Iran Olympic football team to hold camp in Iraq
Iran U23 football team will hold a one-week training camp in Iraq in late July. Zlatko Kranjcar’s team will fly to Iraq on July 23 and play the Iraqi team on July 25 and 27 respectively. The Iranian football team will return to Tehran on July 29 and will travel to China on Aug. 6 […]
Iranian archers bag 4 medals at 2018 Asia Cup
Iranian archers’ performance at Stage 3 of 2018 Asia Cup resulted in four medals, including three silver and one bronze. The competition which is a World Ranking Event kicked off on July 9 in Taipei and will wrap up on July 12. In men’s individual compound section on Tuesday, Esmaeil Ebadi defeated opponents from Vietnam […]
Iranian player on transfer radar to Turkish Trabzonspor
Iran soccer player Majid Hosseini is reportedly on transfer radar to professional Turkish football club Trabzonspor, according to Turkish media. According to Turkish Sabah newspaper, the 22-year-old defender Majid Hosseini is close to sing a contract with the officials of the Turkish football club Trabzonspor. The Iran’s national football team defender has reportedly agreed with […]
France reach final after 1-0 win over Belgium
France is through to its first World Cup final since 2006, and the French fans are thrilled. Thursday will mark the 20th anniversary of France’s only World Cup victory, when it defeated Brazil 3-0, and come Sunday it will try to do the same against the winner of England and Croatia on Wednesday. For now, […]
Iran beach soccer have a golden generation: Marco Octavio
Marco Octavio Simoes Barbosa says Iran beach soccer have a young players who have the potential to shine in the future. The Brazilian coach is holding a training camp for Team B. Octavio believes that the Iranian young players have the potential of replacing the veterans. “In my opinion, Iran have a golden generation who […]
Saman Ghoddos snubs Chinese Super League
Östersund midfielder Saman Ghoddos has dismissed the idea of going to the Chinese Super League, saying he has plenty of years in front of him. Ostersund Post had reported that the Iran international midfielder has been linked with Chinese football teams but Ghoddos says he would rather join a European football team. “I have offers […]
Iran’s Omid Ebrahimi Joins Qatar’s Al Ahli
Esteghlal defensive midfielder Omid Ebrahimi has joined Qatari football club Al Ahli. Al Ahli SC, also known as Al Ahli Doha, has signed the Iranian player on a one-year contract. Omid Ebrahimi was discovered by Amir Ghalenoei in 2011. He started his career in Esteghlal Dargahan. He joined Sepahan in 2010 after spending the previous […]
Alireza Faghani lauds Asian referees at World Cup
TEHRAN – Iran’s Alireza Faghani says the Asian referees have done well so far at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Faghani has taken charge of a number of high-profile games in Asia and is up there among the best in the world. In his impressive career, the 40-year-old has officiated finals of the 2014 […]
Iran crowned at Cadet Greco-Roman World C’ships
Gaining two gold, two silver and two bronze medals and 130 points, Iran’s Greco-Roman team claimed the title of 2018 Cadet World Championships. At 92 kg, Iran’s Mohammad Nosrati was 3-0 behind the Russian Aleksei Mileshin in the first period, however had a dramatic comeback in the final 20 seconds of the match when he […]
Five Iranian taekwondokas to compete in 2018 Wuxi Grand Slam
The Iranian taekwondo body has released the names of athletes who will compete in the 2018 Taekwondo Grand Slam that will be held in Wuxi, China at the end of this month. According to the Public Relations Department of the Islamic Republic of Iran Taekwondo Federation, the second Taekwondo Grand Slam championships will start on […]