KARACHI: Test cricketer Younis Khan, who was hospitalized a day earlier after suffering from high-grade fever, has improved fast and may be discharged in a day or two, friends and doctors told media on Wednesday. The batsman suffering from fever was admitted to a private hospital where sour­ces said he was put through various tests for dengue fever. Although doctors ...

KABUL: Roshan Afghan Premier League (RAPL) will launch its 2016 Championship Tournament at Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) stadium on Thursday the 25th August at 3:00pm. The opening ceremony will include RAPL 2016’s new THEME SONG performed LIVE by three “Afghan Stars” contestants, the audience wearing colors to symbolize the Afghan flag and many more surprises. The first day of the ...

KABUL: Kabul Eagles beats Mis Ainak Knights by five wickets in the final match of Sphageeza T-20 league played in Kabul International Cricket Stadium on Friday. After winning the toss Mis Ainak decided to bat fist and scored 139 in the allotted 20 overs. Mis Ainak opening batsmen give their team a good start on which one down Nawroz Mangal ...

Messi’s earlier vow to quit had dismayed fans, many of whom held street rallies and posted online messages begging him not to go.— Reuters/File BUENOS AIRES: Star striker Lionel Messi will return to play for the Argentine national football team for “love” of his country, despite earlier vowing to retire in frustration, he said on Friday. Argentina’s new coach Edgardo ...

Twenty-year-old Kimia Yousufi fled to Iran as a child. At the glittering Parade of Nations at the opening ceremony of the Rio Olympics, did you see the flag-bearer of the Afghanistan team, the only female member of their contingent, 20-year-old Kimia Yousufi? Yousufi, who will be competing in the track-and-field events, fled her home country Afghanistan and went to Iran ...

The opening ceremony of the 2016 Olympic Games took place in Brazil’s iconic Macarana stadium on August 5th as thousands of athletes from across the globe including the Afghan athletes making their entrance in the colourful and pulsating ceremony. IOC President Thomas Bach in his opening address said ““This is the moment of the cidade maravilhosa.” He said “The first-ever ...

The Afghanistan National Cricket Team is looking to host more One Day International (ODI) matches in its home ground in India. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) officials are hope to schedule bilateral One-Day Internationals in India in a bid to arrange more fixtures against the full members. With the September 2017 cut-off fast approaching, Afghanistan need to play more ODIs ...

  “I think I am fit for the game,” says Afridi. — AP/File KARACHI: Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi has denied all rumours circling his retirement, saying that he will continue representing the country in Twenty20 Internationals. In an interview with BBC Urdu on Sunday, Afridi said he is not eager to make a comeback to the 50-over format of ...

AFP | REUTERS  — AFP/File MADRID: Barcelona football star Lionel Messi has been sentenced to 21 months in prison after a court in Barcelona found him guilty of three counts of tax fraud, a statement from the court said on Wednesday. The income related to Messi’s image rights that was allegedly hidden includes endorsement deals with Banco Sabadell, Danone, Adidas, ...

The Afghanistan national cricket team will face Scotland for the first One Day Intenational (ODI) match at Edinburgh on Monday. Afghanistan will play two ODI matches with Scotland ahead of appearing for a series of matches against Ireland. The second ODI match between Afghanistan and Scotland will be played at Edinburgh on Wednesday. The Afghanistan National Cricket Board (ACB) announced ...