Football: China state broadcaster reaches World Cup deal with FIFAChina Media Group has secured broadcasting rights for four World Cup tournaments. This deal covers the men's events in 2026 and 2030, and t...
15 May, 2026, 05.48 PM IST
North Korea vs South Korea: Rare women's football match sells out in 12 hoursTickets in South Korea for a football match against a visiting North Korean team sold out within half a day, Seoul'on Friday. Seoul's unifi...
15 May, 2026, 11.20 AM IST
Soccer: PIF named 2026 World Cup official tournament supporter as Saudi steps up football ambitionsSaudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund is now an official supporter for the 2026 World Cup in North America and Asia. This move strengthens ...
14 May, 2026, 07.20 PM IST
Iran women's football captain withdraws Australia asylum bid: State mediaZahra Ghanbari, the captain of Iran's women's football team, has decided to abandon her application for asylum in Australia and will be hea...
15 Mar, 2026, 07.31 PM IST
Which country could replace Iran in the FIFA World Cup? Past boycotts and withdrawals explainedIran's participation in the upcoming FIFA World Cup is in doubt after the sports minister cited the killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and s...
11 Mar, 2026, 10.47 PM IST
Trump says Iran 'welcome to compete' at World Cup despite Middle East warUS President Donald Trump would "welcome" Iran's participation at the upcoming World Cup in North America, despite the ongoing Middle East ...
11 Mar, 2026, 10.29 PM IST
Trump says Australia will grant asylum to Iran women footballersThe gesture ahead of the team's Asian Cup match against South Korea last week was seen by many as an act of defiance against the Islamic re...
10 Mar, 2026, 12.29 AM IST
Iran players focus on Asian Cup despite concern for families stuck in military conflictIran war: The conflict erupted after the U.S. and Israel launched air strikes on Iran over the weekend, killing the Islamic Republic's Su...
04 Mar, 2026, 01.12 PM IST
Asian Games: India to start campaign with opener against host China on TuesdayThe Indian football team will begin their Asian Games campaign against host China on Tuesday. The men's football event, which starts on Sep...
17 Sep, 2023, 04.31 PM IST
FanCode gets streaming rights for Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Competition Rights in IndiaFanCode has secured exclusive streaming rights for several Asian Football Confederation (AFC) competitions for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seas...
13 Sep, 2023, 12.30 PM IST
Iran official says women can attend football league gamesIran has largely barred female spectators from football and other sports stadiums since the Islamic revolution of 1979, despite no law bann...
10 Jul, 2023, 07.15 AM IST
Iran protests: Football legend Ali Daei's wife and daughter stopped from leaving countryThe 53-year old Iranian footballer Ali Daei’s family was removed from the plane and stopped from going out of the country.
27 Dec, 2022, 05.57 PM IST
Iranian women are TIME's Heroes of the Year 2022Time magazine came out with the news of the heroes of 2022 and the best person of 2022 and gave the reason for selecting them as such.
08 Dec, 2022, 01.47 AM IST
Sports Ministry requests FIFA, AFC to allow Indian clubs play AFC tournamentsWith FIFA suspending the All India Football Federation (AIFF) late on Monday, there was chaos as Gokulam Kerala women's team had already re...
19 Aug, 2022, 05.30 PM IST
Women's Asian Cup draw: India clubbed alongside China, Chinese Taipei, IranIndia has been handed a tough draw at the 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup as they were clubbed alongside China, Chinese Taipei, and Iran. The dr...
28 Oct, 2021, 03.41 PM IST
India among five bidders for 2027 Asian Cup"The AFC will now work with each Bidding Member Association on the delivery of the necessary bidding documentation in accordance with the b...
01 Jul, 2020, 12.36 PM IST
- Merkel meets women soccer players
GERMANY-MERKEL/SOCCER (PIX, TV):Merkel meets women soccer players
01 Sep, 2016, 10.21 PM IST