Iran’s Mehdi Mahdavikia is among five Asian players who left their mark at the World Cup. The FIFA World Cup is an occasion in which players can turn into heroes for their nations, writing their names in the history books for decades. When it comes to Iranian milestones at the FIFA World Cup, it’s hard […]

Iran suffered a 3-0 (25-13, 25-13, 25-15) defeat against Chinese Taipei at the 2018 Asian Women U-17 Volleyball Championship on Saturday. The Iranian girls will play India on Sunday in a play-off match for the 7th place. Iran started the tournament with a 3-0 win against New Zealand in preliminary round but advanced to the […]

The two highest scoring sides in this season’s Champions League face off for the title when defending champions Real Madrid and Liverpool go head-to-head in Kiev on Saturday (1845GMT). With goals seemingly guaranteed in the Ukrainian capital, AFP Sports looks at the key matchups where the game could be won and lost. Cristiano Ronaldo v […]

Liverpool will attempt to end Cristiano Ronaldo and Real Madrid’s recent dominance in the Champions League when the sides meet in Saturday’s final in Kiev, with Reds manager Jurgen Klopp insisting experience is not everything. The goals of Mohamed Salah have helped the English side reach their first final in 11 years, but this has […]

TEHRAN – Iran national football team midfielder Ehsan Haji Safi insists that Team Melli will fight until the very end at the 2018 World Cup. Iran have been drawn in Group B of the 2018 World Cup along with Morocco, Spain and Portugal. The Iran national football team will open the campaign with a match […]

Earvin Ngapeth’s 18 points compensated France’s inconsistency as Les Bleus claimed a 3-1 victory over Iran (25-20, 24-26, 25-20, 25-17) in Friday’s action at the 2018 Nations League. The Zenit Kazan outside hitter was unstoppable as he scored 18 points to lead the local team in front of the home crowd to make up for […]

Barcelona legend Andres Iniesta’s decision to join Japan’s Vissel Kobe could make the J-League a serious option for the world’s top footballers, former Shimizu S-Pulse manager Steve Perryman said. The 34-year-old Spanish World Cup winner, who lifted 32 major trophies at Barca and made over 600 appearances for the Catalan giants, completed a big-money move […]

The Senegalese joined Iran’s Esteghlal in February and helped the team advance to the 2018 AFC Champions League quarter-final. Now, Thiam’s agent says Al Kuwait has handed them an offer but they prefer Esteghlal to the Kuwaiti football club. “Thiam’s contract includes a buyout clause worth $200,000 but he wants to continue playing in Esteghlal,” […]

TEHRAN – Iranian giants Persepolis and Esteghlal have learned their fate in the 2018 AFC Champions League quarter-final. Qatar’s Al Duhail boast impressive domestic successes this year and will look to maintain their immaculate record and add a Continental club silverware to their collection but will first welcome Iran Professional League champions, Persepolis. Persepolis have […]

Most successful coach in the Iran Professional League (IPL) Amir Ghalenoei has been named as new head coach of Sepahan football team. Sepahan, who escaped relegation last season, has penned a two-year contract with Ghalenoei. Ghalenoei helped Zob Ahan finishes runner-up in IPL and the team advanced to AFC Champions League Round of 16 under […]