Veteran leg-spinner and Afghanistan T20I captain Rashid Khan has returned to the top position in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s ODI bowling rankings, while star all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai claimed the No.1 spot among all-rounders. Experienced Mohammad Nabi is placed third in the all-rounders’ rankings. According to ICC, Rashid Khan currently leads the ODI bowlers’ More
England’s men’s cricket team secured a historic Test victory over Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Saturday, ending a 15-year winless streak in Australia and a 19-match drought. Chasing 175 on a tricky pitch, England’s batsmen played with aggressive intent, with openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett setting the tone. Jacob Bethell contributed More
Afghanistan are set to face hosts Zimbabwe in the opening match of the Under-19 tri-nation One-Day International (ODI) series today (Thursday) at Harare Sports Club. The match will begin at 12:00pm local time, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced on its Facebook page. The tri-nation series features the Under-19 teams of Afghanistan, Pakistan and host More
The first futsal friendly match between Afghanistan and Kuwait ended in a draw, with the second fixture scheduled for Monday. The Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) said the national futsal team played its opening friendly against Kuwait on Saturday night, with the match finishing 4–4. According to the AFF, Syed Murtaza Hussaini, Hamid Reza Hussaini and More
Mohammad Yousuf Kargar, President of the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF), has been appointed as a member of the Technical and Development Committee of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). Kargar officially received his membership of FIFA’s Development and Technical Committee during a recent plenary session held in Doha, Qatar, the AFF said in a More
The TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 auction is scheduled to commence today (Tuesday) in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The auction would begin at 2:30pm UAE time, marking the third straight year the event has been hosted outside India. Reports indicate that around 359 players from India and abroad will be up More
The Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) has announced a 17-member squad for the national futsal team’s upcoming training camp and two friendly matches against Kuwait. The team’s goalkeepers are Mohammad Jawad Safari, Alireza Jafari, and Ali Ahmad Mohseni. Squad: Mehdi Nawrozi (captain), Hamid Reza Hossaini, Khodadad Ebrahimi, Reza Hossainpur, Mehran Gholami, Omid Qanbari, Akbar Kazemi, Mohammad More
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has announced that the Grand Launch Event for the Afghanistan Premier League T20 (APLT20) will be held on December 20, 2025, in the United Arab Emirates. During the event, the ACB and its partners will unveil the tournament’s proposed window, venue, league structure, and other key elements for the second More
The Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) has announced that the national futsal team will hold a five-day training camp in Kuwait later this month. In a statement, the AFF said the camp—organized in coordination with the team’s technical and management staff—will run from December 18 to 23, 2025. During the camp, the Afghan futsal team is More
Three Afghan Paralympic athletes left Kabul on Sunday to participate in the 2025 Para-Asian Youth Games in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the General Directorate of Olympics, Physical Education and Sports reported. The seven-member Afghan delegation includes three athletes, two coaches, one referee, and a team leader. “Two athletes and a coach will compete in More
