Daily Sports IRIB Varzesh TV | IPNA | IRNA | ISNA | Mehr News | Press TV | Tehran Times | Varzesh3 News Iran late show breaks 10-man Wales as Gareth Bale struggles - ESPN (November 25, 2022) Jahanbakhsh accuses English media of trying to destabilise Iran at World Cup - The Guardian (November 17, 2022) Carlos Queiroz undeterred by Iran loss ahead of FIFA World Cup opener against England - ESPN (November 16, 2022) Iran boss Carlos Queiroz says players 'free to protest' - BBC (November 15, 2022) Iran coach Carlos Queiroz talks World Cup group vs. USMNT and England in Qatar - ESPN (November 12, 2022) A Soccer Team Once United Iran. Now It Reflects Its Divisions. - NY Times (November 8, 2022) Iran wins bronze in Ju-Jitsu World C'ships - Mehr News (November 8, 2022) Iran wins 2022 Intl. Beach Soccer Cup after beating Brazil - Mehr News (November 6, 2022) Iran beat Azerbaijan to win Greco-Roman World Cup - Tehran Times (November 6, 2022) Ukraine soccer body asks FIFA to remove Iran from World Cup - AP (October 31, 2022) Iran to unveil 2022 World Cup kit on Nov. 6 - Mehr News (October 31, 2022) Iran preps for World Cup with unrest at home - AP (October 24, 2022) Iran, Senegal share spoils in friendly - Tehran Times (September 27, 2022) Iran secure upset victory over Uruguay in friendly - CBS (September 23, 2022) Rahman Amouzad wins gold medal in 2022 Wrestling C'ship - Mehr News (September 18, 2022) Iran's Ghasempour wins gold at 2022 World Wrestling Champions - Mehr News (September 18, 2022) 2022 World Wrestling Championships: Emami bags bronze - Tehran Times (September 18, 2022) Iran wins two silver at 2022 World Wrestling Championships - Mehr News (September 16, 2022) Iran's Mirzazadeh seizes silver at 2022 World Wrestling Championships - Tehran Times (September 14, 2022) Iran's Saravi wins bronze in World Wrestling Championships - Mehr News (September 13, 2022) Iran's Geraei wins silver in World Wrestling Championships - Mehr News (September 12, 2022) Carlos Queiroz names Iran team for two friendlies - Tehran Times (September 11, 2022) Iran football training camp to begin on September 14 - Mehr News (September 10, 2022) Carlos Queiroz named Iran football coach - Tehran Times (September 7, 2022) Reports: Queiroz could be back for Iran before World Cup - AP (September 6, 2022) Iran puts FIFA World Cup trophy on display for 1st time - AP (September 1, 2022) Iran: Women attend first league match for 40 years - BBC (August 26, 2022) World Cup Trophy to arrive in Tehran on Sept. 1 - Tehran Times (July 28, 2022) Iran reinstates national soccer team coach fire - AP (July 17, 2022) Dragan Skocic sacked as Iran coach - Tehran Times (July 11, 2022) Wimbledon 2022: Bahrami gives a super show to the crowd - Tennis World (July 10, 2022) Washington refuses to issue visa to Iran's karate team - Mehr News (July 6, 2022) Iran to play Uruguay in Vienna: report - Tehran Times (July 1, 2022) Iran, Algeria sign contract to hold friendly in Qatar - Mehr News (June 6, 2022) World Cup Group B: Wales join Iran, England, the U.S. - Tehran Times (June 5, 2022) World Cup 2022 draw: England grouped with USA, Iran and Wales - Sky News (June 5, 2022) Iran says Canada's football friendly cancellation political - AFP (May 27, 2022) Canada Soccer cancels controversial exhibition game against Iran - CBC (May 26, 2022) CBSA will decide whether Iran soccer team can enter Canada, says Justin Trudeau - GM (May 24, 2022) Iran to play Canada in friendly on June 5 - Tehran Times (May 12, 2022) Iran likely to play Albania in pre-World Cup friendly - Mehr News (May 10, 2022) South Korea, Japan to take on Brazil; Iran slow off the mark - AP (May 5, 2022) Iran weighing up friendly with Canada - Tehran Times (May 3, 2022) Iran interested in playing friendly with Senegal - Tehran Times (April 17, 2022) Bijan Moghanloo Named Iran Taekwondo Head Coach - Tasnim News (April 12, 2022) Iran football federation denies it offered bid to Queiroz - Mehr News (April 11, 2022) Veselin Vujovic named Iran handball coach - Tehran Times (April 11, 2022) Iran to assist Qatar for World Cup 2022 - CGTN (April 10, 2022) Politically charged US-Iran in first Middle East World Cup - AP (April 1, 2022) Report: Iran blocked women from attending soccer match - AP (March 29, 2022) Iran end 2022 World Cup qualifier on high - Tehran Times (March 29, 2022) Iran lose to South Korea in 2022 World Cup qualifier - Tehran Times (March 24, 2022) Dual meet between Iran, U.S. wrestling teams called off - Tehran Times (February 3, 2022) USA Wrestling: Iran Cancels, Men's Freestyle Event Still On - FloWrestling (February 3, 2022) 10-man Iran victorious over UAE: 2022 WCQ - Tehran Times (February 1, 2022) Iran beat Iraq to qualify for 2022 FIFA World Cup - Tehran Times (January 27, 2022) | Video Women allowed to watch Iran-Iraq match in Tehran stadium - AFP (January 27, 2022) Persepolis, Esteghlal, Gol Gohar ineligible to participate at 2022 ACL - Tehran Times (January 7, 2022) Motamedi wins gold in World Weightlifting C'ships - Tehran Times (December 15, 2021 Iran's Javadi wins silver at 2021 World Weightlifting C'ships - Tehran Times (December 12, 2021 Iran's powerlifter Jafari takes silver at Tbilisi 2021 - Tehran Times (December 2, 2021 Iranian women win three medals at World Taekwondo Women's Open - Tehran Times (November 27, 2021 Iran appeals ban from judo for avoiding Israeli - AP (November 23, 2021 Iran ease past Syria in 2022 World Cup qualifier - Tehran Times (November 16, 2021 Iran earn dramatic win over Lebanon in 2022 World Cup qualifier - Tehran Times (November 11, 2021 Iran runners-up at Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup - Tehran Times (November 6, 2021 Shahbakhsh becomes first Iranian boxer to win a world medal - Tehran Times (November 6, 2021 Taremi left out of Iran squad for 2022 World Cup qualifiers - Tehran Times (November 6, 2021 Iran Greco-Roman runners-up at U23 Worlds - Tehran Times (November 4, 2021 Iran win five medals on first day of U23 Wrestling World Championships finals - Tehran Times (November 3, 2021 Bout at the Ballpark Wrestling Doubleheader with Oklahoma State vs. Iowa and the USA vs. Iran - Teamusa (October 12, 2021) Iran share spoils with S. Korea in World Cup qualifier - Tehran Times (October 12, 2021) Greco-Roman wrestler Mohammadreza Geraei grabs Iran's fourth gold at worlds - Tehran Times (October 10, 2021) Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Dalkhani wins gold at world championships - Tehran Times (October 10, 2021) Iran's Yousefi seizes gold at World Greco-Roman Wrestling - Tehran Times (October 9, 2021) Saravi wins Iran's first gold at World Greco-Roman Wrestling - Tehran Times (October 9, 2021) Iran victorious over UAE in 2022 World Cup qualifier - Tehran Times (October 7, 2021) Ghasempour wins Iran's third gold at World Wrestling Championships - Tehran Times (October 4, 2021) Amirmohammad Yazdani seizes silver at 2021 World Wrestling - Tehran Times (October 4, 2021) Iran's Nokhodi wins silver at 2021 World Wrestling Championships - Tehran Times (October 4, 2021) Iran's Sarlak takes silver at 2021 World Wrestling Championships - Tehran Times (October 4, 2021) Hassan Yazdani finally overcomes David Taylor - Tehran Times (October 3, 2021) Iran's Zare claims gold at 2021 World Wrestling Championships - Tehran Times (October 3, 2021) Skocic names Iran squad for UAE, South Korea ties - Tehran Times (October 1, 2021) Iran bid farewell to 2021 Futsal World Cup - Tehran Times (September 27, 2021) Iran beat Uzbekistan to advance to 2021 Futsal World Cup quarters - Tehran Times (September 24, 2021) Iranian woman Rekabi wins first ever medal at IFSC World Championships - Tehran Times (September 22, 2021) Iran lose to Argentina in FIFA Futsal World Cup - Tehran Times (September 20, 2021) Iran down Japan to win Asian Volleyball Championship - Tehran Times (September 19, 2021) Iran victorious over the U.S. in Futsal World Cup - Tehran Times (September 17, 2021) Iran defeats S Korea 3-0 in Asian volleyball c'ship - Mehr News (September 16, 2021) Iran futsal defeat Serbia 3-2 in world cup - Mehr News (September 15, 2021) Iran ease past Iraq in 2022 World Cup qualifier - Tehran Times (September 7, 2021) Iran edge Syria: Asian Qualifiers - Mehr News (September 2, 2021) Iran Greco-Roman Wrestling claims runner-up at Junior World - Mehr News (August 22, 2021) Iran freestyle wrestlers win 2 gold, 1 bronze - Mehr News (August 18, 2021) Iran wraps up Tokyo 2020 with seven medals- Tehran Times (August 7, 2021) Karateka Ganjzadeh wins 3rd gold for Iran in Olympics - Mehr News (August 7, 2021) Iran's Zare takes bronze medal at Tokyo 2020 - Mehr News (August 6, 2021) Freestyle wrestler Ghiasi loses to Indian rival - Mehr News (August 6, 2021) Hassan Yazdani settles for silver - Mehr News (August 5, 2021) Iranian weightlifter Davoudi wins silver at Olympics - Mehr News (August 4, 2021) Geraei wins Iran's 2nd gold in Tokyo Olympics - Mehr News (August 4, 2021) Hassan Yazdani defeats Russian rival to win ticket to final - Mehr News (August 4, 2021) Saravi wins bronze in Greco-Roman wrestling - Mehr News (August 3, 2021) VIDEO: Iranian wrestler into final of Olympics - Mehr News (August 3, 2021) Iran volleyball narrowly lose to Japan to leave Olympics - Mehr News (August 1, 2021) France moves on, 'sad' Iran heads home in men's basketball - AP (July 31, 2021) Tokyo 2020: Iran volleyball beaten by Italy - Tehran Times (July 30, 2021) Iran crowned Continental Futsal Championship winners - Tehran Times (July 30, 2021) Iran shocked by Canada in straight sets: Tokyo 2020 - Mehr News (July 28, 2021) Iran's fencing team ranks 6th at Tokyo Olympics - Mehr News (July 28, 2021) 'We wish that was real life': USA and Iran unite on Tokyo basketball court - The Guardian (July 28, 2021) Basketball diplomacy: US, Iran meet on court at Tokyo Games - AP (July 28, 2021) From dresses and skorts to hijabs, badminton's women wear what they like - Reuters (July 28, 2021) U.S. men's basketball team bounces back from Olympic-opening loss, defeats Iran 120-66 - ESPN (July 27, 2021) Iran 2nd in mixed gender team taekwondo event in Olympics - Mehr News (July 27, 2021) Iran volleyball ease past Venezuela - Tehran Times (July 26, 2021) Iranian taekwondoka barely misses refugee team's 1st medal - AP (July 25, 2021) Czech Republic tops Iran 84-78 in Olympic basketball opener - AP (July 24, 2021) Iranian refugee beats 2-time Olympic taekwondo gold medalist - AP (July 24, 2021) Iran volleyball win Poland in five-set thriller - Mehr News (July 24, 2021) Foroughi makes history, wins Iran's first gold at Tokyo 2020 - Mehr News (July 24, 2021) The Iranian Athletes Facing Off Under Different Flags at the 2020 Tokyo Games - Time Magazine (July 23, 2021) Iranian women competing in Tokyo Olympics - DW (July 23, 2021) Iran's 'Wind girl' at the Olympics - WION News (July 14, 2021) Mahdavikia named Iran U23 football team coach - Tehran Times (July 11, 2021) Shahrzad Mozafar: Iran's female futsal trailblazer who defied the odds - The Guardian (July 2, 2021) Iran's 2022 World Cup qualifiers fixtures revealed - Tehran Times (July 1, 2021) Woman sprinter Fasihi to represent Iran at Tokyo 2020 - Tehran Times (June 26, 2021) Iran beat Iraq to qualify for 2022 