TEHRAN – Shahrdari Gorgan won the Iranian Basketball Super League (IBSL) for the first time ever on Saturday. Shahrdari Gorgan defeated most-decorated team Mahram 110-103 in the fourth match. They had already defeated Mahram twice and lost one time in their last four matches. The Iranian Basketball Super League (IBSL) is a professional men’s basketball […]
TEHRAN – Shahrdari Gorgan won the Iranian Basketball Super League (IBSL) for the first time ever on Saturday. Shahrdari Gorgan defeated most-decorated team Mahram 110-103 in the fourth match. They had already defeated Mahram twice and lost one time in their last four matches. The Iranian Basketball Super League (IBSL) is a professional men’s basketball […]
TEHRAN – Sohrab Moradi seized a silver medal at the 2021 Asian Weightlifting Championships on Friday in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The 96kg weightlifter, who has had serious shoulder and spinal injuries over the past years, lifted the 174kg in the snatch and 210kg in the clean and jerk. He won the silver medal, making total of […]
TEHRAN – Esteghlal football team of Iran suffered a late defeat against Al Duhail of Qatar in Group C of the 2021 AFC Champions League Wednesday night at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Both sides went into the Matchday Three encounter hopeful of extending an unbeaten record, with Al Duhail having […]
TEHRAN – Mohammad Jamshidi and Iran are used to rolling over their opponents. They was clear when they beat their first opponents in the FIBA Asia Cup 2021 Qualifiers by an average margin of 44.5 points per game. That’s why it was a surprised when they found themselves struggling to ward off Saudi Arabia in […]
TEHRAN – Sepahan volleyball club completed the signing of outside spiker Farhad Ghaemi on Monday. Ghaemi, who announced his retirement from the national duty last month, has penned a one-year contract with the Iranian club. Ghaemi has most recently played at Iranian side Haraz Amol. Sepahan have already signed Amir Ghafour, Masoud Gholami and Saman […]
TEHRAN – Iranian freestyle wrestler Hassan Yazdani says that he participated in the Asian Championships as part of preparation for the 2020 Tokyo, where he just wants to win a gold medal. Yazdani proved once again he is in a class by himself, schooling Indian Deepak Punia in their long-delayed first encounter to take the […]
TEHRN – Iran’s Esteghlal football team cruised past 10-man Al Shorta of Iraq 3-0 on Matchday Two of the 2021 AFC Champions League Group C on Monday. The two sides entered the game on the back of contrasting Matchday One results, with Al Shorta having lost to Al Duhail SC 2-0 while Esteghlal overpowered Al […]
TEHRAN – Iran freestyle team claimed the title of the Asian Wrestling Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan on Sunday. The Iranian wrestlers claimed three gold, three silver and two bronze medals. Hassan Yazdani won a gold meadl after beating Deepak Punia from India 10-0 in the final bout of 86kg. At the 92kg, Kamran Ghasempour defeated […]
TEHRAN – Iran’s Persepolis football team came from behind to beat Al Rayyan of Qatar 3-1 in Group E of the 2021 AFC Champions League. In the match held at the Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Saturday, Naif Al Hadhrami rose highest to head home Abdelaziz Hatim’s free-kick into the bottom right of the Persepolis […]
TEHRAN – Tractor of Iran and the UAE’s Sharjah football teams shared in a 0-0 draw in Group B of the 2021 AFC Champions League. Tractor went into the game determined to pick up their first win of the campaign after a thrilling opening day draw against Pakhtakor, while Sharjah, who had already beaten Iraq’s […]
TEHRAN – Foolad of Iran secured their first AFC Champions League group stage win in six years, defeating Jordan’s Al Wehdat 1-0 in their Group D clash at King Fahd International Stadium on Saturday. Foolad Brazilian forward Chimba scored a goal from the penalty spot before the halftime. Chimba netted his fourth goal in eight […]
