TEHRAN – Iran’s Mohammadali Geraei won a bronze medal at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships on Friday. The Greco-Roman wrestler defeated Hungarian wrestler Tamás Lévai 9-0 in the 77kg bronze medal match. The 2021 World Wrestling Championships are being held from Oct. 2 to 10 in Oslo, Norway.
TEHRAN – Iran national football team head coach Dragan Skocic sets a new record of 10 consecutive wins in all competitions. Iran edged the UAE 1-0 in Group A of the 2022 World Cup qualification Round 3 Thursday night and Skocic overtook Mohammad Mayeli Kohan’s nine-match winning streak in the National Team. Skocic was appointed […]
TEHRAN – Iran football team defeated the UAE 1-0 in Group A of the 2022 World Cup qualification on Thursday. Mehdi Taremi scored the winning goal in the 71st minute in Dubai’s Al Wasl Stadium. With one minute remaining, Taremi was brought down by Emirati player and Australian referee Chris Beath showed the spot but […]
TEHRAN – Saipa will meet Thailand’s Supreme Chonburi in third-place match of the 2021 Asian Women’s Club Volleyball Championship on Thursday. Saipa failed to qualify for the final match after being defeated by Kazakhstan’s Altay 3-1 (25-20, 21-25, 25-15, 25-22) on Wednesday. The competition is being held in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, from October 1 to […]
TEHRAN – Mojtaba Goleij from Iran claimed a bronze medal in the 97kg weight class of the 2021 World Wrestling Championships. The freestyler defeated Mongolian Ölziisaikhany Batzul 10-0 in the bronze medal match. Russian wrestler Abdulrashid Sadulaev defeated Kyle Snyder from the U.S. 6-0 in the final match. The 2021 World Wrestling Championships are being […]
TEHRAN – Kamran Ghasempour won Iran’s third gold medal in the 2021 World Wrestling Championships. He defeated Russian wrestler Magomed Kurbanov 8-4 in the final bout of 92kg. Bronze medal went to Azerbaijan’s Osman Nurmagomedov and J’den Cox from the U.S. Iranian freestylers Hassan Yazdani and Amirhossin Zare had won two gold medals in the […]
TEHRAN – Amirhossein Zare claimed Iran’s second gold medal at the 2021 World Wrestling Championship underway in Oslo, Norway on Sunday. He defeated three-time world championship gold medalist Geno Petriashvili from Georgia 9-2 in the final match of the 125kg. Earlier in the day, Hassan Yazdani had defeated American wrestler David Taylor 6-2 in the […]
TEHRAN – Saipa of Iran were defeated against Thailand’s Supreme Chonburi 3-1 (25-23, 22-25, 25-13, 25-13) at the 2021 Asian Women’s Club Volleyball Championship on Friday. Saipa will meet Kazakhstan’s Altay and Rebisco of Philippines in Pool B on Saturday and Sunday, respectively. “It has been two years that we were away from the international […]
TEHRAN – Iran’s National Paralympic Committee (NPC) secretary general Mohammad Tabe was named as the country’s chef de mission for the 2022 Asian Para Games. In a meeting held in Paralympic committee’s headquarters Wednesday morning, the decision was made by the board of directors. The Games will be held in Hangzhou, China from Oct. 9 […]
TEHRAN – Iran lost to powerhouse South Korea 46-21 on Thursday and failed to qualify for the final match of the 2021 Asian Women’s Handball Championship. Iran will play Kazakhstan, who lost to japan 38-24 in the same round, in the bronze medal match on Saturday. Iran had previously made history by securing their place […]
TEHRAN – Mostafa Ajorloo has been named as new general manager of Esteghlal football club on Friday. He replaced Ahmad Madadi, who stepped down from his position last week. Ajorloo has previously worked as general manager in three Iranian clubs Pas, Steel Azin and Tractor. Iran’s Sports Ministry will also appoint Persepolis general manager within […]
TEHRAN – Iran futsal player Farhad Fakhim missed the rest of the 2021 Futsal World Cup due to the foot injury. In the match against Uzbekistan, he suffered a knee injury and MRI has revealed a right knee sprain. Hossein Tayebi, who has been absent so far for the rib injury, is a doubt for […]
