Afghan athletes with four gold, two silver and as many bronze medals secured first position in Iran’s “Peace and Friendship” Wushu competitions, Wushu federation officials said on Monday. Afghanistan National Wushu Federation (ANWF) wrote in its Facebook account that an Afghan Wushu team participated in Iran’s “Peace and Friendship” Wushu Cup contests. The Afghan group More
The Afghanistan Cricket Board on Tuesday announced sending national team’s spin bowler Mujeeb Zadran to India for better treatment. ACB reported that Mujeeb has been injured for the past few months, with damaged ligaments between his right hand fingers preventing him from bowling. The board noted that Mujeeb had previously undergone treatment twice in the More
South Africa have trounced Afghanistan by seven wickets in the third and final match of the One-Day International series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Afghan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and opted to bat first — a decision that backfired. The hosts were bundled out for 169 runs. Opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz was the only More
Afghan Judo athletes have won three gold, three silver and as many bronze medals in contests in Iran, an official announced on Sunday. Zabihullah Nazari, Chairman of Afghanistan Judo Federation, saidthe contests were held on Saturday between 230 athletes, including 25 from Afghanistan, in various cities of the neighboring country. He added Mohammad Reza Qabadi, More
Afghanistan have crushed South Africa by 177 runs in the second One-Day International, clinching the series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Afghan skipper Shahidi won the toss and decided to bat first. Opener Rahmanullah Gurzab hit a century to help his side set a massive 312 runs target for the opposition. Gurbaz slammed 105 runs More
Afghanistan have humiliated South Africa by six wickets in their first match of One-Day International series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. South Africa won the toss and elected to bat first. The visitors struggled against Afghanistan’s disciplined bowling attack and were bundled out for 106. Wiaan Mulder was the only South African batter to hit More
Afghanistan have trounced Angola by 6-4 in their first match at the FIFA Futsal World Cup. The match was played on Sunday in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. Afghanistan took a commanding lead with five goals in the first half, while Angola managed to score two. Akbar Kazemi scored twice, while Omid Qanbari, Hossein Mohammadi More
The tenth edition of the FIFA Futsal World Cup 2024 is all set to kick off today (Saturday) in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. Twenty four teams, participating in tournament, have been divided into six groups. Uzbekistan, the Netherlands, Paraguay and Costa Rica are in Group A while Brazil, Cuba, Croatia and Thailand are placed More
Amid persistent rain, one-off test between Afghanistan and New Zealand has been called off without a ball being bowled at the Greater Noida Stadium in India. Afghanistan Cricket Board said the first-ever test match between the two teams at the Greater Noida Stadium was called off due to continued rain on the first day. ACB More
Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) Chairman Mirwais Ashraf and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Naseeb Khan attended the Asian Cricket Council’s Executive Board meeting. Chaired by ACC President Jay Shah, the meeting was held on Monday in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, ACB said in a statement. Cooperation between ACC member countries, ACC’s ongoing events and More