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 […]

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 […]