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
Cricket South Africa (CSA) has named a 16-member squad for three match One-Day International series against Afghanistan. CSA wrote on its Facebook page: “White-ball head coach Rob Walter has today announced the squads for the upcoming One-Day International (ODI) series against Afghanistan.” Three uncapped players picked in the 50-overs line-up. Squad: Temba Bavuma (c), Ottneil More
Afghan freefighter Wahidullah Nazhand defeated his Czech rival Max Handanjic with a submission in Oberhausen city. Nazhand wrote on his Facebook account that the match was played on September 7 in Germany’s city. Nazhand thrashed his opponent in the first round with a submission move in the 60th round of the Octagon organization’s open fighting competition More
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
