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National Committee for the Asian Games said taekwondoka Kimia Alizadeh will carry the national flag at the opening ceremony of Jakarta Asian Games on August 18.

Winning four medals on the second day of freestyle wrestling games at the Cadet World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, Iran won the team title of the games on Friday.

Handball, basketball and Football teams from Iran have learned about their rivals at the 2018 Asian Games slated for August 18-September 2, in Palembang and Jakarta, Indonesia.

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton launched his bid for a fifth-straight British Grand Prix victory by comfortably heading a one-two for the Mercedes Formula 1 team in opening practice at Silverstone…

The scoreboard said 6-4 6-3 6-4 to Rafael Nadal but it was an uneasy two-and-a-half hours for the Spanish world number one as he labored past Kazakhstan’s tennis player Mikhail Kukushkin into…

A deflected shot from Emil Forsberg gave Sweden a 1-0 victory over Switzerland in a scrappy round of 16 match on Tuesday, sending the Swedes through to the World Cup quarterfinals for the first…

Iran cadet wrestling team won three medals at the 2018 Cadet World Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, on Tuesday in the freestyle category.

According to results posted on United World…

Iran U18 team gained a three straight-set victory over Sri Lanka at the Asian Men’s U18 Volleyball Championships at Poursharifi Gymnasium in Tabriz, East Azarbaijan Province, on Tuesday.

Iran basketball team beat Kazakhstan 88-56 in the first round of Asian Qualifiers for 2019 China World on Monday at Azadi Sports Complex in northwest Tehran.

Neymar barged his way into the World Cup limelight with a goal, an assist and another helping of histrionics as Brazil roared into the quarterfinals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup with a 2-0 victory…

Following the 2018 South Korea Winter Olympics, sports diplomacy has helped bring South and North Korea together as South Korea basketball teams come to Pyongyang to have a series of games and…

Morteza Pouraliganji runs atop the poll for the best Asian Player in the group stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup on the AFC website.

After two weeks of scintillating action, the group…

Denmark and 2010 World Cup winner Spain suffered loss in penalties on Sunday during the Round of 16 of the 2018 Russia World Cup and bid farewell to the tournament while Croatia and the host…

LeBron James is to join the Los Angeles Lakers in a four-year $154 million deal, his agents said Sunday, ending months of frenzied speculation about the NBA superstar’s next career move.

France has the youngest squad in the World Cup Russia knockout phase, but the team made up for a lack of experience with raw talent and character as it came from behind to beat Argentina 4-3 in…

Iran national kabaddi team finished runner up at the Kabaddi Masters Cup in Dubai on Saturday after losing to India 44-26 in the final.

The two sides showed an incredibly dominant…

Iran lost to Taiwan 3-0 in its second match at the 12th Asian Men’s U18 Volleyball Championships in Tabriz on Saturday.

Chang H.Y. and Jackman, an originally African player, provided the…

Iran edged past Qatar 77-75 in Doha on Friday in the fifth and final round of the Asian qualifiers for the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup.

The Group D match was held at the Al Gharafa…

Young Iranian volleyball players won over Thailand 3-1 at the 12th Asian Men’s U18 Volleyball Championships in Tabriz, East Azarbaijan Province, on Friday.

Iran took the first, second…

Argentina coach Jorge Sampaoli says he was informing rather than consulting Lionel Messi in an exchange during the team’s last group match in the Russia World Cup that some media interpreted as…

Iran beat Pakistan 40-21 in the semifinal of the Kabaddi Masters Dubai 2018 at Al Wasl Sports Complex in Dubai on Friday.

On paper it was an easy victory, but it meant a great deal for…

What once was a formality is now a pleasant surprise for Tiger Woods. The golf player goes into the weekend at the Quicken Loans National in the Washington DC without having to make up too much…

On the last day of group stage games of the Russia World Cup in Group H on Thursday, Columbia beat Senegal 1-0 by Yerry Mina’s header which took the South Americans to the next round while in…

Some unfortunate events have overshadowed the superb performance of Team Melli at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Portuguese Manager Carlos Queiroz has lashed out at Persepolis Manager Branko Ivankovic…

After administering the Brazil-Serbia clash on Wednesday, FIFA named Iran referee Alireza Faghani and his team to whistle the France-Argentina game in the knockout stage of the 2018 World Cup on…