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An inter-club cricket tournament, featuring 12 teams has concluded in northern Balkh province, with Dawood Ghani team emerging victorious, an official said on Saturday.

The “Jam-i-Wahdat” football tournament, featuring 10 teams, concluded in central Kapisa province with the team “Mohammad Abu Hanifa Rigrawan” emerging as the champion.

A volleyball tournament, featuring 10 teams including two teams from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has commenced in southeastern Khost province, an official said on Wednesday.

KABUL (Pajhwok): The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) and a number of leading cricket players have congratulated their countrymen on celebrating 106th anniversary of the country’s independence.

Six members of the Afghan national bodybuilding and fitness team departed for Thailand on Monday to take part in the Asian Bodybuilding and Fitness Championships.

The National Olympic Committee (NOC) and a private firm have inked an agreement to support young footballer Mohammad Usman Atif from western Badghis province.

A day-long wrestling selection competition featuring 80 athletes was held in southern Ghazni province on Sunday, an official said.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced the squad lists for the 2026 Under-19 50-over World Cup, including Afghanistan among 16 participating countries.

Afghan athlete Tamim Rahman Rahmani has won a silver medal at the World Taekwondo Open Championship in Kazakhstan, defeating three opponents, the Afghanistan Taekwondo Federation said on Saturday.

Afghanistan national taekwondo team member Hekmatullah Zain has won the bronze medal at the Kazakhstan Open International Taekwondo Championships after consecutive victories over athletes from Saudi Arabia and Kyrgyzstan.

Afghan national taekwondo player Mohsin Rezaei has defeated his Kazakh opponent in the World Taekwondo Open Championships, advancing to the next round.

Afghan MMA fighter Baz Mohammad Mubariz is set to make his professional Muay Thai debut on August 24 in Phuket, Thailand.