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Iran wins Greco-Roman Wrestling World Cup
Iranian Greco-Roman wrestling national team managed to top 2012 Greco-Roman Wrestling World Cup for the third successive year. - 5/21/12
Ahmadinejad Wishes To Accompany Iranian athletes At London Olympics
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday that the Iranian athletes should do their best in London Olympics 2012 and win medals for the Iranian nation. - 5/18/12
Iran's Esteghlal books place in ACL last 16
Iran's Esteghlal football team defeated Nasaf Qarshi of Uzbekistan 2-0 and booked its place in the AFC Champions League last 16 on Wednesday. - 5/17/12
FOOTBALL: Iran's Sepahan and Persepolis defeat Saudi Arabia's Al Ahli and UAE's Al Shabab
Sepahan of Iran beat Saudi Arabia's Al Ahli in the last match of the AFC Champions League group stage. Also, Persepolis of Iran secured its place in the last 16 of the AFC Champions League after beating Al Shabab of the UAE on Tuesday. - 5/16/12
Iran Wins 2012 Freestyle Wrestling World Cup in Baku
The Iranian freestyle wrestling team has been crowned champions of the 2012 FILA Freestyle Wrestling World Cup in Baku, Azerbaijan, after defeating the hosts in the final of the games. The Iranian team advanced to the finals after defeating the US 4-3 in round four on Saturday. Earlier on Sunday, the Americans beat Russia 5-2 to clinch the bronze medal. - 5/13/12
Football championship games opened to Iranian women
Ali Kafashian, the head of Iran's Football Federation, has announced that Iranian women can attend the Asian Youth Football Championship games in Tehran. - 5/13/12
Sepahan clinches third consecutive Iran Professional League title
Sepahan football club has managed to clinch the title for Iran's Professional League (IPL) for the third consecutive season despite being held to a goalless draw with Mes Sarcheshmeh. - 5/12/12
Photos: Miyanrood Stadium In Shiraz:15 Years And Counting!
The Miyanrood stadium with 50,000 capacity has been under construction for the last 15 years, and it's still going... -Mohsen Tavaro - 5/11/12
Iran paralympic football team humiliates U.S.
Iran crushed the U.S. 9-0 in a seven-a-side tournament to prepare for the Olympics in Ukraine on Thursday. Iran beat the U.S. in Group A while Brazil defeated Ukraine with a 2-1 score in Group B. - 5/5/12
Football: Esteghlal defeats Al Rayyan in Asian Champions League
TEHRAN - Iran's Esteghlal defeated Al Rayyan of Qatar 3-0 on Wednesday in the group stage of the AFC Champions League thanks to a brace from Arash Borhani and a goal from Esmaeil Sharifat. - 5/3/12
Football: Persepolis Defeated by Al Hilal at Tehran's Azadi Stadium
Iran's Persepolis suffered a home game defeat against Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday. Al Hilal beat Persepolis 1-0 thanks to Youssef Al-Arabi, who was on target in the 59th minute. - 5/2/12
Iran Wins Asian Weightlifting Title After 9 Years
Iran has won the title of the 2012 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Pyeongtaek, South Korea after nine years. Iran's weightlifting team won the title with 501 points, only one point more than South Korea. - 4/30/12
Iran 85-kg weightlifters sweep gold, bronze Asian medals
Two Iranian weightlifters have made a clean sweep of all the available gold and bronze medals in the 85 kg category in the 2012 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. - 4/29/12
Football: Qatar's Al Gharafa stuns Iran's Persepolis at Azadi
In front of some 100,000 spectators in Tehran's Azadi Stadium, Persepolis was held to a 1-1 draw against Qatar's Al Gharafa. Persepolis remains top of the table with eight points. - 4/18/12
Photos: Iran's Mahram Defeats Lebanon to Win West Asian Basketball Clubs Trophy
Iran's Mahram basketball club won the 2012 West Asian Champions Cup after winning Lebanon's Al-Riyadi 96-86 in the final match at Azadi Indoor Stadium in Tehran Monday night. - 4/17/12
Photos: International Open Robocup Competitions In Tehran
