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Afghanistan U-19s successfully defended its title in the Asian Premiere League games and earned the championship once again. The Asian Premiere League began on 28th August in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur and ended on 3rd September. The defending champion Afghanistan beat all opposite teams easily and remained the champion. …

Afghanistan U-19 beat UAE U-19 by 10 wickets in the Asian Premiere League. United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat first. United Arab Emirates could not resist well against the Afghan bowling attack and got all out after scoring 88 runs. Tariq Khan got 5 wickets while …

KATHMANDU: Nepal lost to Afghanistan by 10 wickets in their second match of the ACC U-19 Premier played at the Kinrara Academy Oval, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Saturday. Batting first after winning the toss, Nepal were bowled out for 123 runs in  47.6 overs. In reply, Afghanistan raced to 127 …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Afghanistan ‘A’ Cricket Team returned home after participating in two series of cricket matches against Sri Lanka ‘A’ Cricket Team during their 21-day stay in that country. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) spokesman, Farid Hotak, told Afghanistan Times that the Afghan team had four matches against …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Afghan U-19 national football team defeated Maldives in their opening match in South Asia Football Federation (SAFF) U-19 Championship. The national U-19 squad opened the goal of Maldives during 45th minute of the first half of the match with Masoud Habibi hitting the first goal. The …

KABUL: Visiting  Afghanistan-A, powered by Hashmat Shaheedi, routed their Sri Lankan rivals in a One-Day cricket match in Colombo, an official said on Friday. Farid Hotak, spokesman for the Afghan Cricket Board (ACB), said Sri Lankan won the toss and decided to bat first. They scored 239 runs in the …

KABUL: Afghanistan under 19 Football team has defeated Maldives under 19 Football team in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) teams in Nepal, an official of the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) said on Thursday. AFF spokesman Syed Ali Kazmi said six teams were divided in two groups and Afghanistan …

AT-KABUL: Etisalat has signed an agreement with national cricket team’s players Hamid Hassan and Muhammad Nabi as brand ambassadors. The two superstars will appear in Etisalat’s commercial and public campaigns as well as become ambassadors for social causes. Wednesday’s signing reiterates Etisalat’s efforts in forging strong relations with the sporting …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) is set to appoint new head coach for the national cricket team, official said Friday. The ACB spokesman, Farid Hotak, told Afghanistan Times that the decision will be taken as the contract with former Head Coach Andrew Moles has expired and the …

AT Monitoring Desk-KABUL: Afghan national cricket team will meet word class teams, said the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Wednesday, while announcing its pre-Twenty-20 World Cup plans. The T-20 World Cup 2016 will be held in India. The ACB executive director, Shafiqullah Stanekzai, told a press conference in Kabul that …