Tolo News: Over 400 runners participated in the 2020 Marathon of Afghanistan in Bamiyan province that ended on Friday. Organizers said 40% of the participants were women. Runners from Afghanistan, Wales, Scotland, France, Swiss, USA and Russia took part in the race to compete in 42 kilometers and 10 kilometers distances. Click here to read
Tolo News: Youth and cricket fans marched through Khost city, capital of Khost province, on Wednesday, demanding the timely holding of The Million Cup Cricket League in the province. They also accused the Afghan Cricket Board (ACB) of trying to cancel the hosting of the league in Khost province, noting that the grand Paktia zone
Ariana: Star cricketer Rashid Khan has appealed to cricket bodies to give Afghanistan the chance to play more tournaments against leading cricket teams in order to improve their game. “To become a big player you have to play against the best,” Rashid told the TMS does the IPL podcast on Tuesday. Australia, England, South Africa
Tolo News: The Million Cup Cricket League, Chinar Media Consultancy Services Co. and Moby Group-Afghanistan signed an agreement on Tuesday in Kabul formalizing the collaborative effort to hold the cricket league’s fifth season competition and broadcast the matches. The league, in coordination with the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), will, for the first time, meet international
Ariana: Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced it has renamed the Behsood Cricket Stadium in Nangarhar, which is currently under construction, after the late Najeeb Tarakai who died on Tuesday. Tarakai died on Tuesday from injuries sustained last week after being hit by a car while crossing a road in Nangarhar. Click here to read more
Tolo News: Afghanistan National Cricket Team’s opening batsman Najeeb Tarakai died on Tuesday following injuries he got in a traffic accident last week. Tarakai was 29 years old. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Football (APL): Mawjhai Amu Ties De Maiwand Atalan 1-1
The Daily Star: Afghanistan cricket suffered two cruel blows in the last two days. According to reports, Afghan opener Najeebullah Tarakai is in a critical condition following a road accident on Friday. According to another report, international umpire Bismillah Jan Shinwari died in a roadside blast which took place in Afghanistan’s Nangarhar province on Saturday,
Ariana: Afghan national cricket player Najeeb Tarakai was critically injured in a car accident on Friday in Nangarhar. According to the Afghan Cricket Board, Tarakai underwent emergency surgery on Friday night after being rushed to hospital. Click here to read more (external link). Other Afghan Sports News Football: De Spinghar Bazan Defeats De Abasin Sape
Tolo News: The 9th season of the Afghan Premier League (APL) started Thursday evening and was attended by First Vice President Amrullah Saleh and Wolesi Jirga Speaker Mir Rahman Rahmani, as well as a number of other government officials. This year the league matches will continue until October 16. Click here to read more (external
Ariana: The Director of Cricket at Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), Raees Ahmadzai said on Tuesday that with hard work and determination “dreams do come true” and that Afghanistan’s cricket is proof of this. Representing the ACB at a virtual meeting of the Asian Cricket Council, attended by both full-members and some associate members, Ahmadzai provided