Antonio Conte said he believed Lionel Messi will remain at Barcelona for the rest of his playing days after watching the Argentine maestro destroy Chelsea’s Champions League hopes. Messi, 30, scored twice and set up a goal for Ousmane Dembele as Barca beat Chelsea 3-0 at the Camp Nou on Wednesday for a 4-1 aggregate […]

Carlos Queiroz has been offered a contract extension to remain as head coach of Iran beyond the World Cup finals in Russia, a source close to the Portuguese coach has told to Reuters. Queiroz, who qualified the country for the World Cup in Brazil in 2014 and will lead the nation again in Russia this […]

Carlos Queiroz has named his 22-man Iran squad for a friendly match against Sierra Leone. The Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran announced that the game has been scheduled for March 17. Team Melli will play the African team as part of Preparation for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, where the Persian have […]

Iran men’s artistic gymnastics team traveled to the Azerbaijan Republic to participate at the FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup. The competition will be held at Baku’s National Gymnastics Arena for the third time on March 15-18, with 102 athletes from 25 countries taking part in the event. A total of six gymnasts namely, Saeed Reza […]

the Iranian women’s youth football team will open the “Kuban Spring-2018” with a match against host Russia. “Kuban Spring-2018” will be held from March 16 to 21 in Sochi. The competition will bring four teams namely, Russia, Romania, North Korea and Iran together. Iran has been scheduled to face Russia on March 16 and meet […]

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho has slammed Frank de Boer over comments the former Crystal Palace manager made about striker Marcus Rashford. De Boer said it was a “pity” the 20-year-old, who scored both goals in United’s 2-1 victory over Liverpool on Saturday, played under the Portuguese. The Dutchman’s remarks prompted a savage response from […]

Roma reached the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time in 10 years as Edin Dzeko edged them past Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 at the Stadio Olimpico on Tuesday and allowed the Italians to win the tie on away goals. The Bosnian striker’s 52nd-minute goal proved enough after a 2-1 first-leg loss in Ukraine, with 10-man […]

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team of Iran defeated the UAE’s Al Wasl 1-0 on Matchday Four of the AFC Champions League on Tuesday. In the match held in Dubai’s Zabeel Stadium, the Iranian giants won the match thanks to a header from Kamal Kamyabinia in the 37th minute. Persepolis could have won with more goals […]

 Following UWW’s decision to deny Ahvaz to host the 2018 Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling World Cup, Iran has officially opted out of the 2018 Freestyle World Cup in Iowa City, US. The United World Wrestling (UWW) has agreed to Iran’s request for withdrawing from the 2018 Wrestling World Cup in US due to the UWW’s decison to […]

World number one Roger Federer stepped up his bid for a sixth Indian Wells Masters title with a 6-2, 6-1 demolition of Filip Krajinovic on Monday. The 36-year-old marvel continues to defy the ageing process as he needed just 58 minutes to overpower the Serb with a brilliant display of Swiss timing. “I was feeling […]