Soccer-Persepolis Set up Semi-Final Clash With Al Nassr
By Michael Church
HONG KONG, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Striker Issa Alekasir was on target as Iran’s Persepolis beat 10-man Pakhtakor from Uzbekistan 2-0 in the quarter-finals of the Asian Champions League on Wednesday, setting up...
Soccer-Persepolis End Asian Champions League Hopes of Xavi’s Al Sadd
By Michael Church
Sept 27 (Reuters) - Xavi Hernandez’s hopes of leading Al Sadd to the Asian Champions League title came crashing down in Doha on Sunday as a late Issa Alekasir header earned Iran’s...
Soccer-Depleted Champions Al Hilal Through to Asian Champions League Last 16
Sept 20 (Reuters) - Defending champions Al Hilal battled their way into the Asian Champions League knockout phase on Sunday with a 0-0 draw against Iran's Shahr Khodro despite only have three substitutes available...
Soccer-Jahanbakhsh Determined to Prove Himself at Brighton
Sept 18 (Reuters) - Brighton & Hove Albion winger Alireza Jahanbakhsh says he is determined to prove himself at the Premier League club after struggling for form and fitness since joining in 2018.
Brighton signed...
Soccer-Ronaldo Scores 100th Goal for Portugal
By Philip O'Connor
STOCKHOLM, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Cristiano Ronaldo netted his 100th goal for Portugal in their Nations League clash away to Sweden on Tuesday, joining Iran's Ali Daei as the only male players...
Iranian-Canadian Racing Driver Nicholas Latifi Makes Formula One Debut in Austria
By Nazanine Nouri
Nicholas Daniel Latifi is the first Iranian-Canadian racing driver ever to make a Formula One debut. He had his big moment with Williams Racing at the 2020 Austrian Grand Prix – the...
Iran’s Guardian Council Rejects National Olympic Committee’s Charter
By Kayhan Life Staff
The Guardian Council has rejected the proposed charter of the National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran (N.O.C.I.R. IRAN) and sent it back to the government for revisions, the...
FIFA Review of Iran Football Federation Charter Delayed by COVID-19, Official Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed discussions with the International Federation of Football (FIFA) on the draft version of the Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation’s (FFIRI) revised charter, Ahmad Reza Barati,...
Iran Football Body Urges Clubs To Avoid Releasing Names of Players With COVID-19
By Reza Hamidi
The Iran Football League Organization has urged all football clubs to avoid releasing the names of players who have tested positive for the coronavirus to the media, Al Arabiya Farsi news website...
Iranian Athletes No Longer Need Law Banning Competition With Israelis, MP Says
By Hamed Mohammadi
There is no need to pass a new bill into law banning Iranian athletes from facing Israeli opponents in international competitions because they do it out of their own free will, Mojtaba...