World Cup qualification next stage - Tehran Times (June 15, 2021) World Cup Qualifiers: Iran too strong for Cambodia - Tehran Times (June 11, 2021) Iran overpower the U.S. in 2021 VNL - Tehran Times (June 9, 2021) Iran beats Bahrain 3-0 in 2022 World Cup qualifier - Mehr News (June 7, 2021) Iran defeat Hong Kong in 2022 World Cup qualifier - Tehran Times (June 3, 2021) Iran advance to FIFA Futsal World Cup 2021 - Tehran Times (April 21, 2021) Iran freestyle wrestling team crowned Asian champions - Tehran Times (April 18, 2021) Mehdi Taremi nets extraordinary Champions League goal to become first Iranian scorer in the quarterfinals - CNN (April 14, 2021) Iran defeat Syria in friendly - Tehran Times (March 30, 2021) Iran's only female Olympic medallist to compete under white flag in Tokyo - Reuters (March 2, 2021) Top Sports Court Cancels Iranian Judo Federation Suspension - RFE/RL (March 1, 2021) 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers postponed to June - Mehr News (February 19, 2021) Iranian women's ski coach barred from going to world championships by husband - The Guardian (February 18, 2021) Iranian judoka Saeid Mollaei competes in Israel - BBC (February 18, 2021) Two former Iranian national team footballers die from Covid-19 within a week of each other... - CNN (February 6, 2021) Iran football training camp to start March 17 - Tehran Times (January 13, 2021) USA v Iran: The historic 2000 friendly match planned to bring countries together - BBC (December 15, 2020) Iran defeats Bosnia 2-0 in friendly - Mehr News (November 12, 2020) | Video Skocic invites 23 players for first camp after pandemic - Mehr News (October 4, 2020) Iranian canoeist one step closer to Tokyo Olympics - DW (September 30, 2020) Iran appeals to the CAS to get ban from international judo overturned - DW (September 16, 2020) FIFA orders Iran to pay Marc Wilmots ?6m - Tehran Times (August 17, 2020) Iran confirms friendly match against Uzbekistan - Tehran Times (July 7, 2020) Maryam Shojaei, trailblazer for women in Iran to watch men's soccer, earns Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award - ESPN (June 16, 2020) FIFA Threatens Iran With Suspension From World Football - RFE/RL (May 31, 2020) Iran submits bid to host 2027 AFC Asian Cup - Tehran Times (April 28, 2020) Iranian teen shocks chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen to win $14,000 prize - CNN (April 17, 2020) Iran to play Croatia in friendly, coach says - Tehran Times (March 21, 2020) Ex-Iran football coach Iraj Ghelichkhani dies - Tehran Times (March 19, 2020) Only Olympics gold satisfies Iran Karate star Sara Bahmanyar - Mehr News (March 18, 2020) Bagheri officially appointed Iran assistant coach - Tehran Times (March 5, 2020) Dragan Skocic appointed Iran coach - Tehran Times (February 6, 2020) Iran says it's banned from hosting international football matches - DW (January 17, 2020) Iran knocked out of AFC U23 Championship - Tehran Times (January 15, 2020) Iran's only female Olympic medallist says she has quit country - The Guardian (January 12, 2020) Iran volleyball qualify for Tokyo 2020 - Tehran Times (January 12, 2020) Korea defeat Iran at AFC U23 Championship - Tehran Times (January 12, 2020) Iran held by Uzbekistan at AFC U23 C'ship - Tehran Times (January 9, 2020) Iran football federation cancels contract with Marc Wilmots: report - Tehran Times (December 4, 2019) Lackluster Iran suffer late loss against Iraq - Tehran Times (November 14, 2019) World Judo Federation Bans Iran Over Refusal To Face Israel - RFE/RL (October 22, 2019) Iran lose to Bahrain in World Cup qualifier - Tehran Times (October 15, 2019) Thousands of Iranian women watch football match for first time - The Guardian (October 10, 2019) Iran too strong for Cambodia at World Cup qualifier - Tehran Times (October 10, 2019) Women to attend Iran's World Cup qualifier after assurances given to FIFA - ESPN (October 4, 2019) FIFA tells Iran: Women have to be allowed into soccer stadiums - CNN (September 19, 2019) Iran banned after ordering Saeid Mollaei to withdraw from World Judo Championships - BBC (September 18, 2019) Iran beat Hong Kong in World Cup qualifier - Tehran Times (September 10, 2019) Iran basketball book 2020 Olympics place - Tehran Times (September 08, 2019) Iran To Let Women Attend Men's World Cup Qualifier In October - RFE/RL (August 25, 2019) Maryam Shojaei helps Iran's female football fans carry fight for admission - The Guardian (August 13, 2019) Iran Poised To Lift Ban On Women At Men's Soccer Games - RFE/RL (August 9, 2019) Maryam Irandoost: Fighting for women's football in Iran - DW (August 2, 2019) Iran claim title of 2019 FIVB U21 World Championship - Tehran Times (July 27, 2019) Iran aim to be group winners at FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Marc Wilmots - Tehran Times (July 20, 2019) Iran fixtures released for Qatar 2022 & China 2023 race - Tehran Times (July 18, 2019) VIDEO: Iran vs Brazil highlights at 2019 VNL Final Six - Mehr News (July 13, 2019) Igor Kolakovic satisfied with Iran's performance against Brazil - Tehran Times (July 13, 2019) VNL Final Round: Plucky Iran fail to qualify for semis - Tehran Times (July 13, 2019) VIDEO: Iran 1-3 Poland highlights at VNL 2019 - Mehr News (July 12, 2019) Iranian Volleyball Team Held For Hours At O'Hare - CBS (July 8, 2019) South Korea, Iran share the spoils in friendly - Tehran Times (June 11, 2019) Marc Wilmots names Iran squad for Syria, S. Korea friendlies - Tehran Times (May 30, 2019) Hashemian named Team Melli's assistant - Mehr News (May 29, 2019) Marc Wilmots named Iran football coach - Tehran Times (May 15, 2019) Marc Wilmots to finalize deal with Iran on Wednesday: official - Tehran Times (May 14, 2019) Sadaf Khadem: Iranian female boxer halts return over arrest fears - BBC (April 17, 2019) Undercover: female football fans in Iran - The Guardian (April 15, 2019) Sadaf Khadem: Iran's first official female boxer - AFP Video (April 12, 2019) Boxing: Khadem to break a barrier for Iranian women - Reuters (April 12, 2019) Iran's women weightlifters to participate at Asian championships - Tehran Times (March 20, 2019) Iran to drop tattooed players from Team Melli - Tehran Times (March 18, 2019) Iran runner-up at Freestyle World Cup - Mehr News (March 17, 2019) Iran punch ticket to 2019 FIBA World Cup with rout of Australia - Tehran Times (February 24, 2019) Female German referee causes Bundesliga broadcast to be canceled in Iran - DW (February 17, 2019) Iranian-American basketballer Michael Rostampour invited to Team Melli - Tehran Times (February 6, 2019) Iran eliminated from AFC Asian CUP after losing to Japan 0-3 in semifinals - Mehr News (January 28, 2019) Iran advances to AFC Asian Cup semifinals after thrashing China 3-0 - Mehr News (January 24, 2019) Iran beats Oman 2-0 in knockout stage of AFC Asian Cup 2019 - Mehr News (January 20, 2019) Iran draws 0-0 vs Iraq, remains atop Group D of AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 - Mehr News (January 16, 2019) Iran coach Carlos Queiroz in talks over Colombia job - Sky Sports (January 15, 2019) Team Melli wins Vietnam, secures berth to next round - Mehr News (January 12, 2019) Iran begins AFC Asian Cup commandingly, trounces Yemen 5-0 - Mehr News (January 7, 2019) Asian Cup: Expectations high for Iran but not all is rosy - DW (January 5, 2019) Guinea's ex-Milan player Kevin Constant to play in Iran - BBC (January 5, 2019) Iran's national stadium to host women's soccer team - AFP (December 30, 2018) Football: Iran hampered by usual issues ahead of bid to end drought - Channel News Asia (December 29, 2018) Iran announce final squad for AFC Asian Cup - Tehran Times (December 26, 2018) Iran, Croatia boost cooperation - Tehran Times (December 16, 2018) Iran legend Iraj Danaeifard laid to rest - Tehran Times (December 14, 2018) Australia secure spot at Basketball World Cup with win over Iran - The Guardian (November 30, 2018) Iran held to 1-1 draw in friendly match against Venezuela - Press TV (November 20, 2018) Carlos Queiroz names 24-man squad for Venezuela friendly - Tehran Times (November 11, 2018) Persepolis runners up at AFC Champions League - Tehran Times (November 10, 2018) Iran women attend Asian Champions League football final - BBC (November 10, 2018) Nottingham Forest: Iran international Karim Ansarifard close to completing Reds deal - BBC (November 1, 2018) The coach transforming IR Iran's women's game - FIFA (October 30, 2018) Persepolis advance to first ever AFC Champions League final - Tehran Times (October 23, 2018) Iran's Karimi seizes bronze at Wrestling World C'ships - Tehran Times (October 23, 2018) Iran finishes freestyle without finalist - Mehr News (October 23, 2018) Iran women attend international football match - France24 (October 16, 2018) Gelareh Nazemi, Iran's refereeing pioneer - FIFA (October 16, 2018) Iran edge past Uzbekistan in friendly - Tehran Times (September 11, 2018) | Video Reading FC: Saeid Ezatolahi is set for a stint with the Iran national team before joining up with his Royals teammates - Reading Chronicle - RC (September 4, 2018) This American woman swapped Tulsa for Tehran - USA Today (August 29, 2018) Iran's Sohrab Moradi breaks weightlifting's longest standing world record - BBC (August 25, 2018) Iranian Men, Women Win Gold In Kabaddi At Asian Games - ESPN (August 24, 2018) Asian Games 2018 - Iran stun India in kabaddi semi-final - ESPN (August 23, 2018) Brighton sign Alireza Jahanbakhsh for club record fee - BBC (July 25, 2018) Meanwhile in ... Iran, women's soccer is making progress moving toward the 2022 Olympics in Beijing - CS Monitor (July 19, 2018) Sardar Azmoun retires from playing for Iran at 23 - BBC (June 28, 2018) Portugal Fights Off Iran to Advance in World Cup - NY Times (June 25, 2018) | Video Iran women fans resist harassment to attend team's game with Spain - The Guardian (June 25, 2018) Iran beats Germany in 2018 FIVB Volleyball Nations League, gains 3rd consecutive win - Press TV (June 25, 2018) Iranian volleyballers defeat South Korea 3-1 in 2018 FIVB Volleyball Nations League - Press TV (June 23, 2018) Iran's female football supporters make history at World Cup stadium screening - The Guardian (June 21, 2018) Iranian women at World Cup stadium to watch men's football - BBC (June 21, 2018) Iranian women watch World Cup in stadium after 37-year ban - SBS (June 21, 2018) Diego Costa gets luck of the bounce as Spain deny stubborn Iran - The Guardian (June 20, 2018) In Iran, football, religion and politics often overlap - DW (June 19, 2018) Iran, Saudi women enjoy World Cup freedom - SBS (June 19, 2018) Iranian volleyballers storm past Poland in 2018 FIVB Volleyball Nations League - Press TV (June 16, 2018) Iran beat Morocco to win first World Cup finals in 20 years - BBC (June 15, 2018) | Video Iranian Soccer Coach Says Team More United Because Of Nike Sanctions Move - RFE/RL (June 14, 2018) Nike will not outfit Iranian World Cup team due to sanctions - WP (June 9, 2018) Katayoun Khosrowyar leading a women's football revolution in Iran - Sky Sports (June 6, 2018) World Cup 2018: Iran head coach Carlos Queiroz names final squad - BBC (June 4, 2018) Iran World Cup 2018 team guide: tactics, key players