New Zealand began their 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup campaign in emphatic fashion, defeating Afghanistan by five wickets in a Group-stage encounter at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, on Sunday. After winning the toss, Afghanistan opted to bat first and posted a competitive total of 182 for 7, anchored by a fluent half-century from More
Afghan mixed martial arts fighters Javed Basharat and Farid Basharat claimed impressive victories against opponents from Mexico and Brazil on Sunday. The bouts took place this morning in Las Vegas, United States, as part of the prestigious UFC competition. Javed Basharat secured a win over Mexico’s Gianni Vazquez. The 30-year-old now boasts a professional record More
Afghanistan’s national futsal team lost to Iran in its final group-stage match of the 2026 AFC Futsal Asian Cup. The match ended 5–2 in favor of Iran. Afghanistan’s goals were scored by Reza Hosseinpour and Mohammadjavad Safari. Before this match, Afghanistan had recorded two group-stage wins against Saudi Arabia and Malaysia. With this result, Afghanistan More
The Afghanistan national futsal team has emerged as the standout team of the 2026 Asian Cup after the second round of group stage matches, finishing with six points, 10 goals scored and no goals conceded. Reports indicate that Majid Murtazai’s squad impressed in their two matches against Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, scoring a total of More
Afghanistan defeated Saudi Arabia by 3-0 in their opening match of AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2026 in Indonesia on Wednesday. Reza Hussainpour scored twice, while Omid Qambari added another goal as Afghanistan secured all three points in the Group D encounter, played in Jakarta. The national team will face Malaysia in their second group-stage match More
Afghanistan continued its impressive run, defeating the West Indies in the second T20I at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. After winning the toss, the West Indies opted to field first. Afghanistan lost openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz (1) and Ibrahim Zadran (22) early, but a strong 115-run partnership More
Afghan mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Zafar Mohsen defeated his Swedish opponent in a Germany-based Oktagon MMA event. Mohsen competed in the 66-kilogram category in Düsseldorf on Saturday night, marking his debut in the Oktagon promotion. He faced Sweden’s Samuel Bark and secured victory on points after three rounds. The 30-year-old Afghan fighter has now More
Afghanistan registered a commanding 138-run victory over West Indies in today’s (Sunday) encounter, producing a dominant all-round performance to book their place in the Super Six stage of the tournament. After winning the toss, Afghanistan opted to bat first—a decision that paid off as openers Khalid Ahmadzai and Osman Sadat provided a solid start with More
Afghanistan Under-19 launched their ICC U19 World Cup 2026 campaign with an impressive 28-run victory over South Africa Under-19 in their Group D opening match at the High Performance Oval in Windhoek on Sunday. After being put in to bat, Afghanistan recovered well from the early loss of opener Osman Sadat, as Khalid Ahmadzai and More
Veteran leg-spinner and Afghanistan T20I captain Rashid Khan has returned to the top position in the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s ODI bowling rankings, while star all-rounder Azmatullah Omarzai claimed the No.1 spot among all-rounders. Experienced Mohammad Nabi is placed third in the all-rounders’ rankings. According to ICC, Rashid Khan currently leads the ODI bowlers’ More
