Iran coach Carlos Queiroz has urged the country’s authorities to commit more funding to the preparations for next year’s World Cup finals or risk elimination in the group stages yet again. Queiroz’s side became the first team from Asia to book their ticket for Russia in June and next summer’s tournament will be the fifth […]

TEHRAN  – Persepolis is enjoying its best-ever run in the AFC Champions League after reaching the quarter-final for the first time and the evidence from the first leg shows the Iranian team is not going to let it end without a fight. Two goals down with 20 minutes to play, Shojae Khalilzadeh and substitute Godwin […]

TEHRAN  – Iranian national football team’s coach Carlos Queiroz says that they need a consistent budget in order to make decisions for the 2018 World Cup preparation. Queiroz’s side became the first team from Asia to book its ticket for Russia in June and next summer’s tournament will be the fifth time Iran has appeared […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s Persepolis captain Jalal Hosseini has pinpointed his team’s fighting spirit and huge support as the reasons for their success in the 2017 AFC Champions League ahead of the quarter-final second leg with Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli on Tuesday. Hosseini, who has more than 100 caps for the Islamic Republic of Iran and […]

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian freestyle wrestler Mehdi Eshghi claimed a gold medal at the 2017 United World Wrestling (UWW) Cadet World Championships. Eshghi defeated Kanata Yamaguchi from Japan 6-0 in the final match of the 54kg. Furthermore, Meysam Zare beat Oleksandr Vyshniak from Ukraine 3-1 in the 76kg and won a bronze medal. And in […]

Iran claimed the title of the 16th edition of the West Asian Basketball Association (WABA) U17 Championship on Thursday. The Iranian team overpowered Lebanon 81-40 to claim the title. Earlier in the day, Syria had defeated Jordan in the bronze-medal match. Iran started the campaign with a victory over Iraq and also defeated Syria and […]

Iran will kick off the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Grand Champions Cup with a match against Italy. The match has been scheduled for September 12 in Nagoya, Japan. The tournament will bring six teams in Nagoya and Osaka namely, Japan, Iran, the U.S., Brazil, Italy and France together from September 12 to 17. The […]

Chess player Sarasadat Khademalsharieh will be Iran’s flag-bearer in the Ashgabat 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. The competition will take place between September 17 and 27 in Turkmenistan’s capital. Khademalsharieh will bear Iran’s flag in the opening ceremony at the newly built Olympic Stadium in Ashgabat. All 45 member countries of the Olympic […]

Iran national football team head coach Carlos Queiroz says that flowers are an integrated part of Persians’ daily life. Queiroz’s seven-year tenure with Team Melli has been successful on the field and now the Portuguese says he is happy to live in Tehran in an interview with Diário de Notícias. “Iran is covered by deserts, […]

Iran suffered a heavy 8-0 loss to host China at the 2017 CFA International Women’s Youth Football Tournament opener on Sunday. The Iranian team will face Japan on Tuesday and meet the U.S. on Thursday. The tournament is being held in in Duyun, China from Sept. 10-14. The tournament will mark just the second meeting […]