Persepolis iconic defender Mohammad Ansari underwent successful surgery to repair his torn ACL on Saturday. He suffered an ACL injury in the last minutes of the match against Kashima Antlers in the AFC Champions League second-leg final in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium in mid-November. Ansari has missed the rest of the Iran professional League (IPL) season […]

Paralympic.org has praised the Iranian Para taekwondo athlete Mahdi Pourrahnama. Taekwondo will debut at the Paralympic Games at Tokyo 2020. Athletes will contend in six medal events in the Games. The division’s most athletic fighters are chasing Pourrahnama, the favorite in the men’s up to 75 kg K44/K43. He is one of 12 fighters looking […]

Ali Daei believes that Iran and Japan are the most likely contenders to reach the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 final, with the continental competition now less than four weeks away. The Iranian legend is the tournament’s record goalscorer, having found the back of the net 14 times over three editions, yet the former striker […]

Iranian futsal club Mes Sungun has been nominated for the best club in the world. Mes Sungun, headed by Hamid Bigham Tabrizi, won the AFC Futsal Club Championship in August. (in strict alphabetical order!) Associação Carlos Barbosa de Futsal (BRA) Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro (ARG) Clube Esportivo e Recreativo Atlantico Erechim (BRA) Leoas […]

Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) president Mehdi Taj has been nominated for the Asian Football Confederation’s (AFC) vice president post. This was confirmed by the Asian governing body on Saturday, with the elections scheduled for April 6, 2019. “In accordance with Article 32.1 of the AFC statutes (Edition 2018), the member associations were […]

Iranian international referee Alireza Faghani has been chosen to officiate at the second leg of the AFF Suzuki Cup final match. The first leg will be held in Kuala Lumpur’s Bukit Jalil National Stadium between Malaysia and Vietnam. The second leg will be held in Hanoi’s Mỹ Đình National Stadium four days later. Faghani will […]

Iran defeated Hong Kong at the 2018 Asian Women’s Handball Championship on Friday. Team Melli, who had earned its first win against New Zealand (38-19) on Wednesday, defeated Hong Kong 19-17 at the Yamaga Gymnasium in Yamaga, Japan to register its second win in the competition. The Iranian woman handball team will meet Australia for […]

The 2019 AFC Asian Cup is a good opportunity for Iranian striker Sardar Azmoun to step to the fore. As the 24 teams battle for the Continental crown in January, goals will be the most valuable currency. UAE’s Ali Mabkhout nipped the top scorer award in 2015 with five goals. But with the tournament expanded […]

Iran international striker Karim Ansarifard has been impressed by the “passionate” support of Nottingham Forest’s fans. Ansarifard has relished the two appearances he has made at the City Ground so far, including on his debut for the club, against Sheffield United last month. And he is determined to help give the crowd something to cheer […]

Iran national futsal team claimed the title of the Slovak Futsal Week 2018 three-nation cup. Team Melli was held to a 3-3 draw by Slovakia on Wednesday and finished in first place with four points. Iran had already defeated Russia 5-4 in its first match. Russia came second with three points and the host finished […]