Gaining three gold medals, Iranian wrestlers were crowned at the Pahlavani event of 3rd World Nomad Games, in Kyrgyzstan. In 70 kg category, Iran’s Mohammad Naderi defeated rivals from Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan to reach the final and there, he gained a deserved victory over Kyrgyzstan’s wrestler and snatched the gold medal. Omid Hassantabar, in 80 kg […]

Iran volleyball head coach Igor Kolakovic has invited 14 players for the upcoming 2018 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship. Iran are in Pool D along with Bulgaria, Poland, Cuba, Finland and Puerto Rico. Team Melli will hold a training camp in Slovenia ahead of the competition. Squad: Saeid Marouf, Mohammadtaher Vadi, Amirhossein Tokhteh, Mohammad Mousavi, […]

 Iranian football giants Esteghlal and Persepolis learned their fates in Iran’s Hazfi Cup Round of 32 on Monday. Reigning champions Esteghlal will face Naft Masjed Soleyman in Masjed Soleyman whil Persepolis host first tier Navad Urmia in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium. Hazfi Cup is a knockout cup competition, run by the Iranian Football Federation. The Iranian […]

 Sardar Azmoun, who announced his retirement after the 2018 World Cup, has been invited to Iran national football team. The Rubin Kazan striker, who completed 90 minutes in each of Iran’s three World Cup games, quit international football after the prestigious tournament, citing the abuse he has received and the effect it has had on […]

 Iran’s third captain Ehsan Haji Safi joined Tractor Sazi football team from Olympiacos on Sunday. Haji Safi joined the reigning Greek champions on a 3.5-year deal from Panionios in January. Tractor Sazi paid Haji Safi’s 500,000 euros release clause to sign the 28-year winger. Haji Safi represented Iran in the 2018 World Cup, where Team […]

Iranian men’s national team of beach soccer attained the rank of 3rd in the latest ranking released by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW). Gaining 2413 points, Iran holds the world’s 3rd rank in beach soccer, atop Russia, Italy, Tahiti and Switzerland. Brazil and Portugal are top two teams of this ranking with 3613 and 2634 points […]

Losing to eight-time champions of Asian Games basketball, the Iran men’s national basketball team settled for their second consecutive silver medal at the final match of the 2018 Asian Games. Suffering from controversial judging of the referee, the Iran men’s national basketball team conceded against China on Saturday at 2018 Asia Games. In their second consecutive […]

 Iranian men’s national volleyball team trounced South Korea in three straight sets at the final showdown on Sat. and won the gold medal of the 2018 Asian Games held in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Iranian squad put on a brilliant performance at the final showdown held in Jakarta on Saturday, defeating their South Korean rivals in three […]

Iranian table tennis player Noshad Alamian won a bronze medal in men’s single event after 52 years at 2018 Asian Games. Alamian suffered a 0-4 defeat to China’s Gaoyuan Lin, who has the world rank of 4, in the semifinal and achieved the bronze medal for Iran. The last medal of Iran in singles’ event […]

 Iran international midfielder Saeid Ezatolahi has joined Championship side Reading in a season-long loan deal from Russian outfit FC Rostov. Ezatolahi is unlikely to be ready to play this weekend against Sheffield Wednesday, but could feature after the international break. Ezatolahi is the club’s ninth signing overall of the summer. The 22-year-old player, who has […]