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 […]

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 […]