Iran basketball drop one place in FIBA rankings
Iran national basketball team dropped one place in the latest FIBA rankings released on Thursday. Iran slid down one spot at 24th and China – the hosts of next year’s World Cup – dropped four spots at 28th. Powerhouse Australia maintained their number 10 position in the world rankings and remain as the best team […]
German rowing coaches start work with Iranian rowers
Two German rowing coaches Wolfgang Lothar Schäfer and Ralf Herbert Zeidler start their works with Iranian teams. They’ve already worked with the Iranian teams and returned to the country once again to lead the rowers. Iranian rowing teams prepare for the 2018 Asian Games to be held in Jakarta, Indonesia. Rowing has been contested at […]
Esteghlal wins 86th Tehran derby
TEHRAN– The two Iranian professional clubs Persepolis and Esteghlal challenged each other today for the 86th Tehran derby as the biggest domestic fixture in Iranian football. Vouria Ghafouri scored Esteghlal’s only goal in the 44 minute. FIFA President Gianni Infantino watched the match at Azadi Stadium.
Neymar goes under the knife, misses Real clash
Brazilian superstar Neymar will undergo surgery on his fractured foot in Brazil as early as Thursday, ruling the world’s most expensive footballer out of Paris Saint-Germain’s do-or-die Champions League clash with Real Madrid. The 26-year-old suffered a hairline fracture of the fifth metatarsal in his right foot as well as a twisted ankle late in […]
Iran Wrestling Federation President Rasoul Khadem announces retirement
TEHRAN – Iran Wrestling Federation President Rasoul Khadem announced his retirement on Wednesday. On February 23, the United World Wrestling Disciplinary Chamber (WWDC) banned Iranian wrestler Alireza Karimi from competition for six months, and his coach Hamidreza Jamshidi for two years after the wrestler deliberately lost a bout to avoid facing an opponent from the […]
Iran, Libya Friendly Cancelled
A friendly match between Iran national football team and Libya has been called off. The match was scheduled for March 15 in Vienna as part of preparation for the 2018 World Cup. Libyan Football Federation president Jamal Al-Jaafari has said they will not play Team Melli because the foreign-based players have not been allowed to […]
Queiroz: Our dream is to reach knockout stage
IR Iran are all set to make their second consecutive FIFA World Cup™ appearance in a few months, the first time they will have graced two world finals in a row. And as was the case at Brazil 2014, the Iranians will have Carlos Queiroz at the helm. The experienced Portuguese coach is currently in […]
West Ham Sends Official for Saman Ghoddos: Report
West Ham United this week sent a scout to the game between Arsenal and Östersund to get a lowdown on Saman Ghoddos, according to reports in the Swedish media. The OFK forward has impressed this season, and last summer he was linked with a move to Queens Park Rangers. Fotboll Direkt report West Ham was […]
Iran’s Sardar Azmoun Wanted by Celtic
Celtic has shown interest in signing Iranian international striker Sardar Azmoun. The Rubin Kazan striker had been linked with English clubs but the 23-year-old player had said he will choose his next club after the 2018 World Cup. The Scottish Sun has reported that Azmoun is a target of Celtic and there is a possible […]
Team Melli have chance to advance to World Cup next stage: Sardar Azmoun
Iran striker Sardar Azmoun says that they are not underdogs in the 2018 World Cup and have a chance to qualify for the second round. Team Melli have been drawn along with one-time World Cup champions Spain, UEFA titleholders Portugal and Morocco in Group B. Carlos Queiroz’s men will kick off the competition with a […]











































