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According to FIDE official report, Mehrdad Pahlavanzade, Head of Chess Federation, has been adopted as senior member of the International Chess Federation.Meanwhile, Shohre Bayat, former secretary of the chess federation has been elected as senior member of the arbitration committee.Shadi Paridar, deputy head of chess federation, has been appointed as …

Iran will play its first two games at the group phase of the competitions in Abu Dhabi against Yemen and Vietnam and will play its third game in Dubai against Iraq. Carlos Queiroz’s men are determined to put an end to a 43-year-long wait for lifting the title. 9341** 1420Follow …

The world federation ranking listed Sajjad Ganjzade, Zabihollah Pourshib, Bahman Asgari and Amir Mahdizadeh which have received 2nd, 4th , 5th and 7th rankings in their own weight category.Earlier, Iranian karate fighters snatched colorful medals in Karate 1-Series A, held in Shanghai, China.Mahdizadeh defeated Serbian, Thai and Iranian karate fighters …

Iran's U-19 volleyball team with 122 points ranked first in the world.Iranian team had earlier ranked first in Asia in 2017 and third in Asia in 2018.This is while Iranian female junior team is standing in the 36th place.In youth category, Iran men's team with 90 points ranked 5th in …

In a breathtaking encounter on Tuesday, Xinjiang edged past Guangdong 130-126. Haddadi played 29 minutes for Xinjiang securing 15 points, 16 rebounds and two passes which led to goals, playing a key role in his team’s win. 9341**2050Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish www.irna.ir

Iranian and Indian national kabaddi teams are participating in the Triangular International Kabaddi Matches Series 2019 to be held in Sargodha, Bahawalpur, Sahiwal and Lahore cities of Pakistan.According to the PKF, Iran kabaddi team will be reaching Lahore on Tuesday, one week prior to the three-nation tournament. Meanwhile, the federation …

'Having only established himself in the national team a couple of years ago, Alireza Beiranvand really rose to prominence at the 2018 FIFA World Cup with a string of fine displays as Iran nearly pipped Spain and Portugal to a spot in the Round of 16,' Asian media reported.'The highlight …

Brazil with 3,800 points, Iran with 2,568 points, Portugal with 2,450 points, Russia with 2017 points and Italy with 1978 points ranked first to fifth, respectively.Tahiti, Paraguay, Switzerland, Spain and Senegal are also standing on the 5th to 10th rankings.Beach Soccer Worldwide is the organization responsible for the founding and …

The event was held in three categories of youths, juniors and seniors adults in Manama.Iranian athletes received nine medals in youth category and 8 gold, three silver and one bronze medals in the adult category.Some 181 athletes from Bahrain, Jordan, Gaza, Palestine, Yemen, Kuwait, Iran, Iraq and Syria participated in …

The message reads that winning title of championship and occupying such a position requires years of endeavor, as the status is a brilliant indicator of numerous values of Iranian female athletes in the international circles.“I hereby congratulate you and dear family on the valuable and historic position,” he said.Sara Khadem …