Afghan Judoka Mohammad Samin Faizad has been suspended from Paris Olympics after he tested positive for the use of prohibited doping substance called stanozolol. The International Testing Agency (ITA) said Faizad would not be able to participate in any Olympic activities of 2024 until a further decision. One of the six Afghans competing at the More
Afghanistan and South Africa will play a three match One-Day International (ODI) series in September, the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) announced on Wednesday. It would be the first-ever bilateral cricket series between the two countries, hosted by Afghanistan, ACB said in a statement. It added the first ODI would be played on September 18, with More
Veteran leggie and Afghanistan T20 skipper Rashid Khan has completed taking 600 wickets in T20 cricket, trailing only Dwayne Bravo. Rashid Khan became the second player to claim 600 wickets in T20 crick and achieved this milestone during the 2024 The Hundred men’s competition match, where he took two wickets for Trent Rockets against Manchester More
An Afghan athlete is set to meet his Austrian counterpart in the judo contest at the ongoing Paris Olympic Games today (Tuesday). The National Olympic Committee and General Directorate of Sports wrote on its X handle Ahmad Samim Faizzada would take on his Austrian rival Wachidbur Chashueli this afternoon. The Paris Olympics Games commenced on More
Afghanistan are set to play a one-off Test match against New Zealand in September at the Greater Noida Sports Complex Ground in India. This will mark the first time the two teams compete in the longest format of the game, according to ESPNcricinfo. This Test will be Afghanistan’s 10th overall and their third of 2024, More
The 2024 Olympic Games are all set to kick off tomorrow (Friday) in Paris, the capital of France, amid tight security, a media report said on Thursday. Approximately 10,500 athletes from various countries, including six from Afghanistan, would compete across 32 sports in 329 events, India Times reported. The games will continue until August 11 More
Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) Chairman Mirwais Ashraf and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Naseeb Khan have attended the International Cricket Council (ICC) annual conference in Sri Lanka. The conference concluded in Colombo on Monday, ACB wrote on its Facebook page. ICC members’ hailed Afghanistan’s performance in the T20 World Cup in the US and West Indies. More
The national futsal team has arrived in Morocco for two friendly matches against the hosts, the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) announced on Tuesday. AFF wrote on its Facebook page the national squad would play two friendly matches against Morocco on July 10 and 13. It said the matches would be played behind closed doors. AFF More
Kyrgyzstan have trounced Afghanistan by four goals in their first match at the Under-20 Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) Championship. The one-sided match was played in Jalal-Abad city of southern Kyrgyzstan on Friday, the Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) wrote on its Facebook page. Afghanistan will take on Tajikistan in their final group-stage encounter on July More
India have clinched the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title after beating South Africa by seven runs in a sensational final at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. India won the toss and decided to bat first. Star opener Virat Kohli hit a half century to help his side set a 176 runs target for opposition. More
