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Iran’s club Tractor fans set Guinness World Record for longest applause

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Fans of Iranian football club Tractor S.C. have officially set a new Guinness World Record for the longest continuous applause by spectators.
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Iranian sports photographer dies of injuries after racing accident in Tehran

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Famous Iranian sports photographer Hamidreza Darajati has died of severe injuries sustained during a crash at the Azadi racetrack in Tehran.
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Ali Daei congratulates Tractor FC on historic league title, hopes for Asian glory

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Iranian football legend Ali Daei has congratulated Tractor FC on winning the Persian Gulf Pro League for the first time in the Iranian club’s history.
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Iran’s Ayat Sharifi crowned strongest man of Asia at 2025 Asian Weightlifting Championships

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Iranian super-heavyweight lifter Ayat Sharifi claimed the title of “Strongest Man in Asia” after winning two gold medals and one silver at the 2025 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Jiangshan, China.
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Iran’s Ali Alipour wins gold at Asian weightlifting championships

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Iranian weightlifter Ali Alipour clinched the gold medal in the men’s 96kg category at the Asian Weightlifting Championships held in China, delivering a dominant performance on Sunday.
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Tehran to host world’s largest street football tournament Friday

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The Iranian capital is set to host what is being hailed as the world’s largest street football (Gol Koochak) tournament on Friday at Velayat Park.
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Iranian female mountaineer conquers 8,167-meter peak in Himalayas

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Afsaneh Hesamifard, an Iranian mountaineer and doctor, has successfully summited Dhaulagiri in the Himalayas.
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Two Kheybar FC support leaders suspended following assault on Persepolis manager 

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The football association of western Iranian province of Lorestan has announced the provisional suspension of two fan leaders affiliated with Kheybar FC following a physical assault on Afshin Peyrovani, team manager of Persepolis FC. 
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Iran eliminated from beach soccer world cup after 4–3 defeat to Belarus

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Iran’s national beach soccer team has been knocked out of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup after a narrow 4–3 loss to Belarus in the quarterfinals.
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Taremi makes history as first Iranian to register goal contribution in UCL semi-final

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Mehdi Taremi made history on Tuesday night by becoming the first Iranian footballer to directly contribute to a goal in the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League.
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Iranian table tennis prodigy rises to world No. 3 in U-17 rankings

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Iran's rising table tennis star Benyamin Faraji has climbed to third place in the world rankings for players under 17, following an impressive performance at the WTT Youth Star Contender event in Thailand.
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Iran’s decorated wrestler Yazdani to miss 2025 World Championships

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Iran’s most decorated freestyle wrestler of the past decade, Hassan Yazdani, has announced he will not compete in the 2025 World Wrestling Championships in Croatia as he continues to recover from shoulder surgery.
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Iranian teen weightlifter wins medals, breaks records at world championships

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Alma Hosseini, a teenage weightlifter from Mazandaran, Iran, won two medals at the World Youth Weightlifting Championships in Peru.
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Tractor FC crowned champions of Iran’s Premier League for first time

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Tractor FC have clinched its maiden Iranian Premier League title after a dominant 4-0 victory over Shams Azar in the 28th week of the season.
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Iranian football legend Bahman Salehnia passes away

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Bahman Salehnia, revered as the "Father of Gilan Football" and a towering figure in Iranian football, has died after a prolonged illness.
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Iranian wrestling giant Yazdani’s absence at 2025 World Championships noted by UWW

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United World Wrestling (UWW) has acknowledged the absence of Iranian freestyle wrestling star Hassan Yazdani from the 2025 World Championships in Zagreb, calling him "one of the biggest misses" of the tournament.
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Iran’s int’l striker Taremi wears black wristband in tribute to victims of port explosion

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Iranian Inter Milan striker Mehdi Taremi paid tribute to the victims of the recent tragedy at Shahid Rajaei Port, in southern Iran, by wearing a black wristband during his appearance for his club on Wednesday.
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Iranian Taekwondo athletes snatch 4 gold medals in China

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At the end of the first day of the World Taekwondo Federation President's Cup in China, Iranian taekwondo athletes won 4 gold medals, 1 silver, and 3 bronze.
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Rice paddy volleyball tournament thrills in Mazandaran

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The fifth edition of Mazandaran's unique rice paddy volleyball tournament – locally known as shaliball, concluded this weekend, with eight teams competing across two action-packed days in the flooded fields of Tiskaben village.
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Iran’s women’s basketball team crowned at West Asia Championship

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The Iranian women’s national basketball team delivered an outstanding performance, defeating the host country Jordan to claim the West Asia Championship title for the first time.
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Mehdi Taremi named Iran’s Athlete of the Year at National Sports Awards

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Inter Milan and Iran national team striker Mehdi Taremi was crowned Iran's top athlete for 2023-24 at Wednesday night's "Iran's Champion" awards ceremony, attended by President Massoud Pezeshkian, Sports Minister Ahmad Donyamali and officials from the national Olympic and Paralympic committees.
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Taremi’s strike against Milan in Serie A voted as best goal of year

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Iranian international footballer Mehdi Tarem’s strike against Milan has been voted as the best goal of the Persian year of 1403 in a competition entitled “Iran’s Champion: held by the national Iranian Radio and Television station, IRIB.
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Iranian chess players make history, secure three spots in FIDE World Cup

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Iranian chess players delivered an outstanding performance at the West Asian Zonal Championships, earning three coveted spots in the upcoming FIDE World Cup.
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Historic runner-up finish for Iranian squash player in Japan

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Iranian squash player Fereshteh Eghtedari made history by finishing as runner-up at the Women's World Ranking Tournament in Yokohama, Japan — a milestone achievement for Iranian women in the sport.
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A football oasis in nature’s crown in Iran’s Kordestan

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In the stunning landscapes of the Deyvaznav village, in Iran’s Kordestan Province, lies a unique artificial grass football field that sparkles like a gem in the heart of nature.
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