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15-man national squad named for Cricket World Cup 2015
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Football coach Kargar stabbed many times by unknown men
KABUL: The national football team’s coach Mohammad Yousef Kargar has sustained injuries in an attack by unknown men near his house in Kabul, said officials on Sunday. Head of Afghanistan Football Federation’s media o READ MORE
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World Cup warm-up: Scotland swept aside by Afghanistan
Scotland suffered a crushing eight wicket defeat against Afghanistan in the first of their World Cup warm-up matches in Dubai. With Hamish Gardiner top-scorer on 96, the Scots reached 237-8 from their 45 overs at the ICC READ MORE
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Afghan squad leaves for UAE for ODIs
KABUL: The national cricket team left Kabul for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday to attend a series of ODI matches and hold practice sessions as part of preparations for the Cricket World Cup 2015... READ MORE
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15-man national squad named for Cricket World Cup 2015
KABUL: The national squad for Cricket World Cup 2015 was introduced by Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Monday. The 15-player squad would represent Afghanistan in the world cup which would be held in Australia... READ MORE
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New ACB chairman vows inclusive plans for cricket developmen
KABUL: The new appointed chairman for Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Sunday vowed to adopt comprehensive plans for improvement of cricket in the country. “We have new plans on hand to boot cricket in the country... READ MORE
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Afghanistan-A upset Pakistan-A in friendly match
KABUL: Afghanistan-A beat Pakistan-A by 54 runs in the one-off limited overs match in the Pakistani capital Islamabad as Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif watched the friendly.... READ MORE
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Countrywide Football Competitions Begin
A series of football championship matches between several Afghan football clubs began simultaneously in seven zones around the country on Tuesday. The competitions aim to identity the most competent football teams in the READ MORE
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Afghans retain ACC U-16 Elite Cup title
KABUL: Defending champions Afghanistan retained the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Under-16 Elite Cup title in Qatar on Tuesday, an official said. In their final match, the national side trounced Hong Kong by 150 runs to re READ MORE
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Afghans score 2nd win in U-16 Elite Cup
KABUL: Defending champions Afghanistan scored their second consecutive victory in their Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Under-16 Elite Cup match in Qatar on Friday, an official said. In their first encounter, Afghanistan had READ MORE
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Work on Khost cricket stadium begins
KHOST: Construction work on an international cricket stadium was formally launched in the capital of southeastern Khost province on Friday. Acting Governor Abdul Jabbar Naeemi and Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) Chief Ex READ MORE
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3-week volleyball event begins in Wardak
MAIDAN SHAHAR: A volleyball tournament featuring 44 squads got under way in the capital of central Maidan Wardak province on Friday. The three-week event is aimed to select the provincial team, according to the governorâ READ MORE
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NBF launches drives to select female players
KABUL: The National Basketball Federation (NBF) of Afghanistan on Sunday conducted a contest to gauge capability of the provincial teams and choose female players for the national team in order. The national team will ta READ MORE
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Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar wants to visit Afghan
The Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar has said he is willing to visit Afghanistan, the Afghan ambassador to India Shaida M Abdali said Wednesday. Abdali has said that Tendulkar has accepted an invitation to visit Af READ MORE
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Afghanistan storm into Asian Games final
KABUL: Afghanistan have stormed into Asian Games cricket final after beating Hong Kong in South Korea on Thursday, a board official said. Afghanistan Cricket Board spokesman Farid Hotak said the national side won the tos READ MORE
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Hindukush Eagles in Premier League semis
KABUL: The Hindukush Eagles have edged past Maiwand Club in a hotly-contested football encounter, storming into the semifinals of the Premier League here. Hindukush Eagles won Thursday’s match on penalty kicks by 8-7 READ MORE
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Afghanistan beat South Wales by 3 wickets
KABUL: Currently visiting Australia as part of preparations for the World Cup, the national cricket team defeated South Wales, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said on Friday. South Wales, asked to bat first, were bow READ MORE
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Seminar launched to improve skills, techniques of taekwondo
KABUL: To improve taekwondo skills and to introduce updated techniques to athletes, Afghanistan National Taekwondo Federation (ANTF) in joint cooperation with the World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) kicked off a three days READ MORE
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Turkmenistan bracing for 2017 Asian Games
ASHGABAT: Turkmenistan is gearing up well to host Asian indoor and martial arts games in Ashgabat in 2017. As part of preparations, Turkmenistan is building a colossal township for the games. Based on a two-pronged agree READ MORE
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Asian Olympics: Afghans off to S. Korea
KABUL: The Afghanistan-A cricket team on Tuesday left for South Korea to take part in the Asian Olympic Games beginning on Friday in the nation’s capital Seoul. The players were seen off by Afghanistan Cricket Board (A READ MORE
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Andy Moles Takes Over As Afghanistan Coach
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) have moved swiftly to install Andy Moles as head coach to replace Kabir Khan, who resigned earlier this week. Moles was appointed as batting coach in June and now takes on the top job READ MORE
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Iran and blame the victim game
Tehran is continuously interfering in Afghanistan and pressurizing Kabul under one pretext or the other. Iran’s meddling into our internal affairs while giving it name of concern as Tehran did it recently when its ambassa...
