AFP: Hossain and Mehidy Hasan shared a record 174-run seventh-wicket stand as Bangladesh recovered from a top-order collapse to beat Afghanistan by four wickets in the first one-day international of a three-match series in Chittagong on Wednesday. Click here to read more (external link).
ESPN: Former middle-order batter Noor-ul-Haq has been named chief selector of the senior national team by the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB). He was serving in the role on a temporary basis for over three months and was officially handed over the responsibilities on Monday, an ACB statement said. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Former Australian middle-order batter Stuart Grant Law has been named as the interim head coach of Afghanistan’s national men’s cricket team for the Bangladesh Series. Law is already in Bangladesh and will step into the role of interim head coach ahead of the upcoming ODI and T20I series. Click here to read more (external
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s U-19 futsal team beat Uzbekistan team 8-1 during the CAFA U-19 Futsal championship on Thursday afternoon. It was Afghanistan’s fourth match at the championship, where Afghanistan’s futsal team gained three victories and one loss. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Afghan cricket team tests negative for COVID-19 after
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s U-19 futsal team beat Kyrgyzstan in its second match at the Central Asian Futsal Association (CAFA) U19 Futsal Championship held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Sunday. Afghanistan beat Kyrgyzstan 5 to 3. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Afghanistan names squad for Bangladesh ODI and T20I series
Ariana: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has confirmed that a member of the Under-19 team and three board members have applied for asylum in the UK after taking part in the ICC U-19 World Cup tournament in the West Indies last week. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: England reached the Under-19 Cricket World Cup final after beating Afghanistan by 15 runs in Antigua on Wednesday. Afghanistan appeared well placed for victory when James Sales conceded 20 runs in an over, including two no-balls, before Rehan Ahmed (4-41) took three wickets in the penultimate over to swing momentum back England’s way. Click
8am: The National Ski Federation organized its first training session among 50 athletes from Kabul, Ghazni, and Bamiyan provinces. The three-day ski competitions were organized on Friday in the Qarghnatoo area of central Bamiyan. The head of the ski federation also said that in a recent meeting with high-ranking Taliban officials, they did not allow
Ariana: Afghanistan’s National Under-19 team beats Sri Lanka by four runs to secure a place in the semifinals of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2022. Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said in a statement that Afghanistan will play its next match against England at the North Sound of West Indies on February 1, 2022. Click
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s Cricket Board reported that the national under-19 cricket team beat the Zimbabwean cricket team and has advanced to the quarterfinals of the ICC Under 19 World Cup 2022 in the West Indies. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Pakistani MMA fighters compete in Afghanistan