Danielle Collins: US tennis star reaches Australian Open semifinals after life-changing surgery
By Ben Church, CNN
Iran Sport News
Australian Open: Trailblazers Angella Okutoyi and Meshkat al-Zahra Safi are ‘what tennis is really about’
From Billie Jean King to Ons Jabeur, tennis is no stranger to trailblazing stars – and two more have emerged at the Australian Open. Iran's Meshkat al-Zahra Safi and Kenya's Angella Okutoyi both made history in the girls’ singles in Melbourne, becoming the first players from their respective nations to win a Grand Slam juniors match. Ad/> The pair recorded their feats on Sunday, and though Safi – Iran’s first female player to be ranked in the junior top 100 – has since exited the tournament, Okutoyi’s run goes on after the Kenyan beat Australia’s Zara Larke in three sets on Tuesday to reach the last 16.
New French law banning hijab in sport is heinous and harmful
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Mulling possibility of arbitration appeal to Iran for compensation - CEO of UIA
An exclusive interview of CEO of UIA Airline Yevhen Dykhne for the Interfax-Ukraine news agency
Striker Taremi returns as Iran close in World Cup finals berth
HONG KONG : Porto striker Mehdi Taremi will return to partner new Bayer Leverkusen signing Sardar Azmoun as Iran look to secure a victory against Iraq at Tehran's Azadi Stadium on Thursday that will seal a berth at a third successive World Cup.
On the pioneering work of Ding Junhui and how one gamble transformed a sport and inspired a generation
Of the 32 qualifiers for this week’s German Masters, a quarter are from China. This perfectly illustrates the growing influence of the Chinese contingent on the professional tour, but the man who made it all possible will not be there. Ding Junhui did not qualify for Berlin.