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Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to hold friendly football match

Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to hold friendly football match

Iran and Saudi Arabia’s national football teams will most probably face each other in a friendly match in September. President of Iran's Football Federation Mehdi Taj held a meeting with his counterpart the President of …

Turkish weightlifters dedicate their victories to Azerbaijan

Turkish weightlifters dedicate their victories to Azerbaijan

Third Turkish athlete has dedicated her victory to Azerbaijan at the European Weightlifting Championships in Yerevan, Armenia. Nuray Gungor, who performed at the championship in the 64 kg weight category, became the European champion, …

German soccer icon pondering Turkish election run

German soccer icon pondering Turkish election run

Turkish-German footballer Mesut Ozil may be running for election in Türkiye next month, the local news outlet reported. The article said that 34-year-old Ozil’s name appeared on the candidate list of the governing AKP …

Türkiye ready to host EURO 2028 or 2032

Türkiye ready to host EURO 2028 or 2032

 Türkiye has submitted an application to host the 2028 and 2032 editions of the UEFA EURO. The relevant document was signed by the Turkish Minister of Youth and Sports. The Turkish bid contains information about …

Russian and Iranian football teams may hold rematch

Russian and Iranian football teams may hold rematch

The Russian Football Union (RFU) is interested in holding another friendly football match against Iran either this year or next year, RFU said. "The Russian Football Union is interested in holding this match either this year or …

Euro 2024 qualifying: Kazakhstan beats Denmark

Euro 2024 qualifying: Kazakhstan beats Denmark

Kazakhstan scored three times in the final 17 minutes to complete a remarkable 3-2 win over Denmark in Group H of their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign on March 26. Atalanta striker Rasmus Hojlund, who netted a hat-trick as Denmark beat …

Russian and Iranian football teams draw in friendly

Russian and Iranian football teams draw in friendly

The national men's football teams of Iran and Russia shared spoils at a friendly match in Tehran on March 23. The national football teams of Russia and Iran played in a friendly match on Thursday evening at Azadi Stadium in Tehran …

Iranian women allowed to attend match against Russia

Iranian women allowed to attend match against Russia

Iranian women were allowed to attend the match of the national football team with the Russian team. About 30,000 spectators are expected at the game, which will take place this Thursday. The number of Russian fans at the match is still unknown.

Golovkin resigns world champion position

Golovkin resigns world champion position

Boxer Gennadiy Golovkin formally resigned his world champion position and will not face the mandatory fight ordered by the WBA championships committee, the organization announced. The development comes just two days ahead of a …

Russia and Iran to develop sport cooperation

Russia and Iran to develop sport cooperation

Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin and Iran's Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Hamid Sajjadi signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on developing sports cooperation between the two countries. Sajjadi and Matytsin …