Iran ascends in FIFA ranking
Iran's soccer team has ascended 11 places in the recently released FIFA ranking on Wednesday. -MNA - 7/2/08
Photos: Women Olympiad Opening Ceremonies in Tehran
Capital city Tehran is holding its third annual Women Olympiad. Women from different neighborhoods of Tehran will be competing in the events. Following photos are from the opening ceremonies of the Olympiad. - 7/1/08
Photos: 2008 Asian Motocross Championship in Iran
The 2008 Federation International de Motocyclisme (FIM) Asian Motocross Championship Round 2 was held in the held in the Iranian industrial city of Kaveh. 11 teams took part at the event. - 6/30/08
Iranian women archers finished fourth in France
Iranian Women's Compound Team finished fourth in the World Cup Stage Four here in Boe, France, on Saturday. Iran's three-member team came in fourth behind France, Greece, and Russia. -MNA - 6/29/08
Iran to play FC Charlton Athletic
Iran's National Soccer Team is scheduled to play England's Charlton Athletic in Tehran on July 20. -MNA - 6/29/08
Iran's rocky road to FIFA World Cup
In a draw carried out in Kula Lumpur, Malaysia on Friday for the final round of Asian teams to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Iran is part of Group B with Saudi Arabia, North Korea, the UAE, and South Korea, which is eyeing its sixth consecutive appearance in a FIFA World Cup. -Press TV - 6/27/08
Iran soccer team to play in tournament in Russia
The junior Iranian national soccer team is scheduled to travel to Russia in order to participate in an 10-day 8-team championship. -Press TV - 6/26/08
International children diving training course held in Tehran
The instruction program kicked off on June 18th as eight women and 12 men all international diving coaches took part in the competition and received the international certification to train diving to children after taking required classes. -ISNA - 6/24/08
World Cup qualifier: Iran defeats Kuwait 2-0 to stand atop Group 5
Despite the victory many believe Iran displayed a lackluster performance, blaming it on Ali Daei's line-up. - 6/22/08
Sports Diplomacy: Iran's Table Tennis Team heading for U.S.
Iran's Table Tennis Team will travel to the U.S. to hold a joint training camp with their American counterparts. Following Iran's good performance in the 49th World Team Table Tennis Championships in Guangzhou, China, the U.S. officials have invited Iran to hold a joint training camp in the American city of Las Vegas. -MNA - 6/20/08
Iranian lifter wins bronze in Junior World Weightlifting Championships
85 kg category Saeid Shahedi snatched a bronze medal in the Junior World Weightlifting Championships on Thursday. -MNA - 6/20/08
Esteghlal defeats Pegah 3-0 to win Iran's League Cup
Three star Esteghlal upset Pegah football club in the second leg of the Iran's League Cup at the Azadi Stadium in Tehran on Monday. -MNA - 6/17/08
Boomers take opener against Iran
Australia turned a fast start into a comfortable victory over Iran in the opening game of the Boomers World Challenge in Perth on Monday night, 85-68. -SportsAustralia - 6/17/08
World Cup: Iran beats Syria, goes into next Asian round
Iran's national football team beat Syria 2-0 in Damascus on Saturday in the world cup qualifying games. - 6/15/08
Iran's Chances of Success among Asian World Cup Qualifiers
Finally on top of their group after a patchy start, Iran is now in a good position to book its passage to the next round of Asian World Cup Qualifiers with a game to spare. -FNA - 6/14/08
Iran defeats UAE 1-0 in WC qualifiers
Iran's national soccer team has defeated the United Arab Emirates at the 2010 World Cup qualifiers thanks to a disputed first-half goal. -Press TV - 6/8/08
Iran's volleyball team sweeps Australia
Iran's hapless Volleyball Team won 3-0 over Australia in its last match of the FIVB World Olympic Qualification tournament in Tokyo, Japan, on Sunday. - 6/8/08
Italy's volleyball team outplays Iran
Three-time former world champions Italy moved another step closer to the Beijing Olympics when they breezed past Iran in the men's volleyball final qualifying round yesterday. -FNA - 6/7/08
Hadadi is no surprise anymore
It was in Grossetto 2004 that, as a 19-year-old, Hadadi made history when he became the first Iranian to win an athletics World title of any kind when he collected World Junior gold. In a country which excels in traditional Olympic sports like wrestling and weightlifting, it was like a gift from the Gods that Iran should have a World champion in one of the quintessential classical events, the Discus. -IAAF - 6/6/08
Iranian discus thrower Hadadi continues breaking Asian record
Iranian discus record holder Ehsan Haddadi has broken his own Asian record in the discus throw with a 69.32m effort in Estonia. The 23-year-old Haddadi came in at first place after breaking the record in the international track and field competitions in Estonia on Tuesday evening. -Press TV - 6/5/08
Argentina defeats Iran volleyball team in Olympics qualifying tournament
The Iranian national volleyball team has been defeated by Argentina in a qualifying tournament in Tokyo for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. -Press TV - 6/5/08
UAE stops Iran soccer team in Tehran
Iran's national soccer team has been stopped by the Asian Group E leader UAE at Tehran's Azadi Stadium in 2010 World Cup qualifier. - 6/3/08
Iranian discus thrower Hadadi breaks Asia's record, again
Iran's Asian discus record holder, Ehsan Haddadi Asian discus record holder Ehsan Haddadi broke his own Asia record in the discus throw with a 69.12m effort at Golden League in Berlin. - 6/2/08
Australia tightens grip in World Cup bid
