
TEHRAN – Iran national football team moved up one spot to 19th in FIFA World Ranking released on Thursday. Team Melli climbed in the ranking thanks to two wins in the AFC Asian Qualifiers against Kyrgyzstan and the UAE. Japan improved two spots to 16th and remained the best Asian team. Top three teams Argentina,

TEHRAN – Three first half goals saw Tractor of Iran cruise to a 3-0 win over Qatar’s Al Wakrah on Wednesday in the teams’ Group A opener in the AFC Champions League Two 2024/25 at Al Wakra Stadium. Tomislav Strkalj and Mehdi Torabi struck in the 13th and 16th minutes respectively to put Dragan Skocic’s

TEHRAN – At least 14 people killed and 66 others in injured in an airstrike on a densely populated residential neighborhood in Beirut on Friday, Lebanon’s health ministry said. Lebanon’s National News Agency says five children are among the victims of the attack. The Lebanese Civil Defense said two buildings collapsed in the Jamous neighborhood during the