Ivan Zaytsev surged back to top form as Italy rebounded from their first Volleyball Nations League defeat to sink Iran 3-0 (25-23, 25-18, 25-20) early Sunday. Zaytsev, the prolific and hard-hitting Italian wing spiker, had struggled in his team’s loss to Canada a day earlier but was back to his best in racking up 14 […]

 Iran secured a nail-biting 3-2 victory over Argentina in the Volleyball Nations League (VNL) on Friday. The second week of VNL competitions kicked off in San Juan, Argentina, where Kolakovic’s men proved their quality against their former coach Julio Velasco. Iran won the second, third and fifth sets (25-22, 25-22 and 15-9) while losing first […]

TEHRAN – Ehsan Hadadi of Iran claimed a bronze medal in the 2018 IAAF Diamond League in Rome, Italy on Thursday. Jamaican thrower Fedrick Dacres completed a good natured, mini-lap of honor of his opponents – bumping a fist here, patting a shoulder there, after winning a stacked men’s discus with 68.51m. The 24-year-old, who […]

To be honest, I was surprised when I saw the Iran’s line-up against Turkey. A very offensive team, which was ready and had full self-confidence to win in Istanbul. Maybe everybody wants to write history and to get the first win against Turkey. Turkey’s young team made in the first 20 minutes a strong pressing […]

Iran knew their opponents at the AFC U-16 Women’s Championship 2019 Qualifiers Round 1 following the official draw at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday. DPR Korea, Korea Republic and Japan, the top three finishers in the 2017 edition, received direct qualification to the Finals. Thirty teams from across Asia will vie for […]

TEHRAN – Iran international setter Saeid Marouf has joined Italian volleyball club Emma Villas Siena. Iran captain has signed a two-year contract with Emma Villas Siena. The contract’s details have not been revealed. Emma Villas Siena is heading by Juan Manuel Cichello, who has already worked as Iran national volleyball team assistant. Marouf was named […]

Iran great Ali Daei has backed compatriot Sardar Azmoun to be one of the breakout stories of the World Cup finals and use the tournament as a springboard to sign for a top club side. Daei, who is lauded as Iran’s greatest player following a career that saw him crowned Asia’s Player of the Year […]

Iran international winger Alireza Jahanbakhsh says picking three points against Morocco is key to his country’s chances of making progress in Group B of the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup. Iran has been drawn along with Morocco, Spain and Portugal. Team Melli will kick off the competition with a match against Morocco on June 15 […]

Mohamed Salah faces a fight to play in any of Egypt’s World Cup group games, according to one of Liverpool’s physiotherapists. Club physio Ruben Pons has estimated Salah would normally need “three to four weeks” to recover from the left shoulder injury he sustained during Saturday’s Champions League final against Real Madrid. A three-week absence […]

Bayern Munich’s star striker Robert Lewandowski wants to leave the Bundesliga club this summer to seek “a new challenge”, his agent told Sport Bild on Wednesday. “Robert feels that he needs a change and a new challenge in his career,” Pini Zahavi told the weekly. “The managers of Bayern know about it.” Lewandowski, 29, whose […]