and expert predictions - The Guardian (June 1, 2018) 'Futsal' and the Politics of Women's Sports in Iran - Atlantic Council (May 31, 2018) Iran Encounters Rough World Cup Task After Coasting Through Qualifying - SI (May 31, 2018) Turkey beat Iran in friendly - Tehran Times (May 29, 2018) | Video Iran's Rohani Calls For End To Ban On Women At Sports Events - RFE/RL (May 23, 2018) Iran announce 24-man provisional squad for 2018 World Cup in Russia - ESPN (May 21, 2018) Iran retain AFC Women's Futsal Championship title - Tehran Times (May 12, 2018) Disguised women sneak into Iranian football match - BBC (May 1, 2018) Iran's World Cup hopes rest on AZ Alkmaar's Alireza Jahanbakhsh - ESPN (April 26, 2018) Freestyle Wrestling World Cup Opens In U.S. Without Russia, Iran - RFE/RL (April 7, 2018) Iran football team beats Algeria 2-1 in pre-World Cup friendly - Press TV (March 28, 2018) | Video Tunisia edge past Iran in friendly - Tehran Times (March 21, 2018) | Video How Carlos Queiroz turned Iran into Asia's best World Cup hope - The Guardian (March 21, 2018) Child's tears spark weightlifting protest that raises bar for Iran's sportswomen - The Guardian (March 17, 2018) Iran detains 35 women for going to football match - BBC (March 1, 2018) Iran wrestling officials resign over Israel competition ban - BBC (February 28, 2018) Queiroz: IR Iran have lots of Ronaldos - FIFA (February 27, 2018) Iranian wrestler Karimachiani banned for throwing match - BBC (February 17, 2018) Iran Easily Secures 12th AFC Futsal Championship Title - Financial Tribune (February 12, 2018) | Video Winter Olympics 2018: Samsung giveaway phone snub sparks Iran fury - BBC (February 9, 2018) Iran's female skier blazes a trail to Pyeongchang - Al Jazeera (February 8, 2018) Sporting Field Expands for Women - Financial Tribune (February 7, 2018) Iranian woman skydiver looks to break down stereotypes - News International (January 23, 2018) Qatar may ask Iran for help in hosting the World Cup - The Economist (January 16, 2018) Iran replaces Turkey to complete field for the 2018 Freestyle World Cup in Iowa City - PR (January 4, 2018) Iran Wins Title at US World Weightlifting Championships - Financial Tribune (December 7, 2017) Ali Hashemi wins another gold for Iran - Tehran Times (December 5, 2017) 2018 World Cup: Morocco and Iran Group B game will be their 'final' - BBC (December 4, 2017) Iranian Weightlifter Wins World Title, Breaks Records - RFE/RL (December 4, 2017) Iranian Broadcast Censors World Cup Program Over Host's Clothing - RFE/RL (December 2, 2017) Balanced groups drawn for Russia 2018 - FIFA (December 1, 2017) Men of Steel in US for Weightlifting Championship - Financial Tribune (November 29, 2017) Outrage as Iranian wrestler 'forced' to lose match - BBC (November 27, 2017) Iran football fans' advice for presenter's dress - BBC (November 24, 2017) Iran edge past Venezuela in friendly - Tehran Times (November 13, 2017) | Video Iran upends Panama in World Cup preparation match - Chicago Tribune (November 9, 2017) Video Elaborate Spain make it look easy against Iran - ESPN (October 22, 2017) | Video Iran hold on for fighting win against Mexico - ESPN (October 17, 2017) | Video U-17 World Cup: Iran rout Costa Rica - Tehran Times (October 13, 2017) | Video World Cup hosts Russia held by Iran in friendly - Tehran Times (October 10, 2017) | Video Iran progress to U-17 World Cup Round of 16 - Tehran Times (October 10, 2017) | Video U-17 WC: Iran cruise to win against Guinea in Group C - ESPN (October 7, 2017) | Video Iran defeats Togo 2-0 in FIFA World Cup warm-up match - Press TV (October 6, 2017) Former Thailand boss Winfried Schafer takes over at Esteghlal FC in Iran - ESPN (October 3, 2017) 2018 World Cup qualifying: Iran 2-2 Syria - BBC (September 5, 2017) | Video Iranian women refused entry to match despite holding tickets - BBC (September 5, 2017) Iran football ticket 'glitch' gave female fans hope - BBC (September 4, 2017) South Korea 0 Iran 0: Hosts miss chance to qualify for Russia against 10 men - Goal (August 31, 2017) | Video Former Manchester United assistant Carlos Queiroz works wonders in Iran - ESPN (August 28, 2017) Iran omit Masoud Shojaei from World Cup squad after game vs. Israeli side - ESPN (August 27, 2017) Hassan Yazdani wins historic gold at World Wrestling Championships - Mehr News (August 26, 2017) Iran basketball team vice champion in 2017 FIBA Asia Cup - Press TV (August 21, 2017) Iran Bans Two Soccer Stars for Playing Against Israelis - NY Times (August 10, 2017) Iranian soccer officials threaten to ban two stars for playing against Israeli team - WP (August 5, 2017) Iran footballers break Israel sporting 'taboo' - BBC (August 4, 2017) Iran announce Azmoun to Lazio - Football Italia (July 25, 2017) The forgotten football fans fighting stadium bans - SBS (July 10, 2017) Iranian Soccer Stars Call For End To Ban On Women Spectators - RFE/RL (July 10, 2017) Russia set to hold football friendly with Iran this fall - deputy premier - TASS (July 7, 2017) Iran ranks 3rd in 2017 World Taekwondo Champs. - Mehr News (July 1, 2017) Iran secure ticket to Russia next summer - FIFA (June 12, 2017) | Video Iran seek qualification as Japan aim to move clear - FIFA (June 11, 2017) Iranian footballers beat Montenegro 2-1 in exhibition game - Press TV (June 5, 2017) Iran win AFC U-20 Futsal Championship title - Tehran Times (May 26, 2017) | Video Zambia U20 seal fightback win over Iran - ESPN (May 24, 2017) Norafkan, Iran's late, great arrival - FIFA (May 18, 2017) Iran finish third to make Asian history - FIFA (May 7, 2017) Iran loses shoot-out to Tahiti to miss finals - Mehr (May 7, 2017) Iran join seasoned trio in semis - FIFA (May 5, 2017) Iranian soccer star banned for not wearing hijab in exhibition game - RT (April 27, 2017) Women defy Tehran's last minute marathon ban - CNN (April 10, 2017) American runners reportedly denied visas ahead of Iran's first marathon - WP (April 7, 2017) Iran, Japan and South Korea victorious in AFC World Cup qualifiers - ESPN (March 28, 2017) | Video AFC World Cup Qualifiers: Qatar 0-1 Iran - Team Melli edge out Maroons to consolidate lead atop Group A - Goal (March 23, 2017) | Video Socceroos' Tehran return revives memories of Iran heartbreak - SBS (March 22, 2017) Dream Big: Meet the First Female Biker in the History of Iran's Motor Sports - Sputnik News (March 21, 2017) Iran's wrestling team stands 3rd at Greco-Roman World Cup - Mehr News (March 17, 2017) Russians defeat Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers - Mehr News (March 17, 2017) International Women's Day: Iran's first female triathlete - BBC (March 7, 2017) Iran ban on chess players revisited - ChessBase (March 7, 2017) A new World Cup chapter for Iran's Jahanbakhsh - FIFA (February 28, 2017) Iran bans teenage chessplayers for "harming national interests" - ChessBase (February 21, 2017) Yorke 'denied' entry to USA due to Iran visit - SBS (February 18, 2017) Iran: Women Allowed to Attend Kish Island Open - HRW (February 17, 2017) U.S. comeback isn't enough to shake off Iran at freestyle wrestling World Cup - WP (February 17, 2017) Iran Beats USA to Capture Sixth Straight Freestyle World Cup Title - UWW (February 17, 2017) American wrestlers in Iran welcomed with roses and selfies - WP (February 16, 2017) Amidst US-Iran tensions, wrestlers emerge as sports diplomats - CNN (February 16, 2017) Women in Iran dress as men in bid to watch soccer game - USA Today (February 16, 2017) Reza Ghoochannejhad leads the way for Iranian strikers in Europe - ESPN (February 14, 2017) Wrestling Diplomacy at Work Again; U.S Team Arrives in Iran for Freestyle World Cup - UWW (February 13, 2017) US wrestlers can compete in World Cup after host Iran relents - WP (February 5, 2017) Iranian wrestling official urges visa issuance for U.S. wrestlers - Xinhua (February 5, 2017) Behnaz Shafiei: Iran's trailblazing female biker makes history with women's race - BBC (February 3, 2017) Iran to Bar American Wrestling Team From World Cup - NY Times (February 3, 2017) USA Wrestling plans to send team to Freestyle World Cup in Kermanshah, Iran, Feb. 16-17 - Team USA (January 30, 2017) U.S. basketball players 'stranded' in Dubai, unable to return to team in Iran - WP (January 29, 2017) Iranian women push boundaries through sport - France24 Video (January 24, 2017) Iranian duo make history in women's volleyball by moving to Bulgaria - Reuters (January 18, 2017) Q&A: Iranian chess player Sara Khadem - Al Jazeera (January 17, 2017) Cyclist Clears 1,000 Kilometers in 48 Hours to Save Trees - Sputnik News (January 6, 2017) Iran Holds National Pahlavani Wrestling Championship - United Wrestling (January 3, 2017) Iran propose three nation "solidarity" wrestling tournaments to UWW including major World powers - USA Wrestling (December 19, 2016) Iran's Bimeh Razi vice champion at World Wrestling Clubs Cup 2016 - Press TV (December 3, 2016) Iranian futsal player Hassanzadeh picked AFC Player of Year - Press TV (December 3, 2016) Iran chess master Khademalsharieh sustains 1st loss in FIDE Grand Prix - Press TV (November 30, 2016) Iranian girls win world junior taekwondo championship - Mehr News (November 21, 2016) Iran's taekwondo squad earns 5 medals - Mehr News (November 19, 2016) Stars of Tomorrow: Iran's Mobina Nejad Katesari - World Taekwondo Federation (November 17, 2016) Iran, Syria play out goalless draw in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match - Press TV (November 15, 2016) | Video Liverpool lining up move for Rostov forward Sardar Azmoun - The Guardian (November 8, 2016) Iran runner-up at Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Dubai 2016 - Press TV (November 5, 2016) Queiroz's Iran close in on history - FIFA (November 3, 2016) Iran: Fifa fines country's football federation over chants - BBC (November 3, 2016) Iran thrashes Egypt 4-1 at Beach Soccer Cup - Mehr News (November 3, 2016) Iran thrashes US in Beach Soccer Cup - Mehr News (November 2, 2016) Iran's Male Team Kumite earns World C'ships title - Mehr News (October 31, 2016) Iranian wrestlers win trophies at WUWC - Mehr News (October 31, 2016) Mehdizadeh brings home 2nd gold medal - Mehr News (October 30, 2016) Iran's U-19 footballers beat Uzbekistan to get ticket for 2017 world cup - Press TV (October 24, 2016) | Video Iran finishes vice champion in 2016 Kabaddi World Cup - Press TV (October 23, 2016) Who benefits from a chess championship boycott? Not Iranian women - The Guardian (October 13, 2016) Iran Wins a Big Game, but Cheering Is Out of Bounds - NY Times (October 11, 2016) Iran beat South Korea as game is played on a holy day in Tehran - BBC (October 11, 2016) | Video AFC World Cup qualifier: Iran beat Uzbekistan 1-0 - Press TV (October 6, 2016) | Video Iranian clerics demand national football team forfeit World Cup qualifier in case they celebrate goals during religious festival - The Independent (October 6, 2016) Iran finish third after penalty shootout win - FIFA (October 1, 2016) Iranian snooker players shine in Asian Billiard Sports Championship - Press TV (October 1, 2016) Russia outlast Iran to make final - FIFA (September 28, 2016) Russia and Iran reach semis on day of revenge and drama - FIFA (September 25, 2016) Iran