The Iranian grandmaster Parham Maghsoodloo made history and claimed the title of the FIDE World Junior Chess Championship 2018. Maghsoodloo won Russia’s Maxim Vavulin in the 10th round of games, securing his trophy while there are still two more rounds remaining. He could even earn the title by a draw in last game. This is […]

 Reza Salehi Amiri, President of Iran’s National Olympic Committee (NOC), was warmly received by International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach at the IOC headquarters in Lausanne, Switzerland. In the meeting, Bach praised the rise of women’s sport in Iran and expressed delight at the involvement of young people in sports. Bach also pointed to […]

Former Iran national football team midfielder Majid Gholamnejad passed away on Friday after suffering a heart attack. Gholamnejad died at the age of 35. No more details have been revealed. He started his playing career at Iranian top-flight football team Saipa in 2004. Gholamnejad also played in Pas Hamedan and Esteghlal. He was called up […]

 Iran and Puerto Rico will meet for the second consecutive editions of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship in Bulgaria on Wednesday after meeting in Poland in 2014. The only previous match between Iran and Puerto Rico at the World Championship was in Kraków at the 2014 tournament (first round). Team Melli won in straight […]

 National Iranian football team have defeated Uzbekistan in the first friendly match in preparation for the AFC Asian Cup. The match which was held in Uzbekistan finished 1-0 for Iran. In the first half, Uzbekistan played better against their guests and threatened Iran’s goal few times. But the host could not score any goals. In […]

 The head coach of Team Melli said that he has reached a verbal agreement with Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) but has not yet signed any contract. Carlos Queiroz made the remarks on Monday in Iran-Uzbakistan pre-match press conference. Queiroz said that although he has not yet signed a new contract with the […]

 Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) has confirmed receiving offer to play two friendly matches against Argentina and Colombia but is not exactly clear why the request has been remained unanswered. According to the local media, Iran could EARN USD 600,000 from the friendly matches with Argentina and Colombia, scheduled to be held in […]

 Iranian powerlifter Yousef Yousefi earned the silver medal at Kitakyushu 2018 Para Powerlifting Asia-Oceania Open Championships in Japan. In men’s under 59kg category, Yousefi hoisted 182kg in his first attempt but failed to lift 185kg in his next two moves. Accordingly, the 30-year-old athlete pocketed the silver medal. China’s Qi Yongkai snatched the gold medal […]

Luis Enrique won his first game in charge of Spain as La Roja came from behind to beat England 2-1 at Wembley in the Nations League. It was a disappointing night for World Cup semi-finalists England, who took an early lead through Marcus Rashford but were behind within 22 minutes after goals from Saul Niguez […]

 Iranian freestyle wrestler Ahmad Bazri managed to defeat all his rivals and snatch the gold medal of Dmitry Korkin International Tournament in Russia. In 86kg category, Bazri defeated 2018 Asian Games’ bronze winner Orgodolyn Üitümen from Mongolia 8-2 in the first contest. He then win Finish wrestler with technical fall to reach the final bout. […]