Fashion Week Hits London Amid Brexit Fears
Fashion Week opens in London, with 51 shows and 120 designers over five days. But some in the industry are concerned over the impact that Brexit will have on their future.
Soccer-Iran Ease Past Syria to Reach Verge of World Cup Finals
By Michael Church
HONG KONG, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Iran moved within touching distance of a third consecutive World Cup finals appearance as Dragan Skocic's side brushed Syria aside 3-0 in Amman on Tuesday to maintain their...
Basketballs Become Art in Paris Exhibition Championed by Tennis Player Mansour Bahrami
By Nazanine Nouri
Basketballs were on display in a two-week exhibition held at the Galerie Nicolas Flamel in Paris last month. “Basket Goes Persian: When Origins Inspire” — curated by Hessam Khalatbari, Yassi Metghalchi, and...
Basketball-Iran to Play Defending Champion Spain at FIBA World Cup
April 29 (Reuters) - Defending champions Spain will face Brazil in the group stage of the 2023 FIBA World Cup while five-times winners United States will take on Greece, after the draw was held in Manila...
Soccer-Crowds Hail Ronaldo’s Arrival in Iran Ahead of Match
Sept 18 (Reuters) - Al-Nassr captain Cristiano Ronaldo received a warm reception in Iran on Monday, in the first visit of a Saudi team to Iran since 2016 ahead of the beginning of the group stage of the Asian Champions...
‘My Persian Kitchen’ Pop-Up Brings Iranian Cuisine to Cambridge
By Tara Biglari
In quaint Cambridge – home to one of the world's greatest universities – a pop-up restaurant called My Persian Kitchen is revitalizing the local culinary scene. Started by Sirous Vaezzadeh-Naderi and Abigail...
Soccer-Persepolis End Asian Champions League Hopes of Xavi’s Al Sadd
By Michael Church
Sept 27 (Reuters) - Xavi Hernandez’s hopes of leading Al Sadd to the Asian Champions League title came crashing down in Doha on Sunday as a late Issa Alekasir header earned Iran’s...
Olympics-Basketball-France, Australia Go 3-0, Italy Edge Nigeria as Quarter-Finals Take Shape
By Rocky Swift
TOKYO, July 31 (Reuters) - France and Australia completed sweeps of their preliminary groups in Olympic men's basketball on Saturday, as seedings for the quarter-finals next week took shape.
Real Madrid's Thomas Heurtel...
FIFA Review of Iran Football Federation Charter Delayed by COVID-19, Official Says
By Kayhan Life Staff
The COVID-19 pandemic has delayed discussions with the International Federation of Football (FIFA) on the draft version of the Islamic Republic of Iran Football Federation’s (FFIRI) revised charter, Ahmad Reza Barati,...
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...
