Hossein Hosseini became the first goalkeeper in Iran Professional League (IPL) history to not concede a goal in the first 787 minutes of play. Hosseini broke the previous mark set by Persepolis keeper Alireza Beiranvand in the match against Tractor Sazi. Hosseini surpassed Beiranvand’s old mark of 719 set in late December. Esteghlal played out […]

TEHRAN – Iran Professional League (IPL) leader Persepolis were unable to secure a win against struggling Naft Tehran here on Friday. The match was held behind closed doors due to Persepolis’s supporters actions during a 2-0 win over Tractor Sazi last week. Persepolis created several scoring chances but failed to find the back of the […]

Spain’s captain Sergio Ramos says they will respect Iran in group B of the 2018 World Cup. Ramos talks to FourFourTwo Arabia about the tournament in Russia. Asked him what’s his thoughts on Spain’s draw, in a group with Portugal, Morocco and Iran, Ramos said, “Of course we have Portugal, the European champions, and they […]

Prolific Liverpool scorer Mohamed Salah was named African Player of the Year in Ghanaian capital Accra on Thursday, the first Egyptian to win the award since Mahmoud al Khatib in 1983. The 25-year-old has scored 23 goals in 29 matches in all competitions this season for the Premier League outfit after moving from AS Roma […]

Iran national volleyball team head coach Igor Kolakovic will return to Tehran on Jan. 14. The Montenegrin coach to meet Iran Volleyball Federation newly-elected president Ahmad Ziaei and will discuss about the team’s programs. 2018 will be a busy year for Iran volleyball since Team Melli should participate at the Asian Games as well as […]

Deputy Head of the Iranian Football Federation Ali Kafashian said, upon agreement of the Asian Football Confederation, Ardabil city can play host to AFC Futsal Championship. Kafashian made the remarks during a visit to Rezazadeh Stadium which is an all-seater indoor arena located in Ardabil, Iran. “The stadium is capable of hosting AFC Futsal Championships […]

TEHRAN – The Russian Wrestling Federation, in an official letter, has invited Iran’s national Greco-Roman squad to take part at an international tournament dubbed ‘Ivan Poddubny’. The sportive event, which marks the most reputable annual Greco-Roman wrestling tournament in Russia, will kick off on January 18 in Krasnodar and will conclude three days afterwards on […]

Iranian climber Reza Alipour, nicknamed the ‘Persian Cheetah’, has been nominated for the International World Games Athlete (IWGA) of the Year 2017. Reza Alipour did not only win The World Games title in Speed Climbing this summer, he also holds the World Record in this discipline. The 23-year-old faced his final race at the Games […]

Iranian national football team striker Reza Ghoochannejhad will likely miss the 2018 World Cup, elfvoetbal.nl reported. Last season, Ghoochannejhad scored 19 goals in 34 games for SC Heerenveen. It was a great achievement for the Iranian. But this season he has only scored twice and will likely miss the World Cup in Russia. Ghoochannejhad scored […]

Hossein Tayebi from Iran national futsal team has been nominated for the Best Player of the World prize. Tayebi is a member of the team who won the title of the 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Turkmenistan in late September. The final results will be announced on Jan. 10 by futsalplanet.com. The […]