Iran to play three friendlies ahead of 2026 World Cup
TEHRAN – As the Iranian national football team enter the final phase of its preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the Football F...
Team Melli
- Sort by: Most viewed
Iran spot remains unchanged in latest FIFA rankings
The national Iranian men’s football team known as Team Melli in Iran is 20th in the ranking, while Japan remained as Asia̵...
Iran defeat Malaysia in 2025 IIHF World Championship Division IV
TEHRAN – Iran defeated Malaysia (3–0, 0–1, 2–0) in the 2025 IIHF World Championship Division IV Monday night. Iran had lost to Indon...
Iran into 1st World Beach Kabaddi Championship semis
Team Melli had previously defeated Nepal, Turkmenistan, and Denmark in Group A. Group B consists of Pakistan, Palestine, Kenya, Germ...
World Cup 2026: Australia qualifies; Saudi Arabia must wait
Australia qualified for its sixth straight World Cup on Tuesday with a 2-1 win over Saudi Arabia. The Socceroos, needing just to avo...
Former Iran football chief Mostafavi dies
TEHRAN – Dariush Mostafavi, former president of the Iran Football Federation, passed away Friday night. He died at the age of 81 in...
Iran to line up against New Zealand in 2025 FIBA U16 Asia Cup QF
TEHRAN – Iran were decisive in offense, but more importantly composed in defense, in their 102-62 win over Malaysia in the Qua...
Iran too strong for Samoa at FIBA U16 Women’s Asia Cup 2025-Division B
TEHRAN – Iran vented all of their frustrations by dealing Samoa a 78-45 beatdown to barge into the win column of the FIBA U16...
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...
Behdad Salimi becomes coach of Iran weightlifting team
He won a gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games, Vatan News reported. Salimi takes over from Navab Nasirshalal, who parted ways with t...