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Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez scored twice each as La Liga champion Barcelona hammered Huesca 8-2 on Sunday and joined Real Madrid as the only teams in the league to win their opening three games…

Iran’s national football team will wear Uhlsport jerseys for the upcoming AFC Cup in January, Hedayat Mombeini director of the marketing committee of Football Federation of Iran told ISNA.

Former Brazil striker Ronaldo has taken control of Real Valladolid after buying 51% of the La Liga club’s shares, it was announced on Monday.

Third seed Juan Martin del Potro crushed Croatia’s Borna Coric 6-4 6-3 6-1 at the US Open on Sunday in New York to set up a quarterfinal clash with American John Isner.

With the closing of the Asian Games in Jakarta on Sunday, it can and must be said that some soul searching will help our teams improve their foresight, achieve better results in future and steer…

Japanese swimmer Rikako Ikee became the first female athlete to be named the Most Valuable Player at an Asian Games on Sunday after the teenager scooped an unprecedented six gold medals in the…

Cristiano Ronaldo is clearly desperate to get off the mark for Juventus although it has not quite happened for him in Turin so far.

According to Goal.com, the former Real Madrid star…

Novak Djokovic continued his dominance of Richard Gasquet on Saturday beating the French tennis player in straight sets to move smoothly into the US Open last 16.

Midfielder Ehsan Hajsafi has left Greek champion Olympiacos and signed a three-year contract with Tractor Sazi Tabriz of Iran.

The third captain of Team Melli joined Olympiacos on 29…

Iran wrapped up the Asian Games of Jakarta in the sixth place winning four more medals, including two historic ones, on the last day of the event on Saturday.

The volleyball team won the…

Sebastian Vettel suffered a spin but Ferrari were still first and second in practice for their home Italian Grand Prix on Friday while Sauber’s Marcus Ericsson walked away from a spectacular…

American Christian Coleman proved he is this year’s king of the sprinters when he set a season’s best 9.79 seconds in the 100 meters on Friday to take the Diamond League title in Brussels.

European football boss Aleksander Ceferin wants only one European bid to host the 2030 World Cup, he said on Friday, adding that a British bid would be a “wise idea”.

The English…

Serena Williams crushed older sister Venus 6-1 6-2 in a shockingly subdued third round clash at the US Open in New York on Friday to stay on track for a record equaling 24th Grand Slam title.

Iran’s team in the ongoing Asian Games in Jakarta keeps adding to its medals to stick to the fifth position on the medals table albeit at a slower rate compared to the opening days of the…

The tiny Persian Gulf kingdom of Bahrain finished joint-top of the Asian Games athletics table with 12 gold -- but not everyone is rushing to congratulate them.

That is because not a…

Carlos Queiroz is ready to sign a new contract with Iran until the end of the 2019 Asian Cup, provided he receives an assurance of full support from the country’s soccer federation.

English club Reading FC has signed Saeid Ezatolahi on a season-long loan from Russian side FC Rostov.

The 21-year-old midfielder will link up with the Royals after the upcoming…

In the ceremony to present UEFA best players of last season awards on Thursday in Monaco Real Madrid players swept all the available individual awards.

Cristiano Ronaldo may be with…

Manchester United problems intensified after a 3-0 loss to Tottenham Hotspurs on Monday with the club losing 2 of its 3 matches in the current league.

Lucas Moura scored twice as…

A Malaysian athlete accused judges of bias and stormed out of a tumultuous match of the Indonesian martial art pencak silat at the Asian Games in Jakarta on Monday.

Esteghlal FC of Tehran on Monday changed the minor victory with a heavy loss (3-1) against Qatari Al Sadd at home Azadi Stadium of Tehran due to shambolic defense line giving the chance of…

Defending champion Rafa Nadal progressed to the second round of the US Open on Monday after fellow Spaniard David Ferrer retired midway through the second set due to a calf injury at the USTA…

Two-times US Open champion Venus Williams outlasted Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-3 5-7 6-3 in a marathon battle on a hot day at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York on Monday to reach the US Open second…

Japan’s turbulent Asian Games basketball tournament, which saw four players sent home in disgrace, came to an end on Monday when they were beaten 93-67 by Iran in the quarterfinals in Jakarta.…