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Mehdi Taj Meets QFA President Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa 21 Dec 2019

Mehdi Taj Meets QFA President Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa

President of Iran Football Federation, Mehdi Taj, and President of Qatar Football Association (QFA) Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-Thani held a meeting in Doha, Qatar on Saturday.

Nasirshalal gets London 2012 gold after Ukrainian lifter disqualified 21 Dec 2019

Nasirshalal gets London 2012 gold after Ukrainian lifter disqualified

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s Navab Nasirshalal is expected to receive the men’s 105kg gold medal of London 2012 Olympics after the Ukrainian lifter who had won the gold was confirmed disqualified by the International Olympics Committee (IOC). In a Thursday statement, IOC announced that “Oleksiy TOROKHTIY, 33, of Ukraine, competing in the men’s 105kg […]

Nominees to Coach Iran Include Branko 17 Dec 2019

Nominees to Coach Iran Include Branko

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran (FFIRI) President Mehdi Taj said that Branko Ivankovic is one of the nominees to coach and take charge of the Iran team. Marc Wilmots left his role in early December as coach of the Iran national team, just seven months after replacing Carlos Queiroz at […]

Iran U23 football hold training camp in Doha 16 Dec 2019

Iran U23 football hold training camp in Doha

TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran’s U23 football team is going to hold a training camp in Qatar’s Doha before departing for the 2020 AFC U23 Championship. The Iran U23 football team training camp is planned to hold a friendly match against a club in Doha on Dec. 25 before having another friendly against Qatar U23 […]

Hijab allowed in international Gymnastics events 16 Dec 2019

Hijab allowed in international Gymnastics events

TEHRAN (Iran News) – President of Iran’s Gymnastic Federation Zahra Inche Dargahi says that the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) has allowed the Muslim gymnasts to wear a hijab while competing at the international Gymnastics events. According to her, FIG has modified the rules for athletic attire to allow them to take part in the competitions […]

Iran U-23 Football Team to Play Qatar 15 Dec 2019

Iran U-23 Football Team to Play Qatar

Iran U-23 football team will play Qatar in a friendly match as part of preparation for the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship.

English Basketballer Ryan Richards to Join Shahrdari Gorgan 15 Dec 2019

English Basketballer Ryan Richards to Join Shahrdari Gorgan

Iranian basketball club Shahrdari Gorgan is going to sign English basketball player Ryan Richards.

Coachless Estghlal Moves Top of Iran Professional League 14 Dec 2019

Coachless Estghlal Moves Top of Iran Professional League

Esteghlal defeated struggling Shahin Bushehr 4-1 here in Iran Professional League (IPL) on Saturday.

Iran Wins Three Medals at Asian Youth Sport Climbing C’ship 14 Dec 2019

Iran Wins Three Medals at Asian Youth Sport Climbing C’ship

Iranian athletes claimed two gold medals and one silver at the 2019 Asian Youth Sport Climbing Championship in Banglore, India on Saturday.

Iran’s Ghiasi to Receive UWW World Championships Medal Upgrade 14 Dec 2019

Iran’s Ghiasi to Receive UWW World Championships Medal Upgrade

Silver medal of Iran’s Mohammadreza Ghiasi in the United World Wrestling (UWW) Cadet World Championships will be upgraded to gold after his Russian rival Dmitrii Elkanov tested positive for banned substances.