TEHRAN – Iran national football team head coach Dragan Skocic once again criticized the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) over choosing Bahrain as centralized venue for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. In mid-March, the AFC awarded Bahrain hosting rights for Group C in Asian qualifying after deciding to keep the upcoming fixtures in one place due […]
TEHRAN – Esteghlal football team forward Cheick Diabate will be absent in the match against Al Ahli. Esteghlal are scheduled to play the Saudi Arabian team Tuesday late in Group C of the AFC Champions League. The Malian forward suffered a foot injury in the final minutes of the match against Al Duhail. Diabate’s absence […]
TEHRAN – Shahrdari Gorgan basketball team point guard Parish Perry Petty says that God has helped him to score a last second three-pointer shot against Mahram. Just before the final whistle, the American player threw a long ball to tie the match at 96-96. Shahrdari Gorgan defeated Mahram 110-103 in the five-minute overtime and claimed […]
TEHRAN – Shahrdari Gorgan won the Iranian Basketball Super League (IBSL) for the first time ever on Saturday. Shahrdari Gorgan defeated most-decorated team Mahram 110-103 in the fourth match. They had already defeated Mahram twice and lost one time in their last four matches. The Iranian Basketball Super League (IBSL) is a professional men’s basketball […]
TEHRAN – Shahrdari Gorgan won the Iranian Basketball Super League (IBSL) for the first time ever on Saturday. Shahrdari Gorgan defeated most-decorated team Mahram 110-103 in the fourth match. They had already defeated Mahram twice and lost one time in their last four matches. The Iranian Basketball Super League (IBSL) is a professional men’s basketball […]
TEHRAN – Shahrdari Gorgan won the Iranian Basketball Super League (IBSL) for the first time ever on Saturday. Shahrdari Gorgan defeated most-decorated team Mahram 110-103 in the fourth match. They had already defeated Mahram twice and lost one time in their last four matches. The Iranian Basketball Super League (IBSL) is a professional men’s basketball […]
TEHRAN – Sohrab Moradi seized a silver medal at the 2021 Asian Weightlifting Championships on Friday in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The 96kg weightlifter, who has had serious shoulder and spinal injuries over the past years, lifted the 174kg in the snatch and 210kg in the clean and jerk. He won the silver medal, making total of […]
TEHRAN – Esteghlal football team of Iran suffered a late defeat against Al Duhail of Qatar in Group C of the 2021 AFC Champions League Wednesday night at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Both sides went into the Matchday Three encounter hopeful of extending an unbeaten record, with Al Duhail having […]
TEHRAN – Mohammad Jamshidi and Iran are used to rolling over their opponents. They was clear when they beat their first opponents in the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers by an average margin of 44.5 points per game. That’s why it was a surprised when they found themselves struggling to ward off Saudi Arabia in […]
TEHRAN – Sepahan volleyball club completed the signing of outside spiker Farhad Ghaemi on Monday. Ghaemi, who announced his retirement from the national duty last month, has penned a one-year contract with the Iranian club. Ghaemi has most recently played at Iranian side Haraz Amol. Sepahan have already signed Amir Ghafour, Masoud Gholami and Saman […]
TEHRAN – Iranian freestyle wrestler Hassan Yazdani says that he participated in the Asian Championships as part of preparation for the 2020 Tokyo, where he just wants to win a gold medal. Yazdani proved once again he is in a class by himself, schooling Indian Deepak Punia in their long-delayed first encounter to take the […]
TEHRN – Iran’s Esteghlal football team cruised past 10-man Al Shorta of Iraq 3-0 on Matchday Two of the 2021 AFC Champions League Group C on Monday. The two sides entered the game on the back of contrasting Matchday One results, with Al Shorta having lost to Al Duhail SC 2-0 while Esteghlal overpowered Al […]
