TEHRAN– A total of 35 young Iranian para athletes will participate at the 2017 Asian Youth Para Games to take place in Dubai, UAE. The credible sportive extravaganza is slated to take place in Dubai, UAE, from 10-14 December as announced by the Asian Paralympic Committee (APC). Accordingly, Iran will have 25 representatives in Men’s […]

TEHRAN  – Persepolis received a boost ahead of Tehran derby by defeating Naft Tehran football team in Iran’s Hazfi Cup Round of 32. The Reds beat Naft 2-0 in Tehran’s Aazdi Stadium. Godwin Menshah was on target in the 73rd minute and Ali Alipour made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute. […]

TEHRAN – Iran will play host to a futsal tournament to be also attended by national teams from Russia, Argentina and Kazakhstan. Head of the AFC Futsal and Beach Soccer Committee, Abbas Torabian, announced that presence of top teams at FIFA Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016 in Iran has been finalized and a quadripartite tournament […]

TEHRAN – Gery Vargas Carreno from Bolivia has been chosen as referee of Iran and Spain match in the FIFA U-17 World Cup. The Iranian team will face powerhouse Spain in the competition’s quarter-final at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi, India on Sunday. Vargas will be assisted by his compatriots Juan Pablo Montaño and […]

TEHRAN- Iran had some struggles against Malta but finally managed to add a third win in the 6th edition of the FINA World Men’s Water Polo Development Trophy on Thursday. In Group A, the Iranian team beat the host 12-8. Aleksandar Ciric’s men, who had defeated Uruguay 15-8 and Tunisia 10-8 in the first two […]

Esteghlal football team booked a spot in Iran’s Hazfi Cup Round of Eight after defeating Nassaji Mazandaran 2-1 on Friday. In the match held in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium in front of about 30,000 spectators, Farshid Esmaeili gave the Blues a lead in the 28th minute after taking advantage of a mistake by Nassaji defender. Nassaji […]

Pars Jonoubi defeated Zob Ahan 3-0 in the 10th Week of Iran Professional League (IPL) on Friday. The newly-promoted team moved top of the IPL table with 22 points. Mehdi Zobeidi opened the scoring for Pars Jonoubi in the 41st minute in Isfahan’s Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium. Omid Sing made it 2-0 in the 83rd minute […]

Esteghlal football team booked a spot in Iran’s Hazfi Cup Round of Eight after defeating Nassaji Mazandaran 2-1 on Friday. In the match held in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium in front of about 30,000 spectators, Farshid Esmaeili gave the Blues a lead in the 28th minute after taking advantage of a mistake by Nassaji defender. Nassaji […]

Iranian international midfielder Masoud Shojaei has been linked with a move to Greek side AEK, according to the Greek media reports. The 33-year-old midfielder joined Panionios in July 2016 and scored four goals in his first season in the team. Now, AEK Athens are interested in signing the player during the January transfer window. Shojaei […]

Persepolis coach Branko Ivankovic says that they will fight until the last second against Saudi Arabia’s Al Hilal in the second leg of the AFC Champions League semi-final. The Iranian giant suffered a disappointing 4-0 defeat against Al Hilal last month and now face an uphill task in return match. “First of all, we are […]