TEHRAN – Vladimir Alekno has invited 17 players to Iran national volleyball team for the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Nations League (VNL) in Rimini, Italy. The final schedule for the 2021 VNL has been confirmed ahead of the third edition of the competition which begins on May 25 at Italy’s Adriatic resort of Rimini with the […]
TEHRAN – Persepolis football team edged past Esteghlal 1-0 in Iran Professional League (IPL) here at the Azadi Stadium on Friday. Isa Alekasir scored the winner in the 55th minute on the rebound in Tehran derby. Persepolis defender Farshad Faraji was sent off in the dying moments of the match. Persepolis moved up top of […]
TEHRAN – Sepahan and Persepolis football team shared the spoils in Matchweek 22 of Iran Professional League (IPL) Sunday night, while Esteghlal suffered a home loss against Zob Ahan. In Isfahan’s Naghsh-e Jahan Stadium, IPL leaders Sepahan drew 1-1 with Persepolis. Isa Alekasir was on target for the visiting team and with three minutes left, […]
TEHRAN – Iran’s Minister of Sports and Youth, Masoud Soltanifar, slammed the international sanctions against Iran and mentioned them as the root of “the most of the current problems of Iran’s sports” in a webinar with provincial sports managers on Sunday. Over the years, sanctions against Iran, mostly imposed by the United States, have taken […]
TEHRAN – Ali Daei and late Naser Hejazi have been named as the best Iranian player and goalkeeper of the XXth century (1901-2000) respectively by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). Daei represented Iran football team from 1993 to 2006 and made 149 matches. He holds the record for the most number […]
TEHRAN – Five-time wushu world champion, Shahrbanoo Mansourian, underwent surgery after her bowels had become twisted and blocked. Mansourian’s sister, Elaheh, says that the surgery has been successful and she will discharge from hospital after she becomes stable in the coming days. Shahrbanoo had traveled to Thailand to participate in a competition but was forced […]
TEHRAN – Iran international midfielder Ashkan Dejagah has revealed that he wants to return to Bundesliga. The 34-year-old player currently plays for Iranian team Tractor but his deal expires at the end of the season. In an interview with Sport Bild, Dejagah has shown his interest in returning to German football. He was part of […]
TEHRAN – Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) has dismissed the speculation that it might consider Branko Ivankovic as Iran football team next coach. Media reports suggest that the Iranian federation intends to appoint Ivankovic as National Team coach in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. The federation, in a statement, has dismissed […]
TEHRAN – Iran’s Ali Aghamirzaei secured an Olympic Games quota at the men’s K1 1000 on Thursday at the Asian Canoe Confederation qualifiers in Pattaya, Thailand on Thursday. Aghamirzaei crossed the line ahead of Uzbekistan’s Shakhriyor Makhkamov and Japan’s Taishi Tanada. He finished in the first place with a time of 03:36.555. Makhkamov and Tanada […]
TEHRAN – Iran’s Amir Jafari Arangeh won a gold medal at the men’s under-65kg class of the 2021 World Para Powerlifting World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand. Jafari, who has a world silver from Mexico City 2017 and a world bronze from Nur-Sultan in 2019, lifted 197kg in the second round and set his new personal […]
Tehran – Six Iranian powerlifters will participate at the Bangkok 2021 Para Powerlifting World Cup. The competition will be held in Bangkok, Thailand from May 6 to 9. Bangkok 2021 World Cup will also serve as Tokyo Paralympic Qualifier,” Iran head coach Aliasghar Ravasi said. “Due to the coronavirus pandemic, our athletes didn’t participate in […]
TEHRAN – Maryam Irandoost was appointed as new head coach of Iran’s women’s national football team on Monday. She replaced Maryam Azmoon, who has been named as head coach of Iran’s women’s U20 team. Irandoost will have to prepare the team for the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup qualification in September. She started her coaching […]
