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 […]

 Iranian men’s national futsal team will play two friendly matches against Serbia this week. The team departed for Istanbul on Sunday morning and will fly to Belgrade from there. The two friendly matches will be held on February 4 and 5. The head coach of the Iranian men’s national futsal team Mohammad Nazemosharia said that […]

 Qatar football team, headed by Felix Sanchez, lifted the AFC Asian Cup for the first time in their history, and the triumph was a far cry from everyone’s expectation. The Qataris won the title after scoring 19 goals and conceding just one, and it showed that they were not just the best attacking team, but […]

Young Iranian female skiers managed to bag four gold, four silver, and three bronze medals in international alpine skiing event in Tsaghkadzor, Armenia. The 20-year-old Mahsa Yarkhah stunned the viewers by pocketing 4 gold medals in the female’s category, two in slalom and two in giant slalom. Donya Tabari was the next successful female athlete […]

Russian top-flight football team Zenit St. Petersburg completed the signing of Iranian forward Sardar Azmoun. The 24-year-old striker has penned a 3.5-year contract with Zenit. Sardar Azmoun scored 42 goals in 154 games for the Russian teams Rubin Kazan and Rostov in 5.5 years. Azmoun has scored 28 goals in 46 matches for Iran national […]