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 […]

The AFC Futsal Club Championship 2019 will be held in the Iranian city of Isfahan next summer. According to the official portal of Iran’s Football Federation, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has given the green lights to Iran to host the next edition of the competition, which is scheduled to be held in August 2019. […]

 Iran national basketball team defeated Qatar once again in a friendly match Sunday night. Iran national basketball team, who defeated Qatar 75-64 in a friendly match in Doha on Friday, emerged victorious against the team once again 80-64. These two matches were held as part of preparation for the FIBA World Cup qualifier’s fifth and […]

Persepolis football team and Tractor Sazi of Tabriz played out a goalless draw in Iran Professional League (IPL) on Sunday. In the match, held on a rainy day in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium, the two teams showed a lackluster performance in front of 35,000 spectators. In Mashhad, Padideh defeated Saipa 1-0 to remain top of the IPL […]

Shahrdari Varamin of Iran claimed the title of the Fujairah 2018 World Taekwondo Team Championships. The Iranian representative defeated Russia 31-30 in a breathtaking contest in the final match. On the way to the final, Iran defeated Azerbaijan 66-58, China 45-44 and Uzbekistan 54-37 in Group B and collected 165 points. Shahrdari Varamin also defeated […]

Saeedreza Keikha from Iran took a bronze medal at the 2018 FIG World Cup circuit in Artistic Gymnastics. Keikha won a bronze medal at the Pommel Horse with 15.133 score. Gold medal went to Chinese Taipei Lee Chih-kai, who celebrated with a high of 15,508. The second place was won by Chinese gymnast Hao Weng […]

Just one day after appointing as Esteghlal Khuzestan coach, Sirous Pourmousavi stepped down from his role. On Friday, Pourmousavi replaced Dariush Yazdi in the Ahvaz-based football club. On Saturday, he changed his mind and quit his role. Esteghlal Khuzestan will face Esteghlal on Sunday at Ahvaz’s Ghadir Stadium, while the team will be headed by […]