Afghan mixed martial arts fighter Nasrat Haqparast is set to face his Australian opponent tonight in his 24th professional bout. The highly anticipated contest will be part of UFC 321, taking place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). Haqparast, a prominent figure in the world of mixed martial arts, has fought 23 professional bouts More
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has fined Afghanistan 25 percent of their match fee for a slow over-rate in their one-off Test against Zimbabwe. The sanction was imposed by Richie Richardson of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees after Afghanistan fell five overs short of the required rate, with allowances taken into account, More
Afghanistan are all set to clash with the Maldives in their second match in the Central Asian Volleyball Championship today (Thursday). The match will commence at 1: 30pm local time, the Afghanistan Volleyball Federation (AVF) said. Sri Lanka edged past Afghanistan by 3-2 in their opening match in the tournament on Wednesday. The Central Asia More
Afghanistan lost their first match to Sri Lanka in the Central Asia Volleyball Championship. The Central Asia Volleyball Championship, featuring nine countries including Afghanistan, kicked off today in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. In the tournament’s opening match, the Afghan national team faced Sri Lanka and lost the game 3–2. The national team will play More
National Kurash athlete Mohammad Yahya Mohammadi has won a bronze medal, earning Afghanistan’s first medal at the Asian Games in Bahrain, an official said on Monday. Syed Mahmood Zia Dashti, head of the Afghanistan Kurash, Sambo and Belt Wrestling Federation, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Mohammadi secured the bronze medal in the 65-kilogram weight category, More
Afghanistan’s Under-19 cricket team will play a One-Day International (ODI) tri-series against India U-19 A and B teams in November. The series would commence on November 17 and would continue until November 30, hosted by India, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said in a statement. The Afghan U-19 side will play a total of four More
Afghan boxer Shahid Kharuti is set to face his Pakistani opponent in a boxing bout in Abbottabad, Pakistan on Sunday. Kharuti told Pajhwok Afghan News that the match would take place this evening under the supervision of a sports organization in Abbottabad. He said: “So far, I have participated in 18 fights — 16 in More
Afghan mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Ahmad Wali Hotak is set to face a Russian opponent in a championship bout. He left Kabul for Moscow on Sunday morning to participate in the upcoming match. Posting a photo of himself at Kabul International Airport on his Facebook page, Hotak wrote: “From the airport to the battlefield, More
Two Afghan Kurash athletes and their coach departed for Bahrain on Thursday to represent the country, the Afghanistan Kurash, Sambo and Wrestling Federation announced. Sayed Mahmood Zia Dashti, head of the federation, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Sayed Bais Farzad will accompany the two athletes as their coach. He added that the 3rd Asian Youth More
The Afghanistan Volleyball Federation (AVF) says that the national volleyball team has traveled to Bangladesh to participate in the Central Asian Volleyball Championship. In a Facebook post, AVF stated that the team left Kabul on Wednesday morning. Meanwhile, the General Directorate of Sports and Physical Training confirmed that the squad recently concluded a two-and-a-half-month training More
