At least 11 people have died in a fire incident in a café in Vietnam, with Hanoi police arresting a suspect, a media report said in Thursday. Reuters quoted Vietnamese interior ministry, officials as saying the incident took place inside café in the capital city. Hanoi police nabbed a man suspected of starting the deadly More
The opening One-Day International (ODI) between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe has been abandoned due to rain, says a media report. The match at the Harare Sports Club had to be called off after 9.2 overs of play on Tuesday, according to the Cricket website espncricinfo.com. Earlier, the game began nearly four behind schedule owing to persistent More
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has named an 18-member squad for the upcoming two-match Test series against Zimbabwe. Veteran leggie and T20 skipper Rashid Khan, who had last appeared in the format in March 2021 against the same opposition in Abu Dhabi, has returned to the squad. ACB said in a statement left-arm top-order batter More
Zimbabwe have trounced Afghanistan by four wickets in the opener of their three-match T20 series at the Harare Sports Club. Afghan skipper Rashid Khan won the toss and decided to bat first. Afghanistan were off to a shocking start, losing their star opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz for a duck. However, Mohammad Nabi and Karim Janat built More
Afghan athletes won two gold, as many bronze and one silver, medals and finished second in the international wrestling championship hosted by Egypt, the National Olympic Committee said on Monday. On X, Olympic and Sport Department wrote the wrestling tournament titled Ibrahim Mustafa featuring eight countries was launched in Cairo city of Egypt on Sunday. More
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has named squads for upcoming T20 and One-Day International (ODI) series against Zimbabwe. During their tour of Zimbabwe, Afghanistan would play three T20 and as many ODI matches, as well as two Tests, ACB said in a statement. The first T20 is scheduled for December 11, while the second and More
At least 100 people have been killed in clashes between spectators at a soccer match in Guinea, a media report said on Monday. The violence occurred during a game between the Labe and Nzerekore teams in Nzerekore, the second-largest city in the West African nation, on Sunday, the New York Times reported. The newspaper, citing More
India’s Jay Shah started his tenure as chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday, replacing New Zealander Greg Barclay, the governing body said in a press release. The 35-year-old Shah, son of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home minister Amit Shah, is the youngest ever ICC chairman. Shah, also president of the Asian Cricket Council, was the sole More
The upcoming series between Zimbabwe and Afghanistan has been rescheduled, says the International Cricket Council (ICC). In a bid to enhance fan access and atmosphere at the Harare Sports Club, the hosts had shifted key matches to weekends, ICC said in a statement on its website. Originally slated for December 9, 11, and 12, the More
Afghanistan U-19 have clinched the tri-nation One-Day International (ODI) series title, beating Pakistan U-19 by 20 runs at the ICC Academy Ground. Afghan skipper Mahboob Taskin won the toss and decided to bat first, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said in a statement. Afghanistan were off to a shocking start as they lost six wickets More
