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  • Iranian football club Esteghlal has reportedly reached an agreement with Spanish soccer coach Carlos Aitor Garcia Sanz.

    Garcia Sanz, who has worked as an assistant with Winfried Schäfer…

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  • Iran’S national soccer team beat Togo 2-0 in a friendly preparation match for Russia 2018 World Cup with Karim Ansarifard scoring in the 51st and 60th minutes at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on…

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  • Spanish soccer player Andrés Iniesta signed a lifetime contract with FC Barcelona on Friday, in a deal that will keep him at the club for the rest of his career.

    Along with five-time…

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  • Iran’s Geesa Baybordy claimed a bronze medal at the 2017 World Archery Youth Championships in Argentina on Friday.

    The 16-year-old beat top-ranked Andrea Becerra from Mexico in the…

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  • Iran has been selected as host for the fourth edition of the World Wrestling Clubs Cup.

    According to United World Wrestling (UWW), the freestyle competition will be held in Tehran,…

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  • Iranian para-archer Zahra Nemati has been nominated for the Allianz Athlete of the Month for September.

    The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has revealed the shortlist for the…

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  • Syria and Australia national soccer teams drew 1-1 in the first leg of the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 Continental Play-off at the Hang Jebat Stadium in Melaka, Malaysia on Thursday.

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  • Bayern Munich has announced that Jupp Heynckes is to succeed Carlo Ancelotti at the Allianz Arena and take in a fourth spell at the helm.

    The Bundesliga champions opted to part with…

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  • Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero is set to be sidelined for six weeks with the rib injury he sustained in a car accident last week.

    The 29-year-old, who was in Amsterdam, suffered a…

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  • The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Friday suspended Brazil’s national Olympics committee head Carlos Arthur Nuzman after his arrest for allegedly arranging more than $2 million in…

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  • Iranian male and female wushu teams ranked first at the Sanda discipline at the 14th edition of World Wushu Championships in Russia.

    For the first time, the Iranian squad managed to put…

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  • Roger Federer will return to partner Belinda Bendic for Switzerland at the Hopman Cup, while Japan will make its first appearance in 16 years at the international mixed team event. After the…

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  • The 17-year-old Iranian soccer player Mohammad Sharifi is on the list of 60 best young talents in football world issued by The Guardian under the title of ‘Next Generation 2017’.

    The…

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  • The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has praised one of Iran’s national basketball team players Navid Niktash in an article on its website and called him an influential figure for the…

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  • Ferrari will make changes to improve the quality of components after both of the team’s cars suffered engine failures in Malaysia at the weekend, chairman Sergio Marchionne said on Monday.

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  • To keep it in the reckoning to host the FIFA World Cup 2018 matches, the Ekaterinburg Arena football stadium in Russia has added a platform of bleachers outside the stadium to complete the…

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  • Real Madrid has reportedly decided that they are prepared to pay €200m ($235m) to sign Harry Kane from Tottenham Hotspur.

    Kane has finished as top goalscorer in the Premier League over…

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  • Gareth Bale will play no part in Wales’ upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Georgia and the Republic of Ireland.

    The Real Madrid star has been ruled out with a hamstring injury,…

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  • Neymar gave Brazil an injury scare ahead of their final 2018 World Cup qualifiers by limping off the pitch during a training session.

    Neymar appeared to suffer a knock to his right foot…

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  • Two Iranian beach soccer players and one coach have been nominated for the best of the year awards in the field.

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  • Spain and Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata is facing the prospect of several weeks on the sideline due to a hamstring injury.

    The forward suffered the injury in Chelsea’s 1-0 defeat to…

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  • FIFA has banned the Iranian national football team player Saeid Ezatolahi from playing in Iran’s first match at the 2018 World Cup.

    FIFA says its disciplinary panel imposed a two-game…

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  • Esteghlal’s newly-appointed German coach Winfried Schafer has called on the club’s supporters to stand behind the team after a poor start to the current season of Iran Professional League (IPL…

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  • Iran U-17 soccer team, comprising 21 members, arrived in Goa, India, on Tuesday to play in the FIFA U-17 World Cup beginning on October 6.

    According to Sportskeeda.com, Iran is placed…

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  • Esteghlal FC officials announced on Monday that German football manager Winfried Schafer will be the club’s new head coach.

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