Al Rayyan: Rouzbeh Cheshmi scored in the eighth minute of second-half stoppage time to break a scoreless stalemate and Iran went on to defeat Wales 2-0...
Iran’s players did not sing their national anthem before their first game of the World Cup against England on Monday, in apparent support for anti-government protesters...
England made a scintillating start to their World Cup campaign as Bukayo Saka and Jude Bellingham inspired a 6-2 rout of outclassed Iran in Monday’s Group...
Gareth Southgate has said that his England players will take a knee before the start of their opening game against Iran on Monday. It’s a ritual...
Tehran: Iran has once again denied women entry to a football stadium to watch an international match, leaving hundreds of ticketed fans locked out, Iranian media...
Navi Mumbai: India coach Thomas Dennerby was frustrated by his team’s inability to score goals in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2022 match against Iran here on...
London: The International Olympic Committee said it was “shocked” by Saturday’s execution of a young Iranian wrestler over the murder of a public sector worker during...
Stockholm: Cristiano Ronaldo has become the second man to score 100 international goals. He netted the landmark goal for Portugal in their UEFA Nations League match against...
New Delhi: India has bid for the 2027 Asian Cup hosting rights along with four other countries, the Asian Football Federation (AFC) has revealed. The other...
New Delhi: Pressure is building up on the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) to call off the upcoming shooting World Cup in New Delhi after the...
New Delhi: The India Open Super 500 tournament, a crucial event for the Tokyo Olympic qualification, will be held without any spectators due to the global...
New Delhi: Former champions P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal have been handed tricky draws at the upcoming Yonex India Open which remains under the scanner...
Kuala Lumpur: Six Asian Champions League games were postponed over the coronavirus on Thursday as the Asian Football Confederation wrestles with the deadly outbreak. Four Iranian clubs...
New Delhi: Ravi Dahiya impressed with a gold-winning effort at the Asian Wrestling Championship but India’s biggest Olympic medal hope Bajrang Punia looked good until he...
Nicosia: Iran’s only female Olympic medallist Kimia Alizadeh has announced she has permanently left her country, citing the “hypocrisy” of a system she claims humiliates athletes...
New Delhi: World championships silver medallist Deepak Punia has been named the ‘Junior Freestyle Wrestler of the Year’ by United World Wrestling (UWW) after a stellar season...
Zurich: FIFA says Iraq is not safe enough to host World Cup qualifying games against Iran and Bahrain. FIFA says it asked the Iraq soccer federation...
New Delhi: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju has said that the government will try to push for the inclusion of Kabaddi in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris....
Nur-Sultan (Kazakhstan): Young wrestler Deepak Punia on Sunday pulled out of the World Championship title clash in 86kg against Iranian great Hazsan Yazdani due to an...
New Delhi: Bengaluru Bulls, with their all-round impressive performance in season 7 of Pro Kabaddi League, is all geared up for the Delhi leg starting from...
New Delhi: One of the most experienced and successful players of Kabaddi, Rakesh Kumar had been a part of two World Cup and three Asian Games...
India were declared joint winners with Iran in the AFC Youth Championship on April 30 in 1974. India’s successes in international football are few and far...
