Foolad football team was held to a 1-1 draw by 10-man Sanat Naft in Iran Professional League (IPL) on Saturday. In the match held in Ahvaz’s Ghadir Stadium, Brazilian striker Luciano Pereira Mendes gave a lead visiting team Sanat Naft just 10 minutes into the match. Sanat Naft went down to 10 men in the […]

Iran underlined their title credentials with a comprehensive 14-0 victory over Myanmar in their Group C opener at the 2018 AFC Futsal Championships on Friday. Mahdi Javid and Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh scored four goals each at the University of Taipei Gymnasium in Taipei. Hossein Tayebi was on target three times and Mehran Alighadr, Saeid Ahmad […]

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team moved one step closer to reclaim Iran Professional League (IPL) title after beating Sepahan 2-0 on Friday. The Reds wasted little time asserting their authority with a goal inside the 10th minute to immediately take control of the match in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium. Ali Alipour scored his 15th goal for […]

Tottenham’s Christian Eriksen scored within 11 seconds on Wednesday to overshadow Alexis Sanchez’s Premier League debut for Manchester United, while Chelsea crashed to a 3-0 defeat by Bournemouth at Stamford Bridge. Manchester City ignored the carnage around them to march serenely on, widening their lead to an enormous 15 points with a 3-0 victory at […]

Iranian speed climber Reza Alipour has been crowned the 2017 International World Games Association (IWGA) Athlete of the Year. Alipour, nicknamed the ‘Persian Cheetah’, received 90,790 votes in the contest with second place going to Ukrainian powerlifter Larysa Soloviova, who scored 90,036. Speed skater Fabriana Arias from Colombia finished third with 48,014 votes. Reza Alipour […]

Championship giant Nottingham Forest is reportedly keen to sign Iranian free agent midfielder Ashkan Dejagah. The 31-year-old winger has been a free agent since his six-month deal at Bundesliga side VFL Wolfsburg expired at the end of last season. But he could be given a chance to kick-start his career in the East Midlands, with […]

La Liga team Celta Vigo has been reportedly linked with Iranian international striker Saman Ghoddos. Östersund chairman Daniel Kindberg said that Ghoddos would be valued at around $6.4 million and they will not sell him for less than this. “I think Saman will stay with us. He can receive a couple of good offers after […]

ISFAHAN – Iran’s Zob Ahan football team defeated Aizawl of India in the AFC Champions League play-off on Tuesday. Mehdi Rajabzadeh gave the Isfahan-based team a lead in the 3rd minute from the penalty spot. Andre Ionescu equalized the match in the 20th minute in Isfahan’s Fooladshahr Stadium. Zob Ahan’s striker Morteza Tabrizi scored a […]

Esteghlal football team defeated Sanat Naft 2-1 on Tuesday in Abadan and advanced to the final match. In the 8th minute, Esteghlal defender Pejman Montazeri took advantage of Sanat Naft keeper Sosha Makani’s blunder and found the back of the empty net. Dariush Shojaeian Extended Esteghlal’s lead in the 44th minute, slotting the ball between […]

Defending champion Iran is the favorite to lift the title again in Chinese Taipei, the-afc.com reported. Mohammad Nazemosharia’s side prepares to open its defense against Myanmar on Feb 2. Team Melli, who won the Asian Indoors in Ashgabat last year, beating Uzbekistan 7-1 in the final, topped its group during qualification as it maintained a […]