Younes Emami and Kamran Ghasempour claimed a gold and a bronze medal respectively at the Dmitry Korkin 2017 wrestling tournament. Emami won the gold medal in the 65kg weight category at the Sports Training Center in the Russian city of Yakutsk after beating his Russian opponent 5-1 in the final match on Saturday. Ghasempour claimed […]

Iranian top flight football club Gostaresh Foolad sacked Luka Bonacic after Thursday’s 2-1 defeat by Tractor Sazi in Tabriz’s derby. The 62-year-old coach Luka Bonacic took charge of Gostaresh Foolad on a one-year contract in May but was sacked following the poor results in the IPL. Gostaresh Foolad sits bottom of the IPL table with seven […]

Bayern Munich have sacked coach Carlo Ancelotti in the wake of their Champions League defeat at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain, the club announced on Thursday. “FC Bayern Munich have parted company with head coach Carlo Ancelotti as a result of internal discussions following the 3-0 defeat in the Champions League group stage match at […]

TEHRAN  – Persepolis Nigerian striker Godwin Mensha says that they have suffered a heavy 4-0 defeat against Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia in the first leg of the AFC Champions League semi-final but things are not done yet with the return leg in Muscat three weeks’ away. “It was a difficult game for us because […]

TEHRAN – Iran finished in third place at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games (AIMAG) which were held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Iranian sportsmen and sportswomen claimed 36 gold, 23 silver and 59 bronze medals. The host nation, Turkmenistan, topped the medal tally with 89 gold, 70 silver and 86 bronze medals. China placed second […]

Esteghlal midfielder Mojtaba Jabbari will reportedly bid farewell to football. The 35-year-old player joined the Iranian popular football team in late June on a two-year contract. Jabbari was signed by Alireza Mansourian but the coach is no longer Esteghlal coach. He was sacked last week following disappointing results in Iran Professional League. Jabbari is not […]

Omar Khribin’s hat-trick helped ensure Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia will take a commanding four-goal lead into the second leg of the 2017 AFC Champions League semi-final in three weeks’ time after posting a 4-0 first leg victory over Islamic Republic of Iran’s Persepolis at Mohammed Bin Zayed Stadium on Tuesday. After a lively opening, […]

BC Astana broke into the win column of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup 2017 after outlasting Petrochimi Iran on Day 2. Petrochimi had a strong start in this game, scoring the first 11 points of the game, controlling the tempo and leading by 9 after the first half. They looked well on their way to […]

Iranian Olympic champion weightlifter Sohrab Moradi broke the longest standing world record in the sport to win gold at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games on Saturday. Moradi, who returned from a two-year doping ban to win gold in the 94 kilogram division at last year’s Rio Olympics, set a new world record of […]

Iran 7-a-side football team won the silver medal at the 2017 IFCPF World Championships on Saturday. The Iranian team lost to Ukraine 1-0 in the final math at the Stadium Juan Gilberto Funes. Iran started much better but as always the Ukrainian goalie performed a gorgeous first half that saved his team.  Dmytro Molodstov scored […]