ven an important figure like Emilio Butragueno has confessed that the atmosphere within Real Madrid is not a good one after another shock defeat. The former striker insisted that it is time for everyone to reflect, though he did praise Leganes after they knocked Los Blancos out of the Copa del Rey. “Results aren’t what we […]

TEHRAN – Zob Ahan coach Amir Ghalenoei says they are just focusing on facing Indian team Aizawl in the AFC Champions League play-off. Iran’s Zob Ahan have been scheduled to face Aizawl in Isfahan’s Fooladshahr Stadium on Jan. 30. On Wednesday, Zob Ahan defeated Esteghlal Khuzestan 2-0 in Ahvaz in Iran Professional League and moved […]

Sepahan football team has shown interest in hiring former Esteghlal coach Alireza Mansourian as new coach, according to Iranian local media reports. Mansourian has not coached any team after parting company with Esteghlal in September and local media reports suggest that he is a candidate to take charge of Sepahan. Yahya Golmohammadi, who has been […]

Iranian international forward Saman Ghoddos is on the radar of English Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers. The 24-year-old was linked with a move in the summer but nothing materialized, Birmingham Mail reported. However he is likely to be the subject of further interest in January after Wolves, QPR and Fulham sent scouts to watch him in […]

TEHRAN – Iran national volleyball team head coach Igor Kolakovic says there is no guarantee to win a medal but they will do their best to earn the best results. Iran national volleyball team has a busy year ahead. Team Melli will have to participate at the FIVB Volleyball Nations League in late May as […]

Iran national football team will play several friendly matches as part of preparation for the 2018 World Cup. Team Melli will start their friendlies with a match against Libya on March 14 in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium. The warm-up match was originally scheduled to be played behind closed doors but the Iranian football federation announced the […]

Ice-cool Roger Federer roared into an Australian Open quarter-final with Tomas Berdych Monday as former champion Angelique Kerber stuttered into an enticing clash with Madison Keys. The defending champion swatted aside one-time training partner Marton Fucsovics 6-4, 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 to make the last eight for an incredible 14th time. The Swiss maestro, 36, has […]

Javad Mahjoub bagged a bronze medal for Iran’s national judo team in Tunisia Grand Prix 2018. Javad Mahjoub was the only judoka from Iran who managed to win a bronze medal in men’s +100kg weight division from Judo Grand Prix 2018. The winner of the gold medal in 2013 Bangkok Asian Championships Javad Mahjoub advanced […]

TEHRAN – The Fencing Confederation of Asia has elected an Iranian sports official as the head of the technical commission for the Asian Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships. President Fencing Confederation of Asia, Celso L. Dayrit, in a letter on Sunday, elected the head of Fencing Federation of Iran, Abbas Ali Faryabi, as the official in charge of the technical commission […]

Mohammadreza Safdarian from Iran claimed a bronze medal at the 2018 International Climbing and Mountaineering Federation (UIAA) Ice Climbing World Tour on Saturday. Safdarian finished in third place with a time of 16.272sec in the Men Lead. Russian climbers Dengin Alexey and Tomilov Maksim won the gold and silver medals, clocking 17.292sec and 16.290sec respectively. […]