The Swedish-born Iranian striker Saman Ghoddos has caught the eye of Crystal Palace. The 24-year-old striker impressed in his side’s Europa League last-32 tie against Arsenal. Crystal Palace has joined the race for the Ostersund striker, Mirror.co.uk reported. Ghoddos is on the radar of a number of English clubs after impressing in the Swedish side’s […]

Al Ain coach Zoran Mamic also says they expect a tough game against Esteghlal but they are determined to win the match at the Azadi Stadium. They are now third in Group D, level with Al Rayyan on three points but separated on goal difference. Esteghlal are top on five points, while Al Hilal are […]

TEHRAN – Esteghlal coach Winfried Schaefer says that they want to stay at top of Group D. The Iranian giant will host Al Ain of the UAE in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium on Matchday Four of the AFC Champions League. Esteghlal are top on five points, while Al Ain are now third, level with Al Rayyan […]

TEHRAN – Iran national basketball center Hamed Haddadi says that playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA) was once his dream. Then came the year 2008, when the Memphis Grizzlies signed free-agent Haddadi, and he remained a member of the NBA team for five years. “Playing in the NBA was my boyhood’s dream. I recall […]

Marcus Rashford’s first-half double inspired Manchester United to a crucial 2-1 victory over rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford on Saturday. The England forward’s thunderous drive fired United into the lead on 14 minutes – his first Premier League goal since December 10 – and he doubled his tally with a deflected second 10 minutes later. […]

TEHRAN – Paykan will represent Iran at the 2018 Asian Women’s Club Volleyball Championship in Kazakhstan in May. Paykan won Iranian Volleyball Super League after defeating Tehran in three sets to lift the cup at the Khaneh Volleyball. The Iranian team have been pitted against hosts Kazakhstan, Chinese Taipei and Vietnam in Pool B. Pool […]

Iran national football team’s winger Alireza Jahanbakhsh says they know how to play in the 2018 World Cup. In an exclusive interview with FIFA.com, AZ Alkmaar man says they have been in drawn in toughest group in the FIFA World Cup along with Portugal, Spain and Morocco but they are determined to make Iranian people […]

Khooneh be Khonneh Mazandaran football team advanced to Iran’s Hazfi Cup final after defeating Esteghlal Khuzestan 3-1 on Friday. In the match held in Ahvaz’s Ghadir Stadium, Rouhollah Bagheri grabbed a hat trick to fire Khooneh be Khooneh to a 3-1 win over Esteghlal Khuzestan. Meysam Doraghi scored the only goal of Esteghlal Khuzestan. The […]

According to the the website of United World Wrestling (UWW), Iranian wrestler Hassan Yazdani Charati has taken over top ranking in the 2018 world freestyle wrestling. According to the UWW’s report on Thursday “Olympic champion Hassan Yazdani Charati (IRI), fresh off winning a gold medal at the Asian Championships in Bishkek, takes over the No.1 […]

Iran’s Esteghlal has lodged a complaint with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) against Malaysian referee Mohd Amirul Izwan bin Yaacob. The referee awarded two penalties to the Emirati team and TV replays show that his decisions are not right. Esteghlal was held to a 2-2 draw by Al Ain in Group D of the 2018 […]