Afghanistanto be the first team to play International Cricket in Pakistan after Lahore Attack!!!!

Afghanistan´s cricket team will become the first foreign national side to play in Pakistan, two years after internationals matches were suspended over security fears, an official said Saturday.

International cricket has been suspended in Pakistan since March 2009, when gunmen attacked a convoy carrying the Sri Lankan cricket team in the eastern city of Lahore

Afghanistan National cricket team

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"Afghanistan will send its national team to Pakistan in July and play the Pakistan ´A´ team, and hopefully this will benefit our team," Naseem Ullah Danish, chief executive of the Afghanistan Cricket Board, told AFP.


Danish met Pakistan Cricket Board officials in Lahore on Friday where they agreed to play a three-match one-day series, with games in Lahore, Faisalabad and Rawalpindi.


Five Afghan regional teams and their under-19 string are playing their domestic matches in the Pakistani border town of Peshawar, as their main grounds are being renovated.


Danish hoped Pakistan´s second XI will also play in Afghanistan later this year.


"We have also invited the Pakistan ´A´ team to Afghanistan for the inaugural match in Nangarhar where we have almost completed an international stadium," he said.


Since many Afghan players learnt their cricket in Pakistan they owe a great deal to the neighbouring country, Danish said.


"Pakistan has always been helpful to us and have helped us reach this far in international cricket," he said.

Logo of Afghanistan Cricket Board

Logo of Pakistan cricket board

Most of the Afghan national team learnt the game as refugees in Pakistani camps after Soviet troops invaded their country in 1979.


Afghanistan won the Inter-Continental Cup and the International Cricket Council´s divisions five to one in the last two years, earning ICC one-day status and qualifying for the World Twenty20 held in the West Indies last year.


International teams were reluctant to tour Pakistan even before the Lahore attack, and the troubled country has since had to play its home matches at neutral venues in England and the United Arab Emirates.


The attack, which left eight people dead and wounded seven Sri Lankan players and their assistant coach, forced the ICC to strip Pakistan of its share of World Cup 2011 matches.


But Danish said security in Pakistan would not be an issue for his team.


"Security is not an issue and by playing in Pakistan we want to send out a positive message to the world and hope that teams come to Pakistan and play here," he said.

Pop starlets Britney Spears and Rihanna are singing the duet of “S&M.”

Two Western Pop starlets Britney Spears and Rihanna  are singing the duet of the official remix of Rihanna’s most recent single, “S&M.”  Not too much different from the original of the Stargate production, aside from Britney giving us a little something different on the second verse and joining Rihanna on the bridge. 

'Hold It Against Me' hitmaker Britney appears on a remix of Rihanna's recent raunchy single 'S&M', with the Barbadian singer promising the results are "sexy", reportscontactmusic.com.

Britney Spears

‘I got a SEXY collabo comin your way supa dupa soon!!!! OH YEAH!!! By popular demand… Its BRITNEY!!! (sic),’ tweeted Rihanna.

Britney responded, tweeting back: ‘You’re such a tease! I like it, like it. You think they’re ready Ri Ri (sic)?’

Rihanna added further praise for the star: ‘Britneyspears One of the biggest worldwide popstars! U gangsta #EPIC (sic).’

Britney Spears

Britney returned the compliment, writing: ‘You ain’t so bad yourself honey (sic).’

The release date for the remix is yet to be given. 'S&M' caused controversy when it was released in January, with its raunchy video - which sees Rihanna simulating sex with a blow up doll - reportedly banned in 11 countries, mainly in South East Asia. 

Rihanna 

It was also edited for commercial radio in the UK, with certain words including "sex", "whips" and "chains" omitted. 

Britney Spears recently released her latest LP, Femme Fatale, while Rihanna’s Loud has been in stores. Both artists are embarking on tours this summer and it’s rumored that for overseas legs, they will appear on stage together

Indian Cricketer Zaheer Khan Getting married with Actress Isha Sharvani Soon!!!

 Zaheer Khan & Isha Sharvani. 

Here’s some bad news for all those girls who have been dreaming of getting married to Indian cricket’s bowling super star Zaheer Khan. The handsome cricketer, who was the leading wicket taker in the World Cup tournament and now playing Indian Premier League for The Royal Challengers Bangalore , has finally decided to bowl a maiden on his personal front!