The 7th open robocup competitions opened in Tehran on Thursday. 33 teams from US, Britain, Czech, India, Germany, Brazil, China, Pakistan, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Greece and Mexico qualifed for the competitions out of 48 countries. -Ashraf Tabatabaei - 4/5/12
Iranian ninjas sue Reuters for defamation of character
Last month, Reuters showed a number of Iranian girls training martial arts in a city near Tehran, claiming Iran was training more than 3,000 female ninjas to kill any possible foreign invaders. The distorted Reuters report was picked up by other British media outlets. - 3/29/12
Photos: Tochal Ski Resort, Tehran
Mount Tochal is a mountain in the Alborz range and a ski resort adjacent to metropolitan Tehran, Iran. The mountain has a 12 km long ridgeline. The highest peak, also called Mount Tochal, is at an elevation of 3,964 m -Youness Khani - 3/25/12
Iran's Persepolis crushes UAE's Al-Shebab 6-1
Iran's popular Persepolis football team crushed UAE's Al-Shebab 6-1 on Wednesday in its second game in Asian Clubs Championship held at the Football Stadium of Tehran's Azadi Sports Complex'. - 3/23/12
Former Iran captain Ali Daei critically injured in car accident
Former Iran's captain and Bayern Munich striker Ali Daei has been critically injured in a car accident while returning to Tehran from Isfahan. - 3/18/12
Iranian women second in Kabbadi World Cup
Iran finished at second place in the first Women's Kabaddi World Cup Championship in India on Sunday. The Indian clinched the title by beating Iran 25-19 at the Patlipura Sports Complex at Kankerbagh in Patna. - 3/8/12
Iran's Sepahan defeats UAE's Al Nasr in Asian Champions League
Sepahan opened the 2012 Asian Champions League (ACL) group stage with a win over Al Nasr of the United Arab Emirates. Also, Iran's Esteghlal defeated Al Rayyan of Qatar 1-0 thanks to a late goal by Goran Jerkovic in the 2012 Asian Champions League (ACL) group stage on Tuesday. - 3/8/12
International Football Association Board approves hijab
The eight-man International Football Association Board has given the green light to Islamic female footballers that wish to wear the hijab, or headscarf, during matches. The IFAB agreed in principle in Bagshot, south of London, on Saturday to overturn the decision they took in 2007. - 3/5/12
UN Urges FIFA To Overturn Hijab Ban
The ban was introduced five years ago. Iran had to forfeit an Olympic women's qualifier against Jordan last June because Iranian players reportedly refused to play without the hijab. - 3/2/12
Iran advances to Round 4 of World Cup qualifying games
Iran drew with Qatar 2-2, making it to the final stage of Asian qualifying round for the 2014 World Cup on Wednesday. - 3/1/12
Carlos Queiroz's wants Iran to go all out against Qatar
Iran football coach Carlos Queiroz has said that he wants his team to go all-out against Qatar in the 2014 World Cup qualifier. Iran is scheduled to play Qatar on February 29 in Tehran's Azadi Stadium. - 2/26/12
Iran wins Asia Greco-Roman wrestling championship
Iran's Greco-Roman wrestling team at the 2012 Asian Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships, held in Gumi, South Korea, on February 17, 2012. - 2/19/12
Esteqlal cruises to AFC Champions League group stage
Esteqla has defeated Al-Ettifaq Club from Saudi Arabia 3-1 in the play-off round of the AFC Champions League to win one more slot for Iran in the finals of the competition. - 2/19/12
Photos: Fajr Master Cup 2012 in Zanjan, Iran
Fajr Master Cup, the first International Sport Climbing, took place in Zanjan, Iran, from February 1-5. The event included all the three disciplines of Bouldering, Lead, and Speed for both male and female athletes. - 2/13/12
Iran's ninja army is made up of 3,500 women
Somewhere in the eastern hemisphere, thousands of female ninjas are being trained for battle. And no, it's not in Japan - or in a new Quentin Tarantino project. -Washington Post - 2/7/12
Photos: Shemshak Ski Resort North of Tehran
With the beginning of ski season, Shemshak ski resort north of Tehran is welcoming ski lovers! Shemshak is situated to the northeast of Tehran in the Alborz mountain range. -Armin Karami - 1/30/12
