Ireland defeated Afghanistan by 38 runs in the first T20I of their three-match series in Sharjah on Friday. Afghanistan won the toss and invited Ireland to bat first, with Ben White and Josh Little starring with the ball. Harry Tector hit an undefeated half-century as the tourists took a 1-0 series lead against hosts Afghanistan. More
Afghan freefighter Wahidullah Nazhand will face his Czech rival Jacob Bhinak in Stuttgart. Nazhand wrote on his Facebook account that the match would be played on March 23 in Germany’s city. According to Nazhand, this will be his 55th competition at the MMA event in the weight category of 74 kilograms. His sister Azita told Pajhwok More
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has named a 15-member squad for the three match T20 series against Ireland. Afghanistan T20 captain and veteran leggie Rashid Khan has returned to the squad for the first time since the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023. Rashid has not played a competitive game since the tournament in India More
Afghanistan have trounced Ireland by 117 runs in the third One-Day International, clinching the three-match series by 2-0 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Ireland won the toss and invited Afghanistan to bat first. Opener Rahmanullah Gurbaz and skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi hit half centuries to help their side to post a total of 236 runs for More
Afghanistan and Ireland are all set to square off in their final One-Day International today (Tuesday) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The match would commence at 4:00pm local time, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) wrote on its Facebook page. Earlier, Afghanistan had trounced Ireland by 35 runs in the first ODI. However the second match More
By defeating her Russian rival at the European Para Taekwondo Championships, Afghan athlete Zakia Khudadadi has qualified for the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. Khudadadi wrote on her X account that she won the gold medal and found her way to the 2024 Paralympics in Paris. Khudadadi, currently residing in France as an immigrant, outplayed More
The second One Day International (ODI) cricket match between Afghanistan and Ireland has been called off due to heavy and persistent rain in Sharjah, according to a statement on Saturday. “Heavy and persistent rain in Sharjah [the venue for the game]” had forced the match to be called off, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said. More
Putting on an impressive all-round performance, Afghanistan have defeated Ireland by 35 runs in the first match of the One-Day International (ODI) series in Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Invited to bat first, Afghan opening batters Rahmanullah Gurbaz (121) and Ibrahim Zadran (60) started well and shared 150 runs for the first wicket, which was their third More
Afghanistan and Ireland are all set to square off in the opener of the three-match One-Day International series today (Thursday) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The match would commence at 4:00pm local time, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) wrote on its Facebook page. On the eve of the clash, Afghan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi told a More
The head coach of athletic national team, Ahmad Feroz Sakhizada, passed away due to a hemorrhagic stroke in Iran on Saturday. The Afghanistan Athletics Federation (AAF) confirmed the death of Sakhizada on its Facebook page. It said: “Sakhizada held a bachelor’s degree in physical training and sports. He was a professional trainer of the athletics More