Future pair

According to the sources, Zaheer’s parents are keen to see their son entering matrimony, and are in no mood to let him cling on to his single status. And the lucky lady to turn his bride is none but his long time girlfriend Isha Sharvani. The duo met sometime in 2005 during an event that Zaheer Khan stumbled upon Isha Sharvani. Actually, Isha, a Bollywood actress was performing for at an event when Team India was to leave for the Australian tour. Since then, they happened to meet each other and had been in constant company with each other. However, the two decided to call it quits following certain differences. But as they say, true love never dies, the two lovebirds reconciled only to strengthen their bond even further. 

Isha Sharvani. 

Isha Sharvani was born in Gujarat. Her mother is the famous dancer Daksha Seth, a Gujarati, while her father Devissaro is an Australian musician, a composer and photographer. Because of her culturally rich background, Isha has lived in Ahmedabad, Delhi, Orissa, Vrindavan and Bangalore.

Zaheer Khan

 Her family now stays in Thiruvananthapuram, where her parents have founded an AARTI - The Academy for Art Research, Training and Innovation.Isha began training in dance at the age of seven, learning Kathak, Chhau and the martial art of Kalaripayattu and began her Bollywood career with Subhash Ghai’s ‘Kisna’ opposite Vivek Oberoi did not deny this news when contacted by a tabloid. Nonetheless, she preferred to keep it simple by saying, “I really don’t want to comment on this.”

Isha Sharvani 

North Korea and Nepal Qualify for the Final round of AFC Challenge Cup 2012 from Group D

North Korea and Nepal enters the final round of AFC Challenge cup 2012 as winner and runner up of Group –D. This is third time Nepal had qualified for the final round of AFC Challenge cup.

  Nepal was able to secure its position in final round only because North Korea defeated Afghanistan by 2-1 in the match played on the final day while Nepal had only managed gets a point from the match against Sri Lanka as Nepal and its South Asian counter part manage to play goal less draw.  North Korea (9) topped the group with all three win while Nepal (4) won a match draw and lost one. Other two teams in the group Afghanistan and Sri Lanka only manage to get 3 and 1 points respectively.

Nepali team before the match started against Sri Lanka 

 Nepali team was not organized against Sri Lanka and was not able to play the same game they play against Afghanistan and North Korea. Though Nepal created some move in first and second half but was unable to utilize the chances due to lack of coordination between strikers. English Coach of Nepal is still have with the team performance and said, “To be in the second round is also an achievement”. He further added, “We had played to win but the players were tired and we will work on scoring ability of the team in next matches”. He wants to continue his tenure with Nepal’s national team and under 16 and 19 teams. He also apologies   for his bad behavior against journalist two days back.

Nepal Celebrating the joy with Coach and Spectators

  The Nepali team walked on the synthetic track around the ground to share team’s happiness with Spectators present in the stadium after they knew that they were qualified for the next round. The team also celebrates their happiness with Coach and Assistant coach. Nepal will now join the winners and runners up of other group

English Coach Robers sharing his happiness

  In the Match between North Korea and Afghanistan Earlier, Choe Kum Chol gave DPR Korea the lead at the stroke of half time and Ri Chol Myong made it 2-0 eight minutes after the hour mark to make it three in a row for Yun Jong Su’s side.

Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pts
DPR KOREA	3	3	0	0	7	0	7	9
NEPAL	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
AFGHANISTAN	3	1	0	2	1	3	-2	3
SRI LANKA	3	0	1	2	0	5	-5	1

#	Date	Match	Venue	Result
1	07 April 2011 15:30	DPR KOREA-SRI LANKA	Halchowk Stadium	4:0
2	07 April 2011 15:30	AFGHANISTAN-NEPAL	Dashrath Stadium	0:1
3	09 April 2011 15:30	NEPAL-DPR KOREA	Dashrath Stadium	0:1
4	09 April 2011 15:30	SRI LANKA-AFGHANISTAN	Halchowk Stadium	0:1
5	11 April 2011 15:30	NEPAL-SRI LANKA	Dashrath Stadium	0:0
6	11 April 2011 15:30	DPR KOREA-AFGHANISTAN	Halchowk Stadium	2:0

 From Group -A: Palestine (winner) and Philippines (runner up)

 From Group- B: India (winner) and Turkmenistan (runner up)

 From Group -C: Maldives (winner) and Tajikistan (runner up)

 From Group- D North Korea (winner) and Nepal (runner up)

Nepal is in Group D of the AFC U-16 Championships

Kuala Lumpur: Central Asian neighbours Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan found themselves in the same group in the AFC U-16 Championship 2012 qualifiers on Wednesday.

