Afghanistan Sports News

After his son was killed last June in Afghanistan, veteran high school football official Raul Mendoza all but declared himself out for the 2008 season. As he grieved with his family, Mendoza felt a strong obligation to be home as...

Two decades after cricket took hold among Afghan refugees sheltering in Pakistan from the Soviet occupation, the national side could be four months from joining the sport's top flight. The team is flying to Argentina where first or second place...

The year 2008 was an eventful one for the royals, with Prince Harry on the frontline and Prince Charles celebrating his 60th birthday. The year started with Prince Harry fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan. His deployment remained top secret until...

A soldier's widow has described her "utter devastation" at losing her "soul mate" as mourners gathered for his funeral...The Royal Marine Commando's funeral took place with full military honours. The cortege arrived outside the cathedral flanked by Royal Marines in...

Ryan isn't the most physically gifted quarterback ever to take a snap, but he may be the most gifted with intangibles. When they call quarterbacks "field generals," guys like Ryan are who they have in mind. My favorite quote of...

The international landscape looks radically different at the beginning of 2009 from a year earlier, and not just because Barack Obama is moving into the White House. The biggest problem he faces is one which will affect every corner of...

Darryl Birch Corporal Birch was killed alongside two colleagues by a suspected suicide bomber aged just 13 in Helmand Province on December 12. A firing party of 12 members of 3 Commando performed a "present arms" as the coffin was...

John and Dave, both dedicated hackers in their seventies, were playing in our winter league the other Sunday morning, and at a crucial stage of their foursomes match they had reached the green in good shape. All it needed was...

In the case of our ailing economy it would appear to be the doctor who's freely telling. On every radio station, on every television channel, in the columns of every newspaper, there he is, or rather, there they are –...