beats Paraguay 4-3 to reach Futsal World Cup semis - Press TV (September 24, 2016) Iran Wrestling Federation ink cooperation agreement with PWF - Xinhua (September 24, 2016) Iran stun Brazil on penalties - FIFA (September 22, 2016) Iran draws 3-3 with Azerbaijan in 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup - Press TV (September 19, 2016) Iran basketball team aces 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge - Press TV (September 19, 2016) Iran team dedicate sitting volleyball gold to Bahman Golbarnezhad - Press Association (September 18, 2016) Iran sitting volleyball crowned in Paralympics - Press TV (September 18, 2016) Iran's Alipour collects silver in IFSC World Championships Paris 2016 - Press TV (September 18, 2016) President Rouhani voices condolences over Paralympic cyclist's demise - Press TV (September 18, 2016) Amiri wins silver in Shot Put F55 in Rio - Mehr News (September 17, 2016) Rio Paralympics 2016: Iranian Para-cyclist dies following crash - BBC (September 17, 2016) Iran's sitting volleyball team cruises into Rio 2016 Paralympics final - Press TV (September 17, 2016) Iran's 7-a-side outfit lands second in Rio - Mehr News (September 17, 2016) Nemati earns Iran's 7th gold medal at Rio 2016 Paralympics - Press TV (September 16, 2016) This 8-foot-1 Iranian is a Paralympic superstar for what he can do while sitting - WP (September 15, 2016) Saeid Mohammadpour awarded the gold medal in London - BBC Persian (September 15, 2016) Weightlifter set for 2012 Olympic bronze despite finishing ninth - BBC (September 15, 2016) Iran's Javanmardi wins 2nd shooting gold medal in Rio Paralympics - Press TV (September 15, 2016) Iranian powerlifter breaks world record thrice, wins Rio Paralympics gold - Press TV (September 14, 2016) Iran loses to Spain in opening match - Mehr News (September 13, 2016) Iranian athletes collect four more medals in Rio 2016 Paralympics - Press TV (September 13, 2016) Iranian Women Stoke Surfing Revolution - NBC (September 12, 2016) Iranian Paralympic archers win silver medals in Rio - Press TV (September 12, 2016) Iran's Ghaleh Nasseri collects silver in Rio 2016 Paralympics - Press TV(September 11, 2016) Iranian female sports shooter stands out in 2016 Rio Paralympics - Press TV (September 9, 2016) Pakbaz earns Iran's first medal at Rio Paralympics - Mehr News (September 8, 2016) Iran, China play out goalless draw in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier - Press TV (September 6, 2016) | Video Iran beat Qatar 2-0 in 2018 World Cup qualifier - Press TV (September 1, 2016) | Video Iran's Olympic squad finishes 25th with 8 medals - Mehr News (August 21, 2016) Iran's freestyle wrestler Nasiri eliminated from Rio 2016 Olympics - Press TV (August 21, 2016) Iran wins silver in Rio freestyle wrestling - Press TV (August 20, 2016) Ghasemi brilliantly in freestyle wrestling final - Mehr News (August 20, 2016) Iranian taekwondoka bitterly misses Olympic medals - Mehr News (August 20, 2016) Freestyle wrestling: Karimi fails to reach to semifinals - Mehr News (August 20, 2016) Iran's Hassan Yazdani wins -74kg gold after stunning fightback - BBC (August 19, 2016) Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin wins landmark bronze for Iran - BBC (August 19, 2016) Iran's Faghani to ref final football of Rio Olympic - Mehr News (August 19, 2016) Olympics: Utahn Khosrow Semnani treks to Rio to watch the sport he tried to help save - Salt Lake Tribune (August 18, 2016) Iran's volleyball team bid farewell to Rio 2016 - Mehr News (August 18, 2016) Taekwondo gold hopeful eliminated in surprise - Mehr News (August 17, 2016) International Weightlifting Federation website hacked after Iranian's controversial Olympic exit - Japan Times (August 17, 2016) Security called after Behdad Salimikordasiabi weightlifting loss - BBC (August 17, 2016) Jury panel lets Iran's Salimi down in Men's 105+kg - Mehr News (August 17, 2016) Iran's Qasem Rezaei wins bronze in Rio 2016 wrestling - Press TV (August 16, 2016) Iranian weightlifter lands 6th in Olympics - Mehr News (August 16, 2016) Rezaei in 2nd chance, Nowrouzi eliminated - Mehr News (August 16, 2016) Iran Greco-Roman wrestler bids farewell to Rio Olympics - Press TV (August 16, 2016) Rio Volleyball: Russia beats Iran 3-0 in pool B - Press TV (August 15, 2016) Babajanzadeh wins 130kg first round match - Mehr News (August 15, 2016) Iran's Akhlaghi out of Rio Olympics wrestling bouts - Press TV (August 15, 2016) Iranian sprinter Taftian crashes out of 2016 Rio Olympics - Press TV (August 15, 2016) Iran's Saeid Abdevali wins bronze in men's Greco-Roman wrestling - Press TV (August 14, 2016) Iran Olympic protest: Woman asked to take down sign - BBC (August 14, 2016) Weightlifter wins second gold medal for Iran at Rio 2016 - Press TV (August 13, 2016) Iranian athletes fail to clinch medals at Rio 2016 Olympics - Press TV (August 13, 2016) Winning Egypt advances Iran to quarterfinals - Mehr News (August 13, 2016) Rostami wins Iran's 1st Rio medal with weightlifting gold - Press TV (August 12, 2016) Former Iranian World Champ Helps Coach US Weightlifters at Olympics - VOA (August 12, 2016) Abedini just short of bronze medal - Mehr News (August 11, 2016) Khedmati advances to final in 50m rifle 3 positions - Mehr News (August 11, 2016) Lozano's men rejoice first win vs. Cuba - Mehr News (August 11, 2016) Iranian swimmer Nasimi Shad fails to move into Rio quarterfinal - Press TV (August 10, 2016) Poland volleyball reportedly facing fine after skirmish with Iran - NBC (August 11, 2016) Iran volleyball team loses to Poland in Rio Olympics - Press TV (August 10, 2016) Crazy end to Iran-Poland volleyball includes near-brawl - NBC (August 9, 2016) Argentina beats Iran in Rio 2016 Olympics - Mehr News (August 8, 2016) Iranian boxer bitterly loses Olympic bout - Mehr News (August 8, 2016) Iranian female athlete takes on challenges of the field and her culture - WP (August 6, 2016) Rio Olympics Begin With First Female Iranian Flag-Bearer, More Cleared Russians - RFE/RL (August 6, 2016) Utah businessman offers cash donations to U.S., Iran wrestling winners - Salt Lake Tribune (August 3, 2016) Iran tennis team advanced to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II - Mehr News (July 17, 2016) Iran tops Asia in FIFA World Ranking for July - Press TV (July 15, 2016) Lozano announces volleyball national squad members - Mehr News (July 12, 2016) Sport: Pacific Oceania lose Davis Cup opener - Radio New Zealand (July 11, 2016) Iranian basketball players fail to qualify for Rio - Press TV (July 6, 2016) Iranian gymnast Farnia earns Turkish World Challenge bronze - Press TV (July 4, 2016) Iranian women clinch bronze in Asian Kabaddi tournament - Press TV (July 3, 2016) Italy beats Iran with straight sets in FIVB World League - Press TV (July 3, 2016) Iran weightlifters win six medals at 2016 IWF Junior World Championships - Press TV (July 2, 2016) Swedish Woman Runs Solo Across Iran - Seeker (June 29, 2016) Basketball: Tall Blacks lose at the buzzer to Iran - New Zealand Herald (June 27, 2016) Watch Snowmads riding off the beaten path in Iran - Red Bull (June 27, 2016) Serbia beats Iran at 2016 FIVB World League - Press TV (June 26, 2016) Brazil defeats Iran 3-1 at 2016 FIVB World League - Press TV (June 25, 2016) Iran crowned 2016 International Basketball Challenge champion - Press TV (June 20, 2016) Iran Greco-Roman wrestlers claim 4 medals in Poland Open - Press TV (June 20, 2016) Iran's Greco-Roman wrestlers finish as vice champions in Romania event - Press TV (June 19, 2016) Iran volleyballers win hard-fought match against Argentina - Press TV (June 19, 2016) Iran fails to edge past US in FIVB Volleyball World League - Press TV (June 18, 2016) Iran defeats Russia, repeats title win at Wrestling World Cup - Press TV (June 13, 2016) FILA World Cup - LA (June 11-12, 2016) FILA World Cup: Iran vs Russia - LA (June 12, 2016) FILA World Cup: Iran vs USA - LA (June 12, 2016) FILA World Cup: Iran vs Azerbaijan - LA (June 11, 2016) FILA World Cup Press Conference - LA (June 10, 2016) Farhad Khorasani talks about the Iranian-American Wrestling Association - LA (June 10, 2016) Iran's Sardar Azmoun has the potential to become better than Ali Daei - ESPN (June 4, 2016) Iran volleyball team outdoes Poland, earns place at Rio Olympics Games - Press TV (June 4, 2016) Iran volleyball team overwhelms China 3-2 in Rio 2016 qualifier - Press TV (June 2, 2016) Iran volleyballers beat Japan in Rio 2016 qualifier - Press TV (June 1, 2016) Iran weightlifters collect 6 more gold medals in Fajr Cup - Press TV (June 1, 2016) Iran volleyballers beat Japan in Rio 2016 qualifier - Press TV (June 1, 2016) Iran volleyball team loses to France in Rio 2016 qualifier - Press TV (May 31, 2016) Iran wins 5th crown in Greco-Roman wrestling world cup - Press TV (May 20, 2016) Japan's junior soccer team routs Iran 4-1 in China tournament - Press TV (May 15, 2016) Esteghlal Khuzestan stands atop Persian Gulf League podium - Press TV (May 13, 2016) Mehdi Taj named new Iran football federation president - Press TV (May 7, 2016) Watch pro-athletes ski on dirt in Iran - Telegraph (May 5, 2016) WBSC launch project to promote baseball and softball in Iran - Inside the Games (May 2, 2016) Iran Holds Its First Marathon, but Women Are Excluded - Runners World (April 13, 2016) Iran drawn in Group A of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers - Press TV (April 12, 2016) Socceroos dodge Iran in World Cup qualifiers after jump in FIFA rankings - SMH (April 7, 2016) Iran beats Oman 2-0 in Russia 2018 W-Cup Qualifiers - Press TV (March 29, 2016) | Video Asian World Cup Qualifiers: Iran 4-0 India - Goal (March 24, 2016) | Video Ghoochannejhad: I'm not just a football player - FIFA (March 23, 2016) Iran crowned AFC futsal champion - Press TV (February 21, 2016) Steven Beitashour: born in America but proud to play for Iran - The Guardian (February 9, 2016) Iran soccer team slides one place in latest FIFA rankings - Press TV (February 6, 2016) U23 - Iran loses to Japan 3-0, kicked out of race for Rio Olympics (January 22, 2016) U23 - Iran beats China to reach last 8 of the AFC U-23 - Press TV (January 18, 2016) U23 - Qatar defeats Iran in 2016 AFC U-23 Championship - Press TV (January 16, 2016) U23 - Iran wins Syria to take strong first step - Mehr News (January 12, 2016) Former MLS players Brad Friedel, Omid Namazi named US youth team head coaches - MLS Soccer (January 4, 2016) Iranian Soccer Star Wins Right To Leave Country After Husband Said No - HP (November 23, 2015) Iran vanquishes Guam 6-0 in FIFA World Cup qualifier - Press TV (November 17, 2015) Iran defeats Turkmenistan 3-1 in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying - Press TV (November 12, 2015) Iran, Japan play out draw in friendly - Press TV (October 13, 2015) Iran, Oman settle for 1-1 draw in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier - Press TV (October 9, 2015) Eight of Iran's women's football team 'are men' - Telegraph (September 30, 2015) Iran women's football captain to miss tournament after husband 'refuses to let her go' - The Independent (September 16, 2015) Footballer calls for easing of women's travel laws - BBC (September 15, 