Football: Traktorsazi fans damage 5,000 seats in Tabriz stadium after Estghlal match
In a football match held in Tabriz, the local team Traktorsazi lost to Tehran's favorite Esteghlal 2-0. After the game, Traktorsazi's fans, who were upset by a bad call by the referee, ripped the seats and threw them into the field. - 1/30/12
Women's rugby in Iran suffering
"The axe has finally fallen on this shameful women's sport!" This was a headline reported to have appeared in a Tehran newspaper at the end of last week, reporting the apparent end of Iranian women's rugby. -Scrum Queens - 1/27/12
Rangers Sign Japanese Baseball Star Darvish
The son of an Iranian father and a Japanese mother, Darvish was the most highly sought-after international player in several years. - 1/19/12
Photos: Ice Climbing in Shemshak
The fifth ice climbing festival of Alpine Club of Iran was held at the Hamaloon valley in Shemshak on Thursday January 12. Shemshak is a ski resort situated to the northeast of Tehran in the Alborz mountain range. - 1/17/12
Iranian men and women shooters win bronzes in Asian Championships
The Iranian 10m Air Rifle Women team claimed a bronze medal at the12th Asian Shooting Championships in Doha, Qatar on Saturday. - 1/14/12
Iranian teenage girl to compete in Winter Youth Olympics
Iran has been competing in the Winter Olympics since 1956, but never any woman has been sent to participate in the Games, until Marjan Kalhor became the first female Winter Olympian in the history of Iran in 2010. - 1/9/12
Memphis Grizzlies signs Iranian player Hamed Haddadi for another year
America's premium basketball team the Memphis Grizzlies have re-signed Iranian star Hamed Haddadi. Per team policy and terms of the deal were not disclosed, Grizzlies website reported on Saturday. - 1/1/12
Football: Mahdavikia Returns to Tehran's Persepolis
Mehdi Mahdavikia will play for Persepolis in the second half of the Iran Professional League despite the fact that he was told the Tehran-based team would not sign him. Mahdavikia played three years for Persepolis before moving to VfL Bochum in 1998. - 12/31/11
Darbandsar Village In Tehran: A Heaven For Extreme Skiers
Built in 1982, Darbandsar ski resort is one of the private slopes in Iran. It is located in Darbandsar Village, 60 kilometers north east of Tehran in the middle of Alborz Mountain Range near Mount Damavand. - 12/30/11
Football: Denizli takes charge of Tehran's Persepolis
Mustafa Denizli was appointed as coach of Persepolis football team on Saturday. Denizli joined the Iranian giant on an 18-month contract for an undisclosed fee. - 12/24/11
Zoorkhaneh: Physical strength through moral purity
From the beginning of the human civilization many forms and methods of physical training, with consideration to some spiritual or religious believes, social values and/or political exigencies have emerged and some of them for somehow the same reasons have vanished in the course of time. - 12/14/11
Iran's Mahdavikia to face Zidane in "Match Against Poverty"
The 9th edition of the "Match Against Poverty" takes place in Hamburg's Imtech Arena between Hamburg SV All Stars and "Ronaldo, Zidane, and Friends" on December 13. - 12/13/11
Darvish planning move to majors
Yu Darvish, the son of an Iranian father and a Japanese mother, considered the best pitcher in the Japanese professional leagues, ended months of speculation Thursday by saying he intends to make a move to Major League Baseball. -Sports Illustrated - 12/8/11
Iran Finishes 9th at Volleyball World Cup
The FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup 2011 ended but Iran's journey into becoming one of the top teams in the world just started after they won world admiration for their stunning performance during the tournament. - 12/6/11
Iran Teen Hossein Vafaei Crowned World Snooker Champ
Iranian snooker player Hossein Vafaei defeated Wales star Lee Walker in the final of the IBSF World Snooker Championship. Iranian snooker player played a shot during the IBSF World Snooker Championship in Bangalore on December 3. - 12/6/11
Iran volleyball team humbled by China at worlds
