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.
Global football authorities and Iranian officials have poured in congratulations as Iran's national team secured its place in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, marking the country's fourth consecutive qualification for football's premier tournament.
Iran’s national beach soccer team claimed a hard-fought 4-3 victory over the United Arab Emirates in their third Group C match at the 2025 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup, currently underway in Thailand.
In a nostalgic reunion, former Iranian football captain Ahmadreza Abedzadeh met with German football legend Jürgen Klinsmann in the United States, 27 years after their teams faced off on the pitch.
Iran’s national beach soccer team delivered a dominant performance in their second group-stage match at the AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup, defeating Afghanistan 14-0 in Thailand.
Iranian Football Club, Esteghlal F.C.has formally protested to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) over the absence of its legendary players in a Nowruz greeting poster published on the AFC’s Persian-language Instagram page.
Iran’s national football team, known as Team Melli, secured a crucial 2-0 victory against the UAE in the seventh round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
Following the International Paralympic Committee’s recognition of Iranian Paralympic women as the world’s leading nation in developing women’s Paralympic sports, a new mural was unveiled at Vali-e Asr Square in Tehran.
Captain and goalkeeper of Iran’s Esteghlal FC, Seyed Hossein Hosseini, has been included in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC)’s Best XI for the first leg of the AFC Champions League Round of 16.
The bodies of four more climbers who went missing following a series of avalanches in Iran’s western Kordestan province have been recovered, officials confirmed on Saturday, updating the death toll to six.
On the second and last day of the 33rd Asian Alpine Ski Championship (under 27 years old) held in China, Iranian skier Zahra Alizadeh Saveh snatched the gold medal and the championship title in the small spiral category in the women's section.
In a winter wonderland scene straight out of a storybook, the provincial capital of Ardabil, in northwestern Iran, was transformed as heavy snowfall led to the closure of schools and universities.
The sixth edition of the National Snow Volleyball Tournament began on Thursday in the western city of Hamedan, amid heavy snowfall and temperatures dropping to -4°C.
Located on the slopes of Mount Sahand, in the northwestern Iranian Province of East Azerbaijan, Sahand Ski Resort is a 1,200-meter-long facility equipped with ski lifts, a ski school, and a hotel, attracting winter sports enthusiasts each year.
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has instructed authorities to allocate a budget for the National Olympic Committee’s participation in international and regional events.
Mahsa Ghorbani, an international football referee from Iran, has been released after being detained on charges of forging a Schengen visa in the transit hall of Copenhagen Airport for forty days.
Iranian para taekwondo athlete Zahra Rahimi who gained recognition for representing Iran at the 2024 Summer Paralympics has hit the headlines in Iran for buying her father a trailer truck, using her medals.
In a recent ranking by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS), Sardar Azmoun from Iran has secured his place among the top 20 international goal scorers.
