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 […]

TEHRAN – Esteghlal football club are still in contract extension talks with German coach Winfried Schaefer. The former coach of the Jamaica national football team was appointed as the new head coach of Iranian professional football club Esteghlal in October until the end of the season, with the option of extension. Schaefer started his coaching […]

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team claimed the Iran Professional League (IPL) title with three games to spare. The most decorated Iranian football club beat Padideh 1-0 in Mashhad’s Samen Stadium. Vahid Amiri opened the goal with a header in the 77th minute. Persepolis claimed the title for the second successive year. Branko Ivankovic’s team could […]

Iranian table tennis players Nima Alamian concluded his initial itinerary with success against his Chinese opponent and will now advance to the quarter-finals at the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) Asian Cup. Competing in the regional group, Nima Alamian beat Saudi Arabia’s Abdulaziz Al-Abbad in three straight games (11-3, 11-8, 11-8) to end the first […]

Barcelona can start planning for the Champions League semi-finals but their 4-1 win over Roma on Wednesday will not necessarily have rivals quivering in their boots. Two own-goals, from Daniele De Rossi and Kostas Manolas, and a close-range finish from Gerard Pique, presented the Catalans with a flattering 3-0 advantage at the Camp Nou before […]

TEHRAN – As Team Melli inch closer to their appearances in the 2018 FIVB Volleyball Nations League (VNL) and the FIVB World Championships, a series of friendly matches have been confirmed. Iran prepare for VNL which will kick off on May 25 in Lille, France. Team Melli will also feature at the 19th staging of […]

Iran recovered from a sluggish start to turn back a determined Chinese Taipei, 93-84 and top Group C at the FIBA U16 Asia Championship on Wednesday. Matin Aghajanpour exploded for a jaw-dropping 39 points to carry Iran’s cause in this pivotal encounter. He shot 15-of-28 from the field, including hitting thrice from deep. Aghajanpour also […]