Tolo News: Afghanistan football team played Vietnam on Tuesday in the hope of qualifying for the Asian Cup, but failed in their quest after the match ended in a 0-0 draw. Afghanistan had to beat Vietnam in Tuesday’s match, as well as win their upcoming match against Cambodia, in order to qualify. However the draw on
Tolo News: Disabled cricketers on Sunday started a training program in Kabul to prepare for upcoming tournaments. The players will train for one week and 40 players are attending. The players are being trained and coached by local and foreign trainers. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Afghanistan lose to Sri Lanka
Tolo News: Athletes from the national muaythai team returned home on Thursday with six medals from the World Youth Martial Arts Masterships in Jincheon, South Korea. Eleven mauythai teams participated in last week’s championships. Afghanistan won three gold medals, one silver and two bronze medals. The two bronze medals were won by two Afghan females. Click
Tolo News: Officials from the Department of Physical Education and Sports (DPES) held a ceremony in Kabul on Sunday for the national Zurkhaneh team which won 13 gold medals, one silver medal and two bronze at the South Asian Zurkhaneh Sports Championships in Nepal last week. Eight countries participated at the event – with Afghanistan scooping the overall cup in both group and individual
Tolo News: Afghanistan lifted the cup after riding on impressive centuries from Javed Ahmadi – 108 off 113 balls – and Asghar Stanikzai – 125 off 129 balls. Afghanistan topped the ICC Intercontinental Cup table after cruising to a comprehensive innings and 173 run-victory against Hong Kong on Friday. Click here to read more (external link).
Reuters: Former Australia batsman Dean Jones is to take over the role of Afghanistan’s head coach on an interim basis and lead the team in their Intercontinental Cup fixture in Hong Kong later this month, the country’s cricket board has announced. Afghanistan did not renew their contract with former India cricketer Lalchand Rajput and have been without
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s Ahmad Yasin Salik Qaderi Won gold at the 9th World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championships (WBPF) in Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar on Sunday. Qaderi won gold at the world amateur championships in the 90kg weight category. He also won the “Mr Muscle” title. Bodybuilders from 100 countries took part at this year’s Ulaanbaatar contest. Click
AFP: Rashid Khan is becoming the face of Afghan cricket. The teenaged leg-spinner made his IPL debut this year and continues to attract top Twenty20 leagues around the world. Such is Rashid Khan’s popularity that even a suicide blast at Kabul’s main cricket stadium couldn’t keep his fans away — and the teenager is now eyeing the
1TV: Afghanistan U-19 cricket team defeated their Bangladeshi counterparts by five wickets on Monday to level the five-match ODI series 1-1. Sent to bowl first by Bangladesh who won the toss, Afghanistan bowled out the hosts in 30.4 overs from which they scored 75 at Sylhet International Cricket Stadium. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Noor Ahmad Ahmadi, Afghan freestyle wrestler, won a bronze medal in the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat late Monday. Afghanistan has so far won one gold, one silver and nine bronze medals and is placed 24th on the medal list – out of 65 countries. Click here to read more