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Iranian female football coach Katayoun Khosrowyar won the Women’s Soccer United Award for inspirational coaches involved in women and girls’ football on Sunday.

Iranian para weightlifter Siamand Rahman says he will rattle the world record at the Jakarta Asian Games slated for October 6-13.

The strongest para athlete ever claims he has the…

Forbes has released its annual list of top paid athletes, highlighting the monster earnings of superstars across all sports, with boxer Floyd Mayweather topping the list at $375 million. NBA…

The national football team lifted its spirits by winning its last friendly match against Lithuania 1-0 in of Moscow on Friday.

Karim Ansarifard scored the winning goal to be the golden…

Hossein Rasooli, Iran’s discus thrower improved the country’s record of the category to 62.29 meters and won the gold medal of the 18th round of Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Gifu,…

Tractorsazi FC signed a three-year contract on Saturday with veteran welsh football coach John Toshack as the manager of the team.

Ten-time champion Rafael Nadal reached his 11th French Open final on Friday when he demolished Juan Martin del Potro in straight sets, setting up a title showdown with Dominic Thiem, the only…

Iran overpowered China in three straight sets in the series of Volleyball Nations League on Friday at Ufa Arena in Ufa, Russia.

Ehsan Haddadi won the silver medal in the fifth round of the International Athletics Association Federation Diamond League in Oslo on Thursday.

In his second attempt Haddadi threw the…

Following Nike’s refusal to support Iranian football players with boots, the national team manager Carlos Queiroz has said the team will appeal to FIFA to decide over the case.

Nike said…

England and Portugal enjoyed comfortable home wins in their final World Cup warm-up matches on Thursday, beating Costa Rica 2-0 and Algeria 3-0 respectively.

The Asian Chess Federation and the International Chess Federation have announced that Hamedan will host the Asian Nations Cup for Team Championship.

According to Tasnim News Agency, the…

Zinedine Zidane will not be taking over as coach of the French national team any time soon as Didier Deschamps will remain in that job for the rest of his contract, which runs to 2020, the head…

The Cleveland Cavaliers are facing a seemingly insurmountable deficit in their NBA finals clash with the Golden State Warriors but said on Thursday the defending champions can still expect…

Iran cadets’ team came in third at the Romania Cadet Championships in Bucharest in the freestyle division.

The team won three gold, one silver and one bronze medals, IRNA reported.

Iran’s national volleyball team won the five-set thriller against Argentina thanks to Milad Ebadipour’s outstanding performance on Friday in San Juan, Argentina.

Milad Ebadipour’s…

France underlined its World Cup credentials with its three forwards all involved in the goals that secured an impressive 3-1 friendly victory over Italy on Friday.

France showed the full…

Zinedine Zidane’s sudden departure at Real Madrid caught everybody by surprise, but the Blancos will not be rushing into appointing a successor as they seek to identify the right candidate for…

A three-nation United States-led bid to host the 2026 World Cup outscored its rival Morocco as both passed an inspection of their facilities and infrastructure, global soccer body FIFA said on…

Kosovo has canceled the pre-planned friendly match against Iran and this is the fourth time Team Melli is suffering from a match cancellation as it prepares for the FIFA World Cup Russia.

Discus thrower Ehsan Haddadi won bronze at the Rome Diamond League games in Rome on Thursday.

Haddadi’s longest throw was set in his second attempt where he made a record of 65.93…

Zinedine Zidane has quit as Real Madrid manager just days after becoming the first coach to win the Champions League in three consecutive seasons.

Zidane, 45, replaced Rafael Benitez in…

NBA finals tipped off on Thursday night with Game 1 between the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Cavaliers, and it was a thriller. After a bizarre final few possessions, which saw a charge…

Following the return of the US sanctions on Iran, sports producer Nike has announced that the company will not support Iran national team players with boots.

Former soccer star Ali Daei has backed compatriot Sardar Azmoun to be one of the breakout stories of the World Cup finals and use the tournament as a springboard to sign for a top club.