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News Afghanistan » Sports: Shahidi steps down as Afghanistan ODI skipper but available for Ireland series

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-in/sports/general/shahidi-steps-down-as-afghanistan-odi-skipper-but-available-for-ireland-series/ar-AA28pTal

Published on: Tuesday 21 July 2026

Kabul, Jul 22 (PTI) Seasoned batter Hashmatullah Shahidi has stepped down as Afghanistan's ODI captain but will remain available for the 50-over format as a player ...

News Afghanistan » Sports: Cricket games 'historical moment' for Afghan girls

News channel or source: https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/cricket-games-historical-moment-afghan-062448731.html

Published on: Saturday 27 June 2026

An England cricket tour by the Afghanistan Women's team is being hailed as "a historical moment for Afghan girls". The group, known as the Afghan Refugee Women's Team after the Taliban banned women's ...

News Afghanistan » Sports: Afghanistan women's national team celebrate 'historical moment' at FIFA Congress after reinstatement

News channel or source: https://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/afghanistan-womens-national-team-fifa-congress-reinstatement/

Published on: Friday 01 May 2026

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Khalida Popal, the former captain of the Afghanistan women's national team, celebrated the team's reinstatement in what she described as a "historical moment" after a ...

News Afghanistan » Sports: Nine dead in attack at Afghan sports match; IS fighters target police

News channel or source: https://www.digitaljournal.com/article/nine-dead-in-attack-at-afghan-sports-match-is-fighters-target-police/

Published on: Sunday 27 September 2015

At least nine people were killed and 33 wounded Sunday in a bomb attack at a sports match in eastern Afghanistan, officials said, on the same day that Islamic State fighters launched coordinated ...

News Afghanistan » Sports: India vs Afghanistan 1st ODI Live Streaming And Live Telecast: When And Where To Watch

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-in/sports/cricket/india-vs-afghanistan-1st-odi-live-streaming-and-live-telecast-when-and-where-to-watch/ar-AA25xsef

Published on: Monday 13 July 2026

India vs Afghanistan 1st ODI Live Streaming: After a dominating win in the one-off Test, India are ready to take on Afghanistan again in the first ODI of the three-match series on Saturday in ...

News Afghanistan » Sports: Former Afghanistan Fast Bowler Shapoor Zadran Dies At 38 After Long Battle With Rare Immune Disorder In India

News channel or source: https://www.oneindia.com/sports/cricket/former-afghanistan-fast-bowler-shapoor-zadran-dies-at-38-after-long-battle-with-rare-immune-disorder-8139535.html

Published on: Tuesday 07 July 2026

Former Afghanistan fast bowler Shapoor Zadran passed away at 38 in Greater Noida after battling the rare immune disorder HLH. The Afghanistan Cricket Board paid tribute to one of the pioneers of the ...

News Afghanistan » Sports: Gill’s 84 leads India to rain-affected ODI win over Afghanistan

News channel or source: https://www.record-eagle.com/ap/sports/gill-s-84-leads-india-to-rain-affected-odi-win-over-afghanistan/article_78a4844d-43a7-5cac-8882-fc393568c3f4.html

Published on: Saturday 13 June 2026

DHARAMSHALA, India (AP) — Skipper Shubman Gill scored 84 not out off 66 balls for India to beat Afghanistan by seven wickets in a rain-affected one-day international on Saturday. Rain delayed the toss ...

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