FreeStyle Wrestlers Grab Five Medals at Moscow Christmas
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian freestyle wrestlers claimed three gold medals, one silver and three bronzes at the 3rd Moscow Christmas. The Iranian freestyle wrestlers competed in Moscow Christmas competition which was held in Moscow, Russia from December 25 to 28. Ebrahim Khari (45kg), Ali Arab Firouzjai (48kg) and Hossein Azizi (110kg) claimed three gold […]
Persepolis at the top of IPL
TEHRAN (Iran News) – A 1-0 win over Nassaji sent Persepolis football team provisionally top of the Iran Professional League, IPL, on Friday. In the match held in Tehran’s Azadi Stadium, Vahid Amiri was on target with a header in the 34th minute. Persepolis was reduced to 10 men in the 58th after Mohsen Rabikhah […]
Andrea Stramaccioni Officially Leaves Esteghlal
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Esteghlal football club officially announced that Andrea Stramaccioni has parted ways with Esteghlal FC. The Italian coach, Andrea Stramaccioni, left Esteghlal on December 8 after the Iranian team failed to transfer his salary due to the USA sanctions. While the Italian coach received part of his unpaid salary after the representative […]
Fathollahzadeh Sends Resignation from Esteghlal Board of Directors
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Ali Fathollahzadeh sent his resignation from Esteghlal board of directors after serving just one week in the post. Fathollahzadeh announced resignation on his Instagram account. “When I returned to Esteghlal, the team neither had a coach nor a general manager. I did my best for a better situation but I am […]
Iran Sends Athletes to World Team Table Tennis Championships
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran will send five players to the 2020 World Team Table Tennis Championships in South Korea. Nima and Noshad Alamian, Amir Hossein Hodaei, Afshin Norouzi, and Arya Amiri will represent the Iran Table Tennis team in the World Team Championships. The World Table Tennis Championships have been held since 1926, biennially […]
FIDE Rating Shows Iran Soaring Up
TEHRAN (Iran News) – The International Chess Federation, FIDE, has made a rating of the absolute numbers of players and the percentage of active players in different countries. According to the FIDE December data, integrated by chessratings.top, the number of players with a standard rating has surpassed the 350,000 mark (352,234 people to be exact). […]
Gabriel Calderon Leaves Perspolis?
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Gabriel Calderon, the coach of Perspolis football team has said he is disappointed with the club’s behavior, fueling speculation that he is set to leave the team. Gabriel Calderon has already said Perspolis has failed to pay him on time and had demanded them to meet the deadline. The fans are […]
Iran Handball Team Camps in Qatar
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran national handball team left Tehran on Tuesday to hold a 10-day training camp in Qatar as part of the preparation for the 2020 Asian Men’s Handball Championship. Iran handball team will play several friendly matches with Qatar league clubs in the camp. The 2020 Asian Men’s Handball Championship is the […]
Larijani lauds women wrestlers winning world title
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani commended the Iranian women wrestlers team for claiming the world title for the first time. Larijani congratulated the team of women wrestlers and the Iranian nation on this victory, hoping that such achievements would continue in the future. Iranian women’s wrestler team claimed the title of […]
Iranian Women Team Wins Belt Wrestling World C’ships
Iranian women’s team claimed the title of the 2019 Belt Wrestling World Championships on Monday.