Iran’s Only Female Olympic Medallist to Compete under White Flag in Tokyo
ASCHAFFENBURG, Germany, March 2 (Reuters) - Iranian female Olympic medal winner Kimia Alizadeh has been granted refugee status in Germany and aims to compete in the Olympic Refugee Team under a white flag in...
Soccer- Iran Teams Ready to Challenge at Asian Champions League
By Michael Church
HONG KONG, Sept 17 (Reuters) - Five times UEFA Champions League winner Cristiano Ronaldo will begin his quest to add another continental title to his resume on Tuesday when Saudi Arabia's Al-Nassr kick off...
Soccer-Skocic Dismissed as Iran Coach – IRNA
July 11 (Reuters) - Dragan Skocic has been dismissed as Iran head coach with little more than four months to go to the World Cup finals in Qatar, Iran's state news agency IRNA reported on Monday.
It said that Iran's football federation had decided to dismiss the 53-year-old, adding...
Soccer-U.S. To Face England and Iran, Spain Meet Germany in World Cup Group Stage
By Simon Evans and Ossian Shine
DOHA, April 1 (Reuters) - Global soccer heavyweights were pitted head-to-head and intriguing political storylines drawn as the schedule for the 2022 World Cup was completed at a glitzy...
Soccer-FIFA Urged by Own Rights Body to Give Iran Deadline for Allowing Women into Stadiums
ZURICH, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Global soccer body FIFA has been urged by its own human rights advisory panel to give Iran a deadline for allowing women to watch soccer matches.
In a report published Monday, the...
Fortune Telling: Iran’s New Sensation
July 25, 2017 Fortune telling aims to predict the future through psychic means and communication with supernatural forces. Although it has little support in science, the practice remains popular in many countries. Many people around the...
Iranian Teenage Weightlifter Yekta Jamali Disappears in Greece
By Kayhan Life Staff
Iranian weightlifter Yekta Jamali, winner of the silver medal in the 81-kilogram division at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) Junior World Championships in Crete, Greece, has not returned to the team’s...
Soccer-Iran Hand Palestine 4-1 Defeat at Asian Cup
By Rohith Nair
AL RAYYAN, Qatar, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Iran beat Palestine 4-1 in their Asian Cup Group C opener on Sunday at the Education City Stadium where a show of solidarity by Iranian fans and...
Soccer-Queiroz Stands down as Iran Coach After Semi-Final Defeat
By Nick Mulvenney
AL AIN, United Arab Emirates, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Carlos Queiroz said he was standing down after nearly eight years as Iran coach on Monday following his team's 3-0 loss to Japan in the...
Majlis Meddling May Harm Iranian Football Federation, FIFA President Says
Kayhan London: On his last visit to Tehran to attend the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Championship League final between Persepolis and Japan’s Kashima Antlers, Gianni Infantino, the president of the International Federation of Association...
