3 foreign teams to vie at 2nd Persian Beach Soccer Cup
TEHRAN – Spain, Ukraine and Azerbaijan will participate in the Second Persian Beach Soccer Cup which is scheduled to be held at the end of January in Iran. The Second Persian Beach Soccer Cup is slated for January 27-29, 2018 in Bushehr province, Iran. Spain, Ukraine and Azerbaijan national teams along with Iran’s national team […]
Russia invites Iranian wrestlers to Ivan Poddubny Cup
TEHRAN – The Russian Wrestling Federation, in an official letter, has invited Iran’s national Greco-Roman squad to take part at an international tournament dubbed ‘Ivan Poddubny’. The sportive event, which marks the most reputable annual Greco-Roman wrestling tournament in Russia, will kick off on January 18 in Krasnodar and will conclude three days afterwards on […]
Tehran to Host Freestyle World Wrestling Clubs Cup
TEHRAN – Tehran has been chosen as host of fourth edition of the World Wrestling Clubs Cup. The freestyle competition was originally scheduled to be held in Kashan but Iranian officials changed the venue of the event and it will be held in Tehran on Dec. 7-8. World Wrestling Clubs Cup is an international wrestling […]
Hamed Haddadi ready to play for Iran at FIBA World Cup qualifiers
Iran national basketball team captain Hamed Haddadi has announced his readiness to participate in the 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification. Haddadi, who currently plays for Sichuan Jinqiang Blue Whales, has called Iran basketball coach Mehran Hatami and said he will join the training camp on Friday. Iran are in Group D with Iraq, Kazakhstan […]
Iran Downs Mexico at Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
TEHRAN – Iran earned its second victory in a row in the 2017 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup on Wednesday. Iran, who had defeated Paraguay 5-2 in its opening match on Tuesday, overpowered Mexico 4-1 in Group B. Seyed Ali Nazem, Amirhosein Akbari, Moslem Mesigar and Ali Mirshekari kept Marco Octavio’s men on course for their […]
Iran Ready to Earn Second Gold at Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup
TEHRAN – Under tutelage of Brazilian coach Marco Octavio, Iran won its first ever title at the Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup in 2013 and now is ready to repeat the honor. Team Melli has been pitted against two-time champion Russia, Mexico and Paraguay in Group B. Iran will kick off the prestigious event with a […]