Oman national handball team and Zob Ahan Isfahan team competed against each other last night in the Iranian city of Isfahan. Zob Ahan defeated Oman national handball team ۲۷-۲۶ while the Iranian side missed its key players, who play for the national men’s handball team of Iran, and also two other injured players. The Omani team, which is […]
International Paralympic Committee has chosen Iranian Para archer Zahra Nemati as one of the top performers in ۲۰۲۱. Nemati won gold in women’s individual recurve open in Tokyo, the 3rd successive gold medal in Paralympic Games. The reigning World Champion was dominant throughout the competition and kept her opponents at bay. The ۳۶-year-old, who was injured […]
According to the Iranian Khabar Varzeshi Newspaper’s website, the Iranian Football Federation is mulling over the case of whether the match between Iran and Iraq qualifying tournament for the ۲۰۲۲ FIFA World Cup to be held in empty Azadi Stadium in Tehran or the fans would be allowed in. Group A leaders Iran will qualify for the […]
On the third day of the 19th edition of the Asian Karate Championships ۲۰۲۱ hosted by Kazakhstan, Iranian Karate practitioners bagged ۴ gold, ۱ silver and ۳ bronze medals for Iran. The Iranian Karate team has so far won an overall of ۱۳ gold, ۵ silver and ۸ bronze at the end of the third day […]
Asian Football Confederation (AFC) conducted a poll online asking the fans to vote for the best midfielder of the ۲۰۲۱ Asian Champions League and in the end, the results showed that the fans had selected Torabi as the best midfielder last week. Persepolis’s Mahdi Torabi won ۵۸.۶۴% of the total votes. Torabi also won the title of […]
TEHRAN – Former head coach of Iran’s women’s volleyball national team, Fariba Sadeghi, says that the presence of good foreign coaches will help Iranian volleyball both for women and men. Iran volleyball federation has reached an agreement with Italian women volleyball coach Alessandra Campedelli. Before, the federation had negotiated with other international coaches as well. […]
TEHRAN – Olympique Lyon have reportedly agreed personal terms with Zenit St Petersburg striker Sardar Azmoun, but will need to convince the Russian club to let go of the Iranian six months before the end of his contract. The ۲۶-year-old, who is manager Peter Bosz’s priority for January, almost joined over the summer before his […]
TEHRAN – Iran national women’s handball team failed to register their first win in Spain, losing to Uzbekistan ۳۷-۳۲ in International Handball Federation (IHF) President’s Cup Group I on Thursday. It was Uzbekistan’s first win the world championship. Elnaz Ghasemi from Iran was named the Player of the Match. She scored nine goals from ۱۰ […]
TEHRAN – Iranian volleyball team Foolad Sirjan were eliminated from the ۲۰۲۱ FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship after suffering a ۳-۰ (۲۵-۱۸, ۲۵-۲۲, ۲۵-۱۹) loss against five-time Club World Championship winners Trentino. Opposite Daniele Lavia led all scorers with ۱۶ points (۱۳ kills, two blocks, one ace), one more than Michieletto, who ended the […]
TEHRAN – Iran topped medal tally of the ۲۰۲۱ Asian Youth Para Games held in Bahrain. The Iranian athletes claimed ۴۴ gold medals, ۵۳ silvers and ۲۵ bronzes. Thailand came second with ۳۳ (gold), ۲۵ (silver) and ۱۷ (bronze) medals. Iran sent ۱۶۵ athletes to the fourth edition of the Games which were held in […]
TEHRAN – Iranian volleyball team Foolad Sirjan suffered a ۳-۰ (۲۵-۲۰, ۲۵-۱۶, ۲۵-۱۶) against Brazilian club Sada Cruzeiro Wednesday morning in ۲۰۲۱ FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship. Cuban outside hitter Miguel Angel Lopez led all scorers in the match with ۲۰ points (۱۵ kills, four blocks, one ace), while teammates Wallace de Souza, a […]
TEHRAN – Iran suffered their third successive loss in the ۲۰۲۱ World Women’s Handball Championship, losing to Kazakhstan ۳۱-۲۵ Tuesday night. The Iranian team had lost to Romania ۳۹-۱۱ and Norway ۴۱-۹ in Group C. Iran will meet Uzbekistan on Thursday in Group I in the competition’s Presidents Cup. Group II consists of Slovakia, Tunisia, […]
