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After whistling at the World Cup clash between Mexico and Germany on Sunday, Iranian referee Alireza Faghani achieved the rate of 4.74 out of five (the highest available ratio to rate a football…

In their opening matches, previous world cup winner Germany lost the game to Mexico 1-0 on Sunday and later in the day, all-time record holder for the number of World Cup titles Brazil was…

South and North Korea on Monday agreed to make a joint entrance at the Asian Games this year and hold cross-border basketball games first in Pyongyang in July, and then in Seoul in fall.

Since the FIFA World Cup Russia kicked off in Moscow on June 14, crowds of Chinese football fans have been flying into the neighboring country for the quadrennial tournament. But as they landed…

FIFA World Cup and Winter Olympic Games have served as a means of peacemaking in the current year, both among people and the politically conflicted countries.

The current World Cup has…

Britain’s former world number one tennis player Andy Murray will make his return from hip surgery at the Queen’s Club tournament in London next week where he will face Australia’s Nick Kyrgios…

Iran giants lost the five set thriller match 3-2 (21-25 25-22 27-25 20-25 15-11) to Serbia in a tooth and nails fight at the Volleyball Nations League in Chicago on Sunday.

The Serbian…

In the group D of the matches on June 16, the wonder-package Iceland stopped Argentina 1-1 in Spartak Stadium of Moscow to continue shocking people after its qualification tally to appear at the…

Iran capped the greatest day in its sporting history with a stunning 3-0 (26-24 26-24 25-22) win over table topping Poland in one of the shocks of the Volleyball Nations League on Saturday in…

Team Melli edged past Morocco in the opening match of Group B at Russia FIFA World Cup on Friday.

Morocco’s unfortunate stoppage time own goal proved fatal for the African side as they…

Tehran’s Azadi Stadium and several cineplexes and cinemas in the country will screen FIFA World Cup games.

Nasser Mahmoudifard, manager of Azadi Sports Complex, said a 1,200sqm monitor…

Spain dramatically sacked its coach Julen Lopetegui on Wednesday - just two days before the team’s opening game against Portugal at the World Cup Russia.

Japan claimed its first victory of the year on Tuesday, coming from behind to beat Paraguay 4-2 and boost sagging morale a week before its opening World Cup Group H match against Colombia.

North America will host the 2026 World Cup after FIFA voters overwhelmingly opted for the financial and logistical certainty of a US-led bid over a risky Moroccan proposal for the first 48-team…

Iran U19 national volleyball team humbled Macau 3-0 in the last group stage match at the 2018 Asian Women’s U19 Volleyball Championship in Bắc Ninh Province, Vietnam, on Tuesday.

The…

US sporting goods giant Nike confirmed Monday it had stopped supplying Iran’s football team with boots ahead of the World Cup due to sanctions.

A statement from Nike said the company was…

After spending nine years with the venerable Los Blancos, Cristiano Ronaldo is apparently looking for lucrative contracts elsewhere.

According to Spanish newspaper Marca, the Portugal…

A powerful brace from Romelu Lukaku and a glittering performance from Eden Hazard saw Belgium beat Costa Rica 4-1 in Brussels in the  final World Cup warm up on Monday.

But Belgium…

FIFA members will decide on Wednesday whether the 2026 World Cup should be played in North America or return to Africa for just the second time, in Morocco.

Referee Alireza Faghani says Asian referees will walk tall in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia and demonstrate a luminous career.

“In AFC there is always a team behind us, working in all…

Rafael Nadal’s remarkable Roland Garros reign continued as the world number one clinched the 11th French Open title with a straight-sets win over Dominic Thiem on Sunday.

Iranian athletes bagged one gold and one bronze medal at the International Athletics Association Federation Diamond League in Stockholm, Sweden, on Sunday.

Sprinter Hassan Taftian,…

Iran’s national blind men football team thrashed France 7-0 in its group stage match at the Spain Blind Football World Cup on Sunday in Madrid.

Persian footballers pushed the French to…

Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel was crowned at the Canada Grand Prix on Sunday to win his 50th grand prix and also take the lead from Briton Lewis Hamilton by a single point.

Vettel…

With four previous appearances at the FIFA World Cup to its name, Iran is one of Asia’s most-successful nations in the tournament – behind only South Korea and Japan.