Soccer-Iran’s Mehdi Taremi Scores Hat Trick in Asia World Cup Qualifiers
By Michael Church
HONG KONG, June 6 (Reuters) - South Korea confirmed their place in the next round of Asia's World Cup qualifiers with a 7-0 thrashing of hosts Singapore on Thursday while debutant Behram Abduweli kept...
Iran Women’s Wrestling Team Wins First Place at Beirut Games
September 24, 2018
In its first international appearance, the Iranian women’s wrestling team topped the medal table with two golds and two bronzes at the Women Classic Wrestling Tournament held on September 22 and 23...
Soccer-Iran Hampered by Usual Issues Ahead of Bid to End Drought
By Michael Church
HONG KONG, Dec 29 (Reuters) - Turmoil and uncertainty have become constant companions for the Iranian national team, but coach Carlos Queiroz will look to push aside such distractions and end the...
Iran May Stop Banning Athletes from Facing Israeli Opponents
May 14, 2019 - In a May 9 letter to the International Judo Federation (IJF), the National Olympic Committee of the Islamic Republic of Iran (NOC) has stated its commitment to Principle Six Campaign...
Soccer – Iran Confident Ahead of China Clash as Lippi Ponders Legacy
By Nick Mulvenney
ABU DHABI, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Marcello Lippi has won the biggest prizes in football over his long coaching career but he did not sound overly confident of adding the Asian Cup...
Iranian Athletes No Longer Need Law Banning Competition With Israelis, MP Says
By Hamed Mohammadi
There is no need to pass a new bill into law banning Iranian athletes from facing Israeli opponents in international competitions because they do it out of their own free will, Mojtaba...
Iran Basketball Team Set for Tokyo Olympics
July 5 (Reuters) - Iran will join the United States, France and the Czech Republic in Group A at the Tokyo Olympics basketball tournament after qualifying for the round. The Games are being held from July...
Soccer-Qatar World Cup to Begin One Day Earlier Than Planned as Iran Prepare to...
By Simon Evans
MANCHESTER, England, Aug 10 (Reuters) - The World Cup in Qatar will kick-off a day earlier than scheduled if FIFA's ruling bureau agree to a plan to hold the opening ceremony and...
Picnic in the Park: How Sizdah-Bedar Marks the End of Nowruz
After 12 days of joyous festivities, Nowruz draws to a close on the thirteenth day of the New Year with a picnic in the outdoors.
Iranian Judoka Saeed Mollaei Throws Match to Avoid Israeli Opponent
On the second day of the Paris Grand Slam 2019 earlier this month, Saeed Mollaei, an Iranian Judoka in the men’s 81-kilogram division, deliberately threw a match against Kazakhstan’s Ruslan Mussayev to avoid facing...
