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TEHRAN: Brighton’s and Team Melli winger Alireza Jahanbakhsh said that the new coach of Team Melli Dragan Skocic needs the support of fans and media. “It’s not the time to talk about the appointment of the new coach. Team Melli is not in good condition and Skocic cannot succeed without …

TEHRAN: Iranian players Mehdi Taremi and Kaveh Rezaei have been nominated for the best forward of the ACL2017 Team. After deciding the top goalkeeper, the best defense in front of him and the playmakers in midfield, the-afc.com has eight players of the 2017 AFC Champions League Best XI confirmed, so …

TEHRAN: Iran volleyball federation has made a bid to host the 2021 editions of two major events in the world of volleyball. Mohammadreza Davarzani, head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Volleyball Federation (IRIVF), offered the request in an online conversation with FIVB’s General Director Fabio Azevedo on Wednesday. Azevedo …

Senior all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez has said he has tested negative for the coronavirus a day after the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said he was among seven more players who had tested positive for the virus. “After tested positive COVID-19 according to PCB testing report yesterday, as second opinion and for …

LAHORE: The Covid-19 tests of Pakistan’s entire England bound squad comprising 43 members — including 29 players and 14 officials — will be held on June 22 at their respective cities of residence. The team is most likely to leave for England on June 28 through a chartered flight to …

NYON: This season’s Champions League, suspended in March because of the Covid-19 pandemic, will be completed with an eight-team mini-tournament which will be held in Lisbon in August, European football’s governing body UEFA said on Wednesday. The quarter-finals and semi-finals will be staged over one leg, instead of the usual …

KARACHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman, Ehsan Mani expressed grave doubts on Wednesday that this year’s ICC T20 World Cup will be postponed for a year at least because of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic. Talking to a selected group of reporters via video link, the PCB chief remarked …

TEHRAN:Sirous Pourmousavi quit as Iran U19 football team head coach.He has stepped down from his role ahead of the 2020 AFC U19 Championship.The top four teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2021 FIFA U20 World Cup in IndonesiaPourmousavia led Iran to win the 2019 Central Asian Football Association’s …

Boxing great Floyd Mayweather has offered to cover the funeral expenses for George Floyd, the 46-year-old African-American man who died in police custody in Minneapolis last week leading to massive protests across the United States. The former five-division world champion’s promotional company, Mayweather Productions, confirmed on Twitter that he had …

TEHRAN: Asian Football Confederation (AFC) is reportedly going to hold the final match of the 2020 AFC Champions League in a neutral venue. Qatari newspaper Al Watan has reported that the representatives of the clubs will attend a session on Wednesday to make the best decision for the competition. Windsor …