Amir Moradi of Iran took a gold medal in the men’s 1500 meters at the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships on Saturday. He won the gold medal with a time of 3:53.78. The silver medal went to Qatari athlete Yaser Saleem Bagharab who clocked 3:53.92 and Iran’s Ali Fahimi won the bronze with 3:54.00. Iran had […]

Macedonian central midfielder Bojan Najdenov has been linked with a move to Iranian football club Esteghlal. The 26-year-old has traveled to Tehran to undergo a medical examination. Free agent Najdenov most recently played at the Egyptian club Smouha Sporting Club. Cameroonian strikers Christian Bekamenga, Yves Ekwalla Herman, Portuguese forward Yazalde Gomes Pinto, Nigerian Salisu Abdullahi […]

TEHRAN – Members of the Iranian Veteran Sports Journalists Association have asked Asian Football Confederation (AFC) officials to stay neutral between Iranian and Saudi Arabian clubs. The Iranian journalists in a letter asked Dato’ Windsor John, the AFC General Secretary, to consider spirit of Fair Play. “We are writing to express our disbelief with the […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s Football Federation has asked the AFC to respect Iranian football clubs’ freedom of choice in selecting their host venues when they meet Saudi teams. In a letter to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Iran has officially asked the Asian body to respect the rights of the Iranian teams when it comes to […]

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 […]