TEHRAN – Head of Iran volleyball federation Mohammadreza Davarzani said that Behrouz Ataei will remain as Iran coach for two more years. The ۵۱-year-old became the first Iranian coach to lead Iran to a gold medal in the Asian championship. Ataei replaced Vladimir Alekno after the ۲۰۲۰ Olympic Games and helped the West Asian team […]
TEHRAN – Iran were defeated against Argentina ۲-۱ in their last match in the preliminary round of the ۲۰۲۱ FIFA Futsal World Cup on Monday. In the match held at the Avia Solutions Group Arena in Vilnius, Lithuania, Leandro Cuzzolino scored for Argentina in the 24th minute and Damian Satazzone made the scoreboard ۲-۰ three […]
TEHRAN – Iran defeated Kuwait ۳۸-۱۱ at the ۲۰۲۱ Asian Women’s Handball Championship on Thursday. Iran had started the campaign with a ۲۳-۲۰ loss against Japan in Group B on Wednesday. Jordan, Palestine and Syria also are in the group. Group A consists of South Korea, Singapore, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Hong Kong. The ۲۰۲۱ Asian […]
TEHRAN – Esteghlal and Tractor football teams failed to keep their AFC Champions League dream alive after being defeated by Saudi Arabian teams in Round of ۱۶. Both teams are suffering from repercussions of mismanagement over the past months. A heavily revamped Esteghlal met Al Hilal, while the side’s top scorer in the group stage […]
TEHRAN – FIFA president Gianni Infantino praised the Iranian football fans, remembering the match between Iran and Spain in the ۲۰۱۸ FIFA World Cup in Russia. Iran lost to the La Roja ۱-۰ in Group B at the Kazan Arena. “I was remembering the memories of the match in Kazan at the last World Cup […]
TEHRAN – Iranian football club Sanat Naft announced that they have reached an agreement with ex-Esteghlal coach Alireza Mansourian for the new season of the Iran football league. Mansourian, ۴۹, has penned a one-year contract with the Abadan based football club. He replaced Sirous Pourmousavi, who left the team for Naft Masjed Soleyman, in Sanat […]
TEHRAN – The Iran national football team’s win against Syria in the ۲۰۲۲ World Cup Qualifiers was a good result but not the best performance. The ‘Persian Leopards’ defeated Syria ۱-۰ at Azadi Stadium on Thursday. However, the way the team played failed to impress the Iranian experts, football media, and the fans. Dragan Skocic’s […]
TOKYO – Iran delegation came 13th in the ۲۰۲۰ Paralympic Games with a total of ۱۲ gold medals. The Iranian para athletes won historic ۱۲ gold medals as well as ۱۱ silvers and one bronze. Iran sent ۶۲ athletes to Tokyo in ۱۰ sports. The Persians finished 15th in ۲۰۱۶ with ۲۴ medals after winning […]
TEHRAN – Iranian shot putter Sajad Mohammadian won a silver medal at the ۲۰۲۰ Paralympic Games on Saturday. He won the silver in the men’s shot put – F61 with a throw of ۱۴.۸۸ meters. Gold medal was won by Briton Aled Davies who threw ۱۵.۳۳ meters. The bronze medal went to Kuwait’s Faisal Sorour […]
TOKYO – The Iranian women have been amazing so far at the ۲۰۲۰ Paralympic Games with three gold medal they have won in three disciplines. They have written their names in the Paralympics history book. Archer Zahra Nemati ended Iranian women’s title drought by winning a gold medal in the women’s individual recurve W1/W2 in […]
TOKYO – Zahra Nemati claimed Iran’s ninth gold medal in the ۲۰۲۰ Paralympic Games on Thursday. She won the gold in the women’s individual recurve after beating her Italian rival Vincenza Petrilli ۶-۵. Nemati started her journey with a ۶-۵ win over Russian Svetlana Barantseva in Round of Eight. She beat Brazilian Fabiola Dergovics ۷-۱ […]
TEHRAN – Iran sitting volleyball team eased past Bosnia and Herzegovina in straight sets (۲۵-۱۶, ۲۵-۱۶, ۲۵-۱۷) in the ۲۰۲۰ Paralympic Games semifinals on Thursday. Iran have made the final at every Games since debuting sitting volleyball and have won six gold medals – making them clear favorites. Earlier in the day, Russia Paralympic Committee […]
