Sepahan of Isfahan football team humiliated Siahjamegan 5-0 in Iran Professional League (IPL) on Friday. Reza Dehghan was on target twice (2nd and 74th) and Sasan Ansari (33rd), Mehdi Sharifi (35th) and Milad Sarlak (87th) scored each for the Isfahan-based football team. Elsewhere, struggling Sepidrood Rasht defeated Saipa 2-0, Gostaresh Foolad lost to Paykan 3-0 […]

TEHRAN – Sepidrood coach Ali Karimi and Saipa coach Ali Daei ended their feud ahead of a match in Iran Professional League (IPL) on Friday. The war of words between Karimi, Daei started after the 2006 World Cup, where Team Melli failed to book a place in the next stage under guidance of Branko Ivankovic. […]

Iranian para-archer Zahra Nemati won the World Archery 2017 Athlete of the Year award. The online vote decided the best athlete from the recurve men, recurve women, compound men, compound women, Para-men and Para-women categories. “I am very happy to win the award with the help of my country’s people. They have always inspired me,” […]

Jose Mourinho described Scott McTominay as “fantastic” in response to his decision to select the young midfielder ahead of Paul Pogba for Wednesday’s Champions League last 16, first-leg draw with Sevilla. Pogba had been left out of the starting line-up for the goalless draw with Mourinho apparently unhappy after the French star withdrew from last […]

TEHRAN – Iranian international midfielder Alireza Jahanbakhsh says he is dreaming to play in the Bundesliga. Jahanbakhsh has made a big impression this season at AZ, scoring 12 goals and 12 assists in 27 games. The Iranian’s contract in Alkmaar will run until mid-2020, but there is a chance for him to join a better […]

Barcelona labored to a somewhat lucky one-all draw at the Stamford Bridge against Chelsea in the Round of 16 of the Champions League. While Barcelona dominated possession, Chelsea looked very dangerous and took the lead through Willian near the one hour mark. Barcelona set the final score with 15 minutes left in the game with Lionel Messi scoring after […]

Al-Hilal club board of directors chaired by His Highness Prince Nawaf Bin Saad has decided to sack the first football team manager “Mr. Ramon Diaz” following the unsatisfactory performance of the team during the last period. It is noteworthy to mention that the club board held a number of meetings with the coach “Mr. Ramon […]

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team of Iran suffered a 3-1 defeat against Al Sadd of Qatar in Group C of the AFC Champions League. Baghdad Boundjah gave Al Sadd a lead with a header from the center of the box to the top left corner in the 36th minute. Boundjah was on target once again […]

TEHRAN – Esteghlal of Iran football team defeated Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia 1-0 in Group D of the 2018 AFC Champions League on Tuesday. In the match held in Muscat’s Seeb Stadium, Abdullah Al-Hafith scored an own goal just after the halftime. In the 67th minute, Al Hilal goalkeeper Ali Al Habsi was shown […]

TEHRAN – Al Hilal’s players did not observe the moment of silence in honor of victims of Iranian plane crash on Tuesday. The silence was planned ahead of the Group D match of the 2018 AFC Champions League between Esteghlal and Al Hilal in Muscat, Oman. On Sunday, An Iranian commercial plane crashed in a […]