Jürgen Klopp turned on the referee, his assistants, the media and even a member of Everton’s press team over the penalty that cost Liverpool victory in the 229th Merseyside derby. Everyone appeared in the firing line for the Liverpool manager except those ultimately responsible for Sam Allardyce’s pre-Christmas miracle: himself and his team. Put simply, Liverpool gave […]

Police officers and stewards had to separate up to 20 players and members of staff from Manchester United and City after an extraordinary bust-up in which bottles and punches were thrown and Mikel Arteta, one of Pep Guardiola’s assistants, was left with blood streaming down his face. Arteta’s eyebrow was split open during a melee in a […]

Barcelona ended a run of back-to-back draws in LaLiga thanks to second-half goals from Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi away to Villarreal.  Goals from Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi gave Barcelona a 2-0 win over 10-man Villarreal on Sunday and restored their five-point lead at the top of LaLiga. The Uruguay forward struck with 18 minutes […]

TEHRAN – Iranian shooter Golnoush Sebghatollahi rose to the 5th rank in 10M Air Pistol Women in 2017 Asian Shooting Championships. The 10th Asian Airgun Championships are held in Wako-Saitama, Japan from 6-12 December in men’s and women’s sections and in the juniors, youth and adults age groups. Golnoush Sebghatollahi, the Iranian shooter that had advanced […]

TEHRAN – Iran will deploy seven athletes to china to take part at a brand-new event dubbed as the World Taekwondo Grand Slam Champions Series. The first edition of the Grand Slam series, featuring eight tournaments, will kick off at the end of 2017 and continue through early 2018 in Wuxi, China. The national Iranian […]

TEHRAN – Former Iranian national football team defender Reza Shahrudi said Team Melli has been drawn in a tough group but it could qualifies for the next stage. Team Melli has been pitted against Spain, Portugal and Morocco in Group B of the 2018 World Cup. “However, we are in the Group B and will […]

Manchester United and Manchester City will have to contend with snow and sub-zero temperatures — as well as each other — in Sunday’s Premier League title showdown at Old Trafford. Snow is forecast to fall across northwest England in the hours leading up to kick-off and temperatures are set to drop to -1 degree Celsius […]

Iranian football club Padideh faced six-point deduction after they failed to pay their ex-player Zoran Knezevic. The 31-year-old Serbian defensive midfielder was a member of Padideh in 2015 and played for the Iranian team 25 times. The punishment has imposed by FIFA’s disciplinary committee. In February 2008, Persepolis faced a six-point deduction for failing to […]

Iranian high altitude mountaineer Azim Gheychisaz has been confirmed as Iran’s flag bearer for the Opening Ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics. Gheychisaz is the first Iranian who has climbed the all 14 of the world’s highest peaks. The 37-year-old mountaineer has done all of those ascents without supplementary oxygen. Iran is expected to […]

TEHRAN  – Former Esteghlal striker Reza Enayati has been named as new head coach of Iranian football club Siahjamegan. Siahjamegan, who sits bottom of Iran Professional League (IPL) table, started the new season under guidance of Akbar Misaghian but parted company with the coach in October. Alireza Marzban took charge of the Mashhad-based team but […]