Iran to host World Taekwondo President’s Cup, Asian Taekwondo Club
ATU Council Meeting & General Assembly has granted the rights to host World Taekwondo President’s Cup (G2), Asian Taekwondo Club to Iran. According to the Public Relation Department of the Iran’s Taekwondo Federation, the ATU Council Meeting & General Assembly which was held today in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam decided to grant granted the […]
Quarter-final ties confirmed: Esteghlal-Alsadd , Persepolis-Alduhail
It’s been well over 27 years since Islamic Republic of Iran’s Esteghlal FC were crowned the Asian champions and Winfried Schäfer’s side will be aiming to return to glory and a third title as they go up against two-time champions, Al Sadd of Qatar Qatar’s Al Duhail boast impressive domestic successes this year and will […]
Gianluigi Buffon nears Paris Saint-Germain move after Juventus exit
Juventus goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon is close to joining Paris Saint-Germain, according to Sky in Italy. The 40-year-old Italy legend, who left Juventus after 17 years at the end of the season, is in talks over joining the French Ligue 1 champions. PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi recently praised Buffon in an interview with French newspaper L’Equipe, but […]
Iran’s futsal remains Asia’s top in latest rankings
Iran’s futsal team has remained at the first place in Asia and the sixth in the world with 1654 points, according to the latest Futsal World Ranking website. According to the latest rankings, Brazilian team (1935 points), Spain (1845 points) and Russia (1700 points) are ranked first to third in the world respectively. Portugal and […]
Iran primed for attempt to break group stage hoodoo
The stability and pragmatism of Carlos Queiroz’s seven-year reign has firmly established Iran’s as Asia’s number one team, but the nation will go to the World Cup hoping to advance for the first time to the knockout phase. Queiroz’s side face a daunting task after being drawn to take on Morocco, Spain and Portugal. However, […]
Team Melli anthem “Eleven Stars” performed in Tehran
TEHRAN – “Eleven Stars”, the official anthem of Team Melli, Iran’s national football team, was performed by an ensemble composed of musicians from the Tehran Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra at Tehran’s Vahdat Hall on Sunday evening. Vocalist Salar Aqili performed the song, whose lyrics were composed by Ehsan Afshari while Babak Zarrin put them […]
Matic says Man Utd ‘can fight for Premier League title’ with right signings
Nemanja Matic says Manchester United “can fight for the title and the Champions League” if they make the right signings in the transfer window after defeat to Chelsea in the FA Cup final left the Old Trafford trophy cabinet bare. Jose Mourinho’s team lost Saturday’s showpiece at Wembley 1-0 to Matic’s former club, with Eden […]
Iran to play Turkey in friendly match ahead of World Cup
Iran’s national football team or Team Melli left Tehran for Istanbul to play a friendly match with Turkey. Iran national football team will hold a training camp in the European country for a week and play a warm-up match with Turkey on May 28, as part of preparation for the 2018 World Cup. After Turkey, […]
From Allegri to Benevento: Tops and flops in the 2017/18 Serie A season
The 2017/18 Italian Serie A season finished on Sunday with Juventus crowned champions for the seventh straight year and 34th time in their history. AFP Sport looks at the tops and flops of the league campaign in Italy: – Tops – Massimiliano Allegri The 50-year-old Juventus coach once again proved to be the master strategist […]
President Rouhani welcomes Iran national football team
TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani welcomed Iran national football team, also known as Team Melli, on Sunday. In addition to Iranian players, coaching staff, Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Masoud Soltanifar and head of Iran Football Federation Mehdi Taj were also present. “I would like to express my happiness to participate at Team Melli’s […]