National taekwondo team player Sudis Sikandar has defeated three Pakistani opponents in the seventh round of the Asia Pakistan competition, and won the fourth gold medal for the country. Bashir Taraki, the head coach of National Taekwondo Team told Pajhwok News Agency that Sikandar defeated Zaid Muhammad from Pakistan by 2-0 in the first match More
With the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 just around the corner, Afghanistan meet New Zealand in second warm-up match today (Sunday) at the National Bank Stadium in Karachi. The match will begin at 1:30pm Afghanistan time. In their first practice match, Pakistan Shaheen defeated Afghanistan by 144 runs. The ICC 2025 Champions Trophy is scheduled to More
The Afghan squad arrived in the Pakistani city of Lahore today (Wednesday) to participate in the ICC Champions Trophy, an eight-nation tournament set to begin on February 19. Defending champions Pakistan will take on New Zealand in the opening match in Karachi. Afghanistan will play two warm-up games ahead of their maiden appearance in the More
Afghanistan’s young spin sensation AM Ghazanfar has been ruled out of the ICC Champions Trophy due to a fracture in the L4 vertebra, specifically in the left pars interarticularis. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) says Ghazanfar sustained the injury during Afghanistan’s recent tour of Zimbabwe. He will be sidelined for at least four months and More
The England Cricket Board (ECB) has confirmed that England’s men would fulfill their fixture against Afghanistan at the Champions Trophy this month, a media report said on Friday. Richard Thompson, the ECB’s chairman, said in a statement following a board meeting on Thursday that a “coordinated international response” would achieve more than unilateral action. Earlier, More
Veteran leggie Rashid Khan has broken former West Indian all-rounder Dwayne Bravo’s record to become the highest wicket-taker in T20 cricket. Rashid achieved the historic milestone during MI Cape Town’s Qualifier One match against Paarl Royals in the SA20 League. With this, his total wicket tally across international T20s and franchise leagues has reached 633 More
Former Afghan national football player Imran Haidari has signed a contract with FK Sudova team to play for the side in the Lithuanian Premier League. Reports say the former Afghan player has signed a contract with the Sudova club of Lithuania to play in the country’s Premier League. The Lithuanian Sudova club has also released More
The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) unveiled the official team jersey for the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 on Thursday. The prestigious tournament is set to take place next month across Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A video shared on ACB’s social media platforms showcased Afghanistan’s stunning mountainous regions before revealing the new team jersey. More
Afghan boxer Mohammad Zekria Zamani is scheduled to compete against his Russian opponent in March 2025. In a post on his Facebook page, Zamani announced that he will compete against the third-ranked Russian boxer, currently 63rd in the world, who boasts an undefeated record with 10 victories. The bout is scheduled for 10 rounds in More
Afghanistan’s all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai has been named ICC Men’s One-Day International (ODI) cricketer of the year following an exceptional performance through 2024, the cricket board said on Monday. The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) wrote on its Facebook page: “Congratulations to our star all-rounder, Azmatullah Omarzai, for being voted the ICC Men’s ODI Player of the More
