Iranian striker Sardar Azmoun is among the Asian players who could catch the eyes in the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Many consider Sardar Azmoun to be the best young player in the continent at the moment. The Iranian hitman has an unbelievable record when playing for the national side having scored 23 goals in […]

Gareth Bale’s future will come under fresh scrutiny when Real Madrid face Bayern Munich in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday. Four years ago, Bale was powering through the heart of Bayern’s defence at the Allianz Arena before setting up Cristiano Ronaldo to score in a thumping 4-0 victory. “This is […]

TEHRAN – The Iranian Under16 Girls Football Team will open the Torneo delle Nazioni with a match against the U.S. on Wednesday. The Iranian team lost to the U.S. 6-0 two years ago in the inaugural edition of the competition. Iran have been drawn with host Italy, the U.S. and Slovenia in Group A. The […]

TEHRAN – Iran national sitting volleyball team swept past the U.S. in straight sets (25-14, 25-18-25-17) in the World Super 6 on Monday. Team Melli extended their winning streak in the competition to five games at the Sadra Sport Complex in the northwestern Iranian city of Tabriz. Iran started the event with a 3-0 win […]

Iran have learned their opponents at the 2018 International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) Blind Football World Championships. The Iranian team, who came second in the 2016 Paralympic Games,  have been drawn in Group B along with two-time world champions Argentina, Colombia and France, arguably the toughest of all. The groups for the Championships were drawn […]

Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema were once the untouchable trio, but only one of Real Madrid’s feted “BBC” can be sure of their place against Bayern Munich on Wednesday. Ronaldo has dragged Real into the Champions League semi-finals with, even by his standards, an astonishing goal glut that includes 22 in 12 games, […]

TEHRAN – Saudi Arabian football club Al Taawoun are interested in hiring Persepolis current coach Branko Ivankovic. According to Arriyadiyah.com, Al Taawoun are reluctant to renew Jose Gomez’s contract following disagreement on the Portuguese coach’s assistants. Al Taawoun finished in seventh place in Saudi Arabia Professional League, 22 points adrift of leaders Al Hilal. In […]

Two-time defending world champion Marc Marquez won his sixth consecutive MotoGP Grand Prix of the Americas on Sunday despite being dropped from pole position to fourth on the starting grid by a qualifying penalty. The Spanish Honda rider won by 3.5 seconds from compatriot Maverick Vinales (Yamaha) over 20 laps of the 3.426-mile (5.513km), 20-corner […]

 TEHRAN – Esteghlal football team earned a late win over Paykan in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium, while Persepolis lost to Zob Ahan in the penultimate game of Iran Professional League (IPL) season on Sunday. Esteghlal edged past Paykan 3-2 thanks to Omid Ebrahimi’s late goal. Arman Ghasemi put the visiting team ahead in the 13th minute […]

Wolverhampton Wanderers are reportedly one of five clubs in the UK to have been credited with an interest in Sardar Azmoun this summer – who has been dubbed the ‘Iranian Messi’. Azmoun, who plays for Rubin Kazan in Russia, has scored four goals at domestic level this season. The 23-year-old has a much more impressive […]