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With players banned from travel, executives sacked and a national squad that just withdrew from the Asian Games, Iraqi football is paying the price for a string of age fraud scandals.

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Tokyo 2020 will be the first Olympics to use facial recognition technology to increase security around all venues, the organizers announced on Tuesday.

Games organizers have linked up…

Mes Sungun topped Group D of the AFC Futsal Club Championship 2018 with a perfect record after beating Lebanon’s Bank of Beirut 3-1 on Monday.

Both teams had already qualified for the…

The English season got off to a familiar start as Manchester City’s Sergio Aguero struck twice, including his 200th goal for the club, as City beat Chelsea 2-0 to claim the Community Shield for…

Taekwondoka Kimia Alizadeh who was selected as carry Iran’s flag at the upcoming Asian Games was forced to step down from attending the 18th edition of the continental tournament due to anterior…

Former Italy defender Paolo Maldini, who spent his entire 25-year playing career at AC Milan, is returning to the club as the sporting strategy and development director.

The appointment…

Three-time Grand Slam champion Andy Murray climbed 457 places in the ATP world rankings on Monday, despite withdrawing from the Washington Open before his quarterfinal last week.

The…

The national basketball team emerged with a second victory at the FIBA U18 Asian Championship beating Kazakhstan 86-54 on Monday after routing Indonesia on Sunday in Nonthaburi, Thailand.

Thomas Tuchel made a winning start as coach of Paris St Germain on Saturday with a comprehensive 4-0 win over AS Monaco in the French Super Cup at Shenzhen Universiade Sports Center in Guangdong…

An Iranian biker aims to set a record in the hottest spot on earth - Lut Desert in central Iran - to be registered in the Guinness World Records Book.

Hasan Khorashadizadeh of South…

After almost four decades of professional sports activity, Tabriz Municipality (Shahrdari Tabriz) Cultural and Athletic Club was dissolved by the governorate of the city on Sunday, ending the…

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola might not be making any more additions to his first team, but indicated the club will sign Iranian-Australian teenager Daniel Arzani before the transfer window…

Iraq’s national team played its first-ever football match in the Palestinian territories on Saturday and beat the home side 3-0 in a friendly.

Some 2,000 people attended the match in Al-…

NBA legend Michael Jordan and US athletes rallied to LeBron James’ defense on Saturday after President Donald Trump questioned the star player’s intelligence in a tweet.

“I support LJ.…

When it comes to dominance in the wrestling world, Iran hardly recognizes age. Iran won the Asian Schoolboys Championships title in Karaj on Friday. The victory comes after a successful July…

Mes Sungun sailed to a 9-1 win over AGMK FC of Uzbekistan on Saturday to secure a spot in the AFC Futsal Club Championships 2018 quarterfinals.

AGMK dived into the game with intense man-…

Tiger Woods teased his fans with a hot start to his second round at the Bridgestone Invitational on Friday but could not maintain the run in a slightly disappointing day at a venue he has all…

After advancing to the second round of competitions at the Canoe Polo World Championships in Welland, Canada, the canoe polo team from Iran continued showing great performance but suffered three…

Venus Williams suffered an upset 6-4 7-6(2) defeat at the hands of Greece’s Maria Sakkari on Friday in the quarterfinal of the Silicon Valley Classic in San Jose, California.

They are two sportswear giants usually considered main rivals but Adidas has decided to follow in Nike’s footsteps and refuse to supply sporting gear to the Iranian national football team.

Tractorsazi dropped a bombshell on the Persian Gulf Pro League transfer market as the club made a double deal in one day to hire the captains of national team, Masoud Shojaei and Ashkan Dejagah…

Iran men’s team and China women’s squad were crowned at the 20th Asian Nations Cup Chess Championship in Hamedan on Friday.

Debutant Mes Sungun from Iran opened its AFC Futsal Club Championships in Group D with an emphatic 9-2 win over Tajikistan’s FC Sipar on Thursday in Indonesia.

A 10-year-old boy named Clark Kent broke the record for 100m butterfly which was held by all-time most Olympic medal winner Michael Phelps for 23 years.

Mes Sungun futsal club represents Iran in the AFC Futsal Club Championships in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, August 1-12.