Tolo News: Two mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters will represent Afghanistan in a free fighting tournament in China. Sabrullah Begzad and Shirshah left Kabul on Wednesday to fight in 80kgs and 70kgs weight category respectively. The three-day event will start on July 28. The Asian MMA Championship will be held in China’s Harbin City where 18
GlobalVoices: A young Afghan cricketer has won unprecedented recognition after being selected by the sports network ESPN for its All-Time T20 International Cricket XI, a kind of hall of fame for the best performers in an exciting, fast-paced version of the sport. The cricketer is Rashid Khan, and his remarkable rise has helped a war-torn country
Tolo News: The Afghan Under 16 national football team left for Oman on Sunday for a six-day training camp and two friendly matches against their host nation. The team will then go on to Uzbekistan for the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) U-16 tournament next month. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News
Ariana: The construction work on Balkh cricket stadium was officially inaugurated on Tuesday with financial assistance from the government of India. The stadium will be built on 14 acres of land with a cost of 1 million USD in the provincial capital Mazar-e-Sharif City. Click here to read more (external link). Related Afghanistan to play Tests
Sportskeeda: The buzz from Afghanistan’s historic maiden Test match has not settled yet although the game ended four days ago and yet there is fresh news that the Asian nation planning to play their second Test match against Ireland. As it stands, Afghanistan will have to wait seven months before donning its Test whites again. Although the exact dates
1TV: Afghanistan’s batsmen crumbled under the pressure as they lost all 20 wickets on the second day of the one-off match by an innings and 262 runs. “There is an air of disappointment. Not just disappointment of losing but the disappointment at the way we played today (Friday). I think we can put first two
BBC: Afghanistan lost 20 wickets in a day as their Test debut ended in a two-day defeat by India in Bangalore. Responding to India’s total of 474, Afghanistan were dismissed for 109 and 103 to lose by an innings and 262 runs. Hashmatullah Shahidi (36) was the top scorer for Afghanistan in either innings as
Khaama Press: India won the toss and elected to bat first as their opening batsmen Murali Vijay and Shikar Dhawan managed to score the highest runs with Dhawan scoring 107 runs from 96 balls while Vijay scored 105 runs. Kolesh Rahul scored 54 runs, Cheteshwar Pujara 35 runs, Ajinkya Rahane 10 runs, Dinesh Karthik 4
The New York Times: On Thursday, Afghanistan’s national cricket team will play India in a Test match, a form of the game — taking place over five seven-hour days — reserved for a select group of nations. In cricket’s near 150-year history of international fixtures, only 11 countries have competed at that level; Afghanistan becomes the