Afghanistan for the first time qualified for the 2024 Futsal World Cup by beating Kyrgyzstan 5-3 in the Futsal Asian Cup in Bangkok. The match started at 9:30 am Afghanistan time, with i the national team scoring five goals/ The hosts were able to hit the net thrice. Winning the first half before returning to More
Afghan all-rounder Gulbadin Naib will play for the Delhi Capitals franchise in the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Afghanistan Cricket Board confirmed on Wednesday. ACB verified to Pajhwok Afghan News that the Delhi Capitals (DC) had approached all-rounder Naib and he would join the franchise soon. Naib would be the ninth Afghan player to take More
Afghanistan have edged past Bahrain by 3-2 in their last group encounter, securing a spot in the quarterfinals at the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) Futsal Championship in Thailand. Farzad Mahmudi, Akbar Kazmi and Mehran Gholami scored one goal each for Afghanistan in Monday’s match to help their side advance. The national squad will take More
Afghanistan are set to take on Bahrain today (Monday) at the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) Futsal Championship in Thailand. The match would commence at 6:30pm Afghanistan time, the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) wrote on its Facebook page. Futsal teams from Afghanistan, Iran, Kuwait and Bahrain are participating in the event. Earlier, Afghanistan had lost More
In the wake of Australia postponing their T20I series against Afghanistan, spin sensation Rashid Khan is mulling his participation in the Big Bash League (BBL). Rashid Khan is “hurt” by Cricket Australia’s decision recently to indefinitely postpone Australia’s scheduled three-match T20I series against Afghanistan. In response, Rashid, who is currently playing for Gujarat Titans in More
Afghanistan’s veteran all-rounder Mohammad Nabi has opened a branch of Adei Hospital west of the capital Kabul. On his Facebook page, Nabi wrote: “Based on your request, especially residents of Kart-i-Chahar, Kart-i-Seh, Khoshal Khan Mena and Dar-ul-Aman, the Adei Foundation and Adei Hospital Group opened this new hospital in the west of Kabul City, behind More
Armless Afghan Paralympic swimmer Abbas Karimi has won two gold medals and one bronze medal in the World Para Swimming Championship. Karimi on his Facebook page announced his wins. He said he played in three categories. He won one gold medal each in 50-meter butterfly and freestyle competitions and bronze medal in 50-meter backstroke. “I More
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has announced squads for five One-Day Internationals and one four-day match against Sri Lanka A. Wicket-keeper batsman Ikram Alikhil will lead Afghanistan A, which will arrive in Sri Lanka on April 25 and commence their tour with an ODI on April 28. ACB said the second ODI would take place More
Afghanistan’s spin maestro Rashid Khan has smashed Mohammad Shami’s record to become the highest wicket-taker for Gujarat in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Khan achieved the feat in a group clash against Sunrisers Hayderabad, according to India Today. Khan, the vice-captain of the franchise, went past Mohammad Shami’s tally to become the highest wicket-taker for More
Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Baz Mohammad Mubariz has defeated his French opponent Johan Van de Hel in an overnight bout. The athlete wrote on his Facebook account: “I would like to thank you all for supporting me and congratulate all countrymen.” The fight took place on Sunday night at M2MMA in Thailand. With the More
