18th Asian Games in Pictures

Actors perform during the opening ceremony for the 18th Asian Games in the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 18, 2018. (Photo by AP)   A selection of photos from the first two days of the 18th Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang:   A South Korean player (C-in...

La Liga: Barcelona 3-0 Alaves/ video

Spanish La Liga title holders, Barcelona, have started the new season with a comfortable victory over Alaves, at Camp Nou.  Alaves� Spanish goalkeeper Fernando Pacheco blocks a shot on goal by Barcelona�s Argentinian forward Lionel Messi during the Spanish league football match between...

Argentina calls off soccer friendly against Israel under pressure from campaigners

Under pressure from pro-Palestine campaigners, Argentina has canceled a controversial World Cup warm-up match against Israel in the occupied Jerusalem al-Quds amid an international outcry over the regime’s crimes against Palestinians. A senior source at Argentina’s Football Federation,...

Afghanistan Gear Up for Bangladesh T20I Series

Afghanistan is set to play three-match T20I series with Bangladesh, starting from June 3 (Sunday) at Dehradun, India. The home side the matches on 3rd, 5th and 7th of June at Dehradun�s Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, followed by one-off Test match against India in Bengaluru on June 14. Previously,...

The Rapid Rise Of Mujeeb Zadran

Afghanistan�s mystery spinner further enhanced his growing reputation at the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe, especially on Sunday in the trophy match against West Indies when he finished with 4/43 from 9.5 overs. Mujeeb doesn�t turn 17 until 28 March but he is quickly developing...

Afghanistan Thrash West Indies to Claim World Cup Qualifier Title

It�s not how you start but how you finish - Afghanistan proved the old maxim right as they clinched the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 title at a canter, beating Windies by seven wickets at Harare Sports Club. That completes a comeback for a team which had started the competition with three successive...

Champions League Quarter-Final Matchups By The Numbers

The Champions League quarter-final draw delivered some intriguing ties, including a contest that should produce plenty of goals between Liverpool and Manchester City, as well as a revenge mission for Juventus against Real Madrid. Liverpool and City have been among the best attacking...

Afghanistan to battle West Indies in Super Six stage of WCQ tomorrow

Afghanistan National Cricket Team defeated the previously unbeaten West Indies at the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier by three wickets in Harare on Thursday. According to ICC, Afghanistan entered the Super Sixes stage of the Cricket World Cup Qualifier knowing they needed to win their next three...

Abdul Azim Badakhshi � Another rising star in MMA sports in Afghanistan

As Afghanistanian athletes have made major achievements in global Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) field in recent years, another Afghan athlete has Abdul Azim Badakhshi has also joined some of the prominent MMA athletes ranks to fight for Afghanistan. Badakhshi is currently in India and is participating in...

Mr Afghanistan Wins Gold At World Amateur Championships

Afghanistan�s bodybuilding champion Ahmad Yasin Salik Qaderi won gold in the 90kg weight division category at the WBPF championships in Mongolia. Afghanistan�s Ahmad Yasin Salik Qaderi Won gold at the 9th World Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championships (WBPF) in Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar on Sunday. Qaderi...

Tokyo 2020 water venue polluted by E. Coli: Olympics

Tokyo 2020 Olympic organizers said on Wednesday that tests showed levels of E. Coli up to 20 times above the accepted limit and fecal coliform bacteria seven times higher than agreed at the planned venue for marathon swimming and triathlon. Organizers have vowed to improve the water quality to ensure...

Trump insists his criticism of NFL players not race-related

US President Donald Trump has said his criticism of National Football League (NFL) players who kneel during the national anthem is not race-related.  “The issue of kneeling has nothing to do with race,” he said in a tweet on Monday. “It is about respect for our Country, Flag...

Afghanistan Wins Its 9th Bronze Medal At Asian Games

Noor Ahmad Ahmadi defeated his Turkmen rival on Monday to bag another medal for his country.Thumbnail Noor Ahmad Ahmadi, Afghan freestyle wrestler, won a bronze medal in the 5th Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat late Monday. Ahmadi, 25, beat his Tajik rival 10-0 in the first round of...

Iran strikes 19 more medals at Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games

Iranian male and female athletes have managed to collect nineteen more medals at the ongoing 5th edition of Asian Indoor & Martial Arts Games in Turkmenistan, and raised the Islamic Republic’s medal count to 71 at the international multi-sport event. On Friday, Iranian taekwondo practitioner...

Iran edges past Afghanistan 2-1 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualifier

Iran national under-16 football team has remained firmly on course for a place in the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-16 Championship after posting its third consecutive win at the qualification tournament for the event. On Friday evening, the Iranian team clinched a 2-1 win over the Afghanistany...

