Afghan wushu athlete Shahzada Safi has won a silver medal at the Asian Wushu Championships of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and is set to compete against a Chinese opponent for the gold medal. According to a statement from the General Directorate of Olympic, Physical Education and Sports, Safi defeated athletes from Kazakhstan and Hong More
Afghan cricketers have delivered standout performances in the latest International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings across ODI and T20I formats, with Rashid Khan and Azmatullah Omarzai claiming top spots. In the ODI bowling rankings, leg-spinner Rashid Khan leads the chart with 682 rating points, reaffirming his position as the world’s top-ranked bowler. He also dominates the More
Afghanistan’s national football team will take on Pakistan on Wednesday in the final of the Maldives Four-Nation International Tournament. According to the Afghanistan Football Federation, the final match is scheduled to kick off at 8:30 p.m. Afghanistan time and will be played in the Maldives. The tournament features the national teams of Afghanistan, Pakistan and More
The tri-nation one-day cricket series involving Afghanistan A, India A and Sri Lanka A is scheduled to get underway today (Tuesday) in Sri Lanka, with the hosts taking on India A in the opening match. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said Afghanistan A will play its opening match of the series against India A on More
India defeated Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs in the one-off Test match in Chandigarh. The match, which began on June 6, saw India, having won the toss, bat first and post a commanding total of 564 runs in their first innings. India’s spin trio capitalised on poor shot selection from Afghanistan, leaving the More
Afghan professional boxer Murteza Nadim has defeated his Bulgarian opponent in a professional boxing bout, Black Flash Promotion announced on Sunday. The organisation said Nadim entered the ring against the Bulgarian representative on Saturday night and, after six hard-fought rounds, secured a valuable victory on the judges’ scorecards. The 26-year-old boxer had previously recorded eight More
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has announced that the one-off Test match between the Afghanistan and India national cricket teams will begin today, Saturday. According to the ACB, Afghanistan will face India in the solitary Test match on June 6 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh. The match is scheduled More
The Afghanistan Cricket Board’s National Selection Committee has announced the Afghanistan A squad for the upcoming Tri-Nation One-Day Series featuring Sri Lanka A and India A. The tournament will be held in Sri Lanka from June 9 to 21, 2026. The series will begin on June 9 with Sri Lanka A taking on India A More
The Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) on Thursday named a final 23-member squad for the upcoming four-nation football tournament in Maldives. In a statement, AFF said Faisal Hamidi, Keyvan Motaqian, Ali Sina Hakimi, Musawar Ahadi, Mustafa Omarkhail, Ahmad Shakib Mehri, Omid Arzoo, Ali Raiz Muradi, Habibullah Askar, Naveed Mahboobi, Ali Reza Panahi, Elias Mansoor and Hamed More
Iran’s national football team has shifted its 2026 World Cup training base from the United States to Mexico after receiving approval from FIFA, officials said. Mehdi Taj, president of the Iran Football Federation, announced the decision on Saturday in a statement issued through the federation’s media relations office. FIFA has not yet publicly confirmed the More
