Archive for the ‘Afghan Sports News’ Category
Afghanistan wins cricket tournament!
Afghanistan’s national cricket team today defeated Nepal by 7 wickets in the final match to win the 2013 ACC (Asian Cricket Council) Twenty20 Cup, which was held in Nepal. This is the the fourth time that Afghanistan has won this tournament. A total of 10 team from Asia participated in this year’s tournament. The teams [...]
April 3, 2013
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Afghan boxer makes history – Wins WBO middleweight belt!
Afghan boxer Hamid Rahimi made history today by defeating Tanzanian Said Mbelwa in the 7th round via a technical knockout (TKO) to win the vacant World Boxing Organization Intercontinental middleweight belt in Kabul. This was the first international boxing event to be held in Afghanistan in 30 years. Millions of Afghans both inside and outside [...]
October 30, 2012
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Development project almost completed in Balkh, and Islamic Center to be built in Kabul
Afghanistan’s Tolo News reported today that an international airport, a railway and a 400-bed hospital will soon be inaugurated in Afghanistan’s northern province of Balkh. Balkh’s deputy governor Mohammad Zahir Wahdat said that the airport which has been overseen by a Turkish company and is being funded by Germany and the United Arab Emirates is [...]
October 28, 2012
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Afghan MMA fighter makes history – wins his first ever UFC fight!
Last night, at the Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden, Afghan mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Siyar Bahadurzada knocked out his Brazilian opponent Paulo Thiago in just 42 seconds of the first round. Bahadurzada made history as he has now become the first ever Afghan to fight in the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship), the largest [...]
April 15, 2012
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Afghanistan is victorious at the 2012 ACC U-16 Challenge Cup
Afghanistan’s U-16 (Under 16) cricket team went undefeated and won the ACC (Asian Cricket Council) U-16 Challenge Cup today in Thailand. The event had started on March 3rd in Chiang Mail, Thailand. Besides Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, Maldives Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) participated in the event. On day one, Afghanistan took on [...]
March 10, 2012
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Afghan boxer wins WBU title!
On Friday night, February 24th, in front of a sold out crowd in Hamburg Germany, Afghan boxer Hamid Rahimi made history and defeated Ruslan Rodivich from Belarus to become the interim World Boxing Union (WBU) middle weight champion. The fight was scheduled for 12 rounds, but had to be stopped in the 8th since Rodivich [...]
February 25, 2012
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Afghan cricket team victorious again!
Afghanistan took on Hong Kong, and defeated them by 8 runs in the final match of the 2011 Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Twenty20 Cup. This is the second time that Afghanistan has won this tournament. After winning the coin toss, Afghanistan chose to bat first. They scored 125 runs losing all wickets in 19.5 overs. [...]
December 11, 2011
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Work on 12km road and sports stadium completed in Paktia province
Late last week, Pajhwok Afghan News (PAN) reported that reconstruction work on a 12km road in Gardez, the capital city of Afghanistan’s eastern province of Paktia, was completed at a cost of $3,400,000. The road links the Tiri Kandao area with Sharan, the capital of neighboring Paktika province. “It is an important project for residents [...]
October 23, 2011
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Khost Province: Sports stadium inaugurated, and a new school to be built
A sports stadium, built according to international standards, was recently inaugurated in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Khost. Provincial officials, members of parliament, and the provincial governor, Abdul Jabbar Naeemi participated in the inauguration ceremony. According to Afghan media reports, the stadium took three years to build at a cost of over a million dollars. Funding [...]
October 2, 2011
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Ghazni to get two more schools and a sports gymnasium
Afghanistan’s Bakhtar News Agency reported today that construction work on 2 new school buildings started yesterday in Ghazni province. One building is for the Imam Qaem Bakawel High School, and the other is for the Al Biruni Girl’s High School. Once completed, both school buildings will have 12 classrooms and 4 administrative rooms. Funding the [...]
June 5, 2011
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Afghan MMA Fighter Wins United Glory Welterweight Title!
Siyar Bahadurzada, Afghan Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter and Shooto Light Heavyweight World Champion, added another championship title to his list of achievements. On Saturday, at the United Glory – 2010-2011 World Series Finals in Moscow, Russia, he defeated John Depret in the second round (time: 4:16) via TKO (technical knockout ) to win the [...]
May 28, 2011
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Afghan fighter scores another victory!
Afghan Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) fighter Abdul Mohamed scored yet another victory last night when he defeated British MMA fighter Andrew Fisher by unanimous decision for the Lightweight World Title (70kg). He received his victory in the 10th Legion Championship Fighting “Symbol of Power” event, which was held in Hull, United Kingdom. This is the [...]
April 10, 2011
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