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Majid Farzin, Iranian para power lifter took the second gold medal for Iran at the World Para Powerlifting Championships in Mexico City, December 2-8.

Morocco soccer assistant coach Mustapha Hadji has underlined the importance of the country’s 2018 FIFA World Cup opener against Iran.

The Atlas Lions will take on the Asian nation at…

Russian athletes will be invited to compete at the 2018 Winter Olympics, but their anthem will not play, their flag will not fly and any medals they win will not accrue toward the country medal…

Iran weightlifting squad finished atop the ‘Big’ medals table at the World Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim, California, November 28-December 5.

Iranian weightlifter Sohrab Moradi collected three gold medals and set two new records in the 94kg division at World Weightlifting Championships in Anaheim, California, December 4.

Carlo Ancelotti has categorically ruled out managing Italy as he instead wants to “continue coaching in club football” for the time being.

According to Sportsmole.co.uk, the 58-year-old…

Iran’s Kurash squad bagged five medals at the 11th World Kurash Senior Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, November 30-December 4.

Kurash is an old Turkic term for wrestling and…

Iran para taekwondokas won three medals at the 7th International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) World Games in Vila Real de Santo António in Portugal, November 30-December 6.…

Amir Jafari-Arangeh and Yousef Yousefi won two medals for Iran at the World Para Powerlifting Championships, part of Para Sport Festival in Mexico City, on Sunday.

Competing in the 59kg…

Russia will not boycott next year’s Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang, South Korea, even if their athletes are forced to compete under a neutral flag, the Kremlin said on Monday.

Iranian Taekwondo practitioner of -58kg division Farzan Ashourzadeh finished second at World Taekwondo Federation Grand Prix Final in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire, December 2-3.

Ashourzadeh…

Paris St Germain suffered its first defeat of the season in any competition with Strasbourg ending the runaway leaders’ aura of invincibility in Ligue 1 with a 2-1 victory at the Stade de la…

Only in one night two Spanish football players set new records one in La Liga and the other in Premier League.

Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos set a new record for red cards in La Liga after…

Iran’s Kurash squad finished with two medals at the 11th World Kurash Senior Championships in Istanbul, Turkey, November 30-December 4.

Kurash is an old Turkic term for wrestling and…

The excitement had been building in Iran ahead of Friday’s 2018 FIFA World Cup draw. Iran has been to four World Cups in the past but never progressed beyond the group stage. The 2018 tournament…

Novak Djokovic has turned to the recently retired Radek Stepanek to be his coach for the 2018 season.

The former world number one has been without a permanent coach since parting company…

Isfahan is hosting the Futsal Nations Quadruple Tournament, December 2-7 at Naqsh-e-Jahan Stadium.

The 4th World Wrestling Clubs Cup slated for December 7-8 in Tehran will be free for the public to attend.

According to Varzesh3.com, no ticket will be sold for this year’s edition. More…

Canada’s minister of sport is pushing for Calgary, a city in the Canadian province of Alberta, to bid for the 2026 Winter Olympics and said the legacy from the last time the western city hosted…

The Portuguese boss Fernando Santos acknowledged European champions Portugal and 2010 World Cup winners Spain should be considered the favorites in Group B, though he refused to underestimate…

Sajjad Ganjzadeh clinched the top spot in the latest World Karate Federation ranking while four other Iranian karatekas broke into the top ten.

At the conclusion of the last round of the…

Iran is drawn in the toughest group with Portugal, Spain and Morocco in Group B of 2018 World Cup finals to be held in Russia from June 14 to July 15.

Iran national volleyball team knows its group mates for 2018 FIVB Men’s World Championship co-hosted by Italy and Bulgaria, September 20-30, 2018.

According to Varzesh3.com, the draw for…

The nominees list for 2017 Globe Soccer Awards was announced. Among the candidates are players including Ronaldo, Messi, Dybala, Buffon, Neymar, Sergio Ramos and Mbappé, as well as coaches such…

Half-finished venues and an air of unpreparedness raise an uncomfortable question for Indonesia: will it be ready for next year’s Asian Games?

With less than nine months to go,…