Iranian football club Zob Ahan was defeated against Al Duhail of Qatar 3-1 in Group B of the 2018 AFC Champions League on Monday. Brazilian striker Kiros put the visiting team in front 10 minutes into the game. Youssef Msakni’s shot was spilled by goalkeeper Mazaheri onto the path of Karim Boudiaf, who drove home […]

Mohannad Aseri’s header was the difference as Al Ahli Saudi FC sealed an important 1-0 away win against Tractor Sazi in their 2018 AFC Champions League Group A opener on Monday. The Saudis suffered an early blow after defender Mohammed Al Fatil was withdrawn seven minutes into the match with an injury to be replaced […]

TEHRAN – Persepolis coach Branko Ivankovic says the first match in a tournament can be the most difficult match. Persepolis football team will host Uzbekistan’s Nasaf Qarshi in Group C of the 2018 AFC Champions League in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium on Tuesday. The Iranian giants’ outstanding form led them to achieve their best AFC Champions […]

Iran will look to defend their AFC Futsal Championship title as they go on to meet Japan in the final, after beating Uzbekistan 7-1 on Friday. Iran piled on the pressure from the beginning, keeping Uzbekistan in their half, and it paid off early with Mahdi Javid finding the back of the net with his […]

Iranian cyclist Arvin Moazzami has won a bronze medal in the men’s road race individual time trial at the 2018 Asian Road and Para Cycling Championships in Myanmar. Arvin Moazzami came third to snatch the bronze medal in the Asian championships underway in Myanmar. He finished the 42-kilometer (26.1 miles) race in 50:52 in the […]

Federico Bernardeschi and Gonzalo Higuain scored as Juventus went top of Serie A on Friday in a 2-0 win at Fiorentina overshadowed by a video assistant referee (VAR) fiasco. A decision to award a penalty to Fiorentina after 21 minutes when Juventus’s Giorgio Chiellini’s arm blocked a Marco Benassi cross was subsequently overturned after consultation […]

Iranian freestyle wrestlers finished first in the 38th Freestyle Takhti Cup with 4 gold, 5 silver, and 7 bronze medals. The 38th Freestyle Takhti Cup was held for two days on Thursday and Friday in Tabriz, Iran and  attracted 160 wrestlers from Iran, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Mongolia, Romania, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Hungary, Tajikistan, Armenia, India, Bulgaria, Belarus, […]

Defending champion Iran defeated Thailand 9-1 on Thursday to seal a place in the semi-final of the AFC Futsal Championship 2018. In the match, held at the Xinzhuang Gymnasium in New Taipei City, Hossein Tayebi (three goals), Ahmad Esmaeilpour (two goals), Mohammad Shajari (two goals), Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh and Mehdi Javid scored for Team Melli. […]

TEHRAN – The Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) has invited FIFA President Gianni Infantino to come to Iran on March 1. The Iranian football officials will negotiate with the FIFA President about the AFC Champions League home and away basis in the current season. The Saudi Arabian football teams will not travel to […]

Iran national beach soccer head coach Marco Octavio says he is very satisfied with his men’s performance in the Persian Beach Soccer Cup. Iran claimed the title in Bushehr in late January after three wins over Azerbaijan, Ukraine and Spain. One week ahead of the competition, the Brazilian coach was forced to leave Iran for […]