Sports

The national football team has departed for Tajikistan to play two friendly matches, the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) said on Monday.

A football premier league, featuring eight teams, kicked off in Tirinkot, the capital of central Uruzgan province on Monday, an official announced.

The National Olympic Committee and Sports and Physical Training Department have appreciated Taekwondo and Wushu players who have won two gold medals and four silver medals in recent competitions held in Uzbekistan.

Pakistan have hammered Afghanistan in the Arab Baseball Classic, in Dubai, cruising into the last-four stage.

Afghan ITF Taekwondo and Jitkondo players of Afghanistan National Wushu Federation won two gold and four silver medals in Uzbekistan, the Sports Department said on Saturday.

Hamidullah Omari has won silver medal in body fitness competitions underway in the Maldives, the Afghanistan Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation (AFBBF) said on Saturday.

A week-long volleyball tournament, featuring seven teams, has kicked off in Neili, the capital of central Daikundi province, an official announced on Saturday.

Defeating his Iraqi and Indian rivals, Afghan cueist Saleh Mohammad Mohammadi has found way to the World Snooker Championship semi-finals.

Afghanistan and Bangladesh are all set to meet in the second One-Day International match today (Saturday) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

A one-day kickboxing tournament was held in Lashkargah, the capital of southern Helmand province, with 70 athletes participating.

Kabul’s rugby team has emerged victorious in the Rugby Championship held in Bamyan, with 12 top-performing players selected for Afghanistan’s national team.

Afghanistan’s national cricket team is set to play its second One Day International (ODI) of the three match series against Bangladesh on Saturday.