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...
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...
Iran’s Men’s Volleyball Team Ranked First in Asia
Kayhan London -Nov 18. The Iranian men’s national volleyball team has been able to maintain its 8th and 1st position, respectively, in the Federation Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) and the Asian Volleyball Confederation’s (AVC)...
Iranian Women’s Taekwondo Team Wins Gold In Taipei
Kayhan London: A three-member Iranian women’s taekwondo team has won first place in the 11th World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships, held in mid-November in Taipei, the capital of Taiwan. Atousa Farahmand, Masoumeh Hosseini and Sona...
Soccer-Iran Lets Hundreds of Women Attend Asian Champions League Final
DUBAI, Nov 10 (Reuters) - Iran allowed hundreds of local women to attend the Asian Champions League final in Tehran on Saturday, Iranian news agencies reported, in a possible step towards ending their decades-old exclusion from top...
Soccer-Ivankovic Seeks Final Boost from Persepolis’ 12th Man
By Michael Church
HONG KONG, Nov 8 (Reuters) - Branko Ivankovic is banking on the influence of a sold-out Azadi Stadium to help his Persepolis side overcome a 2-0 first leg deficit when the Iranians...
FIFA to Engage with Iran to Lift Ban on Women in Stadiums
By Heba Kanso
BEIRUT, Nov 8 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - World football's governing body FIFA said on Thursday it would work with Iran to end a long-running ban on women attending matches but offered no...
Persepolis Football Club Reaches Asian Games Final
Kayhan London - The Iranian football club Persepolis has reached the 2018 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Championship League final after a 1-1 draw with Qatari Al-Sadd in the second leg of the West Asia...
Soccer-Nemati Seals Persepolis’ Passage to ACL Final
By Michael Church
HONG KONG, Oct 24 (Reuters) - Iran's Persepolis reached the final of the Asian Champions League for the first time after drawing 1-1 with Qatar's Al Sadd on Tuesday to seal a...
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...
