Latest Sports News in Iran – News and reports from international and domestic athletic competitions across the range of sports, from local stories to tournaments on the world stage.
Persepolis FC defeated their longtime rival Esteghlal FC 1-0 in Tehran derby with Hossein Kanaani’s late goal in Matchweek 6 of the 2024/25 Iran’s Persian Gulf Professional League on Wednesday.
The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran has criticized the biased and double standards of decision-makers in the 2024 Olympic and Paralympics Games regarding the participation of countries in the competitions.
A football fan passed away on Friday due to a heart attack during an Iran Pro League match between Sepahan and Malavan in the Fooladshahr Stadium in central Isfahan province.
The Iranian national rowing team has secured the gold medal in the women's U23 and youth four-person rowing competitions at the Asian Rowing Championship in China.
Iranian futsal superstar Salar Aghapour and the winner of the world’s best young player in 2022, has been shortlisted by Futsal Planet as the world's best player in 2023.
Iranian striker Mehdi Taremi scored the sole goal of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying for Iran against Kyrgyzstan on Thursday evening, which was celebrated by his Italian club Inter Milan, that has recently hired the Iranian forward.
Iranian shot put thrower Zafar Zaker, who was given a controversial fourth position, and club thrower Parastoo Habibi who had been awarded a bronze medal in the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games were granted silver medals after their protests were accepted as valid by the revision committee.
Zahra Rahimi, a 15-year-old Iranian para-taekwondo athlete, won a silver medal at the Paris Paralympic Games, securing Iran's first medal in the competitions.
The Iranian national junior Greco-Roman wrestling team became world champions after winning 3 gold medals and 3 bronze medals in the competitions held in Jordan.
Iran’s newly-elected President Massoud Pezeshkian congratulated Iranian female taekwondoka Nahid Kiani for "making history" by winning a silver medal in the women’s taekwondo -57kg category in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games on Thursday.
Greco-Roman wrestler Mohammad Hadi Saravi has defeated former Olympic and world champion Artur Aleksanyan, winning Iran’s first gold medal at the Olympic Games Paris 2024.
Iranian national futsal team head coach, Vahid Shamsaei, has been nominated for the prestigious title of Best Coach of the Year 2023 by the renowned futsal website, Futsal Planet.
