TEHRAN – Iranian national football team and Persepolis striker Mehdi Taremi has been linked with a move to Al-Gharafa of Qatar. Taremi, who is serving a four-month ban from late September after FIFA found he had breached his contract with Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor, is reportedly close to join the Qatari club. Persepolis’s officials will […]

TEHRAN– The head of Iran Wrestling Federation said on Saturday that the country’s wrestling is facing serious threat of suspension by international body, adding that the federation is in constant contact with the body to solve the issue. Rasoul Khadem said, “everybody in the country’s sport community knows that the international wrestling governing body is […]

At the beginning of the clásico, a huge banner was unfurled at the south end of the ground welcoming a “White Christmas”. At the end, it was the handful of Barcelona fans high in the opposite stand who celebrated. Way below, their players applauded back, marking a victory whose consequences will be profound: theirs will […]

Saipa football team was held to a 1-1 draw by Sepahan in Iran Professional League (IPL) on Friday. Mehdi Torabi scored for Saipa in 35th minute but with five minutes remaining, Sasan Ansari equalized the match from the penalty spot. Moreover, Padideh drew 1-1 with Paykan, Sepidrood Rasht defeated struggling Naft Tehran 3-1 and Zob […]

Iranian football club Sanat Naft has completed the signing of former Persepolis goalkeeper Sosha Makani on Friday. The 31-year-old goalie has joined Sanat Naft until the end of the season during the winter transfer window. Makani joined Norwegian club Mjøndalen in June 2016 on a two-and-a-half-year contract. He joined Strømsgodset on loan in January 2017. […]

The sport’s governing body, the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI), announced Iranian cyclist Aidin Aliyari has failed doping test. The cyclist, who is a member of Iran national cycling team, has failed for a positive test for testosterone. In December, another Iranian cyclist Mahmoud Rasouli had tested positive for Stanozol. Shahab Jadidoleslam also tested positive for […]

Iran ended the year 2017 ranked No.32 in the world on the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday. Team Melli are still the best Asian team above Australia, Japan and South Korea. The world champions, who qualified to defend their crown in Russia by winning all ten of their qualifiers and have been unbeaten in […]

Former Iran weightlifter Manouchehr Boroumand has passed away at the age of 83 on Thursday. Boroumand died after a long battle with disease in Tehran and will be laid to rest on Friday. He was selected for the 1960 Summer Olympics, but withdrew in the last moment due to an illness; he also missed the […]

Syria international goalkeeper Ibrahim Alma joined Iranian football club Sepahan on Wednesday. The 26-year-old keeper penned a contract with Sepahan until the end of the season for an undisclosed fee during the January transfer window. Alma has joined Sepahan from Syrian club Al-Ittihad SC Aleppo. On Tuesday, Sepahan signed a contract with Albanian midfielder Edon […]

TEHRAN– Esteghlal football team qualified for semi-final round of Iran’s Hazfi Cup on Wednesday. The Iranian giant beat Iranjavan Bushehr 3-0 in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium. Majid Hosseini opened the scoring for Esteghlal just before the interval. Server Djeparov extended Esteghlal’s lead in the 50th minute and Ali Ghorbani scored the third goal for the Blue […]