Diego Costa's goal helps Spain beat Iran 1-0
Kazan, June 21 (IBNS): Riding on Diego Costa's goal, Spain defeated Iran to keep themselves alive for the next round of the World Cup here on Wednesday.
Iran win first World Cup match in 20 years by beating Morocco 1-0
St. Petersburg, June 15 (IBNS): Stunning Morocco, Iran registered a 1-0 victory in a World Cup match here on Friday.
New Delhi, June 13 (IBNS): Woman Grandmaster and former world junior girls' champion Soumya Swaminathan on Tuesday said she has withdrawn her name from Asian Team Chess Championship in Iran as she felt that the compulsory-headscarf rule in the country was violating her personal rights.
Several member associations sanctioned for incidents during FIFA World Cup qualifiers
Zurich, May 1 (IBNS): FIFA recently confirmed that sanctions have been imposed by its Disciplinary Committee on several football associations for incidents involving, among others, unsporting and discriminatory conduct by fans during recent 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches, an official release stated.
Indian U-17 WC squad loser 0-1 against Iran
New Delhi, Jan 17 (IBNS): The Indian U-17 World Cup Squad lost 0-1 against Iran in the Granatkin Tournament in St. Petersburg, Russia on Tuesday.
Iran manage to hold a spirited India
Hanoi, Nov 2 (IBNS): A determined India were held to a 1-1 draw by a physically superior Iran in the first Group D match of the AFC U-19 Championship 2017 Qualifiers at the YFTC Field No. 3 in Hanoi on Wednesday.
Nicolai's boys ready to challenge Iran
New Delhi, Sept 20 (IBNS): The situation is so similar to 2012. India then coached by Colm Toal and playing in the AFC U-16 Finals in Tehran had to then win their last Group League match against China to keep alive their chances to make it to the quarterfinals, a match which eventually ended 2-2.
"Iran are special team but we are not afraid"
New Delhi, Sept 5 (IBNS) A couple of days prior to India's World Cup Qualifier clash against 'Giants of Asia,' Iran, Subrata Paul stressed that India will stay all "focussed" and play with "passion" when it kicks-off at the Sree Kanteerava Stadium on Sept 8.
Iran rally to beat India 2-1 in AFC U-16 Women's Qualifiers
Dhaka, Oct 17 (IBNS): Iran left it late with two second half goals to script a 2-1 win over India in a high-voltage Group B encounter of the AFC U-16 Women's Championship China 2015 (Qualifiers) here at the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka on Friday (October 17, 2014).