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Hassina Akbar wins Kabul Women’s Chess tournament
The National Chess Federation held a successful chess tournament for women at the Kabul Serena Hotel this week to mark International Women’s Day.
According to the federation Hassina Akbar won first place in the tournament which was held according to Swiss regulations, the federation said.
Twelve women participated and Lida Hamrah and Marwa Hakim won second and third place respectively.
Prizes were awarded to the top six players.
Sport
Mawj Sahil-Khurasan Faryab 2-0; Khurasan Faryab-Aino Mina 2-0 in ACL matches
Mawj Sahil beat Khurasan Faryab 2-0 in the 53rd match of Afghanistan Champions League (ACL) in Kabul on Thursday.
In the 54th match of the day, Attack Energy team defeated Aino Mina 2-0.
Friday’s matches will see Istiqlal Kabul take on Abu Muslim Farah at 1pm, while Khadim FC play against Sorkh Poshan Khafi at 3:30pm.
The matches are broadcast live on Ariana Television.
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Sorkh Poshan Khafi and Sarsabz Yashlar win in ACL matches
Sorkh Poshan Khafi defeated Adalat FC 2-1 in the 51st match of Afghanistan Champions League (ACL) in Kabul on Wednesday.
Maroof Mohammadi was named man of the match for Sorkh Poshan Khafi.
In the second match of the day, Sarsabz Yashlar thrashed Miawand FC 5-3.
Enayatullah Kohi was man of the match for Sarsabz Yashlar.
Thursday’s matches will see Mawj Sahil FC take on Khurasan Faryab FC at 1pm, while Attack Energy FC Aino Mina FC play Aino Mina FC at 3:30pm.
The matches are broadcast live on Ariana Television.
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Stubbs gives Delhi IPL play-off hope with win in last league match
Fiery fifties from Abishek Porel and Tristan Stubbs helped Delhi Capitals sign off their IPL league phase on a high as they beat Lucknow Super Giants by 19 runs on Tuesday.
The win took Delhi to 14 points in 14 matches and they remain technically in the mix to reach the play-offs of the T20 tournament, but a run-rate in the negative keeps their chances slim, AFP reported.
“We are still in contention even after the last game,” Delhi skipper Rishabh Pant said after he returned to lead the side following a one-match ban for slow over-rate.
“We had a better chance of qualifying if I would have had a chance to play in the last game (which Delhi lost).”
The left-handed Porel hit 58 before Stubbs smashed an unbeaten 57 off 25 balls to steer Delhi to 208-4 after being invited to bat first at their high-scoring home venue, Arun Jaitley Stadium.
Pant, a left-handed wicketkeeper-batsman, made 33 to cap off an impressive season after he came back in the IPL from a horror car crash in December 2022.
“Personally, it was fantastic to come back,” said Pant, who has been picked in India’s squad for the T20 World Cup next month.
“It was heartening to see the support from entire India. Was a long time to wait after one-and-a-half years. I want to be on the field all the time. Don’t want to miss any action.”
KL Rahul-led Lucknow have 12 points with one more match to play and have their hopes hanging by a thread.
The result confirmed a play-off spot for Rajasthan Royals, who became the second team to enter the final four alongside table-toppers Kolkata Knight Riders, AFP reported.
The top four teams make the play-offs. The final is on May 26 in Chennai.
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