Afghanistan have edged past Bahrain by 3-2 in their last group encounter, securing a spot in the quarterfinals at the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) Futsal Championship in Thailand. Farzad Mahmudi, Akbar Kazmi and Mehran Gholami scored one goal each for Afghanistan in Monday’s match to help their side advance. The national squad will take More
Afghanistan are set to take on Bahrain today (Monday) at the National Sports Development Fund (NSDF) Futsal Championship in Thailand. The match would commence at 6:30pm Afghanistan time, the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) wrote on its Facebook page. Futsal teams from Afghanistan, Iran, Kuwait and Bahrain are participating in the event. Earlier, Afghanistan had lost More
In the wake of Australia postponing their T20I series against Afghanistan, spin sensation Rashid Khan is mulling his participation in the Big Bash League (BBL). Rashid Khan is “hurt” by Cricket Australia’s decision recently to indefinitely postpone Australia’s scheduled three-match T20I series against Afghanistan. In response, Rashid, who is currently playing for Gujarat Titans in More
Afghanistan’s veteran all-rounder Mohammad Nabi has opened a branch of Adei Hospital west of the capital Kabul. On his Facebook page, Nabi wrote: “Based on your request, especially residents of Kart-i-Chahar, Kart-i-Seh, Khoshal Khan Mena and Dar-ul-Aman, the Adei Foundation and Adei Hospital Group opened this new hospital in the west of Kabul City, behind More
Armless Afghan Paralympic swimmer Abbas Karimi has won two gold medals and one bronze medal in the World Para Swimming Championship. Karimi on his Facebook page announced his wins. He said he played in three categories. He won one gold medal each in 50-meter butterfly and freestyle competitions and bronze medal in 50-meter backstroke. “I More
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has announced squads for five One-Day Internationals and one four-day match against Sri Lanka A. Wicket-keeper batsman Ikram Alikhil will lead Afghanistan A, which will arrive in Sri Lanka on April 25 and commence their tour with an ODI on April 28. ACB said the second ODI would take place More
Afghanistan’s spin maestro Rashid Khan has smashed Mohammad Shami’s record to become the highest wicket-taker for Gujarat in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Khan achieved the feat in a group clash against Sunrisers Hayderabad, according to India Today. Khan, the vice-captain of the franchise, went past Mohammad Shami’s tally to become the highest wicket-taker for More
Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Baz Mohammad Mubariz has defeated his French opponent Johan Van de Hel in an overnight bout. The athlete wrote on his Facebook account: “I would like to thank you all for supporting me and congratulate all countrymen.” The fight took place on Sunday night at M2MMA in Thailand. With the More
Afghanistan beat Myanmar 6-1 in a friendly Futsal match on Saturday, the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) said. The match was played at 1:00 pm Afghanistan time in which the national team scored six goals while the host scored 1 goal. The source said Farzad Mahmoodi scored two goals, Omaid Qanbari, Hasan Hussaini, Ali Jafari, and More
The national squad has moved up to the 61st slot in the latest world rankings, the Afghanistan Volleyball Federation (AVF) said on Saturday. Mohammad Nasir Noori, deputy head of AVF, told Pajhwok Afghan News Afghanistan had moved up three places, in the fresh world rankings. He added the national squad’s standing in Asia remained unchanged at More
