Iran national beach soccer team defended their Persian Cup title on Monday. Team Melli defeated Spain 4-2 in the final match in Bushehr, south of Iran. Mohammad Ahmadzadeh scored a hat-trick and Moslem Mesigar was on target once for the Iranian national beach soccer team. Earlier on the day Ukraine defeated Azerbaijan 4-3 to finish […]

TEHRAN – Iran has long been an international destination for avid powder chasers during winter, while – in total contrast – its arid and semi-arid climate reaches sweltering levels in summer. Maybe not the first that comes to mind, snow-capped mountains above Tehran are home to some of the world’s best ski resorts where powder […]

Persepolis midfielder Sadegh Moharrami has been linked with a move to Croatian football club Dinamo Zagreb. The 21-year-old midfielder, who made his debut on 21 September 2016, has shown a brilliant performance for Persepolis since joining the Tehran based team. Persepolis are reluctant to sell the iconic winger as the Iranian giants are preparing for […]

TEHRAN – Zob Ahan coach Amir Ghalenoei vows they will respect their Indian opponents at the AFC Champions League play-off. Zob Ahan will host Aizawl in Isfahan’s Fooladshahr Stadium on Tuesday. “The match against Aizawl is very important and we will do our best to book a place in the group stage,” Ghalenoei said. “We […]

Iranian football club Esteghlal selected Qatar country as the neutral venue to host the forthcoming match against Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia at the group stage of the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League. The Iranian Blues have been scheduled to face the ACL runners-up on Feb. 20. Esteghlal are grouped with Al Hilal, […]

 Iran won the title of the Karate 1-Premier League in Paris on Sunday. The Iranian team won two gold and five bronze medals in the competition. Zabiollah Poorshab defeated Egypt’s Ahmed Elmasry in Male Kumite -84kg to win Iran’s first gold medal. Sajad Ganjzadeh was the second Grand Winner prevailing in Paris. The current world […]

TEHRAN – Nasrollah Sajjadi has been appointed as the chef de mission to Team Iran for the upcoming 2018 Asian Games. Sajjadi has been appointed as the chef de mission to Team Iran by the National Olympic Committee’s newly-elected President Reza Salehi Amiri. Sajjadi is an Iranian sports administrator who served as vice and acting […]

TEHRAN – Rasoul Khadem has been named as new head coach of Iran’s freestyle wrestling team on Sunday. Khadem replaces Mohammad Talaei in the wrestling national team. He is currently President of Iran Wrestling Federation, and will serve as head of the federation until 2021. Khadem won a bronze medal in the 1992 Summer Olympics […]

Iranian male team kata claimed a bronze medal at the Karate1 Premier League Paris Open on Sunday. Iranian team, consists of Milad Delikhoun, Abolfazl Shahrjerdi and Ali Zand, defeated Malaysian team 3-2 in the bronze medal match. The event has brought a total of 756 competitors from 81 nations together in Paris. The competitions are […]

According to Tunisian media reports, Tunis will host Iran on March 23 at Stade Hedi Ennaifer in Le Bardo, west of Tunis. Iran will play Tunisia because of similarity of the team with Morocco. Carlos Queiroz’s team have been drawn in the 2018 World Cup Group B along with Spain, Morocco and Portugal. Team Melli […]