Alighardashi re-elected Iran’s Table Tennis Federation president

TEHRAN – Mehrdad Alighardashi has been re-elected as president of Iran’s Table Tennis Federation on Saturday.

Iranian teams select neutral venues to host Saudi Arabian rivals

TEHRAN - Iranian popular club Persepolis have chosen Dubai, the UAE as the neutral venue to host Saudi Arabian team Al Taawoun at the group stage of the 2020 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League.

Dragan Skocic: Iran is biggest challenge of my career

TEHRAN – Dragan Skocic says that to coach Iran national football team is the biggest challenge in his career.

Persepolis, Esteghlal share the spoils in Tehran derby

TEHRAN – Persepolis and Esteghlal football teams settled for a breathtaking 2-2 draw here in Iran Professional League (IPL) on Thursday.

Dragan Skocic appointed Iran coach

TEHRAN – Croatian coach Dragan Skocic took the reins at Iran national football team on Thursday.

Persepolis, Esteghlal both ready to win Tehran derby

TEHRAN - Iran Professional League (IPL) leaders Persepolis will face their arch rivals Esteghlal on Thursday in the Iranian capital’s derby at the Azadi Stadium.

Iran football federation needs courage choosing new head coach

TEHRAN - The Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) is clearly in a dilemma about how to choose the new head coach for Team Melli. The federation needs courage to make the best decision since the Team have difficult job ahead to book a place at the final stage of the 2022 World Cup qualification.

Paykan name Abdollah Veisi as new head coach

TEHRAN - Abdollah Veisi has been named the new head coach of Paykan football team.

Esteghlal striker Diabate ruled out for three weeks

TEHRAN – Esteghlal forward Cheick Diabate will be out of action for three weeks after he suffered a foot injury during Saturday’s 2-1 win over Naft Masjed Soleyman.

Iranian women 3x3 basketball want a place at Tokyo 2020: official

TEHRAN – Head of Iran basketball federation Ramin Tabatabaei says that the women team will participate in the FIBA 3x3 Universality Olympic Qualifying Tournament (UOQT).

AFC Futsal Championship 2020 postponed

TEHRAN - The Asian Football confederation (AFC) has announced that the 2020 Asian Futsal Championship that was scheduled to be played in Turkmenistan from February 26 to March 8 has been postponed, due to the coronavirus outbreak in China and growing list of the other countries.

By Masoud Hossein

Iran must utilize sports diplomacy

TEHRAN – Regardless of how disappointing the banning Iranian teams from hosting AFC Champions League looked, it is an irrefutable fact that Iran needs sports diplomacy to overcome difficulties of the current situation.

Iranian scientists build 3D scanner 

TEHRAN- Iranian scientists have built a three-dimensional scanner that can scan the body in less than one minute, ISNA reported on Tuesday.