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 […]

Iran coach Carlos Queiroz has urged the country’s authorities to commit more funding to the preparations for next year’s World Cup finals or risk elimination in the group stages yet again. Queiroz’s side became the first team from Asia to book their ticket for Russia in June and next summer’s tournament will be the fifth […]

TEHRAN  – Persepolis is enjoying its best-ever run in the AFC Champions League after reaching the quarter-final for the first time and the evidence from the first leg shows the Iranian team is not going to let it end without a fight. Two goals down with 20 minutes to play, Shojae Khalilzadeh and substitute Godwin […]

TEHRAN  – Iranian national football team’s coach Carlos Queiroz says that they need a consistent budget in order to make decisions for the 2018 World Cup preparation. Queiroz’s side became the first team from Asia to book its ticket for Russia in June and next summer’s tournament will be the fifth time Iran has appeared […]

TEHRAN – Iran’s Persepolis captain Jalal Hosseini has pinpointed his team’s fighting spirit and huge support as the reasons for their success in the 2017 AFC Champions League ahead of the quarter-final second leg with Saudi Arabia’s Al Ahli on Tuesday. Hosseini, who has more than 100 caps for the Islamic Republic of Iran and […]

TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian freestyle wrestler Mehdi Eshghi claimed a gold medal at the 2017 United World Wrestling (UWW) Cadet World Championships. Eshghi defeated Kanata Yamaguchi from Japan 6-0 in the final match of the 54kg. Furthermore, Meysam Zare beat Oleksandr Vyshniak from Ukraine 3-1 in the 76kg and won a bronze medal. And in […]

Iran claimed the title of the 16th edition of the West Asian Basketball Association (WABA) U17 Championship on Thursday. The Iranian team overpowered Lebanon 81-40 to claim the title. Earlier in the day, Syria had defeated Jordan in the bronze-medal match. Iran started the campaign with a victory over Iraq and also defeated Syria and […]