Hosts Iran captured the Greco-Roman World Cup title for the fifth time in seven years after thrashing rivals Russia 8-0 in the final in Shiraz.

Defending champions Iran have been drawn in the same group as hosts United States for this year’s United World Wrestling (UWW) Freestyle World Cup at The Forum in Los Angeles.

There will be repeats of both London 2012 sitting volleyball finals after the draw was made for the Rio 2016 Paralympic competition.

A collaborative agreement between the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) and the Iran Baseball and Softball Association has been announced in an effort to expand and develop the sports in the country. 

A taekwondo player mooted to appear in the International Olympic Committee's (IOC) refugee team at Rio 2016 looks set to instead represent Belgium.

International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) officials have admitted that the ban on women attending matches in Iran will not be fully lifted before this year's Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, vowing instead to work on an event-by-event basis to resolve the "delicate" situation.

Russia topped the medals table at the second edition of the Asian Para-Taekwondo Open Championships, which took place in the Philippines’ capital Manila. 

Ahmad Ojaghlou and Arash Khosravi secured gold medals on the final day of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics Asia-Oceania Championships to help Iran finish top of the medals table in Dubai.

Iran won five more goldsto extend their lead at the top of the medals table at the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Athletics Asia-Oceania Championships in Dubai today.

Iran continued their Rio 2016 preparations in style as they were crowned men’s freestyle team champions after two gold medals on the final day of the Asian Wrestling Championships in Bangkok.

Kish Island will "probably" host another International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Beach World Tour event in 2017, despite criticism from Human Rights Watch (HRW) over this year's event, which they described as a "dismal failure". 

Russia’s Oleg Stoyanovskiy and Artem Yarzutkin advanced to the semi-finals of the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) World Tour Open event on Kish Island by eliminating the tournament top seeds today.

Afshin Byabangard secured Iran’s fourth gold medal of the Asian Wrestling Championships to help his country secure the Greco-Roman team title in Bangkok as the build-up to Rio 2016 continued.

Iran’s Ramin Taherisartang secured men’s Greco-Roman 80 kilogram gold on the opening day of the Asian Wrestling Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.

Human Rights Watch has criticised the International Volleyball Federation’s (FIVB) claim that a “misunderstanding” with security personnel was the cause of female spectators being turned away from the World Tour leg in Kish Island in Iran, amid claims that women trying to enter were part of a "political stunt".