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  • Tehran derby defined by fear, not football

    By Farrokh Hesabi

    Tehran derby defined by fear, not football

    TEHRAN - The 106th Tehran Derby between Persepolis and Esteghlal should have brought fresh offensive concepts to the rivalry. The match had to offer a clash of ideas, intensity, and attacking ambition, especially with two foreign coaches on the hotseats. Instead, fans witnessed a match defined not by tactical ingenuity but by an overwhelming fear of losing.

  • Iran aims to defend title at 2025 Asian Youth Para Games: chef de mission

    Iran aims to defend title at 2025 Asian Youth Para Games: chef de mission

    TEHRAN – Maryam Kazemipour, chef de mission of Iran’s delegation, says the team is determined to defend its title at the 2025 Asian Youth Para Games.

  • Iran lose to Paraguay at 2025 President’s Cup

    Iran lose to Paraguay at 2025 President’s Cup

    TEHRAN – Iran’s women’s handball team lost to Paraguay 33-20 at the 2025 President's Cup Group I on Saturday.

  • Iran lose to Paraguay at 2025 President’s Cup

    Iran lose to Paraguay at 2025 President’s Cup

    TEHRAN – Iran’s women’s handball team lost to Paraguay 33-20 at the 2025 President's Cup Group I on Saturday.

  • Tehran derby defined by fear, not football

    By Farrokh Hesabi

    Tehran derby defined by fear, not football

    TEHRAN - The 106th Tehran Derby between Persepolis and Esteghlal should have brought fresh offensive concepts to the rivalry. The match had to offer a clash of ideas, intensity, and attacking ambition, especially with two foreign coaches on the hotseats. Instead, fans witnessed a match defined not by tactical ingenuity but by an overwhelming fear of losing.

  • Iran aims to defend title at 2025 Asian Youth Para Games: chef de mission

    Iran aims to defend title at 2025 Asian Youth Para Games: chef de mission

    TEHRAN – Maryam Kazemipour, chef de mission of Iran’s delegation, says the team is determined to defend its title at the 2025 Asian Youth Para Games.

  • Iran to meet Belgium, Egypt and New Zealand: 2026 FIFA World Cup

    Iran to meet Belgium, Egypt and New Zealand: 2026 FIFA World Cup

    TEHRAN – Iran national football team discovered their opponents at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

  • Iranian taekwondo athletes win two more golds at 2025 World U21

    Iranian taekwondo athletes win two more golds at 2025 World U21

    TEHRAN – Iran’s Mobina Nematzadeh and Radin Zeinali won two gold medal at the 2025 World U21 Taekwondo Championships on Friday.

  • Tehran derby ends in goalless stalemate: 2025/26 PGPL

    Tehran derby ends in goalless stalemate: 2025/26 PGPL

    TEHRAN - Tehran derby between Persepolis and Esteghlal football teams shared in a goalless draw on Matchweek 12 of the 2025/26 Iran’s Persian Gulf Professional League (PGPL) on Friday.

  • Iran unchanged in FIBA ranking

    Iran unchanged in FIBA ranking

    TEHRAN – Iran national basketball team remained unchanged in the 26th place in the latest FIBA World Ranking.

  • Gholami takes gold at 2025 World U21 Taekwondo Championships

    Gholami takes gold at 2025 World U21 Taekwondo Championships

    TEHRAN – Amirreza Gholami of Iran won a gold medal at the 2025 World U21 Taekwondo Championships on Thursday.

  • Soraya Aghaei joins IOC Athletes’ Commission

    Soraya Aghaei joins IOC Athletes’ Commission

    TEHRAN - The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Kirsty Coventry, has appointed five new members of the IOC Athletes’ Commission (AC), ensuring that the AC reaches its full composition in time for the Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic Winter Games.

  • Iran fall short to Croatia at 2025 President’s Cup

    Iran fall short to Croatia at 2025 President’s Cup

    TEHRAN – Iran’s women’s handball team fell short to Croatia 38-9 in Group I of the President’s Cup on Thursday.

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