Afghan national taekwondo athlete Ehsan Rahimi has defeated his Japanese opponent in the Taekwondo Championship and advanced to the next round. The championship, which also serves as a qualification event for the Asian Games, is currently underway in Mongolia. According to Afghanistan’s national taekwondo team coach Bashir Taraki, Rahimi competed in the 54kg weight category More
Anoush Dastgir, a Dutch-Afghan football coach and former head coach of Afghanistan national football team, has been appointed as the new head coach of Almere City Football Club in the Dutch Premier League. Almere City announced late on Monday that it had signed a two-year contract with Dastgir. Fok Booy, head of scouting and staff More
Afghanistan’s national under-20 football team drew 0–0 against Kyrgyzstan in its final match of the Central Asian Championship. The match was held today at 12:00pm Kabul time in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan and ended goalless. Afghanistan had already lost its three previous group matches against Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan earlier in the tournament. hz More
Wahidullah Nezhand, Afghanistan’s well-known MMA fighter, will step into the cage tonight against his Argentine opponent. The fight will take place during the 30th edition of the FNC mixed martial arts event in the 77kg weight category at the Krešimir Ćosić Hall in Zadar, Croatia. Nezhand’s opponent is Laureano Staropoli, who holds a professional record More
Ali Bilal, an Afghan bodybuilding star, has won the title at the prestigious “New York Pro” competition in the United States. Bilal delivered an outstanding performance, defeating several top competitors — including Edvan Palmeira of Brazil — to claim the championship title for the second time. In the competition, Bilal secured first place, Palmeira finished More
Afghan spin sensation Rashid Khan has reclaimed the No. 1 spot in both the ICC Men’s ODI and T20I Bowling Rankings, according to the latest rankings released by the International Cricket Council. In the updated ODI rankings, Rashid leads the bowling charts with 705 rating points, while he also sits atop the T20I bowling rankings More
Afghanistan’s newly appointed national cricket team head coach, Richard Pybus, has arrived in Kabul to attend the team’s training camp, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) said on Sunday. Pybus, visiting Kabul for the first time, met officials from the selection committee, the international and domestic cricket departments and the high-performance centre, as well as both More
Afghanistan’s national Buzkashi team secured third place in the international Buzkashi competition after defeating Russia’s national team. The third-place match in the Buzkashi-style competition was held today (Saturday) between the national teams of Afghanistan and Russia, where Afghan riders defeated the Russian team 6-0. In this tournament, Afghanistan achieved third place among nine participating countries. More
Afghan taekwondo athlete Farzad Mansouri has won a gold medal at the 2026 Open G2 World Taekwondo competitions in the United States after defeating four opponents. Mansouri wrote on his Facebook page on Monday night that he secured the gold medal at the 2026 Open G2 competition held in the United States. He said that More
The Afghanistan National Cricket Team is set to tour India in June for a one-off Test match and a three-match One-Day International (ODI) series, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced on Monday. The tour will begin with a Test match scheduled from June 6 to 10 at the New Chandigarh Cricket Ground. The ODI series More
