Persepolis, Esteghlal and Zob Ahan football teams of Iran have moved up in the latest Soccer Clubs Rankings. Persepolis has moved up nine places to 158th in the rankings and Esteghlal has climbed 26 places to 192nd, clubworldranking.com reported. Zob Ahan also moved up nine places to 311th. Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia is the […]

TEHRAN – Iran national football team coach Carlos Queiroz is monitoring Melbourne City starlet Daniel Arzani, who is eligible to play for Team Melli. Queiroz has admitted 19-year-old Australian Arzani is a player he and his staff are following “very closely” as the international tug-of-war for the Melbourne City star continues. The international future of […]

TEHRAN – Rasoul Khadem, who had announced his retirement as the president of Iran Wrestling Federation, has returned to the federation after two months. On Feb. 23, the United World Wrestling Disciplinary Chamber (WWDC) banned Iranian wrestler Alireza Karimi from competition for six months, and his coach Hamidreza Jamshidi for two years after the wrestler […]

Morocco will play three friendly matches against Ukraine, Slovakia and Estonia as part of their preparation for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. The country’s football federation (FRMF) announced that the Atlas Lions will face Ukraine on 30 May followed by Slovakia on 4 June. Both matches will be played in Switzerland, with a game […]

TEHRAN – Iranian Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Masoud Soltanifar says that they want to move one place up in the 2018 Asian Games. The Iranian delegation came fifth in the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea behind China, South Korea, Japan and Kazakhstan. Now, the Iranian minister says they are going to […]

 Iranian judoka Javad Mahjoub won his games in Turkey at the Antalya Grand Prix 2018 to march into the final event of the over 100-kilogram weight class contest on Sunday. Iranian judoka Javad Mahjoub displayed remarkable athletic skills at the Antalya Grand Prix 2018 in Turkey, and deservedly progressed to the final round of the […]

The Iranian Football Federation has announced it has cancelled a previously planned friendly match between Iran and Syria national football teams. According to the Iranian Football Federation statement released on Saturday, the match has been cancelled because a lot of Iranian players are going to be busy with their respective clubs’ matches in the Asian […]

 Iranian judoka Javad Mahjoub won his games in Turkey at the Antalya Grand Prix 2018 to march into the final event of the over 100-kilogram weight class contest on Sunday. Iranian judoka Javad Mahjoub displayed remarkable athletic skills at the Antalya Grand Prix 2018 in Turkey, and deservedly progressed to the final round of the […]

The Iranian youth futsal team will travel to Italy in May to take part at a four-team tournament. Iran, who is preparing for the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games, will face host Italy and Slovenia meet France. The winners will advance to the final match. Iran youth futsal team will be headed by Ali […]

TEHRAN – Team Melli will play Uzbekistan in a friendly match after their match against Syria was called off. A friendly match between Iran national football team and Syria was scheduled to take place on May 11 in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium but the match was cancelled since some Team Melli players will have to represent […]