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During the Asian 12 & Under ITF Team Competition for West Asia which is under way in Lebanon, Iran played against Jordan.Iranian players are scheduled to compete with Lebanon on Saturday.The event is underway with participation of Syria, Yemen, Lebanon, Jordan, Oman, Bahrain, the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Kuwait …

Khaki is going to coach Iraqi wheelchair basketball team until the end of the Jakarta Asian Games in October, according to al-Maalomah news agency.Born in 1976, Khaki has played for Iranian teams. He has also gotten good results as a coach.9417**1396Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish www.irna.ir

Mohammad-Reza Mansouri and Reza Sokhandan are going to be his assistants in the tournament, FIFA official website announced on Thursday evening. Faghani has already judged important matches in Asia and FIFA Confederations Cup, including the game between Germany and Chile.He was present at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil …

The friendly match was held at Merkur Arena stadium in the Austrian city of Graz.The goals for Iran were scored by Sardar Azmoun and Karim Ansarifar at the 11th and 19th minutes into the first half while the Algeria team scored its goal at 56th minute into the second half.The …

President Hassan Rouhani arrived in Ashgabat on Tuesday morning at the head of a high-ranking delegation.The two countries signed 13 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) in different fields.Minister of Sport and Youth Masoud Soltanifar, as a member of Iranian delegation, was present during the signing ceremony.Meanwhile a joint statement was published …

In 50-meter rifle category, Javanmardi and Mahdi Zamani were listed among 8 top shooters and advanced to final stage.During the final match, Javanmardi with 220.6 points ranked first.Two representatives from China ranked second and third.“The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Sareh Javanmardi’s late burst bumped her into a gold-medal performance. Javanmardi …

In a close competition, Mohammadian overpowered Singapore 4-2 at the 2018 Tunisia Junior and Cadet Open.The 2018 Summer Youth Olympic Games , officially known as the III Summer Youth Olympic Games, and commonly known as Buenos Aires 2018, is a forthcoming international sports, cultural, and educational event that will be …

Some 14 athletes fought for colorful medals of this weight category, according to a report by Iran's Judo, Jujitsu and Kurash Federation. Another Iranian athlete Amir Hussein Yazdani bagged the 7th title in the -50 kg weight class, the report said.Some 414 judokas from 15 countries are participating in Judo …

According to a report by Iran's Judo, Jujitsu and Kurash Federation, Uzbekistan won the championship while the host country India took the third place.Gold medal winners for Iran were Elias Ali Akbari, Mohammad Malek Mohammadi and Jafar Pahlevani while Omid Tiztak, Qasem Ahadi and Mohammad Ali Zakeri snatched silver medals. …

I congratulate all Iranians, Lopyreva said in a Twitter message released on Thursday in Persian.She had earlier invited Iranian football fans to visit Russia.Nowruz is celebrated as the first day of the Persian calendar year (March 21). The tradition originatig from the ancient Iran is also celebrated in some other …