USA Weightlifting Teams to Participate in Iran’s Fajr Cup
USA is planning to send a women’s delegation to Iran next March, as well as a men’s team to compete in the Fajr Cup in Ahvaz. Ali Moradi, head of Iran Weightlifting Federation, has invited the USA to compete in the Fajr Cup, a men’s invitation competition, and has also asked them to send a […]
Dalic lauds quality of Team Melli
Croatian national team manager, Zlatko Dalic, talked about his friendship with Branko Ivankovic, coach of Persepolis, and praised the Iran national team quality. “Branko Ivankovic is my big friend, he helped me a lot when I started my career,” Dalic said in an interview with GOL BEZAN. “He was my coach for five years and […]
FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers: Iran Outclasses Qatar
TEHRAN– Iran defeated Qatar 65-39 on Day 4 of the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2019 Asian Qualifiers on Monday. In the match held in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium, Arsalan Kazemi ruled the boards with 17 rebounds to prop up Iran’s cause, while the scoring cudgels fell on the shoulders of Meisam Mirzaei, Sajjad Mashayekhi and Vahid […]
Iran’s Sarkhosh Wins Silver at IBSF World Championship
TEHRAN – Amir Sarkhosh from Iran finished in second place at the IBSF World Amateur Championship on Monday. The Iranian representative lost to Indian Pankaj Advani 8-2 in the final match. Ehsan Heydarinejad also won a bronze medal in the competition held in Doha, Qatar. A total of 88 cueists from 36 countries, including four […]
Iranian Club Suffers 4th Loss at Asian Handball Championship
TEHRAN– Naft va Gaz of Iran lost to Iraq’s Al Shurta 31-20 at the 20th Asian Men’s Handball Club League Championship on Monday. The Iranian outfit had already lost to Qatar’s Al Duhail, Sharjah of the UAE and Oman’s Muscat. Naft va Gaz will play the loser of Uzbekistan’s Rkor and Muscat of Oman for […]
Sport above politics
The Iranian football teams cannot play in front of their eager fans against Saudi Arabian teams just for political reasons, however sport is always above politics. In March 2016, AFC had ruled the clubs from Saudi Arabia and Iran had to play each other at neutral venues. The decision was taken after two countries failed […]
Iran bags 17 medals at ITTF Junior Circuit
TEHRAN – Iranians offered impressive performances at the 2017 Portugal Junior and Cadet Open in Guimarães collecting a total of 17 gold, silver and bronze medals. Mohammad Amin Samadi won the title in the Hopes division. One more gold trophy was collected by Fatemeh Jamalifar and Mahshid Ashtari who competed in Girls’ singles. Silver medalists […]
Persepolis move back to top of IPL table
Persepolis football team returned to the top of the Iran Professional League (IPL) table with a late win over pacesetters Pars Jonoubi on Saturday. Ali Mosleh, who came off the bench in the last minutes, scored the winner in the dying moments of the match. With one game in hand, Persepolis moved back to top […]
Asian Kabaddi Championships: Iran Advances to Semis
TEHRAN- Iranian men’s team booked a place in the Asian Kabaddi Championships semi-final as the first team on Saturday. Team Melli, who had already defeated Thailand and South Korea, beat Sri Lanka 45-27 at the Azadi Complex in Gorgan, north of Iran. The competitions are being held from Nov. 23 to 26 in the Iranian […]
Japan’s Urawa Reds Claims AFC Champions League Title
TEHRAN – Japan’s Urawa Reds football team defeated 10-man Al Hilal 1-0 on Saturday to win the Asian Champions League for a second time. Brazilian Rafael Silva smashed a late winner in 88th minute at Saitama Stadium. The forward scored in last weekend’s 1-1 first-leg draw in Riyadh. With 12 minutes remaining, Al Hilal’s Salem […]