Uzbekistan, who finished runners-up in the last edition of the competition, were placed in Group C alongside Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Bahrain and India.

AFC's Director of National Teams Competition Shin Man-gil conducting the AFC U-16 Championship draw in AFC House.

Forty teams were divided into two zones and separated in seven groups of six or five teams each. Each group will play one round league at a centralised venue and top two teams from each group will make it to the tournament proper.

Third best teams from each West and East zones will complete the 16-team line up of the 2012 finals.

Defending champions DPR Korea were placed in Group E along with China, Timor Leste, Singapore, Malaysia and Macau.

THE GROUPINGS

Group A: Iraq, Iran, Bangladesh, Qatar, Palestine, Sri Lanka

Group B: UAE, Kuwait, Yemen, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Maldives

Group C: Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Bahrain, Kyrgyzstan, India

Group D: Syria, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Nepal, Lebanon

Group E: DPR Korea, China, Timor Leste, Singapore, Malaysia, Macau

Group F: Japan, Vietnam, Chinese Taipei, Laos, Korea Republic, Cambodia

Group G: Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Myanmar, Guam

Nepal is in Group A of the AFC U-19 Championships

Japan’s quest for their maiden AFC U-19 Championship crown will see them cross swords against fellow East Asian giants and 11-time winners Korea Republic in the qualifiers. 

The two powerhouses of Asian football were placed in Group E along with Thailand, Hong Kong, Guam and Chinese Taipei after Wednesday’s draw for the 2012 edition of this youth showcase.

AFC's Director of National Teams Competition, Mr. Shin Man-gil summarizing the draw result of the AFC U-19 C'ship.

Thirty-nine teams were divided into two zones and separated in seven groups of six or five teams each. Each group will play one round league at a centralised venue and top two teams from each group will make it to the tournament proper.

Third best teams from each West and East zones will complete the 16-team line up of the 2012 finals.

Defending champions DPR Korea were pitted with Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar and Laos in Group F while last edition’s runners-up Australia were drawn in Group G with China, Indonesia, Singapore and Macau. 

THE GROUPINGS

Group A: Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Oman, Bangladesh, Nepal, Maldives

Group B: Bahrain, Jordan, Tajikistan, Qatar, Kuwait, Bhutan

Group C: Uzbekistan, Iran, Pakistan, India, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan

Group D: UAE, Syria, Yemen, Palestine, Lebanon

Group E: Korea Republic, Japan, Thailand, Hong Kong, Guam, Chinese Taipei

Group F: DPR Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Laos

Group G: Australia, China, Indonesia, Singapore, Macau

Live Update of Match between Afghanistan and North Korea in AFC Challenge cup Qualifier Group -D

Afghanistan

0 2 AFC Challenge Cup Qualifiers 11-Apr-2011 15:30  NST

DPR Korea

Dear Viewer from the world who love football. I am here with the live update of the match between North Korea and Afghanistan. North Korea are in top with 6 points while Afghanistan had grabed 3 points after sensatioan win against Sri Lanka in their second match while they had lost Against Nepal in first match.


 Match has already been Started!!! wow Halchowk stadium is again running international football match!!
20' Match is going on  Afghanistan 0 and North Korea 0. Can Afghanistan Create magic here


25'  Both team are in good tempo. Afghanistan are doing good 


30' Still goalless  Afghanistan are defensive


43' Of North Korea scores goal. Badluck to Afghanistan!!! GOAL GOAL GOAL!!!!!


45' Half Time Afghanistan are goal behind!!!


 Second Half in on the way !!!!


55' Oh North Korea Misses penalty!! don't seems like they are world cup Qualifier!!!


70' Still North korea1- 0 Afghanistan!!!!! Be with me i will update 


78' North korea score against Afghanistan!!!  North Korea 2-0 Afghanistan. badluck Afghanistan though you are showing fighting Sprit!!!


90"


 Final whistle North Korea And Nepal are in second round from group D of AFC challenge cup!!!