TEHRAN  – Head coach of Iran national football team Carlos Queiroz says Team Melli will play a friendly match against Algeria ahead of the 2018 World Cup. According to Queiroz, Iran will face Algeria in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium on June 2. Team Melli will kick of the 2018 World Cup with a match against Morocco […]

TEHRAN  – Morocco assistant coach Mustapha Hadji says Iran is a very good team and a very good spirit. Portugal has been drawn in Group B of the 2018 World Cup along with Spain, Portugal and Iran. The African team will open the campaign with Iran on June 15. “The first game will be our […]

TEHRAN – Iran earned a late victory over Kazakhstan in Day 2 of the Isfahan International Futsal Tournament on Monday. The Iranian team defeated Kazakhstan 2-1 in Isfahan’s Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium. Earlier in the day, Russia defeated Azerbaijan 4-3 to book a place in the final match. Iran started the competition with a 3-3 draw […]

TEHRAN – Nader Moradi from Iran claimed a gold medal at the World Para Powerlifting Championships in Mexico City early Tuesday. In the men’s up to 72kg, London 2012 champion Moradi took gold following a 209kg lift ahead of compatriot and Paralympic silver medalist Roohollah Rostami, who cleared the bar at 208kg. China’s Rio 2016 […]

TEHRAN– Ali Hashemi from Iran claimed a gold medal at the 2017 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships at the Anaheim Convention Center early Tuesday. In the men’s 105kg event, Hashemi came out on top with 404kg after winning the snatch with 183kg and finishing third in the clean and jerk with 221kg. Hashemi became […]

Some Iranian fans have written an open letter to FIFA President Gianni Infantino to prevent Saudi Arabia and the UAE governments from intervening in the football affairs. “We are writing on behalf of 60-million passionate and ardent fans of Persepolis, Esteghlal and Tractor Sazi football clubs in Iran to plead with you to intervene in […]

Coaching staff from Morocco and Iran say their opening Group B clash on 15 June will be like a ‘World Cup final.’ The countries will also meet reigning European champions Portugal and 2010 World Cup winners Spain in Russia next year. “It will be like our World Cup final – we’ll play like we are […]

TEHRAN – The Iranian national futsal team was held to a 3-3 draw by the Azerbaijan Republic in Day 1 of the Isfahan International Futsal Tournament on Sunday. Aliasghar Hassanzadeh, the best Asian futsal player, Hossein Tayyebi and Mohammad Shajari scored for the Iranian team. Earlier on the day, Russia drew 3-3 with Kazakhstan. Iran […]

TEHRAN- Amir Jafari Arangeh and Yousef Yiusefi claimed silver and bronze medals respectively at the World Para Powerlifting Championships in Mexico City on Sunday. Jafari Arangeh won the silver medal with 187kg and Yousefi claimed the bronze after lifting 182kg. Three-time Paralympic champion Sherif Osman did not disappoint and also claimed his third world title. […]

TEHRAN – Sohrab Moradi of Iran claimed a gold medal in the men’s 94kg of the 2017 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships at the Anaheim Convention Center late Sunday. He broke clean and jerk and overall world records on his way to claiming a hat-trick of gold medals on day six of the competition […]