German champions Bayern Munich hit three second-half goals as they beat French titlists Paris Saint-Germain, 3-1, on Saturday in a friendly in Klagenfurt, Austria. PSG were without their World Cup winners, but they did start Adrien Rabiot, who refused to serve as a reserve for the French squad. Bayern were without their legion of German […]

TEHRAN – Iran national volleyball team captain Saeid Marouf has sustained a meniscus injury during the training on Saturday. Marouf was forced to leave the training after the injury. The 32-year-old setter will likely miss the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. The MRI will reveal the extent of the injury. Defending champion Iran have […]

The 2018 edition of the Asian Nations Chess Cup will be held between July 26 and August 4 in Iranian western city of Hamedan. The 2018 edition of the Asian Nations Chess Cup will open in Iranian western city of Hamedan on Thursday, July 26, and will come to an end on Saturday, August 4, […]

 Iran’s Triathlon Federation has signed a 2-year contract with Sergio Santos for coaching the national team. Santos is among top triathlon coaches of the world who has participated in last four Olympics with Brazil and Portugal’s teams. He has snatched 50 different medals during his career as an athlete and its 15 years that he […]

Irish professional striker Anthony Stokes has signed a two-year contract to play for Iranian club Tractor Sazi in the next Persian Gulf Pro league. The 29-year-old Anthony Stokes has so far played for the U21 and national football team of Ireland. Stokes began his senior career with Arsenal, followed by other British clubs such as […]

Iran’s Female Taekwondo practitioners received one silver and one bronze medal at 2018 Jeju Korea Open International Taekwondo Championships. Maryam Malakoutikhah, at under-46 kg body weight category, managed to reach the final but grabbed the silver medal after losing the match to South Korean rival. At under-57 kg bodyweight category, Parisa Javadi beat competitors from […]

Persepolis coach Branko Ivankovic hopes they defeat Qatari giant Al Duhail in the AFC Champions League quarter-final. The Iranian giant is into the quarterfinals, facing the Qatari team in the last eight. “Our opponent has shown that it might even be the best team in the whole of Asia so far, so the game will […]

TEHRAN – The president of the Algerian Football Federation (FAF), Kheïreddine Zetchi, said he has not contacted Iran current coach Carlos Queiroz. The Portuguese has been reportedly a nominee to replace Rabah Madjer. The Algerian football federation parted company with Madjer in early July following a poor run of results that saw the national team […]

TEHRAN – Turkish media reported that Persepolis midfielder Vahid Amiri has reached an agreement with Trabzonspor. The Tukish club have already negotiated with Iranian international defenders Majid Hosseini and Pejman Montazri. Amiri, who represented Iran national football team against Morocco, Spain and Portugal in Group B of the 2018 World Cup, is a free agent […]

TEHRAN – Iran B basketball team defeated South Korea 80-69 in Day 6 of the 2018 William Jones Cup in Taiwan on Thursday. Vahid Dalirzahan was Iran’s top scorer with 23 points and Ricardo Ratliffe led South Korea with 30 points. Iran B, who have defeated LSU-Atletas from Lithuania 76–48, Japan B 78–61 and Chinese […]