Afghanistan are set to play a one-off Test match against New Zealand in September at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground in India. This will mark the first time the two teams compete in the longest format of the game, according to ESPNcricinfo. This Test will be Afghanistan’s 10th overall and their third of 2024, More
The 2024 Olympic Games are all set to kick off tomorrow (Friday) in Paris, the capital of France, amid tight security, a media report said on Thursday. Approximately 10,500 athletes from various countries, including six from Afghanistan, would compete across 32 sports in 329 events, India Times reported. The games will continue until August 11 More
Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) Chairman Mirwais Ashraf and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Naseeb Khan have attended the International Cricket Council (ICC) annual conference in Sri Lanka. The conference concluded in Colombo on Monday, ACB wrote on its Facebook page. ICC members’ hailed Afghanistan’s performance in the T20 World Cup in the US and West Indies. More
The national futsal team has arrived in Morocco for two friendly matches against the hosts, the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) announced on Tuesday. AFF wrote on its Facebook page the national squad would play two friendly matches against Morocco on July 10 and 13. It said the matches would be played behind closed doors. AFF More
Kyrgyzstan have trounced Afghanistan by four goals in their first match at the Under-20 Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) Championship. The one-sided match was played in Jalal-Abad city of southern Kyrgyzstan on Friday, the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) wrote on its Facebook page. Afghanistan will take on Tajikistan in their final group-stage encounter on July More
India have clinched the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title after beating South Africa by seven runs in a sensational final at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. India won the toss and decided to bat first. Star opener Virat Kohli hit a half century to help his side set a 176 runs target for opposition. More
Afghanistan and Morocco will play two friendly futsal matches in July, the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) announced on Saturday. AFF wrote on its Facebook page the national futsal squad would play two friendly matches with Morocco on July 10 and 13. It said the matches will be hosted by Morocco behind closed doors and were More
Afghanistan’s T20 World Cup journey on Thursday came to a shocking end, losing an utterly one-sided semi-final match to South Africa on the Tarouba pitch. Bundled out for a paltry 56, Afghanistan became the first side to be dismissed for less than 100 in a T20 World Cup semi-final, according to the ICC news centre. More
Afghanistan will face Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in their group matches in the under 20 Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) Championship. Afghanistan are placed alongside with Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in group A, while Iran, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are placed in group B of the tournament, the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) said in a statement. The CAFA More
Afghanistan and South Africa are all set to square off in the first semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup tomorrow (Thursday) at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad and Tobago. The match will commence at 5:00am Afghanistan time, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) wrote on its Facebook page. ACB will live broadcast More
