Ariana: With just under three weeks to go before FIFA Futsal World Cup Uzbekistan 2024™ kicks off, Afghanistan’s team is gearing up to take on Angola in their first match of the tournament on September 15. Click here to read more (external link). More Futsal News Afghanistan U-17 national football team has won the CAFA
Ariana: Amo Sharks defeated Band-e-Amir Dragons by 7 wickets in the final match of the 9th edition of the Shpageeza Cricket League (SCL) in Kabul on Saturday to win their first-ever championship title. Click here to read more (external link).
Khaama: The Afghanistan Football Federation has announced that the national U-17 football team will face Kyrgyzstan today. The match is scheduled for 6:00 PM Kyrgyzstan time on Monday, August 19, as part of the Central Asian Football Association (CAFA) Championship. This game is part of the Group A stage of the Central Asian Championship, which
AP: Refugee breaker Manizha Talash, or “b-girl Talash,” was disqualified from the first Olympic breaking competition on Friday after she wore a cape that said, “Free Afghan Women” during her prequalifier battle against India Sardjoe — known as “b-girl India.” The 21-year-old, originally from Afghanistan and representing the Olympic Refugee Team, lost in the prequalifier
Ariana: Afghanistan cricketer Ihsanullah Janat has been slapped with a five-year ban by Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) for breaching anti-corruption codes. Janat, who has played three Tests, 16 ODIs, and one T20I for Afghanistan, has been banned from all forms of cricket for five years after being found guilty of violating Article 2.1.1 of the
Khaama: The National Olympic Committee of Afghanistan announced that a three-member team from the National Taekwondo ITF Federation is heading to China for the Asia Championship Cup. The competition is scheduled to take place from August 6 to 8 in the city of Wuxi, China. The Asia Championship Cup will feature athletes from eight countries
Al Jazeera: Defiant breaker Manizha Talash says her spot in the Games shows the courage of Afghan girls, that ‘everyone can achieve their dreams, even if they are in a cage’. Click here to read more (external link).
Ariana: Mohammad Samim Faizad, a judoka from Afghanistan at the Paris Olympics, was provisionally suspended on Friday after failing a doping test for a banned steroid. The International Testing Agency said: “The ITA reports that a sample collected from judoka Mohammad Samim Faizad from Afghanistan has returned an adverse analytical finding for the non-specified substance
Ariana: The National Olympic Committee said Friday a team of 11 hikers from Afghanistan and Iran successfully climbed up Shah Foladi, a peak in the Koh-e-Baba Mountain, which stands at 5,140 meters high. The committee stated that the hikers included seven athletes from Herat, three from Bamiyan and one from Iran. Click here to read
Ariana: Afghan swimmer Fahim Anwari swam in Heat 3 Thursday in the Men’s 50m Freestyle at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Anwari came in 8th place. First in this heat was Fakhroddin Madkamov of Tajikistan. Up next for Afghanistan is Kimia Yousofi who is set to compete in the 100-meter sprint on Friday. On Tuesday,