TEHRAN  – Jair Marrufo has been chosen to officiate Iran and Germany in the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Iran started with a 3-1 win over Guinea in Group C on Saturday, while Germany earned a late 2-1 victory over Costa Rica. Iran will play Germany at the Fatorda Stadium in Margao, India on Tuesday. […]

Iran U-17 football coach Abbas Chamanian predicts the match with Germany in the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017 will be interesting. Iran defeated Guinea 3-1 in Group C of the competition which got underway in India from Friday. “The most important thing that we saw was that the players were able to change the game […]

The Islamic Republic of Iran will host the 2018 Men’s Greco-Roman Wrestling World Cup next year, which serves as an international wrestling tournament among member nations of the United World Wrestling (UWW). The prestigious event will kick off on April 27, and finish the next day in the multi-purpose Sports Hall of Shahid Chamran University in the southwestern Iranian city of […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s national football team Carlos Queiroz has become a nominee to earn the IFFHS World’s Best National Coach award. Starting on November 15, the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) will issue awards to best male and female figures in the realm of football. One nominees for the World’s Best National […]

TEHRAN – Ashkan Dejagah will not be playing against Russia football team on Tuesday because of tight injury. Dejagah had already missed Iran’s friendly match with Togo on Thursday due to the injury. Iran defeated Togo 2-0 and will face 2018 World Cup host Russia on Tuesday in Kazan. Dejagah, who is without a team […]

TEHRAN  – Asian heavyweight Iran defeated Guinea 3-1 in its opening Group C match of the FIFA U-17 World Cup on Saturday. They played against each other at the Fatorda Stadium in Goa, India and it was Iran who emerged victorious. Iran finished runner-up at the AFC U-16 Championship while Guinea upset the odds at […]

The Iranian pair claimed a gold medal at the World Dart Federation (WDF) Youth World Cup 2017 on Friday. The Iranian team consists of Deniz Hashtbaran and Mahshad Avazzadeh defeated Lerena Rietbergen and Layla Brussels from the Netherlands 6-5 in the final match. The Iranian pair defeated Kristiansen/Sonnichsen from Denmark 4-1 in quarterfinals. The double […]

Iran’s national football team managed to defeat Togo in an international friendly bout held Thursday evening in the capital city of Tehran. The warm-up session, as part of preparations for the 2018 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup, convened in Azadi Sports Complex where the Persian side pulled out a 2-0 victory over […]

TEHRAN  – Iranian para-archer Zahra Nemati has been nominated for the Allianz Athlete of the Month for September. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has revealed the shortlist for the award, and the public can now vote for the winner on www.paralympic.org. The Iranian recurve archer united the Paralympic and world titles with another world title […]

TEHRAN – AFC official site reported that the Iranian football team wants to go beyond the Group Stage at the FIFA U-17 World Cup 2017. The prestigious competition will kick off on Friday in Goa, India from October 6 to 28. Iran has been drawn in Group C along with Guinea, European powerhouse Germany and […]