TEHRAN, Dec. 16 (MNA) – Iranian freestyle wrestler Rahman Amouzad Khalili advanced to the semi-finals of the 2020 Individual World Cup, which is underway in Belgrade, Serbia. The wrestler defeated three opponents in the 57kg weight category on Wednesday and in the semi-final match will confront Zavur Uguev from Russia, who is the defending and ...
Read More »Iranian girls at intl. weightlifting c’ships for 1st time
TEHRAN, Dec. 14 (MNA) – Iran’s junior girls are to participate in the 2021 International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships for the first time in the history of the country. Iran Weightlifting Federation will send junior girls to the 2021 IWF Junior World Championships for the first time. Iran Weightlifting ...
Read More »Liverpool’s Jota Out for Up to Two Months After Injuring Knee, Club Manager Klopp Says
According to Klopp, the injury is not as bad as they had initially feared, since doctors said Jota will not be required to undergo surgery. Liverpool FC’s Diogo Jota will not be playing in the upcoming matches for up to two months, Sky Sports reported on Sunday, citing club manager Jurgen ...
Read More »Azmoun scores hat-trick for Zenit
In a match on Saturday, Azmoun scored three goals in the 17th, 22nd and 76th minutes for the blue-white-sky blues. The other goals came from Artem Dzyuba from the penalty spot on 30 minutes and Douglas Santos who scored the goal of the night on the stroke of half-time. Zenit returned to ...
Read More »AFC declares Iran matches dates at 2022 World Cup qualifiers
TEHRAN, Dec. 08 (MNA) – The dates of the remaining four games of Iran in the second round of qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 AFC Asian Cup has been announced by AFC. The new announcement of the Asian Football Confederation comes nearly one year after the qualifiers were ...
Read More »Man Utd: Paul Pogba ‘unhappy’ and ‘has to leave’ – agent
Paul Pogba is “unhappy” at Manchester United and “has to change teams” in the next transfer window, says his agent Mino Raiola. The France midfielder’s current contract runs until June 2022. Pogba, 27, has made only eight Premier League appearances this season, starting five, and scored his first goal of ...
Read More »Defending champions Liverpool welcomed the return of fans to Anfield for the first time since March with an emphatic victory over Wolves.
Mohamed Salah gave Liverpool the lead in the first half after Wolves defender Conor Coady misjudged a long ball from Jordan Henderson. Georginio Wijnaldum added a second after the break, bending a superb shot into the top-right corner from long range, before Joel Matip’s thumping header and Nelson Semedo’s scrambled ...
Read More »Chief football writer at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Harry Kane believes both he and attacking partner Son Heung-min are entering the prime of their careers after their goals helped Tottenham overcome arch-rivals Arsenal and return to the top of the Premier League table. The deadly double act were at the heart of another impressive win and both were ...
Read More »Cheick Diabate Ready for Tehran Derby
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Esteghlal forward Cheick Diabate will be ready for Tehran derby against Persepolis. The Malian forward suffered a strained calf muscle in late November and Esteghlal announced that he would be sidelined for three weeks. Esteghlal will meet Persepolis in Matchweek 8 of the Iran Professional League (IPL) ...
Read More »Iran’s Bonyadifar Chosen as Shanghai SIPG, Jeonbuk Referee
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Moud Bonyadifar from Iran has been chosen to officiate a match in Group H of the 2020 AFC Champions League. The 35-year-old referee will officiate the match between Shanghai SIPG of China and South Korea’s Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar on ...
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