We Want to Make History against Syria: Carlos Queiroz
Iran national football team head coach Carlos Queiroz says that they want to make history in the match against Syria. Already-qualified Team Melli will host Syria in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium on Tuesday in the 2018 World Cup qualification Matchday 10. “Without a doubt, we have a very important match against Syria. Nobody thought Syria could […]
US Open 2017: Juan Martin del Potro to face Roger Federer in last eight
US Open Venue: Flushing Meadows, New York Dates: 28 Aug-10 Sept BBC coverage: Live radio and text commentary on selected matches every day. Juan Martin del Potro came back from two sets down and saved two match points to beat sixth seed Dominic Thiem in a raucous US Open classic. The 24th seed, cheered on by a large Argentine […]
Sara Khademalsharieh named Iran’s flag-bearer in 2017 Indoor Games
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 […]
National karateka to depart for Germany
TEHRAN – Iranian karate practitioners will leaver Tehran for Leipzig to compete at the sixth stage of Karate 1 Premier League. The three-day event will attract as many as 1350 karate practitioners from 87 countries to the German city of Leipzig from September 08-10. The Persian squad to attend the upcoming round of Karate 1 […]
Esteghlal Defender Montazeri Undergoes Surgery on Shoulder Injury
TEHRAN – The Iranian national football team and Esteghlal’s defender Pejman Montazeri underwent shoulder surgery in Tehran’s Bahman Hospital. Montazeri suffered a shoulder injury in practice last week. He will be out of action for Esteghlal for at least two months. The 33-year-old international defender joined Esteghlal on a two-year contract in late June. Montazeri […]
Syria’s Al Soma Hopes of Beating Iran at World Cup Qualifier
TEHRAN – Syria’s national football team’s striker Omar Al Soma hopes that they will beat Iran in the 2018 World Cup qualifier. An unlikely win away to Iran on Tuesday coupled with defeat for South Korea by Uzbekistan in the final round would give Syria second spot and direct entry to the finals in Russia […]
Iran win WABA U17 Championship
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 […]
Harry Kane scores twice as England beat Malta and move closer to World Cup
The best thing that can probably be said about England is that they won convincingly thanks to the flurry of goals in the closing exchanges, when they scored three of their four in all. Yet the lingering memory of this night might be the sight of England’s supporters taking down their flags and heading towards the exits […]
Iran’s Siamand Rahman Still Hungry for Further Glory
TEHRAN – World’s strongest Paralympian Siamand Rahman is ready for another showdown in the world stage. The World Championships will kick off in Mexico City less than a month. The world’s strongest Paralympian made history at Rio 2016 by breaking the 300kg barrier after lifting unprecedented 310kg in the men’s over 107kg. With two Paralympic […]
Iran’s Naft Abadan Basketball Club Signs Steven Burtt
TEHRAN – Naft Abadan basketball team of Iran has signed 33-year-old guard Steven Burtt. Burtt is a dual citizen owning American and Ukrainian passport. He played this summer at Gallitos de Isabela in Puerto Rican BSN league. In three BSN games he recorded 12.7ppg, 1.7rpg, 9.0apg and 1.7spg. Burtt is quite experienced player. He managed […]