Harry Kewell's second-half header gave Australia a 1-0 World Cup qualifying victory on Sunday, ending the prospects of a positive finish to a tumultuous week for Iraq. -AP - 6/2/08
Iranian Hercules aiming for his third gold in Olympics
Two-time Olympic gold medalist Hossein Rezazadeh is set to snatch his third gold medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics Games. - 6/1/08
Iran wins 4 a-side basketball tourney in Italy
Iran won international basketball tournament championship in Italy on Saturday. -MNA - 6/1/08
Iran's volleyball team suffers second loss in Olympic qualification games
Iran did not do well enough to beat hosts Japan in the FIVB Men's World Olympic Qualification Tournament at the Metropolitan Gymnasium, on Sunday. -MNA - 6/1/08
Karimi's ban lifted by IFF
Iran's Football Federation (IFF) has lifted the ban on Ali Karimi following the Iranian president's request. -MNA - 5/31/08
Iranian-American coach quits after triumph
Iranian-American football manager Afshin Qotbi quit as coach of Iranian side Persepolis, just a week after guiding the club to the league title in his first year back in Iran, officials said Friday. -AFP - 5/31/08
Afshin the Emperor or how he learned to love his enemies
Iranians got to know Afshin Ghotbi for the first time as the U.S. Soccer Team's technical staff twenty years ago. At that time nobody expected to see him in Iran as the coach of the most popular Persian team. -MNA - 5/30/08
Iran's water polo team trounced in World League
Iran has lost the first leg matches to Japan, China, Australia and New Zealand respectively. -MNA - 5/27/08
Iran wins Perugia wushu championship
Iran's Shaolin Chuan (wushu) team won World Kung Fu (Wushu) Cup held in Perugia, Italy. Winning seven gold, five silver and three bronze medals, the Iranian wushu team clinched the championship title in 2008 Perugia World Open Wushu Cup. - 5/26/08
Iran's Hadadi breaks Asian discus record
Iranian discus thrower Ehsan Hadadi has broken the Asian record at the FBK-Games, which was held in Hengelo, Netherlands, on Saturday. -MNA - 5/25/08
Iran's National football team defeats Zambia in Tehran
Hadi Aghili's late goal gave Iran's football team a narrow 3-2 victory against 67th FIFA-ranked Zambia at Tehran's Azadi Stadium on Sunday. -MNA - 5/25/08
Iran's futsal team set to participate in Brazil's Grand Prix
The recently Asian futsal champion will fly to Brazil on Wednesday to participate in the 4th edition of the Futsal Grand Prix in Brazil. -MNA - 5/25/08
Iran's Saipa drawn to meet Uzbekistan's Kuruvchi in ACL quarterfinals
Iran's Saipa football team will meet Kuruvchi of Uzbekistan in the quarterfinals round of the 2008 Asian Champions League. -MNA - 5/24/08
Iran's National football team thrashes domestic rival
Iranian national football side has swept Saipa 6-0 in Ardebil's Ali Daei Stadium on Friday. Iran is scheduled to play Zambia on Sunday in Tehran's Azadi Stadium. -MNA - 5/24/08
Karimi blasts Iran's Football Federation
Iconic Ali Karimi has blasted Iran's Football Federation's decision over throwing him off the national team following his criticism about the IFF's management deficiency. - 5/24/08
Iran's Saba Battery basketball team wins Asian Clubs Championship
Iran's Saba Battery basketball team won 82-75 over Qatar's Al- Rayan on Monday and clinched the 19th edition of the Asian Clubs Basketball Championship. - 5/20/08
Iran's futsal team crowned Asian champions
Iran's futsal team clinched its ninth championship on Sunday by beating Thailand 3-0 in the 10th AFC Futsal Championship 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. -MNA - 5/18/08
Iran: Persepolis football team clinches 7th premier league championship
Persepolis club of Tehran outwitted its heavy weight opponent Sepahan of Isfahan in a breathtaking play in Tehran on Saturday. - 5/18/08
Iranian wushu athletes snatch 10 medals in Asian Championships
Iranian wushu athletes won ten medals in the seventh Asian Wushu Championships in Macau. Iran came third in sanshu in total with one gold medal, two silver and seven bronze. - 5/17/08
Iran's futsal team qualifies for AFC Futsal Championship final
After defeating Japanese futsal team on Friday, Iran qualified for the 10th AFC Futsal Championship 2008 final game in Bangkok, Thailand. - 5/16/08
Iranian discus thrower Hadadi comes third in world's top list
Iranian discus thrower Ehsan Hadadi attained the third place of the recent world's top list. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) released its monthly list of the best, in which Hadadi was third. - 5/16/08
Iranian women win medals in Asian wushu event
Two Iranian women wushu athletes attained bronze medals in the seventh Asian Wushu Championships, which is underway in Macau. - 5/14/08
Iranian futsal team sweeps Tajikistan
Reigning champion Iran obliterated a helpless Tajikistan futsal team 14-0 on Tuesday in the 10th AFC Futsal Championship 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand. -MNA - 5/14/08
Iran Tose'e Karaj clinches Asian Water Polo Championship
Iran's Tose'e Karaj water polo team defeated Guangdong of China in the 6th Asian Water Polo Clubs Championship final game in Kuwait on Saturday -MNA - 5/11/08
Iran qualifies for beach soccer world cup
Iran's beach soccer team qualified for the 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup after beating China here on Saturday. -MNA - 5/11/08
Iran's futsal team thrashes Kuwait
Iran's futsal team swept Kuwait in the 10th AFC Futsal Championship 2008 opener in Bangkok, Thailand, on Sunday. -MNA - 5/11/08
Iran's Hadadi wins gold in Super Grand Prix
Iranian discus thrower Ehsan Hadadi clinched the gold medal on Friday at the 11th Qatar Athletics Super Grand Prix at Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium. -MNA - 5/10/08
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