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Winfried Schafer: Contract Extension Talks ‘Not Going in Positive Way’ 06 Mar 2018

Winfried Schafer: Contract Extension Talks ‘Not Going in Positive Way’

 Iran’s Esteghlal football team’s head coach Winfried Schafer says he has not been offered new contract yet. On 2 October 2017, Schafer signed his official contract with Esteghlal until the end of the season. Schafer has yet to sign a new contract. “It’s really out of my hands. My agents have offers from the other […]

Iran’s Persepolis defeat Al Wasl of UAE: ACL Matchday Three 06 Mar 2018

Iran’s Persepolis defeat Al Wasl of UAE: ACL Matchday Three

Tehran: A five-minute double salvo earned Islamic Republic of Iran’s Persepolis a solid 2-0 win over UAE’s Al Wasl in Matchday Three of the AFC Champions League Group C at Azadi Stadium on Monday. Farshad Ahmadzadeh handed Persepolis the lead in the 36th minute after Hossein Mahini’s long throw-in was headed by captain Jalal Hosseini […]

Matchday Three – Group A: Al Jazira 0-0 Tractor Sazi Tabriz 06 Mar 2018

Matchday Three – Group A: Al Jazira 0-0 Tractor Sazi Tabriz

UAE’s Al Jazira and Islamic Republic of Iran’s Tractor Sazi Tabriz played out a goalless draw at Mohammed bin Zayed Stadium in Matchday Three of the AFC Champions League Group A tie on Monday. Ehsan Pahlevan had the most dangerous chance of the game three minutes after the restart after he was sent through on […]

Iran learn fate at AFC Women’s Futsal Championship 06 Mar 2018

Iran learn fate at AFC Women’s Futsal Championship

TEHRAN – Iran have learned their fate at the AFC Women’s Futsal Championship Thailand 2018 on Monday. The tournament’s official draw took place at the AFC House, Kuala Lumpur. Iran have been drawn in Group D along with Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan in an all Central Asian affair. Thailand, who finished third in 2015, will play […]

Iran runners-up at Asian Wrestling Championship 05 Mar 2018

Iran runners-up at Asian Wrestling Championship

TEHRAN – Iran freestyle team finished in second place in the 2018 Asian Wrestling Championship on Sunday. The Iranian team won three gold medals, one silver and two bronzes in the competition held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. On Saturday, Ezzatollah Akbari built up a commanding 5-0 lead before Uzbekistan’s Rashid Kurbanov defaulted with a knee injury […]

Persepolis v Al Wasl is a must-win match, Branko Ivankovic says 05 Mar 2018

Persepolis v Al Wasl is a must-win match, Branko Ivankovic says

TEHRAN – Persepolis coach Branko Ivankovic says the match against Al Wasl of the UAE is a must-win game for them. There is a lot of pressure on Ivankovic’s shoulders after losing 1-0 to Esteghlal in Tehran derby on Thursday. Persepolis will host Al Wasl in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium in Group C of the AFC […]

Alireza Jahanbakhsh sidelined with hamstring injury 05 Mar 2018

Alireza Jahanbakhsh sidelined with hamstring injury

TEHRAN – AZ Alkmaar ace Alireza Jahanbaksh has been sidelined for a while with a hamstring injury on Saturday. The Iranian international winger suffered the injury in the 2-1 win against Excelsior that will likely keep him sidelined for four weeks. “Jahanbakhsh’s injury does not look good.  We are unsure about the extent of his […]

I deserved to win Laureus World Comeback of the Year 04 Mar 2018

I deserved to win Laureus World Comeback of the Year

Iranian super heavyweight weightlifter Saeid Alihosseini says that it could be a great honor for his nation if he would win the Laureus World Comeback of the Year. Roger Federer was the big winner at the 2018 Laureus World Sports Awards on Tuesday night, picking up the Sportsman of the Year and Comeback of the […]

UWW abates cash penalty for Iranian Wrestling Federation 04 Mar 2018

UWW abates cash penalty for Iranian Wrestling Federation

The United World Wrestling (UWW) has abated the cash penalty on Iran Wrestling Federation by 30,000 Swiss francs due to the country’s holding of an anti-doping seminar. A couple of weeks ago concurrent with the Youth Championship Competition held in the country, Islamic Republic of Iran Wrestling Federation embarked on organizing an Anti-Doping training course […]

Iran, Algeria friendly confirmed at UPC-Arena 03 Mar 2018

Iran, Algeria friendly confirmed at UPC-Arena

Iran national football team will face Algeria on March 27 at the UPC-Arena in Graz, Austria. Carlos Queiroz’s men will take on the African powerhouse at 18:00 local time. The friendly will be held as part of Team Melli’s preparation for the 2018 World Cup. Iran selected Algeria because the African team have the same […]