Iranian super heavyweight weightlifter Saeid Alihosseini says that it could be a great honor for his nation if he would win the Laureus World Comeback of the Year. Roger Federer was the big winner at the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards on Tuesday night, picking up the Sportsman of the Year and Comeback of the […]

The United World Wrestling (UWW) has abated the cash penalty on Iran Wrestling Federation by 30,000 Swiss francs due to the country’s holding of an anti-doping seminar. A couple of weeks ago concurrent with the Youth Championship Competition held in the country, Islamic Republic of Iran Wrestling Federation embarked on organizing an Anti-Doping training course […]

Iran national football team will face Algeria on March 27 at the UPC-Arena in Graz, Austria. Carlos Queiroz’s men will take on the African powerhouse at 18:00 local time. The friendly will be held as part of Team Melli’s preparation for the 2018 World Cup. Iran selected Algeria because the African team have the same […]

Iran national basketball team dropped one place in the latest FIBA rankings released on Thursday. Iran slid down one spot at 24th and China – the hosts of next year’s World Cup – dropped four spots at 28th. Powerhouse Australia maintained their number 10 position in the world rankings and remain as the best team […]

Two German rowing coaches Wolfgang Lothar Schäfer and Ralf Herbert Zeidler start their works with Iranian teams. They’ve already worked with the Iranian teams and returned to the country once again to lead the rowers. Iranian rowing teams prepare for the 2018 Asian Games to be held in Jakarta, Indonesia. Rowing has been contested at […]

TEHRAN– The two Iranian professional clubs Persepolis and Esteghlal challenged each other today for the 86th Tehran derby as the biggest domestic fixture in Iranian football. Vouria Ghafouri scored Esteghlal’s only goal in the 44 minute. FIFA President Gianni Infantino watched the match at Azadi Stadium.

Brazilian superstar Neymar will undergo surgery on his fractured foot in Brazil as early as Thursday, ruling the world’s most expensive footballer out of Paris Saint-Germain’s do-or-die Champions League clash with Real Madrid. The 26-year-old suffered a hairline fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his right foot as well as a twisted ankle late in […]

TEHRAN – Iran Wrestling Federation President Rasoul Khadem announced his retirement on Wednesday. On February 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 deliberately lost a bout to avoid facing an opponent from the […]

A friendly match between Iran national football team and Libya has been called off. The match was scheduled for March 15 in Vienna as part of preparation for the 2018 World Cup. Libyan Football Federation president Jamal Al-Jaafari has said they will not play Team Melli because the foreign-based players have not been allowed to […]

IR Iran are all set to make their second consecutive FIFA World Cup™ appearance in a few months, the first time they will have graced two world finals in a row. And as was the case at Brazil 2014, the Iranians will have Carlos Queiroz at the helm. The experienced Portuguese coach is currently in […]