TEHRAN  – Iran defeated France 3-2 (38-36, 25-23, 22-25, 25-27, 15-11) to win a bronze medal in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Grand Champions Cup at the Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium on Sunday. It was Iran’s first-ever medal on world’s stage. Iran had five players that scored in double figures led by Amir Ghafour, who […]

Former Iran national football team and Persepolis FC coach Stanko Poklepovic had his leg amputated from below the knee. Poklepovic, 79, underwent the surgery at the hospital in Split, Croatia. “I am ok at the moment and I’ll be back home soon,” Poklepovic told Slobodna Dalmacija. Poklepovic took charge of Iran national football team in […]

TEHRAN – Iranian national volleyball team defeated Japan 3-1 (21-25, 25-19, 25-20, 25-14) in the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Grand Champions Cup at the Osaka Municipal Central Gymnasium on Saturday. Amir Ghafour topped all scorers with 23 points. Issei Otake and Akihiro Yamauchi led Japan with 16 and 11 points, respectively. Iran and Japan most […]

TEHRAN– Esmaeil Amiri (68kg), Ghasem Dazi (75kg), and Habibollah Torabi (82kg) won bronze medals at traditional wrestling category of 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games. Habibollah Torabi who won his first game in the weight category of -82 kilogram, lost his semi-final event against a Turkman opponent to jointly bag the bronze medal in […]

TEHRAN – Esteghlalif Tehran football team suffered another loss in the Iran Professional League (IPL) on Friday. The Iranian popular outfit was defeated 2-0 against newly-promoted Pars Nonoubi in Abadan. Ali Dashti gave the host the lead in the 38th minute. Pars Jonoubi’s Farshad Mohammadi Mehr was sent off in the 79th minute after receiving […]

TEHRAN – Iranian powerlifter Majid Farzin says his main goal is to win the gold medal at Tokyo 2020. Farzin exceeded all expectations at last year’s Paralympic Games in Rio, when he set a new World and Paralympic record in the up to 80kg category with a lift of 240 kg. “Currently, my main goal […]

TEHRAN  – Iran battled back from a 0-2 deficit to USA to win the match 3-2 (20-25, 17-25, 25-21, 27-25, 25-21, 15-12) at the Nippon Gaishi Hall at the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Grand Champions Cup on Wednesday. Milad Ebadipour, who was contained by USA in the first two sets, stepped up on offence and […]

Persepolis football team of Iran made history in the AFC Champions League after defeating Al Ahli of Saudi Arabia 3-1 at the Mohamed bin Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi, the UAE on Tuesday. Ali Alipour scored an early goal for Persepolis but Kamal Kamyabinia was sent off in the 12th minute for a dangerous tackle […]

TEHRAN – Iran started the 2017 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Grand Champions Cup with a win over Italy on Tuesday. Igor Kolakovic’s men defeated Italy 3-2 (25-19, 23-25, 28-26, 29-31, 15-11) in Nagoya, Japan. Amir Ghafour registered 21 points to lead the Iranian offence, while Filippo Lanza made points to command the Italian side. Iran […]

TEHRAN – Iran volleyball coach Igor Kolakovic said he sees the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Grand Champions Cup as a big challenge among the world’s strong teams. Iran, Brazil, France, Italy, USA and host Japan brace for battle in the seventh edition of the FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Grand Champions Cup, with the aim of […]