TEHRAN – Persepolis moved seven points clear of Pars Jonoubi Jam at the top of the Iran Professional League (IPL) on Sunday with a 2-0 victory in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium. Ali Alipour scored twice for the hosts in this match and also moved top of the IPL goalscorers table with 10 goals. He found back […]

Chelsea must find a way past five-time winners Barcelona in the last 16 of the Champions League, while Tottenham face a tricky tie against last season’s runners-up Juventus. Antonio Conte’s side finished second in their group behind Roma and their reward is a tie against La Liga’s leaders, with the first leg taking place at Stamford […]

TEHRAN – Olympiakos is reportedly set to land Iranian international defender Ehsan Haji Safi. Haj Safi signed a two year contract with Greek Super League side Panionios in June 2017 and teamed up with his fellow Masoud Shojaei. The media reports suggest that Haji Safi will leave Panionios in January to join Olympiakos. The 27-year-old […]

Jürgen Klopp turned on the referee, his assistants, the media and even a member of Everton’s press team over the penalty that cost Liverpool victory in the 229th Merseyside derby. Everyone appeared in the firing line for the Liverpool manager except those ultimately responsible for Sam Allardyce’s pre-Christmas miracle: himself and his team. Put simply, Liverpool gave […]

Police officers and stewards had to separate up to 20 players and members of staff from Manchester United and City after an extraordinary bust-up in which bottles and punches were thrown and Mikel Arteta, one of Pep Guardiola’s assistants, was left with blood streaming down his face. Arteta’s eyebrow was split open during a melee in a […]

Barcelona ended a run of back-to-back draws in LaLiga thanks to second-half goals from Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi away to Villarreal.  Goals from Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi gave Barcelona a 2-0 win over 10-man Villarreal on Sunday and restored their five-point lead at the top of LaLiga. The Uruguay forward struck with 18 minutes […]

TEHRAN – Iranian shooter Golnoush Sebghatollahi rose to the 5th rank in 10M Air Pistol Women in 2017 Asian Shooting Championships. The 10th Asian Airgun Championships are held in Wako-Saitama, Japan from 6-12 December in men’s and women’s sections and in the juniors, youth and adults age groups. Golnoush Sebghatollahi, the Iranian shooter that had advanced […]

TEHRAN – Iran will deploy seven athletes to china to take part at a brand-new event dubbed as the World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champions Series. The first edition of the Grand Slam series, featuring eight tournaments, will kick off at the end of 2017 and continue through early 2018 in Wuxi, China. The national Iranian […]

TEHRAN – Former Iranian national football team defender Reza Shahrudi said Team Melli has been drawn in a tough group but it could qualifies for the next stage. Team Melli has been pitted against Spain, Portugal and Morocco in Group B of the 2018 World Cup. “However, we are in the Group B and will […]

Manchester United and Manchester City will have to contend with snow and sub-zero temperatures — as well as each other — in Sunday’s Premier League title showdown at Old Trafford. Snow is forecast to fall across northwest England in the hours leading up to kick-off and temperatures are set to drop to -1 degree Celsius […]