Iranian goalkeeper Peyman Hosseini has been named by the Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) as the ambassador of the 2018. A total of 20 players, both men and women, begin the beach soccer’s ambassadors program this year, beachsoccer.com reported. Players are undoubtedly one of the main assets beach soccer has, and BSWW believe that they are […]

TEHRAN – Iran national football team, known as Team Melli, defeated African minnow Sierra Leone 4-0 in a friendly here at the Azadi Stadium on Saturday. Mohammad Reza Khanzadeh opened the scoring for Iran and two minutes later Ali Gholizadeh made it 2-0 with a long range shot that that the keeper absolutely should have […]

 The first day of the third round of the Karate 1-Premier League ended with the two Iranian representatives reaching the final and another squad awaiting for a bronze medal. The Karate 1-Premier League which is underway in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on March 16-18.has attracted 683 karate practitioners from 74 countries. Iranian team Kumite  and the […]

Champville Maristes Sports and Basketball Club has sowed interest in signing Iran national team captain Hamed Haddadi. The former Memphis Grizzlies center is currently in Lebanon to participate at the West Asia Basketball League as a member of Iranian team Petroshemi. Four teams Al Riyadi of Lebanon, Syria’s Al Jaish, Petroshemi and Sariya Ramallah from […]

Nottingham Forest coach Aitor Karanka says they don’t want to take a risk with Ashkan Dejagah who is recovering from a foot injury. Dejagah only signed a short-term deal until the end of the season when he joined as a free agent during the January window – but Karanka saw enough of him on the […]

Zenit St Petersburg coach Roberto Mancini has revealed in an emotional interview how coaching his native Italy would be “extraordinary”. Mancini, 53, is among the favourites to lead the four-time World Cup winners, with Chelsea manager Antonio Conte and former Bayern Munich coach Carlo Ancelotti also being touted as candidates. “When you’re abroad you always […]

Video assistant referee technology (VAR) will make its debut at the World Cup in Russia this summer despite lingering opposition from within and outside football, FIFA president Gianni Infantino said Friday. “We are going to have in 2018, for the first time, a World Cup with VAR,” said Infantino after a meeting of the FIFA […]

TEHRAN – Team Melli remained unchanged in the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday. The Iranian national football team, who still are the best Asian football team, remain 33rd on the list with 792 points. Australia (740), Japan (593) and South Korea (554) are the best Asian teams in the rankings after Iran. Iran’s opponents […]

TEHRAN – For the third year in a row, Sarmayeh Bank Tehran claimed the title of the Iranian Volleyball Super League on Wednesday. Sarmayeh Bank defeated Khatam Ardakan 3-1 (25-21, 25-13, 22-25, 25-20) in the final match and lifted the trophy. The Iranian Super League (ISL) is a professional volleyball league in Iran at the […]

The national football team of Iran (Team Melli) stands at 33 and first place in the world and Asia respectively. According to the official website of FIFA, Team Melli maintained and defended its title as the first and undisputed football team in Asian continent. Under the tutelage of Carlos Queiroz, Team Melli managed to win […]