The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Saturday announced the national wheelchair cricket team has departed for Pakistan to play a four-match T20 series. In a statement, the ACB’s domestic cricket department said the team traveled to Pakistan on September 27 for the scheduled games. During the visit, the Afghan side will play four T20 matches More
French international and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) forward Ousmane Dembélé has won the 2025 Men’s Ballon d’Or. The ceremony, held on Monday night in Paris, saw Dembélé claim the men’s award for the first time, while Alexia Putellas Bonmatí, Barcelona’s star midfielder, picked up her third Ballon d’Or — leading a night of four Spanish triumphs More
Afghanistan are set to face Sri Lanka in a crucial Asia Cup 2025 Group B clash today (Thursday) at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. The match is scheduled to begin at 7:00pm local time. A win for Afghanistan would secure their place in the Super Four stage, while a loss would see More
The Afghanistan Football Federation (AFF) has announced a 15-member squad for the upcoming AFC Futsal Asian Cup 2026 qualifiers, scheduled to take place in Indonesia. Afghanistan placed in Group H alongside Myanmar and the Maldives. The national team will open their campaign against the Maldives on September 20, followed by a match against Myanmar on More
Afghanistan are set to face Bangladesh in their second match in the Asia Cup 2025 today (Tuesday) at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi. According to the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), the match will begin at 7:00pm local time. The ACB also noted that the Afghan squad held a training session on Monday More
The much-awaited 2025 Asia Cup cricket tournament is all set to kick off today (Tuesday) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with Afghanistan taking on Hong Kong in the opening match at the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium. The tournament, featuring eight teams, is being hosted by the UAE. India, Pakistan, UAE and Oman have been More
Afghan kickboxer Nisar Ahmad Qazikhani has defeated his Thai opponent in the international AllFight Night kickboxing competition held in the United States. Speaking to Pajhwok Afghan News, Qazikhani said he overcame his Thai rival during Saturday night’s bout in the US. He dedicated the victory to the people of Afghanistan and pledged to continue striving More
Afghanistan and Pakistan are set to face off in the final of the tri-nation cricket series today (Sunday) at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. According to the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB), the match will begin at 7:30pm local time. The series, which features Afghanistan, Pakistan and hosts the United Arab Emirates (UAE), began on August 29. More
Azmatullah Omarzai has been ranked second and Mohammad Nabi third in the ICC men’s latest OID rankings of all-rounders. Earlier, Omarzai was in first place and Mohammad Nabi in second place in the rankings of all-rounders of one-day matches. The International Cricket Council announced the latest rankings of all-rounders on its Facebook page today, in More
Afghanistan outclassed hosts the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 38 runs in the third match of the tri-nation series at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Opting to field first after winning the toss on Monday, the UAE bowlers were put under pressure as Sediqullah Atal and Ibrahim Zadran struck fluent half-centuries to set up a strong More