Afghanistan wins first gold and silver medals in Turkmenistan games

Two athletes from Afghanistan have managed to win gold and silver medals during their maiden appearances in the ongoing games in Turkmenistan. The first gold medal for the country was won by Hussain Bakhsh Safari who managed to defeat his rival in Jujitsu games. In the meantime, the first silver medal...

Iran overcomes Japan in FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup

The national Iranian men’s volleyball team has achieved a come-from-behind win at the 2017 Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup, beating the Japanese squad. The Iranian squad triumphed over Ryujin Nippon 3-1 (21-25,...

Rashid Khan first Afghan cricketer to play in Australia�s Big Bash League

The young Afghan cricket, leg spinner, Rashid Khan has managed to find his way to Australia�s Big Bash League after shining in India�s Indian Premier League matches earlier this year. According to the local media reports in Australia, a contract has been signed between the Strikers and Rashid Khan for...

FIVB World Grand Champions: Iran 3-0 USA

Iran have earned their second win at the 2017 World Grand Champions Cup after coming back from two sets down to defeat the USA 3-2. The Iranians, who had produced a strong performance on Tuesday to overcome Italy 3-2, were far from their best at the beginning of the Wednesday match as they lost the...

South Korea miss World Cup chance after draw with 10-man Iran

South Korea were held to a frustrating scoreless draw by 10-man Iran in Seoul Thursday when a win would have seen the home side qualify for next year�s World Cup. Already qualified, Iran played the majority of the second half in front of a capacity crowd at the Seoul World Cup Stadium a man down...

Afghanistan Inches Closer To U19 World Cup By Beating Malaysia

In their fourth match in the Under-19 World Cup Qualifiers, the national U19 cricket team on Friday beat Malaysia by 10 wickets and 44 overs - moving closer to the ICC U19 World Cup 2018. Malaysia chose to bat first and made 58 runs in 22.2 overs by losing all their wickets. From the national team,...

Afghan cricket team off to London for historic match against MCC at Lord's

The Afghanistan national cricket team left for London on Wednesday to play against the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) in the historic One Day International (ODI) match. The Afghan team departed Kabul earlier today and expects to play against the World XI next week, on 11th July. Speaking during a gathering...

Afghanistan confirmed as full members by the International cricket council

The Afghanistan national cricket team has been confirmed as the full members by the International cricket council. " Afghanistan Cricket Board and Cricket Ireland have been confirmed as Full Members of the International Cricket Council after a unanimous vote at the ICC Full Council meeting at The Oval...

Afghan Cricket Team To Face West Indies in Last ODI Match

The Afghanistan national cricket team will face the West Indies in their last One Day International (ODI) match on Wednesday night Kabul time. Afghanistan won the first match against West Indies on Saturday by 63 runs but lost the second match on Monday by 4 wickets. The winner of Wednesday's match...

Cristiano Ronaldo charged with tax fraud

Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo was on Tuesday accused of evading 14.7 million euros in tax through offshore companies, the latest footballer to fall foul of fiscal authorities in Spain. The 32-year-old -- the world's highest paid athlete according to Forbes magazine -- follows in the steps of...

Iran beats Uzbekistan 2-0, gains entry to 2018 World Cup

Iran’s national football team has blanked Uzbekistan with two goals to be the second country that has booked tickets for the 2018 World Cup, scheduled to be held next summer in Russia. Carlos Queiroz's squad secured their place in the 2018 World Cup after the Monday night match in a fully-packed...

Afghanistan defeats Maldives 2-1 in friendly football match

The Afghanistan national football team defeated Maldives 2-1 in a friendly football match organized in United Arab Emirates tonight. Both the teams started the match aggressively but the Afghan footballer Hassan Amin managed to hit the first goal of the game during the initial minutes of the first half. However,...

Afghanistan loses the third and final T20I match to West Indies

The Afghanistan national cricket team lost the third and final match of the Twenty20 International (T20I) series to West Indies. Played at Warner Park, West Indies managed to win the third and final match by 7 wickets with four balls remaining from the overs. Afghanistan won the toss in the final match...

Pakistan reacts at Afghanistan�s decision to cancel cricket series

The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) reacted at the decision of the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) for cancelling the friendly cricket series between the two nations which was agreed in words during the visit of the Afghanistan Cricket Board chairman to Islambad. PCB in reaction to ACB's decision issued...

Pak-Afghan cricket series agreement not finalized yet: Mashal

The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) chairman Shokrullah Atif Mashal says the agreement regarding bilateral series between Afghanistan and Pakistan cricket tams has not been fully finalized yet. Speaking to reports in Kabul, Mashal said the cricket boards of the two nations have only agreed in words...