2015) Iranian football team blanks India in FIFA World Cup qualifier - Press TV (September 8, 2015) Guam loses to Iran 6-0 - Pacific Daily News (September 4, 2015) The Iranian woman who wants to be world motocross champion - BBC Video (August 19, 2015) Iran: Women sweat on the rugby pitch - DW Video (August 11, 2015) Robocup: US beats Iran in android football final (VID - RT (July 26, 2015) Iranian female shooter claims gold in 2015 Universiade - Press TV (July 5, 2015) When Iran and the US met on a wrestling mat - BBC (July 1, 2015) Volleyball ban for female fans reignites debate in Iran - AFP (June 19, 2015) Is Iran easing its ban on female sports spectators? - BBC (June 18, 2015) Curby Cup USA vs. Iran Greco-Roman dual meet cancelled in Chicago, June 27 - USA Wrestling (June 18, 2015) Iran, Turkmenistan tie 1-1 in 2018 World Cup qualifier - Press TV (June 16, 2015) Behnaz Shafiei rides bikes against laws and convention in Iran - BBC (June 11, 2015) Iran allows women to watch volleyball - but not football, swimming or wrestling - AP (June 9, 2015) Iran's Ashourzadeh wins world taekwondo title - Press TV (May 14, 2015) Iran Greco-Roman wrestlers win championship in Asian tourney - Press TV (May 10, 2015) Iran rushes to win 28th Asian free wrestling championship - Press TV (May 7, 2015) Carlos Queiroz staying on as Iran coach three weeks after quitting - Eurosport (April 26, 2015) India Drawn with Iran for 2018 World Cup Qualifiers - NDTV (April 14, 2015) Olympic champs Jordan Burroughs, Jake Varner can't stop Iran from beating U.S. in World Cup freestyle wrestling - OC Register (April 12, 2015) Iran beats US to win 2015 Wrestling World Cup - Press TV (April 12, 2015) Carlos Queiroz says Iran exit due to federation clashes - BBC (April 11, 2015) FILA World Cup - LA (April 11-12, 2015) FILA World Cup: Iran vs USA - LA (April 12, 2015) FILA World Cup: Iran vs Azerbaijan - LA (April 12, 2015) FILA World Cup: Iran vs Turkey - LA (April 11, 2015) FILA World Cup: Belarus vs Iran - LA (April 11, 2015) U.S. faces top international teams in world cup wrestling at Forum - LA Times (April 10, 2015) Iran eases ban on women visiting sport events - DW (April 4, 2015) Sweden 3-1 Iran (Friendly) - Daily Mail (March 31, 2015) Iran book their ticket to Portugal - FIFA (March 28, 2015) Chile 0 Iran 2: Nekounam and Amiri down Copa America hosts - Sportal (March 26, 2015) Iran allows Carlos Queiroz to fly out after tax dispute - The Independent (March 23, 2015) Carlos Queiroz, Iran's football coach, barred from leaving country over tax - Telegraph (March 21, 2015) Carlos Queiroz steps down as Iran coach 'because of pressures' - ESPN (March 20, 2015) AFC rejects Iran's bid to host Asian cup - Press TV (March 9, 2015) Fifa's Sepp Blatter calls on Iran to end stadium ban for women - The Guardian (March 6, 2015) Iran, Chile friendly in Austria confirmed - IRIB (February 15, 2015) Iran wins 5 golds in first day of Takhti Cup - MNA (February 13, 2015) Intl. Takhti Cup kicks off in Kermanshah - MNA (February 12, 2015) Iran's national soccer team moves up in FIFA ranking - Press TV (February 12, 2015) Iraq victory to stand as Iran's 11th-hour protest over ineligible player fails - SMH (January 25, 2015) Iran coach Carlos Queiroz asks if referee sleeps after Asian Cup loss to Iraq - SMH (January 24, 2015) Iraq shock Iran in thriller - FIFA (January 23, 2015) | Video Iranian women stand united in protest and hope at Asian Cup - The Guardian (January 23, 2015) Iran 1 UAE 0: Ghoochannejhad strikes late as Queiroz's men win Group C - Sportal (January 19, 2015) | Video Iran footballers warned for selfies with female fans - SMH (January 19, 2015) Massive Iranian support has made Asian Cup 'like playing in Tehran' says Ashkan Dejagah - SMH (January 16, 2015) Qatar 0 Iran 1: Azmoun stunner sends Queiroz's men through - Sportal (January 15, 2015) | Video Sardar Azmoun strike sends Iran through to Asian Cup quarter-finals with 1-0 win over Qatar - SMH (January 15, 2015) Qatar 0-1 Iran: Azmoun sends Queiroz's men through - Goal (January 15, 2015) Asian Cup: Iran good, but their raucous fans even better - The Age (January 12, 2015) Early goal of the tournament contender helps Iran see off Bahrain at Asian Cup - The Guardian (January 11, 2015) | Video Queiroz: Iran 'victimised' by sanctions - Sportal (January 11, 2015) Asian Cup 2015: Iran start campaign with impressive win over Bahrain at AAMI Park - Herald Sun (January 11, 2015) Asian Cup 2015: Iran return to Melbourne for first time since infamous World Cup qualifier - Herald Sun (January 10, 2015) Ghoochannejhad: There"ll be no excuses - FIFA (January 9, 2005) Queiroz laments Beikzadeh blow - FIFA (January 8, 2005) Asian Cup football tournament gives Australia's Iranian fans a reason to go crazy - SMH (January 4, 2015) Iran overpowers Iraq in AFC Cup warm-up - Press TV (January 4, 2015) Iran FA picks Khakpour as new U-21 head coach - Press TV (December 16, 2014) Iran football squad heads to S. Africa camp before Asian Cup - AFP (December 14, 2014) Iran edges past South Korea in friendly soccer match - Press TV (November 18, 2014) Iran to play Italy in friendly U-17 football match next year - Press TV (October 26, 2014) Volleyball Diplomacy Highlights USA Volleyball Cup - Volleyball Magazine (October 20, 2014) Iran volleyball players win 2014 Asian Games gold - Press TV (October 3, 2014) Iran taekwondo fighter snatches gold in Asiad - Press TV (September 30, 2014) Iran freestyle wrestler wins gold medal in Asiad - Press TV (September 29, 2014) Iran's Yazdani gets gold at 2014 Asian Games - Press TV (September 28, 2014) Iran Greco-Roman wrestlers earn victories in Asia Games - Press TV (September 30, 2014) Iranian v-ballers outplay Hong Kong in straight sets - Press TV (September 26, 2014) Iran volleyball squad hugely betters world rank - Press TV (September 20, 2014) Russia show winning spirit to claim fifth place with 3-0 win over Iran - FIVB (September 20, 2014) France enter the Final Four as leaders of Pool G - FIVB (September 18, 2014) Grozer's masterpiece carries Germany to victory - FIVB (September 17, 2014) Carlos Queiroz Signs Deal with Iran - Fars News (September 16, 2014) Iran wins 2014 Greco-Roman Wrestling World Championships - Press TV (September 14, 2014) Iran volleyballers advance to next round of FIVB Championship - Press TV (September 14, 2014) Iran volleyball team defeated by host Poland - Press TV (September 13, 2014) Ghafour wreak havoc on Argentine defence to command Iranian victory - FIVB (September 11, 2014) Mousavi put a final block on Puerto Rican ambitions - FIVB (September 7, 2014) Another blocking show from Iran to move to next round - FIVB (September 6, 2014) Interview with the coordinator of US-Iran volleyball friendlies - VOA Video (September 2, 2014) Iran defeats USA in FIVB Men's World Championship - Press TV (September 2, 2014) Iran beats Italy in FIVB Men's World Championship - Press TV (August 31, 2014) Asian champions Iran under scrutiny at Spain 2014 - FIBA (August 30, 2014) U.S. volleyball sweeps Iran in Cup - AP (August 17, 2014) Men's Volleyball: Team USA sweeps Iran - Daily Pilot (August 16, 2014) Iran volleyball team beats U.S. in four-match series - Tehran Times (August 15, 2014) U.S. men's volleyball sweeps Iran - ESPN (August 14, 2014) USAV, Iran Sign Historic Agreement - USA Volleyball (August 12, 2014) Volleyball Diplomacy Strengthens U.S.-Iranian Relations - USDOS (August 11, 2014) Iran Vs Us Volleyball at the Galen Center - USC (August 9, 2014) Ashkan Dejagah: Iran winger leaves Fulham for Al-Arabi - BBC (July 29, 2014) Iran v-ballers finish 4th in World League - Press TV (July 20, 2014) Iran basketball team wins FIBA Asia Cup - Press TV (July 19, 2014) Carlos Queiroz agrees new contract to stay at Iran until 2018 - Tehran Times (July 19, 2014) Queiroz Set To Stay In Iran? - Soccer Laduma (July 12, 2014) Iran slump out of World Cup with disappointing defeat to Bosnia - The Guardian (June 25, 2014) Carlos Queiroz, the master of defence, has to press forward with Iran - The Guardian (June 24, 2014) Dejagah: Iran will be going for goals - FIFA (June 24, 2014) Defying ban, Iranian women watch World Cup with men in public - CNN (June 23, 2014) Argentina through after Lionel Messi breaks battling Iran at the last - The Guardian (June 21, 2014) Messi stunner seals late Argentina win - BBC (June 21, 2014) Iran-Argentina referee missed penalty, red card: Queiroz - Press TV (June 21, 2014) World Cup 2014: Carlos Queiroz to leave job as Iran coach - BBC (June 20, 2014) Iran soccer, short on funds and facing long odds, preps for Argentina in World Cup - WP (June 20, 2014) Carlos Queiroz: fans must judge players on reality of Iranian football - The Guardian (June 17, 2014) Iran's president Hassan Rouhani gets into World Cup spirit with Twitter photograph - Telegraph (June 17, 2014) Nigeria and Iran lower World Cup pulse with forgettable goalless draw - The Guardian (June 16, 2014) Carlos Queiroz retaining order amid chaos of Iran's World Cup buildup - The Guardian (June 15, 2014) The American Soccer Coach on Iran's Bench - Time Magazine (June 15, 2014) Iran v-ballers trounce Brazil 3-2 - Press TV (June 14, 2014) Iran's World Cup Zeal Wanes as Match Draws Near - NY Times (June 11, 2014) Iran: World Cup 2014 team guide - The Guardian (June 6, 2014) Queiroz trims Iran squad to 24 - FIFA (June 1, 2014) World Cup 2014: Iran tactics and key questions - the expert's view - The Guardian (June 4, 2014) 5 Iran players to watch at the World Cup - AP (May 31, 2014) Iran Beat the "Great Satan" at the 1998 World Cup. Now It Has an American Player - Slate (May 19, 2014) Iran wrestlers win Greco-Roman world cup - Press TV (May 16, 2014) Iran head coach Carlos Queiroz fumes as infighting leaves his squad woefully underprepared - Telegraph (May 14, 2014) Iran World Cup 2014 squad: Fulham's Ashkan Dejagah is selected - The Guardian (May 13, 2014) Steve Beitashour wants to play for Iran in World Cup - LA Times (May 6, 2014) Iran vs USA Volleyball upcoming matches in the USA - PR (May 2, 2014) From Iran to Brazil via Charlton - Reza Ghoochannejhad takes flight - The Guardian (April 25, 2014) Arsenal reportedly 'open talks' with Rubin Kazan over 'Iranian Lionel Messi' Sardar Azmoun - The Independent (March 28, 2014) World Cup quiet achievers Iran and Nigeria keen to change perceptions - SBS (March 28, 2014) Queiroz: Iran's quality can win Asian cup - FIFA (March 27, 2014) Born in the U.S., Playing for Iran - NY Times (March 22, 2014) Iran's prospects hampered by lack of big-game experience - Telegraph (March 21, 2014) Iran: Freestyle wrestlers in World Cup win - BBC (March 17, 2014) FILA World Cup: Russia vs Iran - LA (March 16, 2014) FILA World Cup: USA vs Iran - LA (March 15, 2014) FILA World Cup - LA (March 15-16, 2014) Wrestling diplomacy: Ukraine vs Russia, U.S. vs Iran - USA Today (March 11, 2014) Iran comes first in Hungary wrestling contests - Press TV (March 3, 2014) Fifa allows wearing of head covers for religious reasons - BBC (March 1, 2014) I'm the biggest name in football... but friends call me 'Gucci', says Charlton's Iranian striker Ghoochannejhad - Daily Mail (February 13, 2014) Iranian women footballers to undergo gender