Category: 8. Sports

TEHRAN — Iran’s Abolfazl Zare and Farhad Gholizadeh combined to deliver a standout haul at the 2026 IWF World Junior Championships on Friday, with Zare taking gold and Gholizadeh silver in the men’s 110kg division.

Zare powered to a 180kg…

“We stand together today to demonstrate ASEAN’s capacity to respond with unity, with wisdom, with resolve, at a time when our region is once again faced with profound uncertainty,” Philippine President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. told leaders…

TEHRAN – The Gambia Football Federation (GFF) announced that Gambia, known as the Scorpions, will play a friendly international match against Iran on May 29, in Antalya, Turkey.

This encounter will serve as preparation for both teams: the…

TEHRAN – Iran national football team plan to arrive in the United States 14 days before the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Despite the current tensions with the U.S., Team Melli held another training session in the capital Tehran.

As part of…

TEHRAN – Iran football team head coach Amir Ghalenoei says that they are going to do something epic in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Thrice continental champions and semi-finalists at the previous two editions of the Asian Cup, Iran are a…

TEHRAN – Iran’s Hamidreza Zarei captured a bronze medal at the 2026 IWF World Junior Championships on Thursday night in Ismailia, Egypt.

Competing in the men’s 94kg category, Zarei lifted 162kg in the snatch and 204kg in the clean and jerk,…

Speaking to IRIB, Mehdi Taj said the team plans to hold a training camp in Turkey following a short break, before heading to the tournament.

He said participation would depend on securing assurances in a planned meeting with FIFA President Gianni…

Iran’s football federation chief said Tuesday the national team is preparing to participate in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, but its presence depends on receiving firm guarantees from the governing body FIFA.

Speaking to state broadcaster IRIB, Mehdi…

TEHRAN — Team managers participating in the 2026 Asian Para Games convened for a session at the Iranian Paralympic Committee (NPC) headquarters on Tuesday.

The specialized review and quality-assurance meeting for the ongoing training camps of…

TEHRAN – Iran U23 football team—traditionally known as Team Omid—find themselves in a familiar state of uncertainty just months before the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya. Despite official assurances that the team will represent the country, a…