Tehran: A Mame Thiam hat-trick earned Esteghlal the final West Asia AFC Champions League quarter-final ticket as they defeated fellow Islamic Republic of Iran side Zobahan 3-1 in Tuesday’s second leg, securing a 3-2 aggregate win. After a tense start, Esteghlal were awarded a penalty kick inside 11 minutes and Senegalese forward Thiam fired from […]

TEHRAN – Winfried Schaefer has called upon Esteghlal’s supporters to rally behind the team and help the Blues overcome a 1-0 deficit in their AFC Champions League Round of 16 against Zob Ahan on Tuesday. Esteghlal will host compatriot Zob Ahan in Tehran’s 80,000-seat Azadi Stadium on Tuesday. The German coach spoke before the second-leg […]

TEHRAN – Persepolis of Iran football team booked a place in the AFC Champions League quarter-final with a 2-1 win over the UAE’s Al Jazira. In front of 90,000 vociferous fans in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium, Persepolis, who had lost 3-2 in the first leg in Abu Dhabi, put the visiting team under pressure in the […]

TEHRAN – Al Jazira coach Henk ten Cate says they have come to Tehran to enjoy football in front of tens of thousands of spectators. Al Jazira have defeated Persepolis 3-2 in the first leg held at the Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium, in Abu Dhabi, UAE last week. “Al Jazira want to enjoy football in […]

TEHRAN – Persepolis coach Branko Ivankovic says that they are determined to overturn first-leg deficit in the AFC Champions League Round of 16 in Tehran. Persepolis football team lost 3-2 in Abu Dhabi last week and now are hopeful to book a place in the competition’s quarter-final in their home match. “We know that the […]

 Persepolis of Iran will need to overhaul a 3-2 AFC Champions League Round of 16 first leg deficit against Al Jazira when the sides face off in the second leg at Azadi Stadium in Tehran on Monday. Ali Alipour gave the Iranian side the lead in Abu Dhabi last week but goals from Ali Mabkhout […]

Defending champions Iran claimed a historic second successive win at the Asian Football Confederation Women’s Futsal Championships by defeating Japan 5-2 on Saturday. On Saturday afternoon, the Iranian outfit faced off Japan at the Indoor Stadium Huamark in Bangkok, following its outstanding performances at the major international tournament hosted by Thailand. Iranian sportswomen had trounced […]

TEHRAN – Iran claimed the title of the 2018 Cadet Asian Championships by winning three of the seven possible Greco-Roman gold medals. The host nation, Uzbekistan, along with Japan, Kazakhstan and Korea also had a wrestler capture a gold medal, unitedworldwrestling.org reported. Iran’s Amirreza Dehbozorgi won a gold medal in the 45kg after defeating Akyikat […]

Iran’s title defense remains on track after they beat Vietnam 5-0 to reach the AFC Women’s Futsal Championship 2018 Final in style. Shahrzad Mozafar’s side scored within five minutes, and were 4-0 up by half time, as they eased past a Vietnam side who had won all four of their previous matches at the tournament. […]

Esteghlal Uzbek midfielder Server Djeparov says their German coach is very tactical trainer. Iran’s Esteghlal will face its compatriot Zob Ahan in the first leg of the 2018 AFC Champions League Round of 16 in Isfahan on Tuesday. Djeparov, who was part of the side that lifted the Hazfi Cup on Thursday after a 1-0 […]