Iran lost to China in straight sets on the third day of third-round action at the 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup on Tuesday. - 11/30/11
Iran's Defeats Egypt in FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
Iran defeated Egypt in three straight sets on the second day of third-round action at the 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup on Monday. The Persians cruised past the African champion 3-0 (25-18, 25-21, 25-15) at Marine Messe in Fukuoka, Japan. - 11/28/11
Iran deaf futsal team crowned world champion
Iran claimed the World Deaf Futsal Championship title in Orebro, Sweden on Saturday. The Iranian outfit defeated Turkey 4-2 in the final game and won the championship. - 11/28/11
Iran loses to U.S. at volleyball worlds
Iran's three-game winning streak ended on Sunday in Japan with a 3-0 loss to the United States at the 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup. In the match held in Fukuoka Marine Messe, Iran lost to the U.S. in straight sets (25-15, 27-25, and 25-14). - 11/27/11
Iranian Sousan Hajipour wins gold in women Taekwondo
Iranian female athlete Sousan Hajipour has won a gold medal in the World Taekwondo Federation Qualification Tournament to secure a berth in the 2012 London Olympics. - 11/27/11
Iran downs the giant Argentina at volleyball world cup
Iran has earned its fourth stunning victory in the 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup by beating Latin American powerhouse Argentina on the second day of second-round action. Iran is scheduled to play the United States on Sunday in the competition's third round. - 11/25/11
Iran Volleyball Team Stuns Serbia in FIVB World Cup
Iran defeated European champion Serbia in a five-set thriller (25-17, 18-25, 21-25, 25-21, 15-11) on the third day of first-round action in the 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup. - 11/22/11
Photos: Iranian Women Taekwondo Team in Practice
ISNA photographer Mona Hoobehfekr has captured snapshots from the last practice session of Iranian Women Taekwondo Team before their Olympics qualifying matches. - 11/21/11
Iran beats Japan in FIVB World Cup
Iran volleyball team started the FIVB Men's World Cup with a victory over Japan on Sunday. The Iranian team defeated the Asia powerhouse 3-1 (17-25, 25-20, 25-25, 25-15) in Nagoya's Nippongaishi Hall. - 11/20/11
Iran crushes Indonesia 4-1 in World Cup qualifier, moves to next round
Iran took an important step towards advancing to the final round of the Asian qualifying for the 2014 World Cup on Tuesday with a 4-1 win over Indonesia. - 11/16/11
Iranian super heavyweight lifter Salimi wins gold, sets world record in snatch
Iranian athlete Behdad Salimi won the gold medal in the men's +105kg division at the World Weightlifting Championships in Paris on Sunday. Salimi hoisted 214kg in the snatch, bettering countryman Hossein Rezazadeh's record by one kilogram. - 11/14/11
Iranian Duets Take The Centerstage In Paris
The World Weightlifting Championships wrapped up in the French capital city of Paris on November 13. China finished first in the event, followed by Russia and Iran. This was the first time that Iran stood on the third place in the world weightlifting tournaments. - 11/14/11
Iranian weightlifter Mohammadpour wins bronze at worlds
Iran's Saeid Mohammadpour won a bronze medal on Saturday in the men's 94kg category at the World Weightlifting Championships in Paris, France. - 11/13/11
Iran's Kianoush Rostami wins 2 golds at World Weightlifting Championships
Iranian weightlifter Kianoush Rostami has won two golds and one bronze medal at the 2011 World Weightlifting Championships in France. - 11/12/11
Iran, Bahrain tie 1-1 in World Cup qualifier
A stoppage time equalizer has helped Iran tie a Group E match against Bahrain in the third round of Asia qualifying for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. - 11/12/11
Iranian Weightlifter Behdad Salimi: I want to set the world record in Paris
Iran's super heavyweight weightlifter Behdad Salimi said on Friday that he was going to set a new record at the World Weightlifting Championships in Paris. - 11/12/11
