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La Liga announced on Tuesday the launch of its first esports tournament to take place in Barcelona next month, which it says aims to be the premier gaming competition in Spain.

Formula One is distancing itself from the Bernie Ecclestone era by launching a paid-for global marketing campaign for the first time.

Former commercial supremo Ecclestone, 87, famously…

The three Iranian pairs in the main draw of the Muscat one-star men’s event on the 2018 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour achieved their maximum in Thursday’s pool play.

According to…

A court battle is seemingly looming for Xabi Alonso as the Spanish Tax Agency set out their case against the Spaniard for image rights fraud, which he denies.

This case had initially…

The draw for the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League was made on Friday in Nyon, Switzerland.

Premier League leader Manchester City has been drawn against English rival Liverpool…

Sevilla stunned Manchester United thanks to a brace from Tunisian striker Wissam Ben Yedder, to dump last season’s Europa League winner out of the UEFA Champions League on March 13.

Persepolis earned an important 1-0 away victory thanks to a goal from Kamal Kamyabinia that officially eliminated Al Wasl of the UAE from the 2018 AFC Champions League and doubled the win over…

Carlos Queiroz has been offered a contract extension to remain as head coach of Iran beyond the World Cup finals in Russia, a source close to the Portuguese coach told Reuters on Wednesday.

PAOK Salonika President Ivan Savvides on Wednesday faced disciplinary charges that could lead to a lengthy stadium ban and points deduction for his team, after he stormed onto the pitch with…

Tractorsazi continued its winless run after drawing 1-1 at home with Al Jazira of the UAE in their 2018 AFC Champions League Group A fixture on Tuesday at Yadegar-e-Emam Stadium in Tabriz, Iran…

Iran’s karate delegation left for Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on Tuesday to participate in the World Karate 1 Premier League.

A team of 25 men and women will take part in the event…

Serena Williams’ comeback was cut short by sister Venus at Indian Wells while world number two Caroline Wozniacki survived.

Playing her first competitive tournament since the 2017…

The Pyeongchang Paralympics has set a record for ticket sales, crossing 320,531 on Tuesday to break the previous mark set in Sochi, Russia, four years ago, the International Paralympic Committee…

Arsene Wenger admits he “worries” about Arsenal fans following a large number of seats going empty against Watford.

Arsenal Manager Wenger has admitted that the apathy of Arsenal fans is…

Popular wisdom tells us “don’t meet your heroes”, as we will only end up denting and tarnishing the flawless image we have built of them. While that is true for many, Iran’s rising star Alireza…

Al Wasl of the UAE will be eliminated from the AFC Champions League if they suffer a fourth successive defeat in Tuesday’s game with Group C leader Persepolis at Zabeel Stadium in Dubai.

Englishman Paul Casey surged to victory at the Valspar Championship in Florida on Sunday, as Tiger Woods came tantalizingly close to ending his five-year drought.

Woods, who finished one…

Greece suspended its soccer league indefinitely on Monday, a day after the gun-toting owner of PAOK Thessaloniki marched onto the field following a disputed goal at the end of a match.

Esteghlal will take to Azadi Stadium for the first time in Group D of the AFC Champions League when the table-topper team hosts Al Ain of the UAE on Monday.

According to the AFC website…

West Ham United has launched an investigation into crowd disturbances that marred the 3-0 home defeat by Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday, the club said in a statement.

Michael Norman, American track and field athlete, broke the world indoor 400 meters record when he clocked 44.52 seconds at the US collegiate championships in College Station, Texas, on Saturday…

Barcelona overcame the absence of Lionel Messi to win 2-0 at basement club Malaga on Saturday, as goals from Luis Suarez and Philippe Coutinho sent the Catalans 11 points clear at the top of La…

Iran’s women wheelchair basketball team finished first at the Central & East Asia Qualifying Tournament for the Asia Para Games in Bangkok, Thailand, on March 4-10.

The triumph…

Formula One wrapped up pre-season testing on Friday with Kimi Raikkonen keeping Ferrari on top of the timesheets for the second day in a row.

The Finn’s lap of 1 minute and 17.221…

International Olympic Committee and International Paralympic Committee presidents, Thomas Bach and Andrew Parsons, signed a historic long-term agreement on Saturday to establish a partnership of…