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Iran’s 'The Skier' grabs awards from int’l festivals
Tehran, IRNA - Iranian movie 'The Skier' directed by Fereydoun Najafi has so far attended various international festivals and received different awards.
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Iran becomes member of World Rugby Federation
Tehran, Nov 20, IRNA -- Head of the Asian Rugby Confederation announced that the members of the World Rugby Federation voted for Iran's membership in this federation and agreed with it.
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Iran’s futsal keeps 1st, 6th rank in Asia, world
Tehran, Nov 19, IRNA – Iranian futsal team is still the first in Asia and 6th in the world, according to the latest ranking published by Futsal World Ranking, IRNA reported on Thursday.
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Iranian female referees on list for 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup
Tehran, Nov 18, IRNA – FIFA has put two Iranian referees on the list for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup to be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand.
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Iranian female fighter ranks 3rd in Online World Taekwondo Asia
Jiroft, Nov 15, IRNA – Iranian taekwondoka Narjes Sharifi ranked third in Poomsae field of Online 2020 World Taekwondo Asia, head of Jiroft Sports and Youth office said.
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AFC names Iran’s Golmohammadi as Best coach in West Asia
Tehran, Nov 15, IRNA – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has selected head coach of Persepolis Yahya Golmohammadi as the best coach in West Asia.
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Iran Football Federation congratulates Pelé on birth anniversary
Tehran, Oct 24, IRNA – Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran congratulated Brazilian Football Confederation on the birth anniversary of Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé (a retired Brazilian professional footballer who played as a forward).
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Iran to send its hockeymen to UAE int'l contests
Tehran, Oct 22, IRNA – Iran will dispatch its hockeymen to the 2020 international ice hockey contests to be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Iran's Greco-Roman wrestling Premier League competitions
Iran's Greco-Roman wrestling Premier League competitions were held on Thursday at Azadi Sports Complex.Tehran, Iran. October 18, 2020, IRNA/Ehsan Naderipour.
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Iranian snooker player defeats UK rival
Tehran, Oct 15, IRNA – Iranian representative to the 2020 English Snooker Open Tournament defeated his rival from UK and entered next round.
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Nagorno-Karabakh war missile hits Heris county in East Azarbaijan province
Tabriz, Oct 14, IRNA – An official with East Azarbaijan Governorate General said on Tuesday that a missile fired by the conflicting sides in Nagorno-Karabakh war hit Heris County, 70 kilometers northeast of Tabriz.
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Iran, Serbia sports officials meet
Tehran, Oct 13, IRNA -- Chairman of the National Olympic Committee of Iran Reza Salehi-Amiri and visiting Head of Serbian Wrestling Federation Zeljko Trajkovic signed a cooperation agreement.
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AFC dismisses Al Nassr's complaint against Persepolis
Tehran, Oct 9, IRNA – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Disciplinary and Ethics Committee on Friday dismissed a protest lodged by Al Nassr of Saudi Arabia against Iran’s Persepolis which was aimed to stop the Iranian club from playing in the final game of the 39th edition of AFC Champions League (ACL 2020).
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World Powerlifting competitions to be held in Persepolis
Shiraz, Oct 6, IRNA – The Asian Powerlifting Federation, the World Power Sport Federation (WPSF), Parsa-Pasargadae Research Foundation, and the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism of Marvdasht signed an agreement to hold the World Powerlifting Competitions in Persepolis.
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Mountain bike league in Tehran
Mountain bike league champions were held on Monday for teenagers and adults in men's section in Chitgar Forest Park situated on western Tehran, Iran. October 6, 2020. IRNA/Mojtaba Mohammadloo.
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Iran, Uzbekistan to have friendly match on Thursday
Tehran, Oct 5, IRNA – Iranian national football team is to have a friendly match against Uzbekistan in Pakhtakor Central Stadium on Thursday evening.
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Persepolis defender tops in ACL Player of the Week list
Tehran, Oct 5, IRNA – The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) started a poll requesting fans to vote for Player of the Week and Iranian defender Shojae Khalilzadeh stood first among eight nominees.
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Iranians rush to streets to celebrate Persepolis FC’s victory over Al-Nassr
Iranian football team Persepolis beat Saudi Arabia's team Al-Nassr late on Saturday to pave its way to the 2020 ACL final match. People in various Iranian cities, particularly the capital city of Tehran, took to the streets on Saturday to celebrate this victory. Oct 3, IRNA/Reza Ghaderi
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Sports minister congratulates Persepolis' advance to AFC Champions League
Tehran, Oct 3, IRNA – Sports and Youth Minister Masoud Soltanifar in a message late on Saturday congratulated Persepolis on advancing to the AFC Championship League final with a 5-4 win over Saudi Arabia's Al-Nasr in Doha.
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Iran’s Rezaie selected as best football player of month in Belgium
Tehran, Oct 3, IRNA – Iranian football player Kaveh Rezaie in Royal Charleroi Sporting Club of Belgium has been selected as best player of the month.
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Persepolis advances to 2020 ACL final
Tehran, Oct 3, IRNA – Iranian football team Persepolis beat Saudi Arabia's team Al-Nasr late on Saturday to pave its way to the 2020 ACL final match.
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Iranian footballer best AFC’s legionnaire of week
Tehran, Oct 3, IRNA – Iranian Sardar Azmoun was selected as the best Asian legionnaire of the week.
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Croatian Wrestling Federation invites Iran for Grand Prix Zagreb
Tehran, Oct 3, IRNA – Croatian Wrestling Federation has sent an official letter, inviting Iran’s Greco-Roman national team to attend 2020 Grand Prix Zagreb.
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Iran Persepolis players among ACL2020 Player of Week nominees
Tehran, Sept 28, IRNA – Two players of Persepolis club Hamed Lak and Isa Al Kasir have been nominated for 2020 AFC Champions League player of week.
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Iranian chess master checkmates US Fabiano Caruana
Tehran, Sept 28, IRNA – The first-ranker chess player, Paraham Maghsoodloo, checkmated America’s Fabiano Caruana who stands second in the contest organized by the International Chess Federation (FIDE).
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Football Federation chief congratulates Persepolis advance to 2020 ACL Quarters
Tehran, Sept 28, IRNA -- Secretary General of the Football Federation in a message on Monday congratulated the Iranian Persepolis team on joining the top eight teams of the Asian Champions League.
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Iran's canoeing championship
Iran's canoeing championship was held on the occasion of Sacred Defense Week in Azadi Lake of Tehran's Azadi Sports Complex. Tehran, Iran. September 27, IRNA/ Asghar Khamseh.
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Ladies bike racing Premier League in Tehran
The first stage of the high - speed bike race competition was held on Friday at the Azadi Velodrome in Azadi Sport Complex Tehran. Iran. Sept 26, 2020.IRNA/Marzieh Mousavi.
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Motorcycle racing & speed skating contests in Tabriz
Motorcycle racing and speed skating competitions were held on Friday - yesterday- in Tabriz, northwestern Iran. Tabriz, Iran. Sept 26, 2020. IRNA/ Kazem Yousefi.
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Iranian parkour athlete becomes world champion
Tehran, Sept 21, IRNA – Iranian parkour athlete Yasin Hemmatinejad became the champion of the virtual world contest.