The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has named a 16-member squad for a one-off Test match against New Zealand. The solitary Test is scheduled to commence on Monday at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground, ACB wrote on its Facebook page. Veteran leggie Rashid Khan , recuperating from an injury, will miss the Test match. Zahir More
Afghanistan trounced New Zealand 5-1 in their third match at the Continental Futsal Championship (CFC) in Thailand. The match was played at the Nonthaburi Provincial Stadium today (Wednesday). The tournament, hosted by Thailand, features teams from Afghanistan, Thailand, Guatemala, Kuwait and New Zealand. In their previous matches, Afghanistan defeated Guatemala in their opening game, but More
Armless Afghan Paralympic swimmer Abbas Karimi has won a silver medal in the Paris Paralympic Games. Karimi announced his triumph on his Facebook page. He covered 4×50 metres in two minutes and 18 seconds and finished second, bagging a silver medal. China won the first place in the competition. Meanwhile, an Afghan Para taekwondo athlete, More
Afghanistan have clinched the 2024 U-17 Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) Championship title. In a keenly-contested final in Dushanbe on Saturday, the national squad pulled a 1-0 triumph over Uzbekistan in, said the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF). In the tournament, the rising Afghan soccer stars Afghan team scored three impressive wins and exhibited their prowess. More
Afghan boxer Mohammad Zakaria Zamani has lost his bout to a Russian opponent in Moscow. In the overnight match, Zamani entered the ring against Russia’s number 3 boxer and finally accepted defeat. This boxing battle in the 64 kilogram weight category had 10 round, each lasting three minutes. The contest was held on August 23 More
The New Zealand Cricket has named a 15-member squad for a one-off Test against Afghanistan. The International Cricket Council (ICC) wrote on its Facebook page experienced fast bowler Tim Southee would lead the Black Caps in the Test, beginning from September 9 at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground. Squad: Tim Southee (c), Tom Blundell More
The ninth edition of the Shpageeza Cricket League (SCL), featuring five zonal teams, kicked off today (Monday) at the Kabul International Cricket Stadium. The opener of the League is being played between Speenghar Tigers and Band-i-Amir Dragons. Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) chairman Mirwais Ashraf called the league essential for the players selected for short-format event More
Afghan taekwondo player Samir Rahimi has won gold medal by defeating his Chinese opponent in the International Taekwondo Federation (ITF) Asia Cup Championship, the National Olympic Committee said on Saturday. In a statement, NOC said two Afghan athletes exhibited their skills in the tournament, with Rahimi grabbing gold medal. Another Afghan player will compete today. More
Spain have outplayed hosts France in the final match of the Paris Olympics football event and won gold medal. Spanish and French teams competed at the Park de Prince Stadium, with the former romping home 5-3 in extra time. Fermin Lopez and Sergio Camelo scored two goals and Alex Baena chipped in with one for More
Afghan judoka Mohammad Samim Faizad returned to Kabul on Friday following his participation in the Paris Olympics. Recent rumors had suggested that Faizad had traveled to Germany after the Games, but he clarified at the airport that these reports were false. Faizad explained that some foreign media had circulated misinformation, claiming he might not return More
