TEHRAN – The Iran U23 national football team have officially departed Tehran for Antalya, Turkey, embarking on a pivotal 12-day training camp.

TEHRAN – Six Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers will represent Iran at the Ulaanbaatar Open Ranking Series 2026.

TEHRAN - Iran’s road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup continues to be accompanied by a growing concern: the national team’s fragile defensive structure.

TEHRAN - Hossein Abdi, head coach of Iran's U23 football team, says he hopes the 2026 Asian Games will serve as a springboard for 2028 Olympic qualification.

TEHRAN – Mohsen Rezvani was elected as head of Iran’s Aquatics Sports Federation for the fourth successive term.

TEHRAN - Iran's delegation for the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics in Dakar, Senegal — the first edition of the Games to be held on African soil — is locked in. With 27 athletes qualified across 12 disciplines, the lineup is 99% final just five months out.

TEHRAN – Iran Coach Amir Ghalenoei said getting the squad physically ready for the tournament would be difficult after most domestic-based players went seven weeks without competitive football during the suspension of the Iranian league.

TEHRAN - Hadi Saei has been re-elected as the president of the Iran Taekwondo Federation for another four-year term.

TEHRAN - Iran’s national football team head coach, Amir Ghalenoei, has lauded the significant advancements in Asian football following the draw for the 2027 AFC Asian Cup, which placed Iran in Group C alongside Syria, Kyrgyzstan, and China.

TEHRAN – Iran defeated Hong Kong 33-29 in the 1st AHF Asian Women’s U16 Handball Championship on Sunday.

TEHRAN - FIBA has announced the schedule for Iran’s national team in the 2027 FIBA World Cup Qualifiers.

TEHRAN – Ali Naderi, head coach of Iran’s national beach soccer team, praised his players’ outstanding performance after securing victory at the Asian Beach Games.

TEHRAN - FIFA president Gianni Infantino has confirmed that Iran will compete at the 2026 World Cup despite growing geopolitical tensions and scrutiny surrounding the nation’s participation.

TEHRAN - The world of wrestling mourns the loss of Iranian icon Abdollah Movahed Ardabili.

TEHRAN – Iran’s delegation finished third overall at the 2026 Asian Beach Games held in Sanya, China.

TEHRAN - Iran’s national beach handball team launched their campaign at the 6th Asian Beach Games with a commanding performance, defeating the Philippines 2-0 on Tuesday.

TEHRAN – Hosting duties for the Asian Junior Squash Championships, originally slated for May in Iran, have been reassigned to China by the Asian Squash Confederation due to ongoing wartime conditions.

TEHRAN – In a development that could significantly alter Iran’s football landscape, Sports Minister Ahmad Donyamali announced that the national football team’s participation in the upcoming World Cup may not be a certainty.

TEHRAN - Iran’s national football team have entered a decisive phase of preparation for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, launching an intensive training program shaped by both sporting ambitions and extraordinary circumstances.

TEHRAN – Arash Farhadian, head of Iran’s delegation to the 2026 Beach Asian Games, announced the selection of Mehdi Shirmohammadi as the flag-bearer for the country’s sports contingent in Sanya. Iran will participate in the Games with a 99-member delegation competing across 10 disciplines.