The Iranian football teams cannot play in front of their eager fans against Saudi Arabian teams just for political reasons, however sport is always above politics. In March 2016, AFC had ruled the clubs from Saudi Arabia and Iran had to play each other at neutral venues. The decision was taken after two countries failed […]

TEHRAN – Iranians offered impressive performances at the 2017 Portugal Junior and Cadet Open in Guimarães collecting a total of 17 gold, silver and bronze medals. Mohammad Amin Samadi won the title in the Hopes division. One more gold trophy was collected by Fatemeh Jamalifar and Mahshid Ashtari who competed in Girls’ singles. Silver medalists […]

Persepolis football team returned to the top of the Iran Professional League (IPL) table with a late win over pacesetters Pars Jonoubi on Saturday. Ali Mosleh, who came off the bench in the last minutes, scored the winner in the dying moments of the match. With one game in hand, Persepolis moved back to top […]

TEHRAN- Iranian men’s team booked a place in the Asian Kabaddi Championships semi-final as the first team on Saturday. Team Melli, who had already defeated Thailand and South Korea, beat Sri Lanka 45-27 at the Azadi Complex in Gorgan, north of Iran. The competitions are being held from Nov. 23 to 26 in the Iranian […]

TEHRAN  – Japan’s Urawa Reds football team defeated 10-man Al Hilal 1-0 on Saturday to win the Asian Champions League for a second time. Brazilian Rafael Silva smashed a late winner in 88th minute at Saitama Stadium. The forward scored in last weekend’s 1-1 first-leg draw in Riyadh. With 12 minutes remaining, Al Hilal’s Salem […]

TEHRAN – Naft va Gaz of Iran suffered its third defeat in a row at the 20th Asian Men’s Handball Club League Championship. On Friday, the Iranian outfit suffered a close 25-24 loss to Oman’s Muscat. Naft va Gaz failed to qualify for the competition’s semi-final. The team had already lost to Qatar’s Al Duhail […]

The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) ordered Iranian and Saudi Arabian teams should not meet each other in neutral venues. In March 2016, AFC had ruled the clubs from Saudi Arabia and Iran had to play each other at neutral venues. The decision was taken after two countries failed to resolve their political differences ahead of […]

Paykan football team lost to Esteghlal Khuzestan and missed a chance to provisionally go top of the Iran Professional League (IPL). On Friday, Esteghlal Khuzestan defeated visiting team Paykan 1-0 thanks to a goal from Claudir in the 73rd minute. Furthermore, Sanat Naft earned a late 3-2 victory against Sepahan and Padideh defeated Naft Tehran […]

Iran national basketball team lost to Iraq at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers on Friday. In the match held at the Prince Hamza Arena, in Amman, Jordan, Iraqi team defeated Iran 74-66. Naturalized player Demario Mayfield torched Iran for 24 points to go along with 10 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 steals in […]

The three-time Asian Cup winner is hopeful of a longer stay in Russia for its fanatical support than at any previous World Cup. Iran secured back-to-back World Cup qualification for the first time in the country’s history as Carlos Queiroz and his team sealed the nation’s fifth appearance at the finals with relative comfort, Reuters […]