INCHEON, South Korea, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) — An equipment manager for the Iranian men’s soccer team faces police investigation on suspicion of sexually harassing a South Korean female volunteer at a stadium, an official at the Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee (IAGOC) confirmed on Tuesday. The Iranian, whose name was not disclosed, is suspected of groping a female volunteer on ... Read More »
Iran staged another stunning performance in the FIVB 2014 Volleyball Men’s World Championship in Poland and thrashed Serbia 3-1 on Sunday evening to qualify for the third round of the tournament. The Asian champions showed excellent consistency throughout today’s match, and overpowered Serbia in a four setter (27-25, 22-25, 25-22 and 25-18) to keep their hopes high for winning a ... Read More »
What happens when you get professional drivers Marc Webber, Jamie Whincup, and Casey Stoner together for a race? Since they’re using an F1 car, a supercar, and a superbike respectively, you’re going to have an amazing show of speed and precision. Read More »
Iranian men’s national volleyball team has been defeated by host Poland in the second round of the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship. On Saturday, the Poles hit the Iranian squad 3-2 in a neck-to-neck Pool E match at Atlas Arena in the central city of Lódz, the third-largest in Poland. The Iranian volleyball team lost the first two sets ... Read More »
Tasnim – Iran’s national volleyball team swept Puerto Rico in straight sets (25-17, 25-22, 25-14) at the 2014 FIVB Men’s World Championship on Sunday. Iran’s Shahram Mahmoudi ranked higher than all scorers with 13 tallies and teammate Mousavi matched his personal best in the competition with 8 blocks in a total of 12 points. “Iranian serve put us in trouble, ... Read More »
Hamed Haddadi has reportedly drawn interest from Real Madrid. He’s hoping that a strong FIBA World Cup will inspire NBA teams to contact his agent as well. “Real Madrid is the biggest club in Europe… But we’ll see what happens in the future,” Haddadi told hoopshype.com. “It’s one of my options, signing with a club in Europe. I’m waiting for ... Read More »
Tasnim – Iran’s Amir Ghafour said the Iranian volleyball team can finish as the first team of Pool D of the 2014 FIVB World Championship. Iran has defeated Italy 3-1 and US 3-2 in its first two matches in the World Championship. “I feel great, US won the World League this year and we expected they would be a tough ... Read More »
The Iranian team beat FIVB World League champion in Pool D of the 2014 FIVB Men’s World Championship at the Krakow Arena in Krakow, Poland. Slobodan Kovac’s men had lost to US 3-0 in July in the 2014 FIVB World League last four. Iran, who opened the campaign with a remarkable 3-1(25-16, 23-25,25-21, 25-22) win over Italy, will face France ... Read More »
Fars News – The Iranian men’s national volleyball team trounced Italy 3-1 in their opening match of the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship on Sunday. The Iranian men’s national volleyball team overpowered Italy 3-1 (25-16, 23-25, 25-21 and 25-22) in Krakow, Poland, this afternoon. The 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship matches are underway in Poland from August 30 ... Read More »
Ezzatollahi was Iran’s captain in the 2013 U-17 World Cup in UAE. He joined Malavan in 2012 and made his debut for the Iranian team at age 15. Ezzatollahi will play for Atletico Madrid B in Spanish third league as well as Atletico Madrid U-19. “I am very happy to be here and I want to be the Atletico Madrid’s ... Read More »