TEHRAN – Iran Greco-Roman team finished in second place at the 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. Russia won the Greco-Roman team title, thanks to the two gold medals on Wednesday, which propelled them to 190 points. Iran finished second with 155 points, while Georgia ended up on the podium in third […]
TEHRAN – Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers claimed five medals on the first day of finals at the United World Wrestling Under-23 World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia on Tuesday. Amin Mirzazadeh, who missed the World Championships in Oslo last month with coronavirus, beat Armenian David Ovasapyan 2-1 in the 130kg final bout. Pouya Dadmarz and Amin Kaviyaninejad […]
TEHRAN – Iran earned their second win in a row at the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup qualification, beating Lebanon 2-0 on Thursday. Mehdi Limouchi scored the first goal just five minutes into the goal and Mial Kor was on target in the added time. Mehdi Mahdavikia’s boys had started the campaign with a 4-0 […]
TEHRAN – Former Iran long-distance runner Ali Baghbanbashi died on Thursday. He died at the age of 97. Baghbanbashi was given the honor of lighting the cauldron at the Opening Ceremony of the 1974 Asian Games. He was the first Iranian to win a medal at the athletic in Asian Games. The long-distance runner competed […]
TEHRAN – Akbar Misaghian has been named as Padideh football team coach. He replaced Reza Mohajeri, who had been named Padideh coach in September. Misaghian, 68, is a long-serving Iranian coach and has worked at several clubs since 1995. Padideh were held to a goalless draw against Aluminum in Matchday 1 of Iran Professional League […]
TEHRAN – Arthur Yamga stood up for his team Esteghlal by scoring a brace in his first match and took the Blues to a 2-0 win over Zob Ahan in round two of Iran Professional League (IPL) on Monday. The French winger gave the visiting team a lead in the 28th minute. Zob Ahan put […]
TEHRAN – Iran defeated Nepal 4-0 at the 2022 AFC U23 Asian Cup qualification opener on Monday. Hossein Nokhodkar made a brace and Mehdi Limouchi and Yasin Salmani each scored for Iran. Iran will play Lebanon and Tajikistan on Thursday and Sunday, respectively. In each group, teams play each other once at a centralized venue. […]
TEHRAN – Persepolis football team defeated Foolad 3-1 Friday night in the Matchday 1 of Iran Professional League (IPL). Reza Asadi opened the scoring for the visiting team just after the hour mark. Substitute Hamed Pakdel made it 2-0 in the 72nd minute with a header assisted by Mehdi Torabi. Foolad halved the deficit in […]
TEHRAN – Esteghlal football club completed signing of French winger Arthur Yamga on Friday. The 25-year-old player has successfully passed his medical exam. Yamga has penned a two-year contract with the Iranian team but the contract details have not been revealed. He has joined Esteghlal from Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub. He is Esteghlal’s second […]
TEHRAN – Foolad Sirjan qualified for the 2021 Asian Men’s Club Volleyball Championship final match. The Iranian team overpowered Thailand’s Nakhon Ratchasima QminC 3-0 (25-19, 25-23, 25-22) on Thursday. Foolad will play Al Arabi of Qatar in the final match on Friday. Nakhon Ratchasima QminC and Kazakhstan’s Burevestnik Almaty ply in the bronze medal match. […]
TEHRAN – Iran’s National Paralympic Committee (NPC) will mark the 14th National Paralympic Day on Oct. 16. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions, the NPC will symbolically celebrate the Day in Tehran’s Olympic and Paralympic Academy. The main goals of the National Paralympic Committee are to introduce the Paralympic Movement to the Iranian society, contribute to […]
TEHRAN – Persepolis football team head coach Yahya Golmohammadi extended his contract with the team for two years. His current deal was set to expire at the end of the season but Persepolis extended it for two more years. Golmohammadi was appointed as Persepolis coach in January 2020 as Gabriel Calderon’s replacement and led the […]
