Wolves set to sign Iran’s Saman Ghoddos: Report
English Championship leaders Wolverhampton Wanderers are interested in signing Saman Ghoddos from Swedish side Ostersunds. The 24-year-old forward has played a key role in Ostersunds’ impressive Europa League campaign, scoring four goals and setting up three in 11 appearances (including qualifying), derbytelegraph.co.uk reported. Queens Park Rangers had already showed interest in buying the Iranian international […]
Tehran’s football matches cancelled due to air pollution
TEHRAN – Two football matches in Hazfi Cup were postponed because of air pollution in Tehran, capital of Iran. Esteghlal match against Iranjavan Bushehr was canceled on Monday and Iran football officials also postponed a match between Persepolis and Sanat Naft in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium. No new date for the fixtures has been announced. Iran […]
Luka Modric’s shirt up for auction in aid of Iranian earthquake victims
Luka Modric’s signed shirt worn at FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2017 is raising money for the Iranian earthquake victims. The shirt is going to raise funds for the victims’ families and survivors of last month earthquake in Kermanshah province in western of Iran. Modric’s shirt has been brought for auction by Persepolis coach Branko […]
Iran lands 3rd at World Youth Chess Olympiad
TEHRAN – National Iranian chess squad overcame Belarus to stand in the third place overall at FIDE World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad 2017 in India. World Youth Chess Olympiad-2017 was competed at Karnavati Club in India. Thirty teams from twenty-five countries had taken part at the prestigious event of World Chess Calendar for Under-16 players. […]
Pars Jonoubi 2nd at Mundialito de Clubes Beach Soccer
FC Lokomotiv Moscow became the first team to seal the Mundialito throne for the second occasion, following their narrow win over Iranian side Pars Jonoubi in the final of the competition. Despite bagging a wide advantage in the first period, the 2012 champions saw their opponents react and climb back, pulling two goals back to […]
Iran Wins International Blind Judo Tournament Title
TEHRAN – Iran won the title of the International Blind Judo Tournament in Turkey on Saturday. The Iranian judo fighters won two golds, two silvers and two bronzes in the competition. Hossein Darabi in 100kg and Mohammadreza Kheirollahzadeh in +105kg won gold medals. Sajjad Khodadadi in 66kg and Sajjad Hajebi in 90kg seized two silvers […]
Iran advance to IBSA Blind Football World Championships
Iran qualified for the 2017 IBSA Blind Football Asian Championships final match after defeating Thailand in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Saturday. Reigning Asian champions Iran were made to work hard by Thailand in the semi-final. The first half was a tight affair and there were no goals at half-time. But in the second minute of […]
Pars Jonoubi Beach Soccer Team into Mundialito Final
Pars Jonoubi beach soccer team qualified for the final match of the Mundialito de Clubes underway in Vargem-Grande Paulista in Sao Paulo in Brazil on Saturday. Pars Jonoubi defeated Brazilian Flamengo and advanced to the final match. The Iranian team kicked off the competition with a 7-6 loss to Spanish Levante but defeated Argentina’s CA […]
Two skiers win title at Erzurum campaign Day 1
Two Iranian skiers managed to win gold medals on the first day of international alpine skiing event underway in Erzurum of Turkey. On the opening day of Erzurum alpine skiing campaign, Iran’s Hossein Saveh Shemshaki came first in Men’s section while his compatriot, Atefeh Ahmadi, stood on top of the podium in the Women’s division. […]
Iranian Skier Forough Abbasi Carries Winter Olympic Torch
TEHRAN – Iranian alpine skier Forough Abbasi carried Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 in Seoul, capital of South Korea on Saturday. The Olympic Torch Relay will reach its conclusion at the Opening Ceremony of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium on 9 February next year. The Olympic flame will be transported across […]