German club Arminia Bielefeld are going to make a formal complaint against Iranian football teams Persepolis and Esteghlal over cancelation their friendly match at the Schüco Arena in July. For the first time in history, Tehran derby was scheduled for July 22 in the stadium but was cancelled after Persepolis withdrew from the match due […]

TEHRAN – Iran failed to earn its first win in the AFC U-19 Championship 2018 Qualifiers. Jordan delivered a huge dent to Iran’s qualification hopes when they held them to a 0-0 draw. Both sides were evenly matched and neither could find a breakthrough as they shared the spoils after 90 minutes. Iran football team […]

TEHRAN  – Iran reclaimed the title of the 71st edition of the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) World Bodybuilding Championships. The competition was held in the Spanish seaside resort of Benidorm for the third consecutive year. The Iranian team claimed six gold medals, five silvers and two bronzes. South Korea became runner-up, winning […]

TEHRAN – Tottenham Hotspur’s Korean winger Son Heung-min is the best player in all of Asia, foxsportsasia.com wrote. There are plenty of players, especially from Japan, showing good performances in the Bundesliga. Shinji Kagawa recently became the highest scoring Japanese player in the Bundesliga’s history then you have talents such as Genki Haraguchi in Berlin […]

Iran coach Carlos Queiroz has named a 26-man squad for the training camp in Austria. Team Melli will also meet Panama in a friendly match on November 10 in Vienna. The Persians have defeated the Central American team once on Dec.18, 2004 in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium. Ali Daei scored the only goal the match. Iran, […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s national men and women Canoe Polo outfits took a trip to Malaysia to vie for slots at 2017 Asian Canoeing Championships. Iran’s four national teams, comprised of Women and Men in two age groups of youth and adult left Tehran for Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur on Sunday November 4. Asian Canoeing Championships […]

World Taekwondo Federation (WTF) has officially invited Iran’s referee couple to judge at pre-Grand Slam qualification tournament to convene in Wuxi, China. The qualification event for the first edition of the Grand Slam series is slated to kick off on November 22 in the Chinese city of Wuxi where sixteen Iranian taekwondoka will face rivals […]

TEHRAN– Sajad Zareian from Iran claimed a gold medal in the Iran Squash Federation Peace and Friendship Cup 2017 on Sunday. It’s Iran’s first ever gold medal in squash. Zareian defeated Pakistan’s Khawaja Adil Maqbool 3-2 in the final match. The competition was held at the Urmia Squash Center in Urmia, Iran. Squash is a […]

TEHRAN  – Iran took revenge on Russia in the 2017 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup in Dubai, the UAE on Saturday. Marco Octavio’s men, who were defeated by Russia 4-3 in group stage, beat the powerhouse team 4-2 in the third-place play-off. Title-holder Brazil beat Portugal 2-0 to win the title for the second time in […]

Iran finished in third place at the 2017 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup, beating Russia 4-2 on Saturday. The Iranian team had already lost to Russia 4-3 in group stage but played a better performance in the bronze-medal match. It was Iran’s second trophy in seven months after Team Melli won the bronze medal at the […]