Iran’s mountain bike racing was held in Alborz Province, west of Tehran on Friday. There were two categories cross-country and downhill in the competition. Mountain bike racing (shortened MTB or ATB racing) is the competitive cycle sport discipline of mountain biking held on off-road terrain. Tehran Times/ Aref Fathi

Kianoush Rostami’s participation at International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships in the U.S. is in doubt since the Iranian athlete has not yet received his visa. The competition will be held from Nov. 28 through Dec. 6 in Anaheim, California. Rostami broke his own world record to win gold medal in the men’s 85kg weightlifting […]

La Liga went on Twitter to thank talented Iranian painter Fatemeh Hashemi for her amazing illustration of La Liga superstars. She has wowed the football world by producing the incredible portraits of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann with just her feet. Fatemeh Hamami has recently uploaded a picture on Instagram of her incredible […]

Ex-Iran freestyle wrestler Abbas Zandi passed away at the age of 87 in Tehran on Monday. Zandi will be laid to rest in Tehran’s Behesht Zahra Cemetery on Tuesday. He competed in three Olympic Games including 1948 London, 1952 Helsinki and 1956 Melbourne. Zandi went to Babr (Tiger) Club in Tehran when he was 14 […]

Iranian weightlifter Kianoush Rostami says he is not seeking asylum in the United States. Phil Andrews, the chief executive of USA Weightlifting, told Tehran Times on Sunday that Rostami showed intent to move to the United States during his visa interview, or rather he failed to prove his intent to return to Iran after his […]

TEHRAN  – Under tutelage of Brazilian coach Marco Octavio, Iran won its first ever title at the Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup in 2013 and now is ready to repeat the honor. Team Melli has been pitted against two-time champion Russia, Mexico and Paraguay in Group B. Iran will kick off the prestigious event with a […]

La Liga went on Twitter to thank talented Iranian painter Fatemeh Hashemi for her amazing illustration of La Liga superstars. She has wowed the football world by producing the incredible portraits of Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann with just her feet. Fatemeh Hamami has recently uploaded a picture on Instagram of her incredible […]

Manchester City starlet Phil Foden scored twice as England came from behind to crush Spain 5-2 in the FIFA Under-17 World Cup final on Saturday. Victory added to England’s growing list of youth honors – they have won the Under-20 World Cup and European Under-19 championship this year – and was revenge for losing the […]

Manchester City starlet Phil Foden scored twice as England came from behind to crush Spain 5-2 in the FIFA Under-17 World Cup final on Saturday. Victory added to England’s growing list of youth honors – they have won the Under-20 World Cup and European Under-19 championship this year – and was revenge for losing the […]

Former Iran national football team and Persepolis defender Ebrahim Ashtiani passed away at the age of 71 in Tehran’s Shahid Rajaei Hospital on Tuesday. He died as a result of a preexisting heart disease. Ashtiani began his playing career with Boostan and Poolad (under-19 and under-23 teams of Shahin) in and was promoted to the […]