Soccer- Iran Downs Hong Kong in Asian World Cup Qualifiers
By Michael Church
HONG KONG, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Talking points from the week in Asian football:
ASIA BIG GUNS RECORD EASY WINS IN WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS
Japan, South Korea, Australia, Iran and Saudi Arabia all recorded comfortable wins...
Soccer-Striker Taremi Returns as Iran Close in World Cup Finals Berth
By Michael Church
HONG KONG, Jan 25 (Reuters) - Porto striker Mehdi Taremi returns to lead an attack missing new Bayer Leverkusen signing Sardar Azmoun as Iran look to secure a victory against Iraq at Tehran's Azadi...
Soccer-Iran Hand Palestine 4-1 Defeat at Asian Cup
By Rohith Nair
AL RAYYAN, Qatar, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Iran beat Palestine 4-1 in their Asian Cup Group C opener on Sunday at the Education City Stadium where a show of solidarity by Iranian fans and...
Meet the 14 Iranian Athletes Competing in the Paris Olympics Refugee Team
By Ahmad Rafat
Fourteen Iranian athletes are competing in the Paris Olympic Games as refugees. They are part of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Refugee Olympic Team (ROT), which has a total of 36 athletes from 11 countries competing...
Olympics-Wrestling-Iran’s Geraei Wins Greco-Roman Lightweight Gold
CHIBA, Japan, Aug 4 (Reuters) - Iran's Mohammadreza Geraei won gold in the men's Greco-Roman lightweight category at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday.
Ukraine's Parviz Nasibov took the silver medal while Germany's Frank Staebler and Egypt's...
Soccer-Iran Deliver Sucker Punch to Wales With Stoppage-Time Winners
By Toby Davis
AL RAYYAN, Qatar, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Iran scored twice after the eighth minute of stoppage time to snatch a stunning 2-0 win over Wales that breathed new life into their World Cup campaign and...
Soccer – Iran’s Persepolis Wins Sixth Title in Seven Seasons
By Michael Church
HONG KONG, May 22 (Reuters) - Talking points for the week in Asian football:
IRAN'S PERSEPOLIS WIN SIXTH TITLE IN SEVEN SEASONS
Persepolis won the league title in Iran for the sixth time in seven seasons...
Soccer – Iran Fight Back to Draw 1-1 With Senegal in World Cup Warm-up
Sept 27 (Reuters) - Iran fought back after conceding an own goal to draw 1-1 with Senegal in a friendly on Tuesday as both World Cup-bound teams concluded their preparations for the tournament in Qatar.
Iran were...
Soccer-Late Show Keeps Iran Unbeaten as Skocic’s Side Break Lebanese Hearts
By Michael Church
HONG KONG, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Iran claimed a dramatic 2-1 win over Lebanon at Saida Stadium on Thursday as added time goals from Sardar Azmoun and Ahmad Nourollahi maintained their unbeaten run and...
Soccer-Goals Flow for Iran at Asia’s World Cup Qualifying
By Michael Church
OSAKA, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Japan, South Korea, Australia and Iran notched up comfortable wins on Thursday as the second phase of Asia's preliminaries for the 2026 World Cup kicked off for the region's dominant nations with few...
