Afghan Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Abdul Azim Badakhshi says he will take on his rival from South Korea in late October. Badakhshi wrote on his Facebook pagethe fight would take place in the 13th round of the “Matrix Fight Night” on October 28 this year. He said: “This time, I will fight in the cage against my rival from South Korea differently than before.” He added Hye Jink Park, his More
Pakistan have inflicted a an emphatic 238-run win over Nepal in the opener of the 2023 Asia Cup at the Multan Cricket Stadium. Skipper Babar Azam, who opted to bat first, and top-order batter Iftikhar Ahmed smashed impressive centuries to steer the hosts to victory in Wednesday’s match. Off to a shaky start, Pakistan lost More
Afghanistan national cricket team has arrived in Lahore, the capital of Pakistan’s Punjab province, to participate in the Asia Cup. The Pakistan Cricket Board wrote on its Facebook page today that Afghanistan’s national cricket team arrived in Lahore for the Asia Cup. The Asia Cup featuring six teams will start on August 30 and will More
Afghanistan have outplayed Iran by 2-1 in their third game of the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) U-17 Championship. The Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) said the tournament was underway in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Iran are participating in the event. Afghanistan stayed ahead 1-0 in the first half. In More
Afghan athlete Zabihullah Shahzad has won the gold medal in a concrete board-breaking international taekwondo competition in South Korea. The 32-year-old athlete, also a sports journalist and spokesperson for the Taekwondo Federation, defeated his Korean rival, who has won the world championship several times, by breaking 12 concrete boards. After the match, he wrote on More
Nine Afghan athletes are participating in the ongoing “University International Sports Festival” in Yekaterinburg (Russia), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday. MoFA deputy spokesman Zia Ahmad Takal wrote on his X handle 4000 students from 282 universities of 36 countries will contest for 191 medal events across 14 sports in the festival that commenced on More
Pakistan on Tuesday defeated Afghanistan by 142 runs in the first limited over match played in Hambantota, Sri Lanka, according to a media report. Pakistan Captain Babar Azam won the toss and decided to bat first. His team managed to set the target of 202 for Afghanistan to win. Afghanistan’s spinners did well to restrict More
Afghan athlete Ali Akbar Amiri has won a gold medal in a global taekwondo event in South Korea. Zabihullah Shahzad, spokesman for the Afghanistan Taekwondo Federation, wrote on his Facebook page that Amiri outplayed rivals from Canada, Kazakhstan, South Korea and Nigeria. Amiri earned created history by winning the gold medal and for Afghanistan in More
The Afghanistan Cricket Board on Sunday announced a 16-member squad for a three-match one-day international series against Pakistan in Sari Lanka. Asadullah Khan, ACB selection committee chairman, told a meeting in this regard that the ODI series against Pakistan would help Afghanistan prepare for the Asia Cup and the World Cup. He said the coaches More
Afghan taekwondo player Rohullah Nikpai has been appointed as coach of New Zealand’s national taekwondo team. Tamim Hotak, deputy director of referees committee of taekwondo federation, confirmed the development. He said Nikpai currently held no job in the federation, but previously he coached the junior national taekwondo team. Nikpai has won two medals for Afghanistan More
