Defending champions Iran learned their opponents at the 2019 AFC Beach Soccer Championship Thailand. Team Melli will begin title defense against Oman and Iraq in Group D following the official draw in Pattaya, Thailand on Monday. Fifteen teams, three more than the inaugural edition in 2017, will battle to be crowned champions next March. Host […]

Persepolis striker Ali Alipour has been reportedly linked with a move to South Korea’s Suwon Bluewings. Alipour, who has 18 months remaining on his contract, has been a key player for Persepolis in the past years, helping the team win back-to-back Iran Professional League (IPL) titles. He also qualified for the 2018 AFC Champions League […]

 The long-serving member of Team Melli Jalal Hosseini officially bid farewell to his international football career. In an Instagram post on Saturday, Hosseini announced his retirement from national duty and appreciated all the fans and coaches for their support during these years. He made 116 appearances for Iran national football team in 11 years, scoring […]

 Iran fell short against Australia at the FIBA World Cup qualifier’s fifth and penultimate window. Australia booked a place at the 2019 Basketball World Cup in China after defeating Iran 76-47 in Melbourne on Friday. In a rematch of the 2017 Asia Cup final, the Australian team again came out on top with a dominant […]

Iran’s Alireza Faghani received the AFC Referees Special Award 2018 at the 2018 AFC Annual Awards in Muscat on Wednesday. Faghani has taken charge of a number of high-profile games in Asia and is up there among the best in the world. The 2018 edition of the FIFA World Cup in Russia was Faghani’s second […]

Australia basketball coach Andrejs Lemanis praised the Iranian basketball team, saying Iran is a “proud basketball nation”. Team Melli will meet Australia on Friday at Melbourne’s Margaret Court Arena in the FIBA World Cup qualifier’s fifth and penultimate window. Iran currently is second in Group F with a 6-2 record, behind Australia (7-1) and above […]

Iran’s Aliasghar Hasanzadeh was named the 2018 AFC Futsal Player of the Year, winning the prestigious honor for the fourth time. “I am very pleased with this award. This will give me more power, more desire to do even better next year. This reminds me that I cannot stop, I must continue to give my […]

Nottingham Forest coach Aitor Karanka says Karim Ansarifard should be full of confidence following his international exploits with Iran. The former Olympiacos player is yet to get a proper taste of the action with Nottingham Forest – but Karanka believes he is mentally and physically prepared. Ansarifard made his second appearance for his new club, […]

Iran national women’s handball team will leave Tehran for Japan on Wednesday to participate at the 2018 Asian Women’s Handball Championship. Team Melli is pitted against Japan (host), Kazakhstan, Australia and New Zealand in Group A. Group B consists of South Korea, China, India, Hong Kong and Singapore. Iran will face Kazakhstan on December 1 […]

Iran was defeated against Uzbekistan at the CAFA Women’s Championship on Tuesday. In the match, held at the Milly Stadium in Tashkent, the Iranian team lost to host 2-1 in a controversial match. Uzbekistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan play together in a round robin format and the team with the highest point will win […]