1TV: A new cricket league titled Afghanistan Premier League will kick off in Dubai soon, the country’s cricket board chief said Saturday. The plan was revealed as Afghan President Ashraf Ghani hosted cricket officials, players, coaches and commentators amid Afghanistan’s domestic T20 tournament Shpageeza Cricket League. Shukrullah Atif Mashal, Afghanistan Cricket Board chairman, noted that 125
Tolo News: A Mountain biking race was held in Herat province in the west on Friday in which 24 cyclists from four teams participated. The cyclists paddled 25 kilometers in Herat mountains in the north of province. Abdullah Asim got the first position in the competition. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News
Tolo News: In yet another big step in promoting sport in the country MOBY Group has joined forces with the SLFC to promote MMA fighting in the country. “The MOBY Group is committed to promoting MMA fighting and bring some joy to the people and unite the people as it did with the Afghan Premier League; also
Tolo News: Mawjhay Amu beat Oqaban Hindukosh 1-0 on Saturday in the third match of this year’s Afghanistan Premier League (APL) football tournament in Kabul. The match was held at the Afghanistan Football Federation stadium. Click here to read more (external link). Other Sports News Atalan Beats Harirod 4-2 In APL’s Second Match Shahid Afridi quits
Tolo News: Afghanistan lost 4-1 to Jordan on Tuesday night in their Asian Football Championship qualifying match. Zubaid Amiri from Afghanistan scored the only goal for his team. After this match, Afghanistan remains at the bottom of the log in their group – Group C – after also losing to Cambodia. After three matches, Afghanistan has
Tolo News: The sixth round of Afghanistan’s Premier League (APL) football tournament is set to kick off on Thursday in Kabul with last year’s winners Shaheen Asmayee taking on De Spinghar Bazan in the first match. The tournament will take place at the Afghanistan Football Federation stadium in the city and eight teams from eight zones
Tolo News: Oman beat Afghanistan 2-0 in their friendly on Wednesday night in Muscat. Afghanistan will now leave Oman for Jordan where they are set to play the host country’s national team in an Asian Cup qualifier on September 9. Click here to read more (external link).
RFE/RL’s Kazakh Service August 27, 2017 Kazakhstan beat Kyrgyzstan 4-1 to capture the inaugural world championship in kokpar [buzkashi], or kok-boru — an ancient equestrian sport in which a goat carcass is traditionally used as a ball. The Kazakh team took home 10 million tenge ($30,000) for their first place win on August 27, while
Tolo News: The under-15 national football team on Saturday defeated Uzbekistan 3-2 in their third win in the Central Asian Football Federation (CAFA) championship – which earned them the trophy. Afghanistan won its first match against Tajikistan last week and went on to shatter Kyrgyzstan in their second match. Click here to read more (external link).
Tolo News: Afghanistan’s under-15 football team beat Tajikistan 3-1 in their Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) championship match in Tajikistan on Monday night. The match was held at the Hisor Stadium outside Dushanbe. Fardin Naser scored for Afghanistan in the first minute of the match, while Asghar Hussaini scored the second goal for the team in