Saipa midfielder Ali Dashti and Zob Ahan goalkeeper Rashid Mazaheri are among the eight players to watch at the 2019 AFC Champions League West Asia play-offs. Iran’s Saipa returns to the AFC Champions League 12 years since its historic debut campaign that saw the team reach the quarter-finals under the management of Iran legend Ali […]

Iran’s women’s football team suffered its third defeat in a row at the Hero Gold Cup 2019. The Iranian team was defeated against Nepal 3-0 at the Kalinga Stadium. The deadlock was broken in the 41st minute of the game, when Nepal player Anita Basnet managed to unleash a thunderbolt, the volley rifling in the […]

Iran’s Zobahan gained a 1-0 victory against Al Kuwait SC at the second preliminary round of AFC Champions League 2019 on Tuesday. The Iranian Zobahan football club took on Kuwaiti Al Kuwait SC on Tuesday at the second preliminary round of AFC Champions League 2019. The Iranian side won the match with 1-0 results at […]

 Iranian fighters collected one silver and two bronze medals at Bocskai Istvan Memorial International Boxing Tournament in Debrecen, Hungary. Moslem Maghsoudi at 64kg category won a silver medal while Shahin Mousavi at 75kg and Omid Ahmadi Safa at 52kg settled for silver. Organized by Hungarian Boxing Association, the 63rd edition of Bocskai Istvan Memorial tournament […]

Persepolis football team defeated Padideh 2-0 to move top of the Iran Professional League (IPL) table on Wednesday. Branko Ivankovic’s side, who had defeated Padideh 1-0 in its IPL opener in Mashhad, emerged victorious in front of 25,000 spectators in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium. Ali Alipour made the scoreboard 1-0 in the 24th minute from the penalty […]

 A refugee Bahraini footballer who was arrested in Thailand while on vacation from his new home in Australia could remain in jail until August while a court decides on an extradition request from Bahrain, a Thai official said on Wednesday. Hakeem Al Araibi is fighting the extradition, saying he faces torture if returned. Al-Araibi, 25, […]

 Portugal ski members participating at the 2019 World Para Snowboard /Asian Cup said that the hospitality and respect they have received from Iranian people are amazing. The international event was held in Dizin resort on Feb.4 and 5 with participation of para skiers from Iran, Portugal, Turkey and Azerbaijan. Established in 1969, Dizin is the […]

Brighton & Hove Albion boss Chris Hughton says it might be next season when they see the best of Iranian winger Alireza Jahanbakhsh. The 25-year-old became Albion’s club record signing when he joined for a reported £17m fee in July. He has made 11 appearances but suffered a hamstring injury in the defeat at Everton […]

A well-known Saudi Journalist claimed that Bert van Marwijk is going to replace Carlos Queiroz in Iran’s National Football Team. In a Monday tweet, Saad Al Harthy claimed that Van Marwijk will succeed Queiroz in Team Melli, adding that what remains is just the final agreement between the parties for a 4-year contract. Carlos Queiroz […]

 Iran national football team captain Masoud Shojaei is not going to retire from international duty. After Iran’s heartbreaking exit from the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, Carlos Queiroz stepped down as Team Melli coach and the next head coach might change the team to build a young team. In the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, the veteran […]