Kimia Alizadeh, the first Iranian woman to win an Olympic medal, will bear the flag of Islamic Republic of Iran at the opening ceremony of 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, Indonesia. Kimia Alizadeh has been selected by Iran’s National Olympic Committee to be Iran’s flag-bearer at the opening ceremony of the 18th Asian Games, also […]

 Iranian females’ recurve team received the gold medal of WAE European Cup 2018, held in Czech. Iranian recurve squad, comprising Zahra Nemati, Zahra Delkhosh and Somaye Rahimi, overpowered South Korea in the final match and gained the gold medal. Also, in mixed team recurve, Zahra Nemati and Gholamreza Rahimi won the silver medal after suffering […]

Harry Kane is leading the race for the World Cup Golden Boot as he bids to become the first England player to win the prize since Gary Lineker 32 years ago. The clean-cut skipper is on the fast track to virtual sainthood in England, matching Lineker’s tally of six goals from 1986 in just three […]

Neymar’s Brazil crashed out of the World Cup on Friday, failing to erase the pain of their humiliation on home soil four years ago as Belgium beat them 2-1 to set up a semi-final against France. The five-time champions came to Russia desperate to make amends for their stunning 7-1 semi-final defeat to Germany in […]

Iran national football team, known as Team Melli, will be eager to translate its position as one of the Continent’s top teams by adding a fourth AFC Asian Cup title. The 2019 AFC Asian Cup will be held from January 5 to February 1, 2019 in the United Arab Emirates. Team Melli has been drawn […]

TEHRAN – Östersunds Fotbollsklubb, commonly known simply as ÖFK, have an offer on the table for their Iranian midfielder Saman Ghoddos from an unnamed Chinese Super League club, Ostersund Post reported. Ghoddos, 25, had been also linked with move to English teams Wolves, QPR and Fulham, Swansea City, West Bromwich Albion and Brighton & Hove […]

 Iranian discus thrower Ehsan Haddadi harvested gold at the USSD Competitions in California, United States. The 33-year old Iranian athlete, who has already won a silver medal in 2012 London Olympics, recorded 67.99 meters in his second attempt to grab the gold medal. Discus throwers from Sweden, the United States and Germany attended the event, […]

Belgium coach Roberto Martinez has admitted he has no secrets as he plots to end Brazil’s bid for a record-extending sixth World Cup ahead of their “dream” quarter-final in Kazan on Friday. But the nation’s “Golden Generation” have been reminded that the match against the favourites could represent the last chance for them to shine […]

The build-up to Friday’s quarter-final clash between France and Uruguay has been dominated by individuals, but it may be the South Americans’ almost unbreachable four-man defence which decides the result. While Uruguay sweat on the fitness of striker Edinson Cavani, it should be remembered that La Celeste’s progress in Russia has been built upon their […]

Last weekend, Didier Deschamps chalked up another significant achievement in a remarkable career. He became the longest-serving coach of France when he oversaw his 80th game as Les Bleus beat Argentina 4-3 in a thriller to go through to Friday’s World Cup quarter-final against Uruguay. Six years have passed since he replaced Laurent Blanc, but […]