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.
Persepolis Advances to Hazfi Cup Semifinals
Persepolis defeated Azadegan League team Shahrdari Mahshahr 2-0 and booked a place in Iran’s Hazfi Cup semifinals.
Iranian Skiers Snatch in Turkey Collect 7 Medals
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iranian skiers won one gold medal, six silver, and four bronze medals in Alpine field at the international competitions in Turkey. The event was held in Palandöken Ski Resort on Palandöken Mountain in Erzurum and finally, 24 medals were distributed among athletes. In the Iranian skiers, men’s slalom edition in Turkey, […]
Iran lifters Earn two medals at Qatar Cup
TEHRAN (Iran News) – Iran lifters, Kianoush Rostami and Ali Miri won silver and bronze medals respectively at the 6th edition of Qatar Weightlifting International Cup on Sunday. Qatar’s weightlifting star Fares Ibrahim Hassouna won the title after hoisting a total of 404kg in the 96kg category after lifting 176kg in snatch and 226kg in […]