Persepolis football team of Iran have moved up 160 places to 142nd in the latest Soccer Clubs Rankings. The Reds are 160th in the world and eighth in Asia with 1569 points. Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia are the first Asian team in the rankings with 1672 points, followed by South Korea’s Jeonbuk, Saudi Arabian […]

Iran failed to book a place at the 2017 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup final, losing to powerhouse Brazil on Friday. Marco Octavio’s men were defeated by Brazil 6-4 in Dubai, the UAE. Iran will face Russia in the competition’s third-placed match on Saturday. Earlier in the day, Russia lost to Portugal 3-2 in the semi-final. […]

TEHRAN  – Pars Jonoubi Jam football team defeated Sepidrood Rasht 3-1 to move provisionally top of the Iran Professional League (IPL) table on Thursday. Pars Jonoubi Costa Rican defender Michael Umaña opened the scoring just six minutes into the match but Hossein Ebrahimi equalized the match. Majid Aliyari extended the lead for the host in […]

TEHRAN – Iran will meet defending champion Brazil in the 2017 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup semi-final on Friday. Iran battled back from 3-0 down to level with five minutes left of the final period but conceded a goal in extra time. Group B second-placed Iran will face Group A top team Brazil, while Russia takes […]

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 […]

TEHRAN – Iran earned its second victory in a row in the 2017 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup on Wednesday. Iran, who had defeated Paraguay 5-2 in its opening match on Tuesday, overpowered Mexico 4-1 in Group B. Seyed Ali Nazem, Amirhosein Akbari, Moslem Mesigar and Ali Mirshekari kept Marco Octavio’s men on course for their […]

TEHRAN  – Tehran football giants Persepolis and Esteghlal emerged victorious over their opponents in Iran Professional League (IPL) on Tuesday. Persepolis defeated Saipa 2-0 in Tehran’s Takhtii Stadium. Hossein Kanaanizadega scored an own goal in 20th minute and Persepolis top goalscorer Ali Alipour found the back of the net in the 25th minute. Esteghlal also […]

Iran came from behind to defeat Paraguay 5-2 at the 2017 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup on tuesady. Mohammad Ahmadzadeh put the Iranians in the lead at the end of the first period, but Paraguay came right back with two quick strikes from Luis Alberto Ojeda and Carlos Alfredo Carballo Ruiz to make it 2-1. Amirhossain […]

Persepolis football team moved back to the top of Iran Professional League (IPL) table with a 2-0 win over Saipa on Tuesday. In the match held in Tehran’s Takhti Stadium, Saipa defender Mohammadhossein Kananizadegan opened the own goal in the 20th minute. Ali Alipour made scoreboard 2-0 five minutes later. “First of all, I would […]

Russian Grand Master Anton Demchenko won the 2nd Paytakht Cup International Chess Festival A title on Tuesday. The Russian GM, with FIDE rating of with 2649, won the tournament with seven points out of nine matches. Iran’s Parham Maghsoodloo finished in second place and Ukraine’s Bernadskiy Vitaliy came third. A total of 430 chess players […]