England, Afghanistan

Afghan female Olympian urges England cricketers to boycott Champions Trophy game
One of Afghanistan’s first female Olympians has called on the England cricket team to boycott their Champions Trophy match against the Asian country’s men’s side next month.Friba Rezayee, who competed in judo at the 2004 Athens Games,
Why are there calls for England to boycott its cricket match against Afghanistan?
England's cricket team has come under pressure to withdraw from its match against Afghanistan as a moral objection to the Taliban’s assault on women’s rights. | ITV National News
England have 'power' to boycott Afghanistan match - MP
England's men's players have the "power" to make their own stand and refuse to play Afghanistan in the Champions Trophy, says Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi.
Why England MPs want to boycott Afghanistan in Champions Trophy – and why this might hurt their own side the most
The ECB is against forfeiting the game – if England do not play, Afghanistan get full points. Given how small the cricketing world is, the ICC can ill afford to hurt the game in Afghanistan. And then there is the all-important question of what India thinks.
England cricket board rejects calls to boycott Afghanistan at Champions Trophy: 'ICC-wide approach would be more impactful'
England cricket board has rejected calls to boycott Afghanistan at the Champions Trophy 2025 despite calls from former sportspersons and politicians. The ECB feels that an ICC-wide approach would be more impactful rather than an individual country taking a radical step.
ECB Chief Richard Gould rejects calls for England to boycott Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan
England is scheduled to play Afghanistan on February 26 in Lahore, in their second match of the tournament. The call for a boycott follows mounting pressure on the ECB, after receiving a letter from Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi, which was signed by over 160 cross-party politicians, including Jeremy Corbyn, Lord Kinnock, and Nigel Farage.
England Urged To Boycott Afghanistan Match By British Politicians
A group of more than 160 British politicians have called on the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to boycott next month's Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan as a stand against the Taliban regime's assault on women's rights.
Farage and Corbyn among 160 MPs calling for ECB to boycott Afghanistan over ‘sex apartheid’
Over 160 parliamentarians have signed a letter demanding that the England and Wales Cricket Board boycott next month’s Champions Trophy match against Afghanistan in response to the Taliban regime’s “appalling oppression of women and girls and the removal of their rights that continues unabated”.
England reject calls to boycott Afghanistan match, saying cricket is ‘source of hope’
England’s cricket authorities have rejected calls to boycott an upcoming match against Afghanistan in the ICC Champions Trophy over the Taliban’s oppression of women and girls. Richard Gould, the chief executive of the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB),
UK government urges cricket chiefs to 'deliver on own rules' after Afghanistan boycott calls
The UK government says the International Cricket Council should "deliver on their own rules" relating to women's participation as the England men's team resist calls to boycott their upcoming match against Afghanistan.
England urged to boycott Champions Trophy game against Afghanistan by UK politicians
More than 160 U.K. politicians are urging England to refuse to play the Champions Trophy cricket match against Afghanistan next month.
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