tests - Telegaph (February 7, 2014) World Cup preparation problems frustrate Iran manager Carlos Queiroz - The Guardian (February 6, 2014) Reza Ghoochannejhad signs for Charlton - CAFC (January 30, 2014) The Fastest Woman in Iran - Majalla (January 24, 2014) Iran v-ball team invited to play friendlies in US - Press TV (January 23, 2014) Queiroz: This is our World Cup - FIFA (January 17, 2014) Iran U-22 loses 2nd game, still hopes to advance - Press TV (January 15, 2014) Iran draws with Japan in 2013 AFC U-22 Championship - Press TV (January 13, 2014) Iran drawn with Argentina in 2014 FIFA World Cup - Press TV (December 7, 2013) Final Draw reveals intriguing groups - FIFA (December 6, 2013) Overseas duo boost Iran hopes - FIFA (November 29, 2013) AC Milan legends give Iranian soccer fans a boost - CNN (November 28, 2013) Iran defeats US at FIVB World Grand Champions Cup - Press TV (November 23, 2013) Iran beach footballers defeat Brazil in Dubai cup - Press TV (November 21, 2013) Iran, Qatar book Asian Cup places, China wait - Eurosport (November 20, 2013) Iran routs Thailand 3-0 in AFC Asian Cup qualifier - Press TV (November 16, 2013) Iran's women football fans score small victory - BBC (November 8, 2013) Football can bring world nations closer: Rouhani - Press TV (November 6, 2013) Iran women wushu athletes shine in world contests - Press TV (November 5, 2013) Dan Gaspar: The American behind Iran's World Cup qualification - CNN (October 31, 2013) Nigeria U17 coach hits back at Iran age-cheating claim - BBC (October 30, 2013) Iran: Dispute with Azerbaijan Over Polo - NY Times (October 28, 2013) San Jose Earthquakes' Steven Beitashour explains why he opted for Iran after USMNT cameos - MLS (October 11, 2013) As tensions thaw, has the US challenged Iran to a game of soccer? - NBC (October 9, 2013) Earthquakes Steven Beitashour chooses to represent Iran over United States - SI (October 7, 2013) Iran wins 17th Men's Asian Volleyball Championship - Press TV (October 6, 2013) Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler bags gold, helps team finish 4th - Press TV (September 22, 2013) Iran crowned world freestyle wrestling champion - Press TV (September 20, 2013) Iranian freestyle wrestlers win two gold medals in world championships - Press TV (September 17, 2013) Meet Shirin Gerami, Iran's first female triathlete - The Guardian (September 15, 2013) | Video Iran v-ballers clinch berth in 2014 FIVB World Championship - Press TV (September 14, 2013) Iran allows first female triathlete to compete for country - The Guardian (September 12, 2013) Iran select karate team crowned in Thailand competitions - Press TV (September 11, 2013) Olympics 2020: Wrestling reinstated to Games - BBC (September 8, 2013) Conservatives in ruckus over women's rugby - BBC (August 30, 2013) Iran v-ballers defeat Argentina in U21 World Championship - Press TV (August 24, 2013) Iran soccer squad finishes 2nd in Asian Youth Games - Press TV (August 24, 2013) Sanctions Against Iran Mean a Tennis Referee Can't Work at the Open - NY Times (August 21, 2013) Iran national team wins 2013 FIBA Asia Men's Basketball Championship - Press TV (August 11, 2013) Iran junior wushu artists grab two golds in Asia tournament - Press TV (August 10, 2013) FIBA Asia Championship: Iran, Philippines qualify for 2014 World Cup - SB Nation (August 10, 2013) Iran takes revenge on Jordan in FIBA Asia match - Press TV (August 9, 2013) Iran beats Kazakhstan 85-53 at FIBA Asia Championship - Press TV (August 7, 2013) Ahmadinejad's role in the development of the sports program - BBC Persian (July 28, 2013) Iran men team finish 2nd at 2013 World Taekwondo Championships - Press TV (July 22, 2013) Iran wins 1st gold medal at 2013 World Taekwondo Championships - Press TV (July 18, 2013) Brazil berth propels Iran up Ranking - FIFA (July 11, 2013) Weight of expectation: Kazemi carries Iran into NBA - CNN (July 11, 2013) Iran futsal team beats Japan, wins gold at Asian Indoor Games - Press TV (July 6, 2013) Iranian women's futsal team wins silver at Asian Indoor Games - Press TV (July 6, 2013) Bahrami: Iran's solo tennis representative - Al Jazeera (July 3, 2013) Ghoochannejhad, Iran's new savior - FIFA (July 2, 2013) Sixers Drafted First Iranian Born Player, Arsalan Kazemi, With a Purpose - Liberty Ballers (June 30, 2013) Iran v-ballers beat Italy 3-1 in World League match - Press TV (June 29, 2013) Iran swimmer's time goes unrecorded: "Her bathing suit was too revealing" - France24 (June 28, 2013) Iran comes first in 2013 Asian Weightlifting Championships - Press TV (June 25, 2013) Namazi celebrates World Cup berth with Iran - WP (June 24, 2013) The cruel tragedy of The Iron Sheik - Yahoo (June 24, 2013) Iran's volleyball players beat Serbia 3-2 in 2013 FIVB World League - Press TV (June 23, 2013) Officials, fans welcome Iran footballers back home - Press TV (June 19, 2013) 'Brazil here we come,' Iran fans sing - FIFA (June 18, 2013) Iran and South Korea qualify for 2014 World Cup as Uzbekistan miss out - The Guardian (June 18, 2013) | Video In Iran, Soccer and Politics Often Blend Together - NY Times (June 12, 2013) Iran closes in on World Cup dream with 4-0 win over Lebanon - Press TV (June 11, 2013) | Video Iran win, end Qatar's qualification hopes - AFP (June 4, 2013) | Video Iran, Qatar clash in World Cup qualifier with political overtones - AP (June 3, 2013) Iran's Paralympic medalist wins 2013 Spirit of Sport award - Press TV (May 30, 2013) Semnani Family Foundation Press Release (May 22, 2013) United 4 Wrestling Exhibition LA Sports Arena (May 19, 2013) | Video United 4 Wrestling Interviews - LA Sports Arena (May 19, 2013) US Wrestling Team Practice - Studio City (May 17, 2013) A tale of two Iranian legends - FIFA (May 17, 2013) Iran pulls out of L.A. wrestling meet - AP (May 17, 2013) | Press Conference US, Russian and Iranian wrestlers rumble in New York - BBC Video (May 15, 2013) Iran and U.S. wrestling teams meet in NYC - AP (May 15, 2013) US, Russia, Iran Tangle to Save Olympic Wrestling - RIA (May 15, 2013) Three Foes Unite to Keep Wrestling in Olympics - NY Times (May 14, 2013) NY to host wrestling meet - AP (May 14, 2013) U.S., Iranian and Russian national wrestling teams to compete in historic event at New York City - PR (May 14, 2013) Iran and US Wrestle--in a different way - Iran Primer (May 13, 2013) Kuwait holds Iran to 1-1 draw in Asia Cup qualifiers - Press TV (March 26, 2013) Iran overcomes Qatar in four-nation soccer tournament - Press TV (March 24, 2013) Oregon's Arsalan Kazemi: From Iran To NCAA Hoopla - NPR (March 23, 2013) Iran's Sporting Dreamers - Al Jazeera (March 21, 2013) Skiiers Take to the Slopes In...Iran - AP (March 19, 2013) Iran-born center talks basketball in socks, 'Argo' - USA Today (March 15, 2013) Iran thrashes Tajikistan 7-1 in AFC U-14 girls championship - Press TV (March 10, 2013) USA's Metcalf says Iranians 'know good wrestling' - USA Today (February 26, 2013) Hamed Haddadi uses new Suns jersey as tribute to Iran - USA Today (February 26, 2013) Iran wins freestyle wrestling World Cup 2013 title - Press TV (February 22, 2013) Alliance aside, Iran dominates U.S. in wrestling - AP (February 22, 2013) US and Iranian wrestling authorities unite to grapple with potential Olympic exclusion - video - The Guardian (February 21, 2013) Iran defeats US in Wrestling World Cup - Fox News (February 21, 2013) Iran, Where Wrestling Is King, Mourns Loss of Sport in Olympics - NY Times (February 19, 2013) U.S., Iran, Russia team up to save wrestling - USA Today (February 14, 2013) Iran defends wrestling - ESPN (February 14, 2013) Wrestling and the Olympics: What next, get rid of the discus? - The Economist (February 14, 2013) Iran dismayed at proposal to drop wrestling from Olympic Games - The Guardian (February 12, 2013) Wrestling dropped from 2020 Olympic Games - BBC (February 12, 2013) Iran thrashes Lebanon 5-0 in Asian Cup qualifier - Press TV (February 6, 2013) | Video Iran women beat Kuwait to score second win in Asian games - Press TV (January 27, 2013) Iranian female tennis player reaches U14 Asian quarterfinals - Press TV (January 18, 2013) Iran football coach criticizes FIFA international fixture - Press TV (January 11, 2013) Iranian markswoman wins gold in Asia shooting champions - Press TV (December 16, 2012) Iran draws with Saudi in first group match of 2012 WAFF - Press TV (December 9, 2012) Iranians shine in Asian Women's Handball Championship - Press TV (December 7, 2012) Iran's Ali Karimi nominated for AFC Player of the Year award - Press TV (November 26, 2012) Iran taekwondo fighters finish second in world chmapionships - Press TV (November 25, 2012) Iran 0-1 Uzbekistan - FIFA (November 14, 2012) Iranian conquers the world of surf lif-saving - The Australian (November 12, 2012) Goal-shy Iran seek to build momentum - FIFA (November 22, 2012) Iran loses to Colombia, out of 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup - Press TV (November 12, 2012) Former Ghana captain Stephen Appiah to play in Iran - BBC (November 8, 2012) Iran beats Tajikistan 6-0 in intl. friendly match - Press TV (November 6, 2012) In Iran, Politics = Soc - NY Times (October 23, 2012) Iran U-16 team advances to 2012 U-17 Championship - Press TV (September 30, 2012) Historic win for Lebanon over Iran - FIFA (September 11, 2012) Iranian athletes finish 11th at London Paralympics - Press TV (September 9, 2012) Iranian athlete wins tenth gold medal at 2012 Paralympics - Press TV (September 8, 2012) Iran grabs silver at 2012 Paralympics volleyball - Press TV (September 8, 2012) Nasiri wins Iran's seventh gold at 2012 Paralympics - Press TV (September 4, 2012) Paralympics 2012: Great Britain's five-a-side footballers lose to Iran - The Guardian (September 4, 2012) Paralympics: Iranian athlete refuses to shake hands with Duchess of Cambridge - Telegraph (September 3, 2012) Hosseini wins gold for Iran at 2012 Paralympics - Press TV (September 3, 2012) Ka'edi wins Iran's third gold at 2012 Paralympics - Press TV (September 1, 2012) Iran wins second gold medal at 2012 Paralympics - Press TV (September 1, 2012) Fulham sign Dejagah - ESPN (August 31, 2012) Iranian lawmakers praise Olympics medalists - Press TV (August 15, 2012) Iranian wrestlers win 2 bronze medals at Olympics - Press TV (August 11, 2012) Iran's Goudarzi wins silver in freestyle wrestling - Press TV (August 10, 2012) Iranian woman turned to paddling after being forbidden from wearing swimsuit - Telegraph (August 10, 2012) The Ancient Roots of Iran's Wrestling and Weightlifting Olympic Dominance - The Atlantic (August 9, 2012) Iran Olympian wins silver in taekwondo - Press TV (August 9, 2012) Iranian boxer Rouzbahani fails to reach Olympics semifinals - Press TV (August 8, 2012) Haddadi wins Iran's first ever Olympic medal in athletics - Press TV (August 7, 2012) Iranian Easily Lifts Spirits of His Country - NY Times (August 7, 2012) Olympics weightlifting: Behdad Salimikordasiabi wins +105kg gold - BBC (August 7, 2012) Olympics wrestling: Ghasem Rezaei wins another gold for Iran - BBC (August 7, 2012) Olympics wrestling: Omid Noroozi wins Iran's second Greco gold - BBC (August 6, 2012) Olympics wrestling: Reihanpour Soryan claims Iran's first ever