Author: Shiva Mehrani

With a woeful win-loss record almost midway to the 2014-15 NBA season, the Los Angeles Lakers are finding all reasons (read: excuses) why they are still in a rut despite showing signs of occasional brilliance …

Despite all the current hoopla about the supposedly upcoming Manny Pacquiao – Floyd Mayweather Jr. record-breaking fight next year, Pakistan-born, British boxer Amir Khan seems to know something that most boxing fans don’t. It seems …

Should the much-awaited fight between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr.  finally materializes, it would go down as the highest grossing bout in boxing history with net projections of $300 million or even more. A …

Under the tutelage of Carlos Queiroz, Iran managed to secure a place at the 2014 FIFA World Cup. However, Team Melli’s performance didn’t impress Iranian officials since the team only tallied one point out of …

Sardar Azmoun is believed to be one of the best Iranian football talents. Although he had not played for Sepahan in the Iran Pro League, his abilities and great talents attracted the attention of various …

Despite signing an official contract with the Tehran-based football club, Mehrdad Pooladi has left Iran for Qatar in the hope of joining a Qatari club. Rumors suggest that he had received several offers from multiple …

Over the past few years, the Iranian government has been criticized by economists for not supporting the clubs owned and operated by the private sector. A number of Iranian businessmen and tycoons have started investing …

Following the 2014 FIFA World Cup, many Iranian players decided to join Arab football clubs. Reza Ghoochannejad, Ashkan Dejagah and Jalal Hosseini are among the most important players who left Charlton, Fulham and Persepolis respectively …