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Lewis Hamilton became Britain’s first four-time Formula One world champion at the Mexican Grand Prix on Sunday despite enduring his worst race of the season.

In a race won by Red Bull’s…

Zinedine Zidane is facing his first crisis as Real Madrid coach. Defeat at Girona on Sunday sees Los Blancos fall eight points off the pace in La Liga and worse than the result itself was the…

Roger Federer displayed some rare flashes of temper as he battled past Argentina’s Juan Martin del Potro 6-7(5) 6-4 6-3 for an eighth Swiss Indoors title in front of a partisan Basel crowd on…

Elnaz Rekabi, Iranian bouldering climber won the gold medal in the Bouldering category and bronze medal in Lead category at Wanxianshen Asia Cup in China, October 27-29.

Rekabi raced her…

British boxer Anthony Joshua defended his IBF, WBA and IBO world heavyweight titles by stopping his challenger Carlos Takam in the 10th round in Cardiff Principality Stadium in Wales on Saturday…

Iranian female karate fighters Avishan Baqeri and Sara Bahmanyar bagged one  gold and one silver medal respectively on the third day of the 10th WKF Junior, Cadet and U-21 Championships in…

Iranian sister paddlers Saghar and Saqi Khaqani took one silver and one bronze medal respectively at the International Canoe Federation (ICF) Canoe Marathon World Cup held in China, October 21-…

Caroline Wozniacki claimed the biggest title of her career after the Dane staved off a ferocious Venus Williams fightback to take a 6-4 6-4 triumph in the WTA Finals title showdown at…

Andrea Dovizioso won a rainy Malaysian Grand Prix on Sunday to keep the MotoGP title race alive as Marc Marquez’s coronation was delayed with a fourth place finish.

Italian Dovizioso…

McLaren’s Fernando Alonso will compete in next January’s Daytona 24 Hours sportscar race as preparation for an eventual tilt at Le Mans.

The United Autosports team owned by McLaren…

Iran came fourth in Division B of the FIBA U-16 Women’s Asia Championship after losing to Kazakhstan 61-47 in the third-placed match on Saturday.

The Iran team started the competition…

Iranian karate team won 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze medals on Friday, the third day of the 10th World Karate Federation (WKF) Junior, Cadet and U-21 Championships, underway in Tenerife, Spain…

Iran lost to Australia 80-54 in the 2017 International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) Asia-Oceania Championships final on Saturday.

Iran had lost to Australia 78-60 in the final…

Saeed Mollaei won the bronze medal in the -81 kg category at Abu Dhabi Judo Grand Slam, October 26-29. He beat  Nyamsürengiin Dagvasüren of Mongolia in classification matches.

Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 at Old Trafford thanks to a late Anthony Martial strike.

The 81st-minute effort settled a tense encounter in dreary, rain-soaked conditions,…

Joseph Tsai, vice chairman of Chinese internet conglomerate Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, has struck a deal to buy a 49% stake in the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association, according…

Iran basketball team won its Division B quarterfinal match to make it to the semifinals of FIBA U16 Women’s Asia Championship, underway in India, and endure for promotion to Division A.

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Iran impressed observers in reaching the quarterfinals for the first time at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup, although it lost to Spain which will meet England in the final on Saturday.

It…

Top seed Roger Federer eased into the Basel Open quarterfinals with a dominant 6-1, 6-3 victory over Frenchman Benoit Paire on Thursday.

The 36-year-old Swiss took the first set in 23…

Venus Williams gained revenge for her Wimbledon final defeat by Garbine Muguruza when the American advanced to the last four of the WTA Finals with a gutsy 7-5, 6-4 victory over the Spanish…

Iran National Cricket Team sponsored by Chabahar Free Zone (CFZ) will play in  the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Under-19 Cup held in Malaysia November 9-20.

One goal decided the result of the heart pounding soccer game between Esteghlal and Persepolis in Tehran derby at the fully-packed Azadi Stadium on Thursday.

Persepolis striker Ali…

Gianluigi Buffon has confirmed he will retire after the World Cup, unless he can help club side Juventus win the Champions League this season.

The 39-year-old World Cup winner, who on…

Roger Federer delighted a capacity crowd to ease past American youngster Frances Tiafoe 6-1, 6-3 in his first round match at the Swiss Indoors in his home town of Basel on Tuesday.

The…

Nissan is to become the first Japanese car manufacturer competing in Formula E with an entry in the fifth season of the electric car racing series, organizers announced on Wednesday.

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