Georgia to host 3rd Zurkhaneh World Cup in November
The 3rd edition of the Zurkhaneh Sports World Cup will be held in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia, with the presence of champions from Asia, Africa and Europe. A total of 12 countries will compete in team and individual skills and Pahlavani Wrestling. - 11/9/11
Football: Persepolis wins Velayat Cup
Persepolis football team lifted Velayat Cup trophy on Monday in Tehran's Azadi Stadium. Persepolis tied with its archrival Esteghlal 2-2 in Tehran derby. The Iranian giant team had already defeated Nacional of Paraguay 1-0 while Esteghlal lost to the South American team 1-0. - 11/8/11
Iran: Prosecutor files charges against "immoral" soccer players
The Rasht Prosecutor's office has announced that they are filing charges against Mohammad Nosrati and Sheys Rezai, the two Iranian soccer players who have been accused of "committing an immoral act" when one was shown pinching the others' bottom while the team was celebrating a goal on the field during league games (see videos). - 11/7/11
Football: Paraguay's Nacional defeats Iran's Esteghlal in Velayat Cup
Esteghlal football team was stunned by Nacional of Paraguay in Iran's Velayat Cup on Saturday. In the match held at Tehran's Azadi Stadium, Nacional beat Iran giant Esteghlal 1-0. - 11/6/11
Heavy penalties for Iranian soccer players
Iranian soccer league players Mohammad Nosrati and Sheys Rezai have received heavy fines for their so-called "immoral acts" on the field while celebrating a goal - 11/5/11
Iranian soccer players face punishment for "immoral" celebration
An Iranian judiciary official says soccer players Mohammad Nosrati and Sheys Rezai "committed an act against public morality" during their jubilant on-field celebration of a goal, and they should be sentenced to imprisonment and 74 lashes. - 11/2/11
When is a bet not a bet? A day at the Iran races
Under Islamic sharia law, gambling is generally seen as illegal. But thanks to certain religious rulings, many race-goers are permitted to put money on the horses legally as long as they are "predicting" through official channels. -Reuters - 11/2/11
Videos: Iran bans footballers for grabbing bottoms on the field!
Two Iranian football players have been indefinitely suspended due to committing "immoral" acts on the field. Apparently, Persepolis players Mohammed Nosrati and Sheis Rezaei got too excited when their team scored the winning goal against Damash Gilan last Saturday. Footage posted online shows the joyous Persepolis defender Mohammed Nosrati squeezing teammate Sheis Rezaei's bottom in the heat of the excitement! - 11/1/11
Queiroz names Iran squad against Bahrain in World Cup qualifier
Iran football coach Carlos Queiroz has invited 23 players to the team for the match against Bahrain in the World Cup qualifiers. Iran is scheduled to play Bahrain on November 11 at the Bahrain National Stadium. - 10/31/11
Iran national team's coaching staff has strong ties to American soccer
During a recent lunch hour in Tehran, Carlos Queiroz, head coach of Iran's national soccer team, turned to his assistants and asked: "What do we all have in common?" Omid Namazi knew the answer right away. "We all had connections to American soccer," Namazi recalled in a phone conversation with the Insider on Monday. -Washington Post - 10/25/11
Iran crowned Asian Archery Champion
Iran claimed the title of 17th Asian Archery Championships in Tehran, Iran on Sunday. Iran won the championship, seizing three gold and two silver medals. - 10/24/11
Iran finishes 4th in Futsal Grand Prix in Brazil
Iran finished in fourth place of the 2011 Grand Prix de Futsal on Sunday. On Sunday, the Iranian outfit lost to Argentina 4-2 at the Arena Amadeu Teixeira in Manus, Brazil. - 10/23/11
Photos: 17th Asian Archery Championships in Tehran
The 17th Asian Archery Championships opened in the capital city Tehran and will run to October 24. The event is considered the Asian countries' qualification tournament for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England. - 10/21/11
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