England to play Afghanistan in ICC Champions Trophy despite boycott calls
The England and Wales Cricket Board faced calls to boycott the fixture in a show of solidarity with Afghanistans women, who ...
After fleeing the Taliban, the Afghan women’s cricket team is finally playing together – in Australia
An Afghan women’s cricket team is set to play its first match in years. It could put pressure on the International Cricket ...
WCA CEO Advocates For A “Systematic” Way To Support Afghanistan Women’s Team
WCA CEO suggests systematic ways to support the Afghan women’s cricket team as they play their first cricket match in three ...
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Afghanistan's female cricketers reunite for a match after 3 years in exile due to Taliban ban
An Afghanistan Women’s XI will play a Cricket Without Borders ... The threatening messages included: “If we find you, we will ...
Three years after fleeing Taliban rule, Afghanistan women's cricket team reunites for match
Afghanistan’s women’s cricket team reunited after three years in exile due to the Taliban’s takeover and played a charity ...
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Afghan refugee cricketers in Australia to play first match since fleeing Taliban
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) had 25 contracted women players in 2020 but most now live in Australia in exile, with others settled in Canada and Britain. Developing women's cricket in ...
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Afghan women cricketers reunite in first game after fleeing Taliban
Afghanistan's women cricketers on Thursday played their first game since fleeing the Taliban three years ago, a charity match ...
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After fleeing the Taliban, the Afghan women’s cricket team is finally playing together – in Australia
Catherine Ordway voluntarily represented the Afghan women's cricket team to evacuate them to Australia following the Taliban re-occupation in August 2021, and continues to provide ongoing support ...
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Cricket-Afghan refugees bat for recognition and women’s rights in Melbourne match
A few miles from the Melbourne Cricket Ground where Australia and England started the women's Ashes test on Thursday, a group of Afghan refugee cricketers played ...
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Afghanistan’s female cricketers reunite for match after 3 years in exile due to Taliban ban
An Afghanistan Women’s XI will play a Cricket ... The threatening messages included: “If we find you, we will not let you live.” Cricket Australia chief executive Nick Hockley praised ...
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Afghan women cricketers reunite in first game after fleeing Taliban
Melbourne (AFP) – Afghanistan's women cricketers on Thursday played their first game since fleeing the Taliban three years ago, a charity match in Australia that captain Nahida Sapan hoped would ...