Iranian football powerhouse Sepahan has conceded a 4-2 home defeat against the Saudi Arabian club Al-Ahli in the group stage of the 2013 AFC Champions League.

Iranian football powerhouse Sepahan has routed Esteqlal 5-4 in the penalty shootouts to advance into the final of Iran’s Hazfi (knockout) Cup.

The Iranian national football team has been held to a 1-1 draw against Kuwait in Group B of the 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualifiers.

The Islamic Republic of Iran’s national under-23 football team has defeated Turkey 3-2 to become the champion of the 11th International Friendly Under-23 Football Tournament held in Qatar.

Iran’s national U-23 soccer team has defeated the host in the 11th edition of the International Friendly Tournament in the Persian Gulf kingdom of Qatar.

The National Iranian judo team has claimed second spot at the 2013 Asian Kata Championships in Singapore.

Iranian boxer Siavash Omidi has collected a silver medal for Iran in the 2013 ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships in the Philippines.

Iranian cyclist Ali Khademi has pocketed the first gold for his country in the road races of the 33rd Senior and 20th Junior Asian Cycling Championships in India.

Iranian boxers have won three bronze medals in the 2013 ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships currently underway in the Philippines.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has climbed one position in the March edition of the FIFA rankings to land in the 57th spot in the world.

Esteqlal has blanked al-Ain from the United Arab Emirates 2-0 to gain its first victory in a Group D match at the 2013 AFC Champions League group stage.

Iranian popular club Teraktorsazi has shared points with Qatar’s El-Jaish in a thrilling Group A tie at the 2013 AFC Champions League group stage.

Rah Ahan has blanked Persepolis 1-0 in the 29th week of Iran's Premier League (IPL).

Iranian teenage footballers have put in a remarkable performance at the AFC U-14 Girls Regional Championship 2013 for the South and Central region, and overwhelmed Tajikistan in their final game of the tournament.

Iranian cyclist Hossein Nateqi has claimed the first silver medal for Iran to raise the country’s total medal count in the 33rd Senior and 20th Junior Asian Cycling Championships in India.

Iranian cyclists have bagged three bronze medals in their efforts to mark impressive performance at the 33rd Senior and 20th Junior Asian Cycling Championships in India.

Persepolis has earned a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Zob Ahan to cruise into the semifinal round of Iran’s 2012-13 Hazfi Cup.

A late equalizer has made Esteqlal stay on top of Iran's Premier League (IPL) table in the 28th week of the season.

The Islamic Republic of Iran is set to host the World Cup Grappling Wrestling Championships in May.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has moved eight steps up in the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) junior and youth world rankings for women, standing at the 38th place in the world.

Iran’s champion Sepahan has trounced al-Nasr of the United Arab Emirates 3-0 at the 2013 AFC Champions League group stage.

Iranian football club Teraktorsazi has kicked off its maiden campaign at the 2013 AFC Champions League group stage with a stunning victory over Al-Jazira.

The Phoenix Suns have traded point guard Sebastian Telfair to the Toronto Raptors for professional Iranian basketball player Hamed Haddadi.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has congratulated the Iranian freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling squads on their victories in the 2013 Wrestling World Cup.

Iran has grabbed the 2013 Freestyle Wrestling World Cup title after beating Russia on the final day of the tournament in Tehran.

Iran has beaten the United States in the 2013 Freestyle Wrestling World Cup which is currently underway in the Iranian capital, Tehran, to reach the final bouts of the tournament.

The national teams director for USA wrestling says Iran is 'one of the strongest allies' of the US in wrestling, siding with the Islamic Republic in efforts to reverse a decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to exclude wrestling from the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.

Iranian alpine skier Mohammad Kia-Darbandsari has progressed to the final round of the 2013 Alpine World Ski Championships in Austria following his brilliant performance in the men’s giant slalom events.

South African Olympic and Paralympic sprint star Oscar Pistorius has been charged with murder of his girlfriend at his home near Pretoria.

The Islamic Republic of Iran has climbed two positions on the February edition of the FIFA rankings to stand at the 58th position in the world, maintaining its fifth ranking in Asia.

Iran is hosting the 21st edition of the international indoor athletics championships commemorating the victory of the Islamic Revolution in 1979.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has recommended that wrestling be dropped from the 2020 Summer Olympics.

National Iranian women’s skiing team is going to take part in the 2013 Alpine World Ski Championships in Austria.

The Emirati football club Al-Shabab Al-Arabi has booked a berth in the Group Stages of the 2013 AFC Champions League after overcoming Iranian team Saba Qom.

Iran's national basketball team has won the 2013 West Asian Basketball Association (WABA) Championship with a win against Lebanon.

Iran’s national men’s basketball team has registered its second consecutive win in the 2013 West Asian Basketball Association (WABA) Championship.

Three-time champion Iran kick-starts its 2015 Asian Cup qualifying campaign with a crushing 5-0 victory over Lebanon, with captain Javad Nekounam starring a hat-trick.

Iranian male Greco-Roman wrestlers have won five medals in the 2013 Vehbi Emre Golden Grand Prix tournament in Turkey.

Iran's super heavyweight Behdad Salimi has been named the world's best weightlifter of 2012 in an online poll conducted by the International Weightlifting Federation.