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-Saudi’s Al Hilal Beats Iran’s Sepahan at Asian Champions League
By Michael Church
HONG KONG, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Talking points from the week in Asian football:
RONALDO CRITICISED FOR APPEARING TO MAKE OBSCENE GESTURE
Cristiano Ronaldo faced a flurry of criticism after appearing to make an obscene gesture following the...
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-Underestimated Skocic Planning to Lead Iran at World Cup
Jan 28 (Reuters) - Iran coach Dragan Skocic said he had proved the doubters wrong by turning around the team's fortunes and securing a spot at the World Cup, and the Croat fully intends...
Rival Iranian Soccer Fans Join Forces To Curse Riot Police
On Thursday, May 19th, the Iranian supporters of rival teams Persepolis FC of Tehran and Tractor SC of Tabriz rounded on police who were marshalling their Persian Gulf Pro League match. "You have no...
Olympics-Iran’s Judo World Champion Mollaei to Fight for Mongolia in Tokyo
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, March 3 (Reuters) - World judo champion Saeid Mollaei of Iran, who fled his country last year, will compete at this year's Tokyo Olympics for Mongolia after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved...
Soccer-Iran Holds Joint Perfect Record in Asia World Cup Qualifiers
(Reuters) - Saudi Arabia retained the last perfect record in the final phase of Asia's World Cup preliminaries on Tuesday as Herve Renard's side claimed a 3-2 victory over China in Jeddah.
Sami Al Naji...
OLYMPICS: Alizadeh Aiming for Taekwondo Gold With Bulgaria After Fleeing Iran
REUTERS/Kayhan Life: Kimia Alizadeh made history by becoming the first Iranian woman to win an Olympic medal in 2016, and while she's now defected from her country of birth, the taekwondo athlete is aiming for...
Iranian Jiu-Jitsu Champion Rajabi Dedicates Win to Executed Wrestler Afkari
By Kayhan Life Staff
Sam Ehsan-Rajabi, the winner of the gold medal at the World Master IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2020, has dedicated his victory to Navid Afkari, a 27-year-old Iranian champion wrestler who was executed...
Soccer-Iran Has ‘Assured’ Women Can Attend Qualifier – Infantino
By Simon Evans
MILAN, Italy, Sept 22 (Reuters) - FIFA has been "assured" by Iranian authorities that women will be able to attend the October World Cup qualifier in Tehran, Gianni Infantino, president of the...
