Afghan boxer Mohammad Zekria Zamani is scheduled to compete against his Russian opponent in March 2025. In a post on his Facebook page, Zamani announced that he will compete against the third-ranked Russian boxer, currently 63rd in the world, who boasts an undefeated record with 10 victories. The bout is scheduled for 10 rounds in More
Afghanistan’s all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai has been named ICC Men’s One-Day International (ODI) cricketer of the year following an exceptional performance through 2024, the cricket board said on Monday. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) wrote on its Facebook page: “Congratulations to our star all-rounder, Azmatullah Omarzai, for being voted the ICC Men’s ODI Player of the More
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced its Men’s T20I Team of the Year 2024 on Saturday, featuring veteran leggie Rashid Khan from Afghanistan. Khan was excellent in 2024, leading Afghanistan’s bowling attack, taking 31 wickets in 14 matches. Khan’s performances were exceptional last year, particularly in the T20 World Cup where Afghanistan found their way to semi-final More
The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced its Men’s ODI Team of the Year on Friday, which features three players from Afghanistan. The star-studded team features four players from Sri Lanka, three from Pakistan and Afghanistan, and one from the West Indies, a post on the ICC Website read. Rahmanullah Gurbaz 11 Matches, 531 Runs, 121 More
The Afghanistan Football Federation says the draw for the Under-17 Asian Cup football teams was held yesterday and Afghanistan were drawn with Yemen, South Korea and Indonesia in Group C. On its X handle, AFF wrote the draw for the AFC U-17 Asian Cup was held, with Afghan team drawn in Group C alongside Yemen, More
England’s skipper, disregarding calls for a boycott, says their Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan should go ahead as planned. Afghanistan and England are scheduled to square off in Lahore on February 26 in the Champions Trophy, which begins on February 19. In a letter to the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), about 200 UK More
The Afghanistan Cricket Board’s National Selection Committee on Sunday announced National Team’s squad for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy, which is scheduled to be played from February 19 to March 09 this year in Pakistan and UAE. Afghanistan’s prolific top-order batter, Ibrahim Zadran, who was away from action due to an ankle injury, has returned More
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has hired former Pakistan middle-order batsman Younis Khan as the national team’s new assistant coach for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy. ACB confirmed to Pajhwok Afghan News the appointment of Younis Khan, who had also served as Afghanistan’s temporary coach at a training camp in the United Arab Emirates in More
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has rejected calls from the UK Parliament and politicians to cancel upcoming match against Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy. Afghanistan will play their second group-stage match against England on February 26 in Lahore. However, according to reports from several foreign media outlets, more than 160 politicians, including members More
Afghanistan clinched the two-match Test series against Zimbabwe after securing a 72-run victory on the final day at Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo. Zimbabwe were dismissed for 205, failing to add to their overnight score, but losing their last two wickets in the only 13 minutes, Reuters reported. Richard Ngarava was run out in the More
