IOC president thanks Iran for support to Olympics

TEHRAN - International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has thanked Iran Olympic Committee for its support to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, which has now been shifted to 2021 because of the global coronavirus pandemic.

Iran football federation’s elections to be held in September

TEHRAN - The Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) elective General Assembly will be held in September.

Persepolis, Esteghlal not allowed to hire foreigners

TEHRAN – Iran’s Sports and Youth Ministry has reportedly told football clubs Persepolis and Esteghlal to stop hiring foreign coaches and players from now on.

Tokyo Olympics confirm next year's dates

TEHRAN - The postponed Tokyo Olympics will be held from July 23 to August 8 in 2021, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has confirmed.

Sa’adatmand named Esteghlal general manager

TEHRAN – Iranian football club Esteghlal have appointed Ahmad Sa’adatmand as their new general manager.

Olympics postponement was predictable: Soltanifar

TEHRAN - Iran's Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs Masoud Soltanifar said that postponing the Olympics was predictable.

Mohammad Nabi appointed as Acting Secretary General of FFIRI

TEHRAN - Mehdi Mohammad Nabi has been named as the Acting Secretary General of The Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI), as reported by FFIRI official website.

Persepolis’s Hosseini chosen as Iranian ACL legend

TEHRAN – Persepolis football team captain Jalal Hosseini has been chosen as the Iranian legend in the AFC Champions League era.

Iran’s women’s football team 70th in FIFA rankings

TEHRAN – Iran national women’s football team are 70th in the latest FIFA world rankings, which was released on Friday.

Ex-Iran weightlifter Daniel Gevargiz dies

TEHRAN – Former Iran national team weightlifter Daniel Gevargiznejad passed away on Friday.

Igor Kolakovic no more Iran volleyball coach

TEHRAN – The Islamic Republic of Iran Volleyball Federation (IRIVF) has parted ways with Igor Kolakovic following cancelation of 2020 Olympic Games due to the pandemic coronavirus (COVID-19).

Iran Ministry of Sports warns teams not to train

TEHRAN - Iran’s Ministry of Sports and Youth spokesman has warned the Iranian football teams not to start their training amid coronavirus crisis.

Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games postponed

Japan’s prime minister and the head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) agreed to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Games by a year yesterday in an extraordinary move, unprecedented in peacetime, as the world battles the coronavirus pandemic.

Women’s sitting volleyball looking to secure place at Paralympic Games: coach

TEHRAN – Head coach of Iran’s women’s sitting volleyball team Maryam Iranmanesh says that they are hopeful of securing their place at the 2020 Paralympic Games.

IOC considers postponing Olympics for a year

The Tokyo Olympics are going to happen — but almost surely in 2021 rather than in four months as planned.

Iran to play Croatia in friendly, coach says

TEHRAN – Iran national football team will meet Croatia in an international friendly match, Team Melli coach Dragan Skocic said on Friday.

Branko Ivankovic asks Iranians to stay home

TEHRAN – Ex-Persepolis and Iran national football team coach Branko Ivankovic has asked all Iranian people to stay their home during Nowruz.

Ex-Iran football coach Iraj Ghelichkhani dies

TEHRAN – Former Iran National Football Teams Iraj Ghelichkhani passed away on Thursday.

Reporting by Masoud Hossein

Year in review: Iran sports

TEHRAN – The Iranian sports teams and sportspersons experienced some bright moments and some dark in the Iranian year.

Wheelchair Basketball draw postponed

Having carefully monitored the ongoing situation regarding the coronavirus (COVID-19) threat, the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) along with the Japanese Wheelchair Basketball Federation (JWBF) have reluctantly taken the difficult decision to postpone the draw for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games wheelchair basketball competition.

Nigerian forward Osaguona to leave Persepolis

TEHRAN - Nigerian striker Christian Osaguona will reportedly leave Persepolis at the end of the current season.

UWW praises Iranian Olympics champions

TEHRAN - United World Wrestling (UWW) has lauded former Iranian Olympics champions Komeil Ghasemi and Rasoul Khadem as they contribute to fight the further spread of the fatal novel coronavirus.

Alireza Beiranvand talks about coronavirus, Antwerp, and his future dreams

TEHRAN – Iran international goalkeeper, Alireza Beiranvnad, who will leave Persepolis at the summer, believes that the Reds will win Iran Professional League (IPL) for the fourth time in a row.

Iranian futsal coach Taheri dies of coronavirus

TEHRAN – Iran football and futsal coach Ahmad Taheri died of coronavirus on Monday.

Iran to send three judokas to IBSA Grand Prix

TEHRAN – Iran will send three judo athletes to the IBSA JUDO Grand Prix.

By Masoud Hossein

Football to be missed by fans

TEHRAN – Football leagues are being cancelled one after another due to Covid-19 outbreak and it’s not easy to believe for a football fan who enthusiastically waits for weekend to watch his favorite team’s match. It’s chaotic.

Iranian boxer Shahbakhsh dreams of winning Olympics medal

TEHRAN – Iranian boxer Danial Shahbakhsh is going to write his name into history book by winning a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games.

'It's a great feeling to score a hat-trick', Azmoun

TEHRAN - Zenit striker Sardar Azmoun made the difference at Krestovsky Stadium on Saturday, scoring a hat-trick in his team’s 7-1 win over Ural.

Iranian people very kind to me: Cheick Diabate

TEHRAN – Esteghlal football team Malian forward Cheick Diabate says that the Iranian people have been very kind to him.

Wheelchair basketball teams for Paralympics finalized

TEHRAN - International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) has announced the name of 12 participating teams at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.