US President Donald Trump announced the draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup would be held in Washington on December 5 this year. The draw for the 48-team football championship will be held at the Kennedy Center in the US capital, where Trump recently installed himself as chairman in what he called a war on More
Khamzat Chimaev dominated Dricus Du Plessis with relentless wrestling to seize the UFC middleweight title at UFC 319, earning a unanimous decision and cementing his place as champion. Khamzat Chimaev is the new ruler of the UFC’s middleweight division. On Saturday night at the United Center in Chicago, the undefeated contender put on a grappling More
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the squad lists for the 2026 Under-19 50-over World Cup, including Afghanistan among 16 participating countries. The line-up for the Under 19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 has been finalised, with USA becoming the 16th and final team to book tickets for Zimbabwe and Namibia, ICC said on Saturday. More
Afghanistan national taekwondo team member Hekmatullah Zain has won the bronze medal at the Kazakhstan Open International Taekwondo Championships after consecutive victories over athletes from Saudi Arabia and Kyrgyzstan. The tournament began on Thursday, with more than 10 Afghan athletes participating. Mohammad Bashir Taraki, head coach of Afghanistan’s national team, wrote on Facebook: “Hekmatullah Zain More
Afghan MMA fighter Baz Mohammad Mubariz is set to make his professional Muay Thai debut on August 24 in Phuket, Thailand. Mubariz will face Bahraini athlete Mustafa, an Iranian-born fighter with extensive Muay Thai experience. The three-round bout, with each round lasting three minutes, marks Mubariz’s first appearance in the discipline after a career focused More
The national taekwondo team has left for Kazakhstan to participate in the International Taekwondo Open Championship, the Afghanistan Taekwondo Federation said on Monday. The ATF wrote on its Facebook page the Afghan team, comprising 13 athletes and two coaches, departed for Kazakhstan to participate in the International Taekwondo Open Championship. It said Afghan athletes would More
Abu Muslim Farah football team has left for Bhutan to play against the country’s Paro FC football club, the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) said on Tuesday. AFF said on its Facebook page the Abu Muslim Farah team is scheduled to face the Bhutanese club in the playoff stage of the Asian Challenge League on August More
The United States intends to deport some serious criminal migrants to third countries, a media report said on Sunday. US President Donald Trump’s administration says some serious criminals need to be deported to third countries because even their home countries won’t accept them, Reuters reported. However, a review of recent cases shows that at least More
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Friday confirmed that the national team will participate in a tri-nation series featuring host United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Pakistan. The tournament, hosted by the Emirates Cricket Board, will take place at the historic Sharjah Cricket Stadium from August 29 to September 7, 2025, the ACB announced in a More
Afghanistan’s eight-member national Wushu team has returned home from China with three valuable medals—one gold, one silver, and one bronze—after 10 days of competition in the Asian Wushu Championship. The 12th edition of the Asian Youth and Junior Wushu Championship, organized by the Asian Wushu Confederation, was held from July 23 to July 30. According More
