Barcelona labored to a somewhat lucky one-all draw at the Stamford Bridge against Chelsea in the Round of 16 of the Champions League. While Barcelona dominated possession, Chelsea looked very dangerous and took the lead through Willian near the one hour mark. Barcelona set the final score with 15 minutes left in the game with Lionel Messi scoring after […]

Al-Hilal club board of directors chaired by His Highness Prince Nawaf Bin Saad has decided to sack the first football team manager “Mr. Ramon Diaz” following the unsatisfactory performance of the team during the last period. It is noteworthy to mention that the club board held a number of meetings with the coach “Mr. Ramon […]

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team of Iran suffered a 3-1 defeat against Al Sadd of Qatar in Group C of the AFC Champions League. Baghdad Boundjah gave Al Sadd a lead with a header from the center of the box to the top left corner in the 36th minute. Boundjah was on target once again […]

TEHRAN – Esteghlal of Iran football team defeated Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia 1-0 in Group D of the 2018 AFC Champions League on Tuesday. In the match held in Muscat’s Seeb Stadium, Abdullah Al-Hafith scored an own goal just after the halftime. In the 67th minute, Al Hilal goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi was shown […]

TEHRAN – Al Hilal’s players did not observe the moment of silence in honor of victims of Iranian plane crash on Tuesday. The silence was planned ahead of the Group D match of the 2018 AFC Champions League between Esteghlal and Al Hilal in Muscat, Oman. On Sunday, An Iranian commercial plane crashed in a […]

The Iranian recurve junior men’s team secured 2018 World Archery Indoor Championship title at the NFAA Easton Archery Center in Yankton, USA on recurve Sunday. The Iranian team consists of Reza Shabani, Kiyan Moradi and Seyedabolfazl Hosseini from Iran defeated Ukrainian men Roman Sheremet, Oleksandr Pantsyru and Ivan Kozhokar in a shoot-off. “We tried our […]

Four Iranian athletes claimed four bronze medals on the final day of the Karate 1-Premier League in Dubai. Abolfazl Shahrjerdi won a bronze medal in the male kata after defeating his Moroccan opponent 3-2. Hamideh Abbasali finished in third place in female kumite +68kg after beating María Torres from Spain 2-1. Ali Asghar Asiabari defeated […]

Iranian football clubs Tractor Sazi and Zob Ahan are adamant they can turn results around after their defeats in Matchday One of the 2018 AFC Champions League. Tractor Sazi will be desperate to get off the mark after suffering disappointing defeat in its opening game so as to avoid losing touch with the other teams […]

Asghar Rahimi has been named as Iran’s Chef de Mission for the 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games is the third edition of the Summer Youth Olympics, a major international sports in which culture and education are also of great importance, are due to be celebrated […]

Iran’s women’s national futsal team defeated Russia in a friendly match on Saturday. In the match held in Tehran’s Shahid Chamran Hall, Shahrzad Mozaffar’s team defeated Russia 2-1 thanks to goals from Sara Shirbeigi and Mahsa Kamali. Team Melli will play the Russian team once again on Sunday. Iran is preparing for the 2018 AFC […]