Iranian archers bag 1 gold, 2 silver in Islamic Solidarity event
Iran’s national team of archery gained one gold and two silver medals at the 3rd International Solidarity Archery Championships in Bangladesh. In women’s team recurve, the Iranian team, comprised of Parmida Ghasemi, Shiva Shojamehr, and Niloofar Alipour, bagged the gold medal by defeating India in the final game. The team had gained a victory over […]
Esteghlal Moves Up to IPL Fourth Place
Esteghlal football team defeated Zob Ahan 3-0 and moved up to Iran Professional League (IPL) fourth place. Winfried Schaefer’s team now sits fourth with 34 points, four points behind leader Sepahan. Farshid Esmaeili opened the scoring for the host just seven minutes into the match. South African midfielder Ayanda Patosi made it 2-0 in the […]
Iran basketball beats Australia to reach 2019 World Cup in China
The national Iranian basketball team gained a 85-74 win against Australian in the last match of the sixth window of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Qualifiers to reach the 2019 China World Cup. The national Iranian men’s basketball team took on Australia in the second round of Group F of the FIBA Basketball World […]
IPL: Naft Masjed Solyman, Persepolis Share the Spoils
Naft Masjed Soleyman football team and Persepolis played out a goalless draw in the Iran Professional League (IPL) on Saturday. Persepolis had a chance of going top of the table with a win in its away match but failed to do that. Branko Ivankovic’s side sits second with 38 points. Sepahan is at the top […]
Iranian GR wrestlers gain 2 medals at Hungarian Grand Prix 2019
Iranian Greco Roman wrestlers managed to gain one silver and one bronze medal on the first day of Hungarian Grand Prix 2019 on Saturday. Reza Khedri won the silver medal of 55kg category by winning three encounters and losing one during the five-round games. Since there were just five participants in this category, the matches […]
Iran to play friendly with Belarus in Tehran
Women’s national football teams of Iran and Belarus will hold friendly matches in early March in Tehran. According to the website of Iran’s Football Federation, Belarus will arrive in Tehran on March 1 and the two teams will play two friendly matches on March 2 and 5. Both matches will be held at Tehran’s Ararat […]
Iranian Center Hamed Haddadi Joins Champville Basketball Club
Iran international center Hamed Haddadi has joined Lebanese basketball club Champville. The 218-cm former NBA center had also been linked with a move to Homenetmen but opted to join Champville. Haddadi was without a team after parting company with his Chinese club Xinjiang Flying Tigers. He was Iran’s big absent against Japan, where Team Melli […]
Esteghlal Beats Pars Jonoubi
Esteghlal football team defeated Pars Jonoubi 2-0 in Iran Professional League (IPL) on Wednesday. In the match held in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium, Emad Mirjavan scored an own goal in the 11th minute. Esteghlal was awarded a penalty in the 32nd minute but Vouria Ghaffouri’s strike was saved by Rahman Ahmadi. South African midfielder Ayanda Patosi […]
Iraj Arab Officially Appointed Persepolis General Manager
Iraj Arab has been officially appointed as general manager of Iran’s Persepolis football club. Arab, who was previously working as deputy chief of the club’s administrative and financial affairs, was named as acting general manager of Persepolis in December and he has been chosen as the Club GM on Wednesday. Arab replaced Hamid Reza Garshasbi […]
Iran’s Zobahan beats Al-Gharafa in 2019 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs
Iran’s Zobahan football club gained a 3-2 victory against Qatari Al-Gharafa Sports Club at 2019 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs on Tuesday to advance to the group stage of the competitions. The 2019 AFC Champions League qualifying play-offs were played from 5 to 19 February 2019. A total of 27 teams competed in the qualifying […]