World Cup big guns primed for last-eight battles
England became the last team to qualify for the World Cup quarter-finals after a dramatic penalty shootout as favourites Brazil and fancied France trained their sights on their last-eight opponents. England’s victory against Colombia takes Gareth Southgate’s team into what looks like a winnable match against Sweden, who edged out Switzerland 1-0 earlier on Tuesday. […]
Iran’s Zare wins gold at UWW Cadet World Championships
TEHRAN – Hossein Zare from Iran took a gold medal in the United World Wrestling (UWW) Cadet World Championships in men’s freestyle in Zagreb, Croatia on Tuesday. In a surprising result, 2018 Cadet Asian champion Zare took out 2017 Cadet World champion Daniel Kerkvliet from the U.S. in the 110 kg final. The combination of […]
Neymar unfazed by critics after sweet and sour display downs Mexico
Brazil superstar Neymar brushed off his critics after firing the five-time World Cup winners to victory over Mexico on Monday and into a quarter-final showdown with Belgium. Neymar scored one goal and created another as his increasingly impressive Brazil side overpowered the Mexicans 2-0 in sweltering conditions. But Neymar’s sparkling performance was tarnished by yet […]
Belgium strike back to beat Japan in World Cup epic
Belgium produced one of the great World Cup comebacks on Monday to beat Japan 3-2 and set up an attractive-looking quarter-final clash against Neymar’s Brazil. Substitute Nacer Chadli was Belgium’s hero on a humid night in Rostov-on-Don, scoring in the fourth minute of injury time to seal the dramatic victory. Japan had stunned Roberto Martinez’s […]
Was Iran really in World Cup’s ‘Group of Death’?
As the only remaining team of Group B in 2018 World Cup, Spain, was eliminated by Russia, public opinion and even some experts are beginning to cast doubt on whether Iran was in ‘Group of Death’ or not. Iran national football team was drawn in Group B of 2018 World Cup along with 2012 World […]
Iran overpower Kazakhstan and make it to second round
TEHRAN – Iran defeated Kazakhstan 88-56 in FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Asian Qualifiers and advanced to the second round of the Asian Qualifiers. The match was held in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium in Group D. The next phase will consist of 12 teams in two groups of six teams. The top three teams in each […]
Magno Batista da Silva Joins Iran’s Paykan
Magno Batista da Silva joined Iranian top-flight football club Paykan. The 32-year-old defensive midfielder has joined Paykan on a one-year contract for an undisclosed fee. Magno Batista came off the bench in a warm-up match against Pars Jonoubi on Sunday. The Brazilian player started his playing career at Brazilian club Centro Sportivo Alagoano and has […]
Neymar’s Brazil, Belgium target World Cup quarters after Spain bow out
Brazil will look to keep their bid for a record sixth World Cup crown on track when they face Mexico on Monday with a quarter-final place at stake after seeing Spain join the list of contenders to be eliminated. Monday’s other last-16 game sees a much-fancied Belgium take on a Japan side who are dreaming […]
Akinfeev stars as Russia stun Spain on penalties
Russia captain Igor Akinfeev saved two penalties in a dramatic shootout as the World Cup hosts dumped title contenders Spain out in the last 16 following a 1-1 draw. Veteran Russia centre-back Sergei Ignashevich gifted Spain the opening goal on 12 minutes in Moscow when he unwittingly turned into his own net after grappling with […]
Too soon to talk about officiating W Cup final
Iranian referee Alireza Faghani said that he goes through competitions match by match and its too soon to talk about officiating 2018 World Cup final. Alireza Faghani together with linesmen Reza Sokhandan and Mohammad Mansouri officiated one of the most important matches of Round of 16 between Argentina and France football teams which ended with […]











































