Afghanistan celebrates cricket World Cup qualification --- Celebrations have taken place across Afghanistan after its cricketers qualified for the first time for the World Cup, to be held in 2015. -- The team beat Kenya by seven wickets on Friday in their final qualifying match in Sharjah. -- Their first match in the competition will be against Bangladesh in Canberra on 18 February 2015 and they will also face Sri Lanka, Australia and New Zealand before taking on England in Sydney on 13 March. - BBC