Iran’s northern province of Alborz will host the 29th edition of International Fajr Taekwondo Competitions slated to be held in April, 2018. This is the second time the Iranian Alborz province is going to host the International Fajr Taekwondo Competitions after 14 years. Invitation letters have been sent to different countries to take part in […]

TEHRAN – Esteghlal football team of Iran left it late before salvaging a 2-2 draw against Al Rayyan in Group D of the AFC Champions League at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha on Tuesday. Al Rayyan captain Rodrigo Tabata opened their own goal just seven minutes into the match. Moroccan Abderrazak Hamdallah levelled […]

TEHRAN – Persepolis were in a class of their own as they defeated FC Nasaf to open their 2018 AFC Champions League Group C campaign on a high on Tuesday. The 2017 semi-finalist took the lead 20 minutes in when Nigerian forward Godwin Mensha headed home Vahid Amiri’s cross from the right flank to put […]

Following a string of impressive performances in Iran Professional League (IPL) with Persepolis, Ali Alipour was invited to Iran national football team. Iranian media reports suggest that the 23-year-old forward has been called up by Carlos Queiroz to join Team Melli for the first time. Alipour started his career with Nassaji Mazandaran in 2011. He […]

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 The Saudis suffered an early blow after defender Mohammed Al Fatil was withdrawn seven minutes into the match with an injury to be replaced […]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 […]