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Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric has been charged with perjury relating to the tax fraud trial of former Dinamo Zagreb director, Zdravko Mamic, in Croatia.

Modric is alleged to have…

Rafael Nadal has pulled out of the Indian Wells and Miami Open tournaments after aggravating the leg injury that forced him out of the Australian Open in January, the Spanish world number two…

Football’s lawmakers on Saturday approved video assistant referee technology for the summer’s FIFA World Cup, in one of the biggest changes to the sport in years.

The International…

Vouria Ghafouri’s strike proved good enough for Esteghlal to beat Persepolis 1-0 to win the 86th Tehran Derby on Thursday and prevent the Iran Persian Gulf Pro League leader from clinching the…

Iran’s snooker team finished fourth on the last day of the First World Team Cup in Doha, Qatar, on Friday.

Formula One wrapped up the first pre-season test of the year in Barcelona on Thursday with four-time world champion Lewis Hamilton back on top of the timesheets for Mercedes.

Tiger Woods may only be three starts into his PGA Tour return but some experts feel the former world number one has shown he still has what it takes to again rise up the rankings.

Woods…

La Liga is set to use the much-discussed video assistant referee system from next season.

VAR has been rolled out in the Bundesliga and Serie A this term, often sparking controversy,…

At sport’s most prestigious awards ceremony in Monaco, February 27, Laureus Award honored outstanding athletes and recognized the greatest sporting triumphs of last year.

With less than four months to the FIFA World Cup, Sochi in Russia hosted a two-day team seminar February 27-28, for the 32 nations participating at the upcoming sporting event slated for June 14…

The suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) has been lifted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday, according to reports in the Russian media.

Iran’s ten-man team harvested three gold and one silver medals at the Bishkek Asian Greco-Roman Championships in the Kyrgyz capital on Wednesday.

With only two days to the 86th Tehran derby between Esteghlal FC and Persepolis, the Persian Gulf Pro league officials announced the main referee of the match on Tuesday.

Iran’s…

The decision has been made on Neymar’s injury and he will undergo surgery, meaning he will be out for two months as a result.

A sprained ankle and cleft of the fifth metatarsal of his…

UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin said on Tuesday that VAR will not be used in the Champions League next season.

The video assistant technology has been met with mixed reviews since…

The US Education Department is set to investigate Michigan State University over the way they handled reports of sexual abuse made by female athletes against disgraced former US Gymnastics team…

A new project has been announced by Real Madrid which sees them become the first sports club in the world to have their own 360º and virtual reality channel.

This is through a…

North Korea has announced that the country will send athletes to the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Paralympics, which begin next week.

The country has offered to send 20 delegates, including…

Iran national basketball team thrashed Iraq 83-53 in a vengeance match on Sunday in the series of FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Asian Qualifiers at Azadi Sports Complex in Tehran.  …

Naaz Islands in the Persian Gulf near Qeshm, is hosting the first edition of air games in Iran, February 26-March 1.

Iran sabre fencing team won the silver medal of the Coupe du Monde par equipes in Warsaw, Poland, February 25, and improved its place in the sabre category of world ranking from eighth to fifth…

Iranian boxers ended the 69th International Boxing Tournament ‘Strandja’ in Sofia, Bulgaria, with three medals.

On the last day of the games, Monday, two Iranians entered the ring to…

Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestlers from Iran took five medals at the XXII Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial in Kiev, February 23-25.

In the freestyle division, Kamran…

Manchester City beat Arsenal 3-0 in the Carabao Cup final with goals from Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany and David Silva.

Aguero scored in the first half, outmuscling Shkodran Mustafi to…

Iran’s three-man judo team won a gold medal at the Judo Grand Slam in Dusseldorf, Germany, February 23-25.

Saeid Mollaei, judoka in the -81kg category, grabbed the gold in the category…