Latest Sports News in Iran – News and reports from international and domestic athletic competitions across the range of sports, from local stories to tournaments on the world stage.
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has consoled Iran’s junior football players over their early elimination from the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is underway in South Korea, calling on them to “hold their heads up high”.
Persepolis football team of Iran was held to a goalless draw by Lekhwiya of Qatar in the first leg of the 2017 AFC Champions League Round of 16 on Tuesday.
Iran powered past Japan in straight sets in final to win the title at the SMM 2nd Asian Men’s U-23 Volleyball Championship in the northwestern Iranian province of Ardabil on Tuesday.
Iran national team ended their Bahamas 2017 campaign on a high with a 5-3 win against Italy in the play-off for third place to become Asia's highest ever finishers at the Beach Soccer World Cup.
The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has congratulated Iran on its advancement to the quarterfinals of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2017 in Bahamas.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani offered his congratulations to the country’s people and sports community over the winning of the 2017 Asian Weightlifting Championship title by Iran after five years.
Iranian international winger Alireza Jahanbakhsh, who has been starring for AZ Alkmaar football club in the Dutch league, is on the radar of several Premiere League clubs, according to media reports.
Iranian men and women collected nine golds, three silvers and a bronze to be crowned champion in the 9th Asian Junior Taekwondo Championships in Kazakhstan on Friday.
People in various Iranian cities, particularly the capital city of Tehran, poured into the streets on Wednesday to celebrate the 10th championship of popular football giant Persepolis in Iran’s football league.
Persepolis football team defeated rock bottom Machine Sazi of Tabriz to end nine-year title drought in Iran Professional League (IPL) with three games left until the end of the season.
As football fans were waiting to watch the UEFA Champions League quarter-final tie betweenBorussia Dortmund and Monaco,the game was postponed until Wednesday due to an explosion near the German side’s bus, with Dortmund defender Marc Bartra reported to have been taken to hospital.
Iranians are used to seeing their football players joining clubs in major European leagues, but a head coach at the helm of a well-known European side was what the country’s fans were craving for years.
Iranian professional football clubs Esteghlal Tehran and Zob Ahan Esfahan beat their rivals from Uzbekistan on Monday in the latest round of Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League
