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 […]

Iran national football team coach Carlos Queiroz wants to make fans of Team Melli’s dream come true at the 2018 World Cup. Iran have never qualified for the World Cup second round. Team Melli have taken part in the most prestigious football even four times so far but failed to book a place in the […]

Iranian international goalkeeper has been linked with a move to Persepolis football team. After Persepolis’s 2-0 win over Saipa, their No.1 keeper Alireza Beiranvand said he has to complete military service and will most likely join Tractor Sazi in the January transfer window. There’s certainly no love lost between the Persepolis supporters and Beiranvand after […]

Iran defeated Mexico 4-1 in Group B of the seventh edition of the Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup in Dubai, the UAE on Wednesday. Seyed Ali Nazem, Amirhosein Akbari, Moslem Mesigar and Ali Mirshekari were on target for Marco Octavio’s team. Iran came from behind to defeat Paraguay 5-2 on Tuesday in their opener. On Thursday, […]

Iranian international striker Saman Ghoddos has caught the eye of Championship duo Queens Park Rangers and Fulham. The two English clubs are expected to watch Ghoddos in action in Thursday’s Europa League clash with Athletic Bilbao as they weigh up moves for the free-scoring forward, hitc.com reported. Ghoddos has scored four goals in eight Europa […]

FIFA President Gianni Infantino has expressed his sympathy following the death of former Team Melli defender Ebrahim Ashtiani. Ashtiani passed away at the age of 71 in Tehran’s Shahid Rajaei Hospital as a result of a preexisting heart disease on Oct. 24. “On behalf of FIFA and in my own name, I would like to […]