TEHRAN  – President of International Olympic Committee (IOC) Thomas Bach sent his deep condolences to head of Iran’s National Olympic Committee Kiumars Hashemi in connection with the deadly earthquake in western province of Kermanshah. The 7.3 magnitude quake occurred in the western region of Iran and caused numerous human victims, mutilation and large scale destructions. […]

TEHRAN – Former Persepolis football team striker Eamon Zayed extended his sympathy to the victims of the powerful earthquake that hit regions in Iran and Iraq Sunday night. “My thoughts and prayers go out to the people of Iran affected by the devastating earthquake that has killed and injured so many people. Most devastating earthquake […]

Iran national basketball team captain Hamed Haddadi has announced his readiness to participate in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification. Haddadi, who currently plays for Sichuan Jinqiang Blue Whales, has called Iran basketball coach Mehran Hatami and said he will join the training camp on Friday. Iran are in Group D with Iraq, Kazakhstan […]

Sanat Naft coach Faraz Kamalvand stepped down from his job following fans’ inappropriate behavior toward him and his players. Sanat Naft drew 1-1 with Iran Professional League (IPL) leader Paykan but Kamalvand announced he is no longer the team’s coach for the disrespectful behavior. Kamalvand took charge of Sanat Naft on a two-year contract in […]

Mile Jedinak’s hat-trick booked Australia’s place at the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Australia defeated Honduras 3-1 (3-1 on aggregate) in the 2018 World Cup playoff on Wednesday. In the match held at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium, the Aston Villa defender opened the scoring for Socceroos in the 54th minute and scored two goals from the […]

Al Khor midfielder Soroush Rafiei will likely reunite with his former coach Amir Ghalenoei in Iranian football club Zob Ahan. Iranian media reports suggest that the 27-year-old attacking midfielder is a target for Isfahan-based Zob Ahan. Rafiei had already been linked with a move to Sepahan, headed by Zlatko Kranjcar. He joined Al Khor in […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s ambassador to Qatar Mohammed Ali Sobhani met with the President of the Qatar Football Association (QFA), Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed al-Thani, in QFA’s headquarters on Tuesday. QFA Vice President Saoud al-Mohannadi, General Secretary Mansoor al-Ansari, and Executive Director Ali Dawood also attended the meeting, which took place at the Al […]

TEHRAN  – Iran will take part with four representatives in the 2017 World Taekwondo Grand Prix. The competition has been scheduled to take place in Abidjan, Ivory Coast on December 2 and 3. It precedes the World Team Championships, which are due to take place on December 5 and 6. Armin Hadipour and Farzan Ashourzadeh […]

Paralympic Games gold medal winner in shooting Sareh Javanmard is going to sell her medal to raise money for the victims of Sunday’s earthquake which left at least 500 people dead in Iran. The 7.3-magnitude quake struck in the remote border area between Iran and Iraq late Sunday. As of right now, the earthquake has […]

Olympic gold medal winner in Rio 2016 Kianoush Rostami is going to auction his medal to give the money to the people who were affected by the earthquake. A 7.3 magnitude earthquake that struck Iran’s western provinces has killed at least 450 people and injured more than 7,000 others. The earthquake also caused major damage […]