Iran have climbed two spots in the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday. Team Melli remain Asia’s top-ranked team as they moved up to 32 in the rankings, an improvement of two places from October. Australia – thanks to their FIFA World Cup 2018 Play-off wins over Syria and Honduras – also saw an improvement […]

Persepolis football coach Brank Ivankovic says he is going to transfer his knowledge to Iran football. “I came to Iran to change your style of play and improve your game. Iranian teams were playing English style of football and it’s normal because the sport had been brought to the country by Englishmen. I want to […]

National Iranian weightlifters plan to attend world weightlifting championships has been postponed to next Saturday due to the US embassy in Dubai being temporarily closed. After some of the weightlifters of the national Iranian team obtained visas to attend world weightlifting championship, their trip has been delayed due to the US embassy in Dubai being […]

TEHRAN  – Hamid Reza Garshasbi has been appointed as acting president of Iranian Persepolis football club. Garshasbi replaced Ali Akbar Taheri, who stepped down as his role in early November, in the Iranian club. Iran’s Ministry of Sport and Youth has appointed Garshasbi as replacement for Taheri. Taheri quit as Persepolis GM after three years. […]

TEHRAN  – Football Federation Australia (FFA) has reportedly shown in signing Iran football coach Carlos Queiroz. Ange Postecoglou stepped down as Socceroos coach just seven months before the 2018 World Cup. The Australia media reports suggest that FFA is going to sign Iran coach after the 2018 World Cup. According to the reports, Socceroos will […]

TEHRAN – Iranian women’s national futsal team is scheduled to play two friendly matches against Italy in Tehran on Thursday and Friday. Iran is preparing for the 2018 AFC Women’s Futsal Championship which will be held in May in Thailand. Team Melli claimed the title of the first edition which was held in Malaysia in […]

The Iranian men’s epee team has moved up five spots to occupy the 23rd position in the newest International Fencing Federation rankings. The latest rankings released by the Fédération Internationale d’Escrime (FIE) reveal that Iran’s epee squad has improved its standing by five spots reaching the 23rd place. The improvement was made following Men’s Epee […]

Mehran Hatami has named his 12-man team for the match against Iraq in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification. Team Melli will face the West Asian team Iraq on Nov. 24 in Group D at the Prince Hamza Arena in Amman, Jordan on Nov. 24. Iran will host Qatar at the Azadi Gym three […]

Persepolis football club General manager Ali Akbar Taheri stepped down as his post. Iran’s Ministry of Sport and Youth has appointed Hamid Reza Garshasbi as the club’s acting president. Taheri replaced Hamid Reza Siasi in 2014 and Persepolis earned remarkable achievements under his leadership. Persepolis claimed the title of Iran Professional League in the 2016-17 […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s Naft va Gaz lost to Al Duhail of Qatar at the 20th Asian Men’s Handball Club League Championship. The competition is being held at Kotla Vijayabhaskar Reddy Indoor Stadium, in Hyderabad, India from November 20 to 30. The Iranian team has been pitted against Qatar’s Al Duhail, the UAE’s Sharjah and Muscat […]