Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Baz Mohammad Mubariz says he will enter the ring against his French rival Johan Van de Hel next month. The athlete wrote on his Facebook account he was happy to be in the service of his countrymen once again by joining the emotional competition. Mubariz said he would take on More
Sri Lanka have trounced Afghanistan by four runs in the opener of three-match T20I series at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. After winning the toss, Afghanistan invited the hosts to bat first. Sri Lanka was all out for 160 in 19 overs with allrounder Wanindu Hasaranga played an outstanding counterpunch innings of More
Afghan star cricketer Mohammad Nabi has been ranked No.1 all-rounder in the ICC One Day International (ODI) ranking replacing Bangladesh Shakib Al Hasan, the world cricket body said on Wednesday. Cricinfo reported that Afghanistan’s Mohammad Nabi replaced Shakib Al Hasan of Bangladesh as the No.1 ranked all-rounder in the ICC rankings, on Wednesday. Prior to this, Shakib had More
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has appointed Nicholas Trevor Lee as the national team’s new strength and conditioning trainer. Hailing from England, Lee is set to join the team on February 23, ahead of Afghanistan’s all-format home series in March against Ireland. ACB wrote on its X handle the 40-year-old was a former right-hand batsman More
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has named a 16-member squad for the three-match T20 series against Sri Lanka. Rashid Khan, Afghanistan’s T20 skipper and ace spinner who is recuperating from a lower-back surgery, will miss the series. Ibrahim Zadran, who led Afghanistan in the previous two T20I series in UAE and India, is set to More
Sri Lanka have trounced Afghanistan in the second One-Day International by 155 runs and lead the series 2-0 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. The hosts opting to bat first set a massive target of 309 runs for the visitors Azmatullah Omarzai was the pick of Afghan bowlers, finishing with three wickets. In reply, Afghanistan More
Australia dominated in all three departments of the field to defeat India by 79 runs in the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024 final in Benoni, South Africa. Australian captain Hugh Weibgen wins the toss and elected to bat first in Benoni. Charlie Anderson came in for Tom Campbell for Australia. India were unchanged. More
Afghan athlete Khushal Sadat has won a silver medal in an international marathon contest in Iraq, the Afghanistan Athletics Federation (AAF) said on Saturday. AAF wrote on its Facebook page that Khushal Sadat won the silver medal in the second group of the third round. It said the competition was held in Baghdad, the capital More
Sri Lanka have trounced Afghanistan by 42 runs in the opener of their three match One-Day International (ODI) series at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. Afghanistan won the toss and invited the hosts to bat. Pathum Nissanka’s record double century helped Sri Lanka post a massive total of 381 runs for the loss of three wickets. More
Two Afghan players Mohsin Rezaee and Hikmatullah Zain have won bronze medals in the ongoing 11th Al Fujairah Open Taekwondo Championship 2024 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Afghanistan National Taekwondo Federation (ANTF) said on Monday. ANTF coach Bashir Tarakai told that Afghan athlete Hikmatullah Zain clinched the bronze medal by defeating his three More
