Belgium produced one of the great World Cup comebacks on Monday to beat Japan 3-2 and set up an attractive-looking quarter-final clash against Neymar’s Brazil. Substitute Nacer Chadli was Belgium’s hero on a humid night in Rostov-on-Don, scoring in the fourth minute of injury time to seal the dramatic victory. Japan had stunned Roberto Martinez’s […]

 As the only remaining team of Group B in 2018 World Cup, Spain, was eliminated by Russia, public opinion and even some experts are beginning to cast doubt on whether Iran was in ‘Group of Death’ or not. Iran national football team was drawn in Group B of 2018 World Cup along with 2012 World […]

TEHRAN – Iran defeated Kazakhstan 88-56 in FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Asian Qualifiers and advanced to the second round of the Asian Qualifiers. The match was held in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium in Group D. The next phase will consist of 12 teams in two groups of six teams. The top three teams in each […]

 Magno Batista da Silva joined Iranian top-flight football club Paykan. The 32-year-old defensive midfielder has joined Paykan on a one-year contract for an undisclosed fee. Magno Batista came off the bench in a warm-up match against Pars Jonoubi on Sunday. The Brazilian player started his playing career at Brazilian club Centro Sportivo Alagoano and has […]

Brazil will look to keep their bid for a record sixth World Cup crown on track when they face Mexico on Monday with a quarter-final place at stake after seeing Spain join the list of contenders to be eliminated. Monday’s other last-16 game sees a much-fancied Belgium take on a Japan side who are dreaming […]

Russia captain Igor Akinfeev saved two penalties in a dramatic shootout as the World Cup hosts dumped title contenders Spain out in the last 16 following a 1-1 draw. Veteran Russia centre-back Sergei Ignashevich gifted Spain the opening goal on 12 minutes in Moscow when he unwittingly turned into his own net after grappling with […]

Iranian referee Alireza Faghani said that he goes through competitions match by match and its too soon to talk about officiating 2018 World Cup final. Alireza Faghani together with linesmen Reza Sokhandan and Mohammad Mansouri officiated one of the most important matches of Round of 16 between Argentina and France football teams which ended with […]

Iranian sprinter Hassan Taftian claimed a silver medal in 100m event of the Meeting de Paris IAAF Diamond League meeting in the Charlety Stadium on Saturday. Taftian came second with a time of 10.03 seconds, improving his personal best by 0.01 second. Abdullah Abkar Mohammed from Saudi Arabia won the gold medal with the same […]

TEHRAN – Iran national football team captain Masoud Shojaei says they deserved a place in the 2018 World Cup Round of 16. Iran failed to qualify for the next stage with four points, one point behind Spain and Portugal. “As you see, we did our best and I think we deserved to advance to the […]

TEHRAN – Persepolis coach Branko Ivankovic has been shortlisted to take charge of Iraq football team, mawazin.net reported. The Lions of Mesopotamia prepare for the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 and want to hire the Croat. Branko Ivankovic, who has led Persepolis to Iran Professional League (IPL) back-to-back title, is under contract with Persepolis until […]