TEHRAN – Iran national basketball team will play Czech Republic in the opening match of the 2020 Olympic Games on July 25. The Czech Republic became the last team to seal a berth in the Tokyo men’s basketball tournament after beating Greece 97-72 in the final of their qualifying event held in Canada. Iran will […]
TEHRAN – Iran suffered their second loss in a row at the FIBA U19 Basketball World Cup on Sunday. Iran were defeated against hosts Latvia 58-48. Parsa Fallah scored 16 points for Iran, while Latvian Kristians Feierbergs earned 17 points. Serbia defeated Puerto Rico 84-64 in the same group. Iran began the campaign on Saturday […]
TEHRAN – Iran lost to Spain basketball team as part of preparation for the Olympic Games in Tokyo on Saturday. In the match held at the La Fonteta in Valencia, the Spanish team defeated Iran 88-61. Mehran Shahintab’s team will also play Spain on Monday in Madrid. Iran had lost to Japan twice and defeated […]
TEHRAN – Former Australia custodian Mark Bosnich says that Iran national football team deserved to qualify for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. On Nov. 29, 1997, the Iranian team drew 2-2 with Socceroos at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in front of 128,000 spectators and booked a place at the World Cup. Many Australians have not […]
TEHRAN – Sepahan football team earned a hard-fought 1-0 win over almost-relegated Machine Sazi in Matchday 25 of Iran Professional League (IPL) on Thursday. Danial Esmaeilifar scored the only goal of the match in the 67th minute. Machine Sazi defender Mehdi Rostami was sent off in the 70th minute after receiving a straight red card. […]
TEHRAN – Iran ended the 2021 Volleyball Nations League Week 2 with a win over Bulgaria on Saturday. The Persians defeated the Bulgarian team in straight sets (25-20, 33-31, 25-22) in Rimini, Italy. Bardia Saadat earned 17 points for Iran, while Parapunov Radoslav scored 11 points for Bulgaria. It was Iran’s fourth successive win in […]
TEHRAN – Iran earned their third successive win in the 2021 Volleyball Nations League, beating Italy 3-1 (26-24, 29-27, 21-25, 25-22) on Friday. Saber Kazemi notched a match-high 24 points for Iran and Italy’s Gabriele Nelli scored 20 points. Iran lost to Japan and Russia in their first two matches but defeated the Netherlands and […]
TEHRAN – Iran national football team head coach Dragan Skocic is pleased with their win over Hong Kong at the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023. The ‘Persian Leopards’ defeated the East Asian team 3-1 in Group C at the Al Muharraq Stadium. “It was good for start. I am […]
TEHRAN – Iran national football team head coach Dragan Skocic criticized the pitch of the Al Muharraq Stadium ahead of Hong Kong match. Iran will resume the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification with a match against Hong Kong in Group C on Thursday. Iran coach is not satisfied with the pitch and says that he […]
TEHRAN – Iranian football clubs Esteghlal and Persepolis have been ordered to pay fines totaling $45,000 over the violations of their staff and players during the 2021 AFC Champions League (ACL) group stage. Esteghlal head coach Farhad Majidi is ordered to pay $10,000 for his refusal to participate at the pre-match press conference against Al […]
TEHRAN – Iran discovered their fate at the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup. The Iranian team have been drawn in Group F along with defending champions Argentina, the U.S., and Serbia. The 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup will be held in Lithuania from Sept. 12 to Oct. 3. Iran will face Serbia in their group […]
TEHRAN – Iran iconic midfielder Vahid Amiri says that Hong Kong could be a dangerous team in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. Iran defeated Hong Kong in the first leg thanks to goals from Sardar Azmoun and Karim Ansarifard but Amiri says they played them about two years ago and they could be a […]