gold - BBC (August 5, 2012) Iranian boxer Ehsan Rouzbahani advances to next round of Olympics - Press TV (August 5, 2012) Iran wins weightlifting bronze in London Olympics - Press TV (August 4, 2012) Olympic boxing: Iranian boxer Ali Mazaheri says defeat was 'a fix' - BBC (August 2, 2012) Referee disqualifies Iranian boxer at 2012 Olympics - Press TV (August 1, 2012) Iran's Olympic team at the London 2012 Games - in pictures - The Guardian (August 1, 2012) Iranian Tolouti defeats Spanish rival at 2012 Olympics - Press TV (July 31, 2012) Iranian boxer beats Colombian rival at 2012 Olympics - Press TV (July 31, 2012) Iran gets 1st Olympic table tennis win - Press TV (July 28, 2012) Iranian female shooter in Olympics air rifle event's finals - Press TV (July 28, 2012) Salmassi: The teacher who won Iran's first Olympic medal - BBC (July 28, 2012) How Iranians view the Olympics - BBC (July 27, 2012) For Iran, the Olympic Games involves Persian pride (and politics) - The Guardian (July 27, 2012) Olympics 2012 : Iranian trailblazer dreams of table tennis medal - AFP (July 17, 2012) Iran female karate fighter snatches gold at AFK tourney - Press TV (July 16, 2012) Iran Sanctions Draw 'Red Card' in Football - The Dipolmat (July 11, 2012) Iran's weightlifting Olympics squad named - Press TV (June 27, 2012) Female Iranian archer qualifies for Olympics - Press TV (June 23, 2012) Qatar leave Iran with a point - AFP (June 12 , 2012) Serbia defeats Iran, qualifies for London Olympics - Press TV (June 9, 2012) Iran v-ballers down by Australia at Olympic qualifiers - Press TV (June 6, 2012) Iran's First Female Canoeist Wins Silver at ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup #3 - Women Talk Sports (June 3, 2012) Iran beats Uzbekistan 1-0 in World Cup qualifying - SI (June 3, 2012) Queiroz seeks overseas reinforcement - FIFA (May 30, 2012) Asian giants seal Futsal spots - FIFA (May 29, 2012) Khalatbari: Asia has made a huge leap - FIFA (May 23, 2012) Ghotbi working wonders at Shimizu - SI (May 22, 2012) Iran's Greco-Roman team wins World Cup - Press TV (May 20, 2012) Iran's women football fans dream of a return to the terraces - BBC (May 16, 2012) Iran beats hosts to win 2012 Freestyle Wrestling World Cup in Baku - Press TV (May 13, 2012) Iran athletes rank 2nd at Asia Taekwondo Championships - Press TV (May 12, 2012) Iran's female footballers in action after head scarf ban lifted - RT (May 10, 2012) Iran 85-kg weightlifters sweep gold, bronze Asian medals - Press TV (April 27, 2012) Iran football great Ali Daei 'sues Toyota' over crash - BBC (April 18, 2012) Hejazi and the move that never was - ESPN (April 8, 2012) Clippers' Announcers 'Forget' Hamed Haddadi, Remind Us Of Their Worst Moment - SB Nation (March 24, 2012) Iran's female kabaddi players stand second at worlds - Press TV (March 5, 2012) Velcro's dramatic save leads football to lift ban on hijab - The Independent (March 4, 2012) Dejagah set for Iran debut - AFP (February 28, 2012) Iran's female ninjas: fighting for sexual equality - The Guardian (February 19, 2012) UN Urges Women Footballers To Be Allowed To Wear Head Scarves - RFE/RL (February 12, 2012) Iran's ninja army is made up of 3,500 women - WP (February 6, 2012) Why Thousands of Iranian Women Are Training to Be Ninjas - The Atlantic (February 3, 2012) Women's rugby in Iran suffering - Scrum Queens (January 26, 2012) The Bravery of Iran's Female Athletes - The Atlantic (January 20, 2012) Nasser Hejazi - The Economist (January 2, 2012) More... 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Iran slow off the mark - AP (May 5, 2022) Iran weighing up friendly with Canada - Tehran Times (May 3, 2022) Iran interested in playing friendly with Senegal - Tehran Times (April 17, 2022) Bijan Moghanloo Named Iran Taekwondo Head Coach - Tasnim News (April 12, 2022) Iran football federation denies it offered bid to Queiroz - Mehr News (April 11, 2022) Veselin Vujovic named Iran handball coach - Tehran Times (April 11, 2022) Iran to assist Qatar for World Cup 2022 - CGTN (April 10, 2022) Politically charged US-Iran in first Middle East World Cup - AP (April 1, 2022) Report: Iran blocked women from attending soccer match - AP (March 29, 2022) Iran end 2022 World Cup qualifier on high - Tehran Times (March 29, 2022) Iran lose to South Korea in 2022 World Cup qualifier - Tehran Times (March 24, 2022) Dual meet between Iran, U.S. wrestling teams called off - Tehran Times (February 3, 2022) USA Wrestling: Iran Cancels, Men's Freestyle Event Still On - FloWrestling (February 3, 2022) 10-man Iran victorious over UAE: 2022 WCQ - Tehran Times (February 1, 2022) Iran beat Iraq to qualify for 2022 FIFA World Cup - Tehran Times (January 27, 2022) | Video Women allowed to watch Iran-Iraq match in Tehran stadium - AFP (January 27, 2022) Persepolis, Esteghlal, Gol Gohar ineligible to participate at 2022 ACL - Tehran Times (January 7, 2022) Motamedi wins gold in World Weightlifting C'ships - Tehran Times (December 15, 2021 Iran's Javadi wins silver at 2021 World Weightlifting C'ships - Tehran Times (December 12, 2021 Iran's powerlifter Jafari takes silver at Tbilisi 2021 - Tehran Times (December 2, 2021 Iranian women win three medals at World Taekwondo Women's Open - Tehran Times (November 27, 2021 Iran appeals ban from judo for avoiding Israeli - AP (November 23, 2021 Iran ease past Syria in 2022 World Cup qualifier - Tehran Times (November 16, 2021 Iran earn dramatic win over Lebanon in 2022 World Cup qualifier - Tehran Times (November 11, 2021 Iran runners-up at Intercontinental Beach Soccer Cup - Tehran Times (November 6, 2021 Shahbakhsh becomes first Iranian boxer to win a world medal - Tehran Times (November 6, 2021 Taremi left out of Iran squad for 2022 World Cup qualifiers - Tehran Times (November 6, 2021 Iran Greco-Roman runners-up at U23 Worlds - Tehran Times (November 4, 2021 Iran win five medals on first day of U23 Wrestling World Championships finals - Tehran Times (November 3, 2021 Bout at the Ballpark Wrestling Doubleheader with Oklahoma State vs. Iowa and the USA vs. Iran - Teamusa (October 12, 2021) Iran share spoils with S. Korea in World Cup qualifier - Tehran Times (October 12, 2021) Greco-Roman wrestler Mohammadreza Geraei grabs Iran's fourth gold at worlds - Tehran Times (October 10, 2021) Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler Dalkhani wins gold at world championships - Tehran Times (October 10, 2021) Iran's Yousefi seizes gold at World Greco-Roman Wrestling - Tehran Times (October 9, 2021) Saravi wins Iran's first gold at World Greco-Roman Wrestling - Tehran Times (October 9, 2021) Iran victorious over UAE in 2022 World Cup qualifier - Tehran Times (October 7, 2021) Ghasempour wins Iran's third gold at World Wrestling Championships - Tehran Times (October 4, 2021) Amirmohammad Yazdani seizes silver at 2021 World Wrestling - Tehran Times (October 4, 2021) Iran's Nokhodi wins silver at 2021 World Wrestling Championships - Tehran Times (October 4, 2021) Iran's Sarlak takes silver at 2021 World Wrestling Championships - Tehran Times (October 4, 2021) Hassan Yazdani finally overcomes David Taylor - Tehran Times (October 3, 2021) Iran's Zare claims gold at 2021 World Wrestling Championships - Tehran Times (October 3, 2021) Skocic names Iran squad for UAE, South Korea ties - Tehran Times (October 1, 2021) Iran bid farewell to 2021 Futsal World Cup - Tehran Times (September 27, 2021) Iran beat Uzbekistan to advance to 2021 Futsal World Cup quarters - Tehran Times (September 24, 2021) Iranian woman Rekabi wins first ever medal at IFSC World Championships - Tehran Times (September 22, 2021) Iran lose to Argentina in FIFA Futsal World Cup - Tehran Times (September 20, 2021) Iran down Japan to win Asian Volleyball Championship - Tehran Times (September 19, 2021) Iran victorious over the U.S. in Futsal World Cup - Tehran Times (September 17, 2021) Iran defeats S Korea 3-0 in Asian volleyball c'ship - Mehr News (September 16, 2021) Iran futsal defeat Serbia 3-2 in world cup - Mehr News (September 15, 2021) Iran ease past Iraq in 2022 World Cup qualifier - Tehran Times (September 7, 2021) Iran edge Syria: Asian Qualifiers - Mehr News (September 2, 2021) Iran Greco-Roman Wrestling claims runner-up at Junior World - Mehr News (August 22, 2021) Iran freestyle wrestlers win 2 gold, 1 bronze - Mehr News (August 18, 2021) Iran wraps up Tokyo 2020 with seven medals- Tehran Times (August 7, 2021) Karateka Ganjzadeh wins 3rd gold for Iran in Olympics - Mehr News (August 7, 2021) Iran's Zare takes bronze medal at Tokyo 2020 - Mehr News (August 6, 2021) Freestyle wrestler Ghiasi loses to Indian rival - Mehr News (August 6, 2021) Hassan Yazdani settles for silver - Mehr News (August 5, 2021) Iranian weightlifter Davoudi wins silver at Olympics - Mehr News (August 4, 2021) Geraei wins Iran's 2nd gold in Tokyo Olympics - Mehr News (August 4, 2021) Hassan Yazdani defeats Russian rival to win ticket to final - Mehr News (August 4, 2021) Saravi wins bronze in Greco-Roman wrestling - Mehr News (August 3, 2021) VIDEO: Iranian wrestler into final of Olympics - Mehr News (August 3, 2021) Iran volleyball narrowly lose to Japan to leave Olympics - Mehr News (August 1, 2021) France moves on, 'sad' Iran heads home in men's basketball - AP (July 31, 2021) Tokyo 2020: Iran volleyball beaten by Italy - Tehran Times (July 30, 2021) Iran crowned Continental Futsal Championship winners - Tehran Times (July 30, 2021) Iran shocked by Canada in straight sets: Tokyo 2020 - Mehr News (July 28, 2021) Iran's fencing team ranks 6th at Tokyo Olympics - Mehr News (July 28, 2021) 'We wish that was real life': USA and Iran unite on Tokyo basketball court - The Guardian (July 28, 2021) Basketball diplomacy: US, Iran meet on court at Tokyo Games - AP (July 28, 2021) From dresses and skorts to hijabs, badminton's women wear what they like - Reuters (July 28, 2021) U.S. men's basketball team bounces back from Olympic-opening loss, defeats Iran 120-66 - ESPN (July 27, 2021) Iran 2nd in mixed gender team taekwondo event in Olympics - Mehr News (July 27, 2021) Iran volleyball ease past Venezuela - Tehran Times (July 26, 2021) Iranian taekwondoka barely misses refugee team's 1st medal - AP (July 25, 2021) Czech Republic tops Iran 84-78 in Olympic basketball opener - AP (July 24, 2021) Iranian refugee beats 2-time Olympic taekwondo gold medalist - AP (July 24, 2021) Iran volleyball win Poland in five-set thriller - Mehr News (July 24, 2021) Foroughi makes history, wins Iran's first gold at Tokyo 2020 - Mehr News (July 24, 2021) The Iranian Athletes Facing Off Under Different Flags at the 2020 Tokyo Games - Time Magazine (July 23, 2021) Iranian women competing in Tokyo Olympics - DW (July 23, 2021) Iran's 'Wind girl' at the Olympics - WION News (July 14, 2021) Mahdavikia named Iran U23 football team coach - Tehran Times (July 11, 2021) Shahrzad Mozafar: Iran's female futsal trailblazer who defied the odds - The Guardian (July 2, 2021) Iran's 2022 World Cup qualifiers fixtures revealed - Tehran Times (July 1, 2021) Woman sprinter Fasihi to represent Iran at Tokyo 2020 - Tehran Times (June 26, 2021) Iran beat Iraq to qualify for 2022 World Cup qualification next stage - Tehran Times (June 15, 2021) World Cup