World Sport
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Paris Saint-Germain fans clashed with French riot police
Aug 24, 2020 10:15Following the Paris Saint-Germain team lost to Bayern Munich in the Champions League final in Lisbon, dozens of its disgruntled fans clashed with French riot police on the Champs-Élysées on Sunday.
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Iranian former footballer, Ali Daei among AFC legends
Jul 25, 2020 17:16The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has looked at eight local heroes who returned, and thrived, after years abroad and Ali Daei, former captain of the Iranian national football team is among them.
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AFC congratulates Persepolis
Jul 25, 2020 12:39The Asian Football Confederation in a twitter message congratulated the Iranian football team, Perspolis, over its 4th consecutive victory in Iran Pro League.
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Iran's "Zero to Podium" wins award at US Queen Palm Int'l Film Festival
Jun 16, 2020 18:00The Iranian documentary "Zero to Podium" by Sahar Mosayyebi, chronicling the lives of three Iranian wushu athlete sisters, won the Sport Inspirational Best Award at the Queen Palm International Film Festival in the United States.
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Iran, Iraq to expand bilateral cooperation in sports
Jun 14, 2020 21:22Baghdad (IP) - Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi met with the Iraqi Minister of Youth and Sports Adnan Dirjal on Sunday, referring to the position of national and international sports federations in shaping bilateral relations, especially the relations between nations.
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Tokyo governor assures safe 2020 Olympics
Jun 13, 2020 15:25Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike has said next year's Olympics will be safe amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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AFC announced its World Cup qualifiers schedule
Jun 03, 2020 11:24The Kuwaiti Football Federation announced that it has received AFC'S preliminary schedule for the 2022 World Cup qualifiers and the 2023 Asian Cup.
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Impossible to delay Olympics again: Tokyo chief
Apr 23, 2020 11:05The Tokyo 2020 Olympics cannot be delayed beyond the year-long postponement already forced by the Coronavirus outbreak, the organizing committee's president has warned in comments published on Thursday.
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Tokyo Olympics 2020 postponed
Mar 24, 2020 18:392020 Olympic and Paralympics will be postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic after IOC president Thomas Bach today agreed to Japan’s unprecedented suggestion for a delay
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COVID-19 Pandemic 'Accelerating': WHO Chief
Mar 23, 2020 23:45The new coronavirus pandemic is clearly "accelerating", the World Health Organization warned Monday but said it was still possible to change its trajectory by going on the attack.