The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced on Friday that it will host a Tri-Nation Series featuring A teams from Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, and Ireland in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In a statement, the ACB said the series will consist of seven One-Day matches, with Afghanistan A (AfghanAbdalyan) playing a four-day match against each participating More
Afghanistan stunned England with a remarkable eight-run victory, securing their maiden win in the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy in Lahore on Wednesday. Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat first, with Ibrahim Zadran leading the charge, scoring an impressive 177—the highest individual score in Champions Trophy history. Chasing 326 runs, Joe Root played a More
The Torkham crossing remained shut for all types of movement for the fifth consecutive day on Wednesday, officials said. Several rounds of talks have been held with the Pakistani side, but so far, they have yielded no results, according to authorities in eastern Nangarhar province. Pakistan shut the main land route five days ago in More
Afghanistan have voiced optimism ahead of their high-stakes ICC Champions Trophy encounter against England at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore today (Wednesday). At a news conference on the eve of the crucial match, skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi underlined the need for an improved batting performance in today’s clash. While acknowledging the significance of their emphatic win More
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday signed an agreement worth 500 million dollars with the King Salman Foundation of Saudi Arabia to combat polio virus. On his X platform, WHO’s Director- General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote: “The $500 million commitment by @KSRelief_EN to #EndPolio will be immediately disbursed to the Global Polio Eradication Initiative to help More
Afghanistan will take on England in their second clash of the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy in Lahore on Wednesday (February 26). The match will start at 1:30pm (Afghanistan time). In their first Group-B match, South Africa had trounced Afghanistan by 107 runs at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi. In today’s group B match, Australia More
Afghanistan are set to play their first match of the ICC Men’s Champions Trophy against South Africa on February 21 in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi. The tournament, which features eight teams, officially began on Wednesday in Pakistan, with Afghanistan’s opening match scheduled for tomorrow in Karachi. The match will start at 1:30pm (Afghanistan time). More
The ICC Champions Trophy 2025 — featuring eight teams — is set to begin today (Wednesday) in Pakistan’s port city of Karachi. In the opening match, defending champions and hosts Pakistan will take on New Zealand at 2:30pm. In Group A, India is placed alongside Bangladesh, New Zealand and Pakistan. Group B is comprised of More
National taekwondo team player Sudis Sikandar has defeated three Pakistani opponents in the seventh round of the Asia Pakistan competition, and won the fourth gold medal for the country. Bashir Taraki, the head coach of National Taekwondo Team told Pajhwok News Agency that Sikandar defeated Zaid Muhammad from Pakistan by 2-0 in the first match More
With the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 just around the corner, Afghanistan meet New Zealand in second warm-up match today (Sunday) at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi. The match will begin at 1:30pm Afghanistan time. In their first practice match, Pakistan Shaheen defeated Afghanistan by 144 runs. The ICC 2025 Champions Trophy is scheduled to More
