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 […]
TEHRAN – Iranian karate athletes claimed one gold, one silver and two bronze medals at the Karate 1-Premier League in Lisbon, Portugal on Sunday. Zabiollah Poorshab won a gold at the Male Kumite -84kg category as he won by injury of his opponent Ryutaro Araga from Japan in the final. Bahman Asgari lost to Luigi […]
TEHRAN – Three Iranian clubs did a great job in the 2021 AFC Champions league (West) group stage, advancing to the Round of 16. It means the football clubs in the West Asian country has improved over the past years. Persepolis qualified for the AFC Champions league final two times in three years (2018 and […]
TEHRAN – Persepolis of Iran football team secured top spot in Group E of the 2021 AFC Champions League on Thursday with a 4-2 win over Al Rayyan of Qatar. Yahya Golmohammadi’s side bounced back from their loss against Al Wahda and ensured their passage to the Round of 16 at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru […]
