TEHRAN – Iranian sabre fencer Mojtaba Abedini has announced his retirement from the sport aged 34. Abedini took part in the 2018 Asian Games and claimed a silver medal in the men’s team sabre. He qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics to become the first Iranian fencer to compete at the Olympics. He also competed […]

TEHRAN – Iranian athletes claimed three more gold medals on Day 5 of the 2018 Asian Games on Thursday. Erfan Ahangarian bagged a gold medal in wushu after defeating Wang Xuetao from China 2-1 in the final match of the Men’s Sanda -60kg. Another wushu practitioner Mohsen Mohammadseifi claimed his third successive gold medal in […]

Iranian Taekwondo practitioners added one silver and one bronze to Iran’s medal tally, rounding it up to 25 medals on Thursday. In the final bout of Men’s -58kg, Iran’s Amir Mohammad Bakhshi was narrowly defeated by the world champion Daehoon Lee from South Korea 10-12 and received the silver medal on Thursday. Jordan’s Ahmad Abughaush […]

Iran’s U23 football team lost the round of 16 match to South Korea in 2018 Asian Games. In a Thursday match held at Wibawa Mukti Stadium, Iran was eliminated after losing the game 0-2 to South Korea. Hwang Ui and Seungwoo Lee scored two goals for the East Asian team in 40 and 55 minutes. […]

Women rowers of Iran pocketed one silver and one bronze on the sixth day of 2018 Asian Games. In Women’s Lightweight Quadruple Sculls, the team of Iran, comprised of Maryam Karimi, Mahsa Javar, Nazanin Rahmani, and Maryam Omidi, finished runner-up with the time of 7:04.38 and gained the silver medal. Vietnam snatched the gold with […]

Iranian Wushu athletes in Sanda category pocketed four more medals for their country, including one gold and three silvers, bringing Iran’s medal tally to 24 on the sixth day of the 2018 Asian Games. In Men’s Sanda 70kg category, Mohsen Mohammadseifi defeated China’s Shi Zhanwei 2-0 and snatched his third consecutive gold medal in the […]

Wushu athlete Erfan Ahangarian snatched Iran’s eight gold medal in 2018 Asian Games after having shown great sportsmanship during his semi-final bout against the Indian opponent. Iran’s Wushu athlete Erfan Ahangarian defeated his Chinese opponent 2-1 at the final showdown of Wushu men’s Sanda 60kg event of 2018 Asian Games currently underway in Indonesia. Ahangarian’s […]

Brazil international Fred chose Manchester United ahead of several other top clubs based on the advice of his compatriot and agent Gilberto Silva, the player said on Wednesday. The 25-year-old midfielder — United’s major signing in a close season transfer market that left manager Jose Mourinho underwhelmed — said Silva, a former Arsenal player, felt […]

TEHRAN – Iranian striker Kaveh Rezaei has joined Club Brugge on a four-year contract on Wednesday. Club Brugge has reportedly paid five million euros for the 26-year-old forward. Rezaei joined Charleroi in June 2017 and scored 19 goals in 43 matches for the Belgian team. He replaced Malian striker Abdoulaye Diaby who joined Sporting Lisbon […]

TEHTAN – Hamidreza Garshasbi has been appointed as General Manager of Persepolis football club on Tuesday. Garshasbi replaced Aliakbar Taheri as Persepolis acting president in November 2017. Iranian Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Masoud Soltanifar has appointed Garshasbi as Persepolis GM. “I am happy to be appointed as Persepolis GM but I am well aware […]