Juventus top MLS All-Stars on penalties
Serie A champions Juventus got the best of Major League Soccer’s All-Stars in a penalty shootout on Wednesday after an entertaining 1-1 draw in the North American league’s mid-season exhibition. Before a crowd of 72,317 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium — home of MLS’s Atlanta United — Juventus prevailed 5-3 in the shoot-out after New York Red […]
Iranian female athletes to compete in 22 sports at 2018 Asian Games
Iranian female athletes participating at 2018 Asian Games to be hosted by Indonesia will compete in 22 sports at the international event. According to Nasrollah Sajjadi, the head of the Iranian outfit at the 2018 Asian Games, Iranian female athletes will take part in 22 sports including: archery, badminton, 3-on-3 basketball, cycling, horse riding, fencing, […]
Carlos Queiroz close to joining Algeria: report
TEHRAN – Carlos Queiroz’s contract has expired with Iran national football team on July 31 and he has reached an agreement with Algerian Football Federation (FAF) to take charge of the African team sports.orange.fr reported. Under guidance of the Portuguese coach, Iran narrowly missed the chance of qualifying for the 2018 World Cup next stage. […]
Manchester City set sight on Saman Ghoddos: Report
TEHRAN – Reigning Premier League champions Manchester City have set their sights on Östersunds FK winger Saman Ghoddos. City’s strategy of signing relatively unknown players for small fees with the aim of profiting in some way could continue after it was revealed that a club scout watched Ghoddos at the weekend. Ghoddos featured for 90 minutes […]
Zlatko Kranjcar names Iran U23 football team for Asian Games
TEHRAN – Zlatko Kranjcar has named his 20-man squad for the 2018 Asian Games in Indonesia. Iran U23 football team played two friendly matches against Iran and have been also scheduled to face China on August 9 ahead of the Games. Iran will fly straight to Indonesia from China to participate at the 2018 Asian […]
Iran routs Japan at Asian Club Volleyball C’ships
Iran’s Khatam Ardakan volleyball club defeated their Japanese rival Toray Arrows in their second match at 2018 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship in Myanmar. Iranian squad won the Tuesday match 3-0. The Iranian team secured the first and second sets with the same scores of 25-22. The Japanese side didn’t want to surrender and gave […]
Iran beats Jordan at U16 WABA C’ships
Iranian boys’ basketball team defeated Jordan 95-20 at West Asian Basketball Association (WABA) U16 Championships. In a match held on Monday in Gorgan, Iran’s team smashed Jordan and topped the group ranking. The 2018 edition of WABA U16 Championship is underway with national teams of Iran, Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, and Syria in attendance. The event […]
Ibrahimovic to miss MLS All-Star Game after first Galaxy hat-trick
Swedish star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic will miss Wednesday’s MLS All-Star Game against former club Juventus, the Los Angeles Galaxy announced Monday, citing workload and travel issues. Ibrahimovic took his league tally for the season to 15 goals from 17 matches with his first MLS hat-trick against Orlando City on Sunday. He was a fan selection […]
Iran wins 20 medals in World Taekwondo Hanmadang
Iran’s team has gained 20 medals in the world Taekwondo Hanmadang in South Korea with three gold, four silver, and two bronze medals.The 26th round of world Hanmadang competition 2018 began in city of Jeju on July 28 and will end on July 31. The word hanmadang literally means festival. In 1992, the World Taekwondo […]
Iran’s rep. starts Asian Club Volleyball C’ships with victory
Iran’s Khatam Ardakan volleyball team defeated Kazakhstan’s representative in its first match at 2018 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship held in Myanmar. In Monday match, Khatam Ardakan won Atyrau VC 3-1. Iranian representative lost the first set 20-25 but had a comeback and managed to grab the next three sets (25-20, 25-20, 25-22). Khatam Ardakan […]