Critics urge sports organizations to ban Iran after regime allegedly executed thousands of anti-government protesters, ...

Iran is looking to join wrestling's major powers to stop the elimination of the ancient sport from the 2020 Olympics. Mohammad Aliabadi, the head of Iran's National Committee of Olympic, is quoted by ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Protesters gather as vehicles burn, amid evolving anti-government unrest, in Tehran, Iran, in this screen grab ...

U.S. State Department calls for Iran to halt execution of wrestler Saleh Mohammadi as coach documents regime killing over 30 ...

TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran has lifted a ban on U.S. wrestlers, allowing them to take part in the Freestyle World Cup later this month in the Iranian city of Kermanshah, Iranian media reported. The Sunday ...

MILAN (AP) — The IOC elected its first female member from Iran on Wednesday, who became its current youngest representative and opened the Olympic body to scrutiny over the country's record on women ...

Jan 29 (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee on Thursday expressed concern for the welfare of Iranian athletes amid the country's escalating unrest, saying it remains in contact with Iran's ...