Qatar’s Al Gharafa ended their 2018 AFC Champions League journey on a positive note after coming from behind to register a 3-1 win over Islamic Republic of Iran’s Tractor Sazi Tabriz on Tuesday. In a battle between two eliminated teams, it was Tractor Sazi who showed urgency early on and it was they who made […]

TEHRAN – Zob Ahan of Iran football team advanced to the 2018 AFC Champions League Round of 16 after a 1-1 draw with Uzbekistan’s Lokomotiv. On Tuesday, the Iranian representatives were held to a 1-1 draw by Lokomotiv in Tashkent in Group B and qualified for knockout stage as the second-placed team. Morteza Tabrizi put […]

Tehran: Islamic Republic of Iran’s Persepolis will head into the Knockout Stage of the 2018 AFC Champions League as winners of Group C, after overcoming Qatar’s Al Sadd with a 1-0 win on Matchday Six. Backed by a vociferous home crowd, Persepolis needed less than three minutes to go in front. Mohammed Ansari whipped in […]

Esteghlal secured first place in Group D with a 1-0 win over Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal, thanks to Vouria Ghafouri’s goal on Matchday Six of the 2018 AFC Champions League Group D on Monday. Al Hilal started the brighter of the two sides and had their first attempt on goal six minutes in, when Achraf […]

Iran’s Persepolis can finish as table-topper in Group C of the 2018 AFC Champions League if it overcomes Al Sadd of Qatar at Azadi Stadium on Monday. The Iranian side has won both of its home games and secured its place in the next round following a scoreless draw away at Nasaf two weeks ago. […]

Bottom faces top in Group D of the AFC Champions League when Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia takes on Iran’s Esteghlal at Kuwait Sports Club Stadium on Monday. Esteghlal is already assured of a place in the next round having beaten Al Rayyan 2-0 in early April, but the Iranian side must avoid defeat to […]

Iranian judoka Shiva Jahangiri won a silver medal on the first day of Tashkent Junior Asian Cup competitions currently underway in Uzbekistan’s capital. 172 judokas from seven countries are taking part in Tashkent Junior Asian Cup 2018 from April 14 to April 15 in Uzbekistan’s capital. On the first day of competitions on Saturday, Iranian […]

Former Iran national football team head coach Miroslav Blazevic will likely travel to Tehran to attend Persepolis’s Iran Professional League (IPL) title celebration. Persepolis coach Branko Ivankovic said the Team Melli ex-coach has agreed to travel to Tehran. Persepolis won the IPL title with three games to spare on Sunday after edging past Padideh in […]

After winning a gold medal by Hossein Lotfi on opening day of 2018 World Taekwondo Junior Championships in Tunisia, Iran’s Amir Valipour and Amir Sina Bakhtiari also claimed two more gold medals on Tuesday. The nation triumphed in the men’s under-51 kg and the men’s under-55kg at La Salle Couverte in Hammamet Valipour seized the […]

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team coach Branko Ivankovic says that they want to claim Iran Professional League (IPL) title for the third successive year. Persepolis won the IPL title with three games to spare on Sunday after beating Padideh 1-0 in Mashhad’s Samen Stadium. Persepolis claimed the title for the second successive year. Branko Ivankovic’s […]