Ricardo Sa Pinto named Esteghlal FC coach
The 52-year-old coach took charge of Esteghlal in June 2022 but had to leave the club after receiving a four-month suspension from t...
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Behdad Salimi takes charge of Iran weightlifting
TEHRAN – Behdad Salimi has been appointed as the head coach of Iran’s men’s weightlifting team. He won a gold medal at t...
Esteghlal's coaching carousel spins again
TEHRAN – Esteghlal FC, one of Iran’s most storied football clubs, find themselves once more in turmoil as South African...
Persepolis, Al Nassr share spoils in 2024/25 ACL Elite
TEHRAN – Iran’s Persepolis and Saudi Arabia’s Al Nassr football teams played out a goalless draw here at the Azadi Stadi...
Lionel Messi ruled out of World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay, Brazil with injury
Lionel Messi will miss Argentina’s World Cup qualifiers against Uruguay and Brazil over the next eight days due to an apparent...
Iran demolish Afghanistan 14-0 at Asian beach soccer cup
The Iranian squad, which are in Group C of the tournament along with Indonesia, Afghanistan and the UAE, will play their third match...
Sepahan runners-up in 2024/25 PGPL
TEHRAN – Sepahan football team defeated Esteghlal 3-1 and finished the 2024/25 Iran’s Persian Gulf Professional League (PGPL) on Thu...
Bronze feels like gold: Iran’s basketball renaissance
TEHRAN – While Iran basketball team boast a history of three Asian championships, those victories belong to a golden generation befo...
Rahmati takes charge of Shams Azar in PGPL
TEHRAN – Mehdi Rahmati has been appointed as the new head coach of Shams Azar football team for the 2024/25 season of Iran’s Persian...
Iran’s women’s football team to play Puerto Rico
TEHRAN – Iran’s women’s football team will meet Puerto Rico in two friendly matches next week. Team Melli Banovan will first play Pu...