AFC Champions League finalists Persepolis drew 1-1 with Saipa in Iran Professional League (IPL) here at the Takhti Stadium on Saturday. Kamal Kamyabinia made it 1-0 with a thumping long-range shot in the 15th minute. Persepolis, who will travel to Japan on Monday to play Kashima Antlers in the first leg of the AFC Champions […]

According to the latest FIFA ranking released today, Iranian men’s national football team has climbed 3 rungs up to 30th on the world stage while still remaining above all other Asian teams. Fédération Internationale de Football Association or the FIFA released its latest edition of world ranking for football which shows Iran has moved up three […]

MANCHESTER, England — Cristiano Ronaldo was walking off the field, a winner once again at Old Trafford, when two young fans brandishing cell phones attempted to get to the Portugal superstar. One was rugby-tackled to the ground by security staff; the other was forcibly held back. But the five-time world player of the year hung […]

 Iran popular football team Persepolis advanced to the AFC Champions League final for the first time ever with a 1-1 draw with Al Sadd of Qatar on Tuesday, winning 2-1 on aggregate. Persepolis had previously defeated Al Sadd twice and lost once to the Qataris in the current season. In the match held in Tehran’s […]

 Alireza Karimi Machiani from Iran won a bronze medal at the men’s senior freestyle Wrestling World Championships in Budapest, Hungary on Monday. He beat his Georgian rival Dato Marsagishvili 12-1 at the 92kg. The other bronze at this category was snatched by Japan’s Atsushi Matsumoto, edging Mongolian Turtogtokh Luvsandorj 6-5. J’den Cox from the U.S., […]

 Iran international midfielder Saman Ghoddos insists he has made the right decision in choosing to play for his country of birth over Sweden. Ghoddos represented Iran in the 2018 World Cup, where Team Melli narrowly missed out on progression with their draw against Portugal in their last match. “I almost selected Sweden to play in […]

 Hassan Yazdani Charati and Parviz Hadi Basmanj from Iran won two bronze medals at the men’s senior freestyle Wrestling World Championships in Budapest, Hungary on Sunday. Defending world and Olympic champion Yazdani claimed the bronze medal after beating Russian Dauren Kurugliev 11-5 in the 86kg. The U.S.’s David Morris Taylor beat Turkey’s Fatih Erdin 12-2 […]

Iran participated in the sixth edition of the event with five athletes. Armin Hadipour Seighalani won the gold medal in the men’s under-58kg final after defeating the top seed Tae-Hun Kim from South Korea. The Iranian scored first with a head shot to lead by three points, but almost immediately Kim responded with a body […]

 Persepolis defensive midfielder Kamal Kamyabinia will be ready for the vital match against Al Sadd of Qatar. The Iranian giants are to host Al Sadd on Tuesday in the return leg of the AFC Champions League semi-finals. Kamyabinia suffered a shoulder injury on Thursday in the match against Navad Urmia in Iran’s Hazfi Cup and […]

 Esteghlal football team defeated Saipa 2-1 to move up to fifth place in the Iran Professional League table. On Friday, the Blues earned their third victory in the current season, beating Saipa 2-1 in Tehran’s Takhti Stadium. Ali Dashti put Saipa into the lead just seven minutes into the match after dribbling past four Esteghlal […]