Iranian national men’s team (Green) won the title of Asian Nations Cup for Team Championship in Rapid section, for the first time in its history. The 2018 Asian Nations Cup is a team event for Asian chess federations taking place in Hamedan province in Iran since July 27. In Rapid section held on Friday, Iranian […]

TEHRAN – Two months before the start of the 2018 soccer World Cup in Russia, Sardar Azmoun was the most wanted Iranian player in the summer transfer window but after the competition, no club have yet shown any interest in signing him. The 24-year-old attacker had caught the eyes of Liverpool, Everton, Leicester, Celtic, Lazio, […]

Iran’s junior basketball team will play Iraq instead of Syria in the opening match of the 2018 WABA Junior Championship in Iranian city of Gorgan. One day before the opening of the 2018 WABA Junior Championship in Iranian city of Gorgan, the Syrian squad slated to line up against the hosts have not yet arrived […]

TEHRAN – Hassan Taftian from Iran claimed a bronze medal at the Loughborough European Athletics Permit (LEAP) meeting. In the competitions held in Loughborough’s Paula Radcliffe Stadium, Taftian won the bronze medal in 200m, producing a lifetime best of 20.74. Canada’s Brendon Rodney won the gold medal, clocking 20.59 and silver medal went to Tom […]

The Iran men’s national under-20 volleyball team defeated Kazakhstan in three straight sets at the 2018 Asian Men’s U20 Volleyball Championship on Thursday. Iranian young volleyball players maintained their brilliant performance at the 2018 Asian Men’s U20 Volleyball Championship, routing the Kazakh side in three straight sets (25-13, 25-15, 25-15) for a place in semi-final of Asian […]

Iran goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand and defender Rouzbeh Cheshmi can impress in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in January. With the 2018 AFC Champions League quarter-final just over a month away, the-afc.com look at seven players whose form in the competition can drive them to excel in the competition in January. Beiranvand, 25, was one of […]

Germany winger and 2014 World Cup winner Andre Schuerrle on Wednesday agreed to join Fulham of the Premier League on a two-year loan from Borussia Dortmund. It will be a second stint in the English top flight for the 27-year-old who played at nearby Chelsea from 2013-2015. “I’m so happy to be here, I can’t […]

TEHRAN – West Bromwich Albion are going to sign Akhmat Grozny’s Milad Mohammadi after they failed to pen a contract with Luton Town defender Jack Stacey. The Baggies haven’t gone gung-ho in the transfer market this summer, as they have brought in a solid center back in Kyle Bartley, winger Harvey Barnes and two goalkeepers […]

TEHRAN – Iran international winger Alireza Jahanbakhsh joined Brighton and Hove Albion on a five-year contract from Dutch side AZ Alkmaar for a club-record fee on Wednesday. Financial terms were not disclosed but British media reported Brighton agreed on a deal worth £17 million ($22.36m) for Jahanbakhsh. “Ali is a player that we have been […]

 Iran booked a place in the 2018 Asian Men’s U-20 Volleyball Championship quarter-final on Wednesday. The Iranian team defeated India in straight sets (25–17, 25–14, 25–22) in Riffa, Bahrain. Iran had already earned two 3-0 wins over China and South Korea in Pool A. The 2018 Asian Men’s U-20 Volleyball Championship kicked off on July […]