Iran 3x3 basketball win bronze in Nagoya

TEHRAN - Iran’s men’s 3x3 basketball team won the bronze medal at the Asian Games in Nagoya after defeating the Philippines 21–10 in the third-place match.

By Masoud Hossein

Iran football: dark days

TEHRAN – Iran’s football team have once again failed to beat Uzbekistan, suffering a 3-1 defeat to the White Wolves in Tashkent.

Hossein Abdi resigns as Iran U23 head coach

TEHRAN - Hossein Abdi has stepped down as head coach of Iran’s U23 national team following the team’s return from the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, taking responsibility for the heavy defeat against North Korea.

Iranian duo win silvers in gymnastic: 2026 Asian Games

TEHRAN – Iranian gymnasts Mahdi Olfati and Arman Khodaei won two silver medals in gymnastics at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan.

Uzbekistan defeat Iran in friendly

TEHRAN - Uzbekistan football team defeated Iran 3-1 in a friendly match on Thursday.

Iran wushu athlete Mousavi claims gold: 2026 Asian Games

TEHRAN - Soheil Mousavi of Iran won a gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games wushu on Thursday.

Iran's women lightweight double sculls wins gold in 2026 Asian Games

TEHRAN - Iran's Kimia Zarei and Zeynab Norouzi seized a gold medal in the women's lightweight double sculls finall on Thursday.

Iranian woman rower Mojallal snatches gold in Nagoya

TEHRAN - Iranian female rower Fatemeh Mojallal claimed a gold medal on Thursday at the 2026 Asian Games.

Defeat against North Korea is unacceptable to me: Abdi

TEHRAN - Hossein Abdi, head coach of Iran’s U23 football team, described his side’s heavy and unexpected defeat to North Korea as unacceptable.

Iran bag gold in e-football: 2026 Asian Games

TEHRAN – Iran’s e-sports team won a gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on Wednesday.

Iranian fencer Pakdaman wins bronze in 2026 Asian Games

TEHRAN – Ali Pakdaman from Iran won a bronze medal at the 2026 Asian Games on Wednesday.

Iran football knocked out of 2026 Asian Games

TEHRAN – Iran’s football team suffered a heavy 4–1 defeat to North Korea on Wednesday, bringing their campaign at the 2026 Asian Games to an end.

Mahmoud Nemati wins gold at Nagoya Asian Games

TEHRAN - Iranian karate athlete Mahmoud Nemati won the gold medal in the men’s +84kg karate event at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan.

2026 Asian Games: Iran handball advance to QFs

TEHRAN – Iran’s men’s handball team secured their place at the quarterfinals round of the 2026 Asian games.

Jahanbakhsh, Ghoddos to miss Iran’s friendly matches

TEHRAN - Iran internationals Alireza Jahanbakhsh and Saman Ghoddos will miss the national team’s upcoming friendly matches against Uzbekistan and Russia.

Iran’s women’s kabaddi beat Bangladesh in Nagoya

TEHRAN - Iran’s women’s kabaddi team continued their winning start at the Nagoya Asian Games with a commanding 54–19 victory over Bangladesh in their second match on Tuesday.

Pepe Losada joins Iran football team coaching staff

TEHRAN - Following the departure of Andranik Teymourian and Aliasghar Ghorbanalipour from the Iran national team coaching staff, head coach Amir Ghalenoei has bolstered his backroom team with the additions of Mehrdad Khanban and Pepe Losada.

Iran’s Asiabari claims silver at 2026 Asian Games Karate

TEHRAN - Aliasghar Asiabari from Iran seized a silver medal at the 2026 Asian Games Karate on Tuesday.

Iran’s women’s kata secure silver at 2026 Asian Games

TEHRAN - In the women’s team kata final held at the Toyohashi Gymnasium, the Iranian team, represented by Fatemeh Sadeghi, Sepideh Amini and Zeinab Hosseini, faced Vietnam and suffered a 5–0 defeat, settling for the silver medal.

Karate athlete Namati wins Iran’s first gold in Nagoya

TEHRAN – Morteza Namati of Iran claimed a gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games on Tuesday.

Kazemi: Iran basketball deserve recognition after Asian Games bronze

TEHRAN - Iran national basketball team forward Arsalan Kazemi praised his teammates after Iran secured the bronze medal at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, highlighting the team’s difficult two-month campaign and the numerous injuries they had to overcome.

Iran’s women’s 3x3 basketball earn two wins at Nagoya

TEHRAN – Iran’s women’s 3x3 basketball team earned two wins at the 2026 Asian Games on Monday.

By Farrokh Hesabi

Bronze in Nagoya, but Iran’s basketball still has questions to answer

TEHRAN - Iran’s men’s basketball team left Nagoya with a bronze medal and, perhaps more importantly, a reminder of what this group can produce when its confidence, shooting and defensive intensity come together.

Iran handball fall short to Bahrain in Nagoya

TEHRAN – Iran’s men’s handball team lost to Bahrain 34-20 in the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Monday.

Iran basketball win bronze at 2026 Asian Games

TEHRAN – Iran’s men’s basketball team defeated China 79-70 on Sunday to secure the bronze medal at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan.

Iran runners-up at 2026 CAFA U17 Women’s Championship

TEHRAN – Iran defeated Uzbekistan 2-1 on Saturday to finish runners-up at the 2026 CAFA U17 Women’s Championship.

Iran, China share the spoils: 2026 Asian Games

TEHRAN – Iran and China football teams shared the spoils in a goalless draw in 2026 Asian Games on Sunday.

Teymourian part ways with Iran football team

TEHRAN - Andranik Teymourian has ended his time as an assistant coach of the Iran national football team, bringing his collaboration with head coach Amir Ghalenoei to a close.

Iran’s sabre team ready to win medal in Nagoya

TEHRAN - Mohammad Rahbari, who won individual and team bronze medals in fencing at the Hangzhou Asian Games three years ago, will now return to the continental showpiece in a different role. After retiring from competitive fencing following the Paris Olympics, Rahbari joined Iran’s national sabre team coaching staff and is set to make his Asian Games coaching debut in Nagoya.

Iran lose to Kuwait in Asian Games handball opener

TEHRAN – Iran’s men’s handball team suffered a narrow 26-24 defeat to Kuwait in their opening match of the 20th Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Saturday.