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Ajax’s Amsterdam Arena will be named the Johan Cruyff Arena from the 2018-19 season onwards, the club has confirmed.

Ajax will unveil a new logo for the ground on April 25, on the day…

Heavyweights Arsenal, Atletico Madrid and Lazio took big steps towards reaching the Europa League semifinals after convincing home first-leg victories and RB Leipzig also stayed on course with a…

Cristiano Ronaldo scored two goals, the second a stunning overhead kick, as Real Madrid beat Juventus 3-0 in Turin to take charge of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal tie.

Into his…

Iran recovered from a sluggish start to stop a determined Taiwan 93-84 and top Group C on Wednesday at the FIBA U16 Asia Championship in Foshan, China.

Qatar’s Al Duhail racked up a fifth straight victory in the AFC Champions League after Ismail Mohammad’s late strike gave them a 1-0 win over Zobahan in their Matchday Five clash on Tuesday in…

Double world champion Fernando Alonso has sent out a warning shot to McLaren to not get complacent in their push to break free of the midfield pack.

The Spaniard managed to secure a…

Iran thrashed Macau 148-45 in their first match in the Under 16 Asian Championships in Foshan, China, on Monday.

According to the FIBA website, The Iranian youngsters harnessed the rival…

Esteghlal and Persepolis found their way to the knockout stage of the Asian Football Confederation Champions League.

In Group D of the tournament Esteghlal booked a spot in the next…

Russia is to implement ‘tourist police’ force for the upcoming World Cup event which was launched on Monday by Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev.

The impending deluge of tourists…

Sports ministers from the two Koreas agreed to push for a unified delegation from both countries parading together in the opening ceremony at this year’s Asian Games in Indonesia, August 18-…

Iran’s judo team came out of the Tbilisi Judo Grand Prix in Tbilisi, Georgia, March 30 to April 1, with one silver medal.

According to the International Judo Federation website, Ijf.org…

Table tennis player Nima Alamian won a bronze medal at the International Table Tennis Federation 2018 Challenge, Spanish Open in Guadalajara, Spain, March 28-April 1.

Alamian beat…

Rafael Nadal returned to No. 1 in the ATP Rankings on April 2, beginning his fifth stint at the pinnacle of men’s professional tennis, nine-and-a-half years after he first attained the top spot…

Mikhail Degtyarev, chairman of the State Duma’s (the lower house of the Federal Assembly of Russia) Committee for Physical Culture, Sports, Tourism and Youth Affairs, has called the denial of US…

Facial recognition technology for all accredited officials is due to be part of the security plan at the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Plans to utilize the technology are included…

The Ferrari driver got his 2018 campaign off to a flyer with victory at the Australian Grand Prix last month. But there were some noticeable differences on the track at the start in Melbourne.…

Petrochimi Bandar Imam of Iran ruled the FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2018 West Asian Basketball Association Qualifier after beating host and defending champion Al Riyadi, 83-53, in the final in…

UOL Esporte reports that the world’s most expensive player, Neymar da Silva Santos Junior, is unhappy about a few particular traits in France’s top flight, PSG, saying the last five months have…

Gianluigi Buffon looks set to extend his international career after being included in Italy’s squad for the upcoming friendlies against Argentina and England.

The Juventus goalkeeper…

International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons has said there is no immediate prospect of the organization, following the International Olympic Committee, in lifting its ban on…

Crystal Palace has joined the race for Ostersund striker Saman Ghoddos.

The Iranian international is on the radar of a number of English clubs after impressing in the Swedish side’s…

Iranian artistic gymnast Saeed-Reza Keikha added two new elements to the Men’s Code Point of the sport in pommel horse division on March 17.

Keikha, who had two elements named after him…

Iranian female shooter Najmeh Khedmati claimed the first medal for Iran’s delegation at the 2018 International University Sports Federation World University Shooting Sports Championship in Kuala…

FIFA has lifted its three-decade ban on Iraq hosting international football, a move hailed by the country’s sports authorities on Saturday as a boost for its most popular game.

“We are…

Video assistant referee technology will make its debut at the World Cup in Russia this summer despite lingering opposition from within and outside football, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said…