Africa (CSA) and the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced the first-ever bilateral series between them will be played from 18 – 22 September in the United Arab Emirates. This ODI series will be the first meeting
Ariana: Afghanistan Cricket Board’s (ACB) Chairman Mirwais Ashraf, and CEO Naseeb Khan, this week discussed the possibility of a white-ball series with representatives from Cricket South Africa, Cricket New Zealand, and Cricket West Indies. Attending the ICC Board Meeting this week in Sri Lanka, Ashraf and Khan discussed potential bilateral ODI series ahead of the
Ariana: Afghanistan cricket legend Mohammad Nabi says he has no plans to retire and hopes to be selected for the next T20 World Cup in 2026, despite being 39 years old. Nabi is currently ranked as Number 1 all rounder in ODIs by the ICC and 6th in T20 all rounder rankings. Click here to