Asian Football Confederation (AFC) conducted a poll online asking the fans to vote for the best midfielder of the 2021 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 58.64% 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 26-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 37-32 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 10 […]
TEHRAN – Iranian volleyball team Foolad Sirjan were eliminated from the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship after suffering a 3-0 (25-18, 25-22, 25-19) loss against five-time Club World Championship winners Trentino. Opposite Daniele Lavia led all scorers with 16 points (13 kills, two blocks, one ace), one more than Michieletto, who ended the […]
TEHRAN – Iran topped medal tally of the 2021 Asian Youth Para Games held in Bahrain. The Iranian athletes claimed 44 gold medals, 53 silvers and 25 bronzes. Thailand came second with 33 (gold), 25 (silver) and 17 (bronze) medals. Iran sent 165 athletes to the fourth edition of the Games which were held in […]
TEHRAN – Iranian volleyball team Foolad Sirjan suffered a 3-0 (25-20, 25-16, 25-16) against Brazilian club Sada Cruzeiro Wednesday morning in 2021 FIVB Volleyball Men’s Club World Championship. Cuban outside hitter Miguel Angel Lopez led all scorers in the match with 20 points (15 kills, four blocks, one ace), while teammates Wallace de Souza, a […]
TEHRAN – Iran suffered their third successive loss in the 2021 World Women’s Handball Championship, losing to Kazakhstan 31-25 Tuesday night. The Iranian team had lost to Romania 39-11 and Norway 41-9 in Group C. Iran will meet Uzbekistan on Thursday in Group I in the competition’s Presidents Cup. Group II consists of Slovakia, Tunisia, […]
TEHRAN – Iran’s women’s football team head coach Maryam Irandoost says that they were supposed to play some friendly matches ahead of the 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup but the matches are canceled. Iran are in Group A along with India, China and Chinese Taipei. The 2022 AFC Women’s Asian Cup will serve as the […]
TEHRAN – Iran national volleyball team have been invited to the 19th edition of “Hubert Wagner” memorial. The competition will be held from Aug. 11 to 13, 2022 in Krakow, Poland. Iran aim to take part in the tournament as part of preparation for the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship which are scheduled for […]
TEHRAN – Iran lost to European champions Norway 41-9 in their second match in the 2021 World Women’s Handball Championship Sunday night. Iran had started the campaign with a 39-11 loss against Romania in Group C. Iran goalkeeper Fatemeh Khalili Behfar was named Player of the Match due to her outstanding saves. Iran will take […]
TEHRAN – Ahmad Aminzadeh claimed Iran’s third gold at the 2021 World Para Powerlifting Championships on Sunday in Tbilisi, Georgia. He lifted 255kg in the men’s over 107kg and finished in first place. His countryman Mehdi Sayadi took the silver with a lift of 247kg. Bronze medal went to Russian powerlifter Konstantin Matsnev who lifted […]
