Sirous Pourmousavi no longer Iran U19 coach

TEHRAN – Sirous Pourmousavi quit as Iran U19 football team head coach.

IPL schedule will be announced after online conference with AFC

TEHRAN - Acting head of the Iran Football League Organization’s competition committee has said that the schedule for the remaining fixtures of the Iran Professional League (IPL) will be announced after a teleconference with AFC officials.

Ex-Iran forward Karim Bavi fights cancer

TEHRAN – Former Iran national football team and Persepolis striker Karim Bavi has been hospitalized at a hospital in the city of Karaj, west of Tehran.

Two Iranian coaches shortlisted for volleyball hotseat

TEHRAN – Peyman Akbari and Behrouz Ataei have been nominated to take charge of Iran national volleyball team.

Winning the title is in Persepolis’s DNA: coach

TEHRAN – Persepolis coach Hamid Motahari says that they have good chance to win the Iran Professional League (IPL) title since to win the trophy is in the team’s DNA.

Davoud Azizi elected as Iran tennis chief

TEHRAN – Davoud Azizi has been elected as new head of Iran Tennis Federation on Sunday.

FIFA threatens Iran to further action

TEHRAN - FIFA, in its latest letter to the Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI), has informed the federation about the objections to the draft statues of the FFIRI and ordered that the objections must be resolved in a short time.

By Masoud Hossein

Iranian clubs make excuse to resume the league

TEHRAN – There is no excuse at all, the Iran Professional League must resume on June 18 but several clubs are reluctant to return to the competition for the illogical reasons.

ACL final in neutral field: report

TEHRAN – Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is reportedly going to hold the final match of the 2020 AFC Champions League in a neutral venue.

Football teams must learn to live with coronavirus, Persepolis sporting director says

TEHRAN - Afshin Peyrovani, the sporting director of Persepolis, believes that people have to learn to live with coronavirus as football is set to return in Iran.

Rock climber Alipour looks to win Olympics gold

TEHRAN – Iranian rock climber Reza Alipour says that he is determined to win a gold medal at the 2024 Olympic Games.

Amirhossein Toukhteh joins Ach Volley

TEHRAN – Iran international middle blocker Amirhossein Toukhteh has joined Slovenian team Ach Volley.

Persepolis keeper Radosevic ready to become first choice

TEHRAN- Bozidar Radosevic says that he thinks about football rather than financial issues as he hopes to wear the No. 1 shirt at Persepolis.

Iran strongly denies Willy Sagnol talk

TEHRAN - The Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) has strongly denied reports that it has been linked with Willy Sagnol.

Iranian skater Nemati dies of Covid-19

TEHRAN – Iran national skate team member Mohammad Nemati died of Coronavirus on Tuesday.

Some teams plan to cancel the league resumption: Beiranvand

TEHRAN - Persepolis and Iran goalkeeper Alireza Beiranvand believes that some teams in Iran Professional League (IPL) plan to cancel the league without naming the champion.

By Farrokh Hessabi

Coronavirus has taught us all humans are equal: Branko Ivankovic

TEHRAN – Former Persepolis coach Branko Ivankovic says that all humans regardless of color, race, gender, national origin, religion, and political beliefs must join hands to fight Covid-19.

Coronavirus: Each team with five players tested positive, not allowed to play

TEHRAN - If five players of a team are tested positive, the team’s matches will be canceled, acting head of Iran Football League Organization Soheil Mahdi said.

Skocic better coach than Wilmots: Azmoun

TEHRAN – Iran national football team forward Sardar Azmoun believes that Dragan Skocic can help Iran qualify for the 2022 World Cup since he is a better coach than Marc Wilmots.

Farrokh Hessabi

Football post-coronavius: A new era?

TEHRAN - How football will be different after the coronavirus crisis? sports events are going to resume after months of hiatus that was the result of the outbreak of the novel virus.

Iranian football teams start coronavirus testing

TEHRAN – Several Iranian Professional League teams started testing their players for coronavirus on Wednesday ahead of a return to training on Saturday.

By Masoud Hossein

Football brings back happiness

TEHRAN – Football competitions are going to restart amid concerns over many worrying issues in the world and it can be a turning point for the people to taste happiness and excitement once again.

Persepolis coach Golmohammadi happy for football resumption

TEHRAN - Yahya Golmohammadi, head coach of Persepolis football team, has expressed his happiness on the resumption of the Iran Professional League (IPL) matches.

Iran’s Esfandiar joins Greenyard Maaseik VC

TEHRAN – Iran international wing spiker Amirhossein Esfandiar has joined Belgian volleyball club Greenyard Maaseik.

No possibility of manipulation in Wilmots’s contract: Taj

TEHRAN - Former president of the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) Mehdi Taj has said that there is no possibility of manipulation in the contract of Marc Wilmots.

Double amputee Salarvand shows a unique determination

TEHRAN - Sajad Salarvand, 38, is showing his determination by climbing the mountains without legs.

Players will face legal action in case pretending to have coronavirus

TEHRAN- Acting head of Iran Football League Organization Soheil Mahdi has warned team members and players about pretending to have coronavirus.

Para athlete Taremi to auction gold medal to release inmate

TEHRAN – Para athlete Kambiz Taremi is going to auction his gold medal to release an inmate in Iran's southern Hormozgan Province.

Iran Professional League to resume on June 11

TEHRAN - The Iran Professional League will resume on June 11, the Iran Football League Organization announced on Sunday.

IPL clubs ask foreigners to return ASAP

TEHRAN - Iran Professional League (IPL) clubs have asked their foreign players to return to the country as soon as possible.