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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Iranian chess players delivered an outstanding performance at the West Asian Zonal Championships, earning three coveted spots in the upcoming FIDE World Cup.
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.
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.
Sajjad Salarvand is the first Iranian who, despite having a disability and two prosthetic legs, has managed to traverse the route to the Everest Base Camp at an altitude of 5,340 meters.
Iran’s U20 national water polo team has won the championship title at the 2025 Asian U20 Water Polo Championships after defeating China 15-11 in the final held in Singapore.
Iranian wrestlers delivered a strong performance at the Asian Wrestling Championships in the Jordanian capital, Amman, securing five medals – one gold, one silver, and three bronze – across the first five weight categories on the opening day of competition.
Iran’s national beach soccer team have crushed Saudi Arabia 6–0 in the semifinals of the Asian Beach Soccer Championship, securing both a spot in the final and qualification for the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Mehdi Taremi, the Iranian national team striker, has been recognized as Inter Milan’s most impactful player during the recent FIFA international break, according to a report by Italy's Calcio Mercato.
Iran’s national beach soccer team has advanced to the semifinals of the AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup 2025 after a commanding 11-0 victory over Bahrain in the quarterfinals.
