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
Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Javid Basharat is facing his Canadian rival today (Saturday) in an UFC fight. Basharat wrote on his Facebook page that he would meet with his Canadian opponent tonight. The fight will take place in Las Vegas city. This will be Basharat’s 16th international contest. Meanwhile, Abdul Azim Badakhshi, another MMA fighter, More
An Afghan swimmer finished second in swimming contests hosted by the Philippines, the Afghan Olympic Committee said on Wednesday. The Philippine Aquatics, Inc. is holding the 11th Asian Age Group Championships that started February 26 and will continue till March 9 at the New Clark City Aquatics Center in Capas City, Tarlac. The National Olympic Committee More
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has named a 16-member squad captained by Hashmatullah Shahidi for the one-off test match against Ireland. Rashid Khan, ace spinner who is recuperating from a lower-back surgery, will miss the test match which is scheduled to commence on Wednesday at the Tolerance Oval in Abu Dhabi. Rahmanullah Gurbaz has been More
Sri Lanka’s T20I skipper Wanindu Hasaranga has been awarded a two-match suspension due to his latest breach of the ICC Code of Conduct. Hasaranga’s suspension came after his total demerit points reached five within a 24-month period following his latest breach of the code of conduct, for which he received a 50 per cent fine More
Afghan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq has guided Peshawar Zalmi to a narrow win over table-topper Multan Sultans in the Pakistan Super League (PSL). In a moment of enormous pressure, Haq claimed two wickets off the last two balls to hand Peshawar their first triumph in the 9th edition of PSL on Friday night. Opting to bat first in More