Qualifiers: Iran too strong for Cambodia - Tehran Times (June 11, 2021) Iran overpower the U.S. in 2021 VNL - Tehran Times (June 9, 2021) Iran beats Bahrain 3-0 in 2022 World Cup qualifier - Mehr News (June 7, 2021) Iran defeat Hong Kong in 2022 World Cup qualifier - Tehran Times (June 3, 2021) Iran advance to FIFA Futsal World Cup 2021 - Tehran Times (April 21, 2021) Iran freestyle wrestling team crowned Asian champions - Tehran Times (April 18, 2021) Mehdi Taremi nets extraordinary Champions League goal to become first Iranian scorer in the quarterfinals - CNN (April 14, 2021) Iran defeat Syria in friendly - Tehran Times (March 30, 2021) Iran's only female Olympic medallist to compete under white flag in Tokyo - Reuters (March 2, 2021) Top Sports Court Cancels Iranian Judo Federation Suspension - RFE/RL (March 1, 2021) 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers postponed to June - Mehr News (February 19, 2021) Iranian women's ski coach barred from going to world championships by husband - The Guardian (February 18, 2021) Iranian judoka Saeid Mollaei competes in Israel - BBC (February 18, 2021) Two former Iranian national team footballers die from Covid-19 within a week of each other... - CNN (February 6, 2021) Iran football training camp to start March 17 - Tehran Times (January 13, 2021) USA v Iran: The historic 2000 friendly match planned to bring countries together - BBC (December 15, 2020) Iran defeats Bosnia 2-0 in friendly - Mehr News (November 12, 2020) | Video Skocic invites 23 players for first camp after pandemic - Mehr News (October 4, 2020) Iranian canoeist one step closer to Tokyo Olympics - DW (September 30, 2020) Iran appeals to the CAS to get ban from international judo overturned - DW (September 16, 2020) FIFA orders Iran to pay Marc Wilmots ?6m - Tehran Times (August 17, 2020) Iran confirms friendly match against Uzbekistan - Tehran Times (July 7, 2020) Maryam Shojaei, trailblazer for women in Iran to watch men's soccer, earns Stuart Scott ENSPIRE Award - ESPN (June 16, 2020) FIFA Threatens Iran With Suspension From World Football - 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RFE/RL (August 25, 2019) Maryam Shojaei helps Iran's female football fans carry fight for admission - The Guardian (August 13, 2019) Iran Poised To Lift Ban On Women At Men's Soccer Games - RFE/RL (August 9, 2019) Maryam Irandoost: Fighting for women's football in Iran - DW (August 2, 2019) Iran claim title of 2019 FIVB U21 World Championship - Tehran Times (July 27, 2019) Iran aim to be group winners at FIFA World Cup Qualifiers: Marc Wilmots - Tehran Times (July 20, 2019) Iran fixtures released for Qatar 2022 & China 2023 race - Tehran Times (July 18, 2019) VIDEO: Iran vs Brazil highlights at 2019 VNL Final Six - Mehr News (July 13, 2019) Igor Kolakovic satisfied with Iran's performance against Brazil - Tehran Times (July 13, 2019) VNL Final Round: Plucky Iran fail to qualify for semis - Tehran Times (July 13, 2019) VIDEO: Iran 1-3 Poland highlights at VNL 2019 - Mehr News (July 12, 2019) Iranian Volleyball Team Held For Hours At O'Hare - CBS (July 8, 2019) South Korea, Iran share the spoils in friendly - Tehran Times (June 11, 2019) Marc Wilmots names Iran squad for Syria, S. Korea friendlies - Tehran Times (May 30, 2019) Hashemian named Team Melli's assistant - Mehr News (May 29, 2019) Marc Wilmots named Iran football coach - Tehran Times (May 15, 2019) Marc Wilmots to finalize deal with Iran on Wednesday: official - Tehran Times (May 14, 2019) Sadaf Khadem: Iranian female boxer halts return over arrest fears - BBC (April 17, 2019) Undercover: female football fans in Iran - The Guardian (April 15, 2019) Sadaf Khadem: Iran's first official female boxer - AFP Video (April 12, 2019) Boxing: Khadem to break a barrier for Iranian women - Reuters (April 12, 2019) Iran's women weightlifters to participate at Asian championships - Tehran Times (March 20, 2019) Iran to drop tattooed players from Team Melli - Tehran Times (March 18, 2019) Iran runner-up at Freestyle World Cup - Mehr News (March 17, 2019) Iran punch ticket to 2019 FIBA World Cup with rout of Australia - Tehran Times (February 24, 2019) Female German referee causes Bundesliga broadcast to be canceled in Iran - DW (February 17, 2019) Iranian-American basketballer Michael Rostampour invited to Team Melli - Tehran Times (February 6, 2019) Iran eliminated from AFC Asian CUP after losing to Japan 0-3 in semifinals - Mehr News (January 28, 2019) Iran advances to AFC Asian Cup semifinals after thrashing China 3-0 - Mehr News (January 24, 2019) Iran beats Oman 2-0 in knockout stage of AFC Asian Cup 2019 - Mehr News (January 20, 2019) Iran draws 0-0 vs Iraq, remains atop Group D of AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 - Mehr News (January 16, 2019) Iran coach Carlos Queiroz in talks over Colombia job - Sky Sports (January 15, 2019) Team Melli wins Vietnam, secures berth to next round - Mehr News (January 12, 2019) Iran begins AFC Asian Cup commandingly, trounces Yemen 5-0 - Mehr News (January 7, 2019) Asian Cup: Expectations high for Iran but not all is rosy - DW (January 5, 2019) Guinea's ex-Milan player Kevin Constant to play in Iran - BBC (January 5, 2019) Iran's national stadium to host women's soccer team - AFP (December 30, 2018) Football: Iran hampered by usual issues ahead of bid to end drought - Channel News Asia (December 29, 2018) Iran announce final squad for AFC Asian Cup - Tehran Times (December 26, 2018) Iran, Croatia boost cooperation - Tehran Times (December 16, 2018) Iran legend Iraj Danaeifard laid to rest - Tehran Times (December 14, 2018) Australia secure spot at Basketball World Cup with win over Iran - The Guardian (November 30, 2018) Iran held to 1-1 draw in friendly match against Venezuela - Press TV (November 20, 2018) Carlos Queiroz names 24-man squad for Venezuela friendly - Tehran Times (November 11, 2018) Persepolis runners up at AFC Champions League - Tehran Times (November 10, 2018) Iran women attend Asian Champions League football final - BBC (November 10, 2018) Nottingham Forest: Iran international Karim Ansarifard close to completing Reds deal - BBC (November 1, 2018) The coach transforming IR Iran's women's game - FIFA (October 30, 2018) Persepolis advance to first ever AFC Champions League final - Tehran Times (October 23, 2018) Iran's Karimi seizes bronze at Wrestling World C'ships - Tehran Times (October 23, 2018) Iran finishes freestyle without finalist - Mehr News (October 23, 2018) Iran women attend international football match - France24 (October 16, 2018) Gelareh Nazemi, Iran's refereeing pioneer - FIFA (October 16, 2018) Iran edge past Uzbekistan in friendly - Tehran Times (September 11, 2018) | Video Reading FC: Saeid Ezatolahi is set for a stint with the Iran national team before joining up with his Royals teammates - Reading Chronicle - RC (September 4, 2018) This American woman swapped Tulsa for Tehran - USA Today (August 29, 2018) Iran's Sohrab Moradi breaks weightlifting's longest standing world record - BBC (August 25, 2018) Iranian Men, Women Win Gold In Kabaddi At Asian Games - ESPN (August 24, 2018) Asian Games 2018 - Iran stun India in kabaddi semi-final - ESPN (August 23, 2018) Brighton sign Alireza Jahanbakhsh for club record fee - BBC (July 25, 2018) Meanwhile in ... Iran, women's soccer is making progress moving toward the 2022 Olympics in Beijing - CS Monitor (July 19, 2018) Sardar Azmoun retires from playing for Iran at 23 - BBC (June 28, 2018) Portugal Fights Off Iran to Advance in World Cup - NY Times (June 25, 2018) | Video Iran women fans resist harassment to attend team's game with Spain - The Guardian (June 25, 2018) Iran beats Germany in 2018 FIVB Volleyball Nations League, gains 3rd consecutive win - Press TV (June 25, 2018) Iranian volleyballers defeat South Korea 3-1 in 2018 FIVB Volleyball Nations League - Press TV (June 23, 2018) Iran's female football supporters make history at World Cup stadium screening - The Guardian (June 21, 2018) Iranian women at World Cup stadium to watch men's football - BBC (June 21, 2018) Iranian women watch World Cup in stadium after 37-year ban - SBS (June 21, 2018) Diego Costa gets luck of the bounce as Spain deny stubborn Iran - The Guardian (June 20, 2018) In Iran, football, religion and politics often overlap - DW (June 19, 2018) Iran, Saudi women enjoy World Cup freedom - SBS (June 19, 2018) Iranian volleyballers storm past Poland in 2018 FIVB Volleyball Nations League - Press TV (June 16, 2018) Iran beat Morocco to win first World Cup finals in 20 years - BBC (June 15, 2018) | Video Iranian Soccer Coach Says Team More United Because Of Nike Sanctions Move - RFE/RL (June 14, 2018) Nike will not outfit Iranian World Cup team due to sanctions - WP (June 9, 2018) Katayoun Khosrowyar leading a women's football revolution in Iran - Sky Sports (June 6, 2018) World Cup 2018: Iran head coach Carlos Queiroz names final squad - BBC (June 4, 2018) Iran World Cup 2018 team guide: tactics, key players and expert predictions - The Guardian (June 1, 2018) 'Futsal' and the Politics of Women's Sports in Iran - Atlantic Council (May 31, 2018) Iran Encounters Rough World Cup Task After Coasting Through Qualifying - SI (May 31, 2018) Turkey beat Iran in friendly - Tehran Times (May 29, 2018) | Video Iran's Rohani Calls For End To Ban On Women At Sports Events - RFE/RL (May 23, 2018) Iran announce 24-man provisional squad for 2018 World Cup in Russia - ESPN (May 21, 2018) Iran retain AFC Women's Futsal Championship title - Tehran Times (May 12, 2018) Disguised women sneak into Iranian football match - BBC (May 1, 2018) Iran's World Cup hopes rest on AZ Alkmaar's Alireza Jahanbakhsh - ESPN (April 26, 2018) Freestyle Wrestling World Cup Opens In U.S. Without Russia, Iran - RFE/RL (April 7, 2018) Iran football team beats Algeria 2-1 in pre-World Cup friendly - Press TV (March 28, 2018) | Video Tunisia edge past Iran in friendly - Tehran Times (March 21, 2018) | Video How Carlos Queiroz turned Iran into Asia's best World Cup hope - The Guardian (March 21, 2018) Child's tears spark weightlifting protest that raises bar for Iran's sportswomen - The Guardian (March 17, 2018) Iran detains 35 women for going to football match - BBC (March 1, 2018) Iran wrestling officials resign over Israel competition ban - BBC (February 28, 2018) Queiroz: IR Iran have lots of Ronaldos - FIFA (February 27, 2018) Iranian wrestler Karimachiani banned for throwing match - BBC (February 17, 2018) Iran Easily Secures 12th AFC Futsal Championship Title - Financial Tribune (February 12, 2018) | Video Winter Olympics 2018: Samsung giveaway phone snub sparks Iran fury - BBC (February 9, 2018) Iran's female skier blazes a trail to Pyeongchang - Al Jazeera (February 8, 2018) Sporting Field Expands for Women - Financial Tribune (February 7, 2018) Iranian woman skydiver looks to break down stereotypes - News International (January 23, 2018) Qatar may ask Iran for help in hosting the World Cup - The Economist (January 16, 2018) Iran replaces Turkey to complete field for the 2018 Freestyle World Cup in Iowa City - PR (January 4, 2018) Iran Wins Title at US World Weightlifting Championships - Financial Tribune (December 7, 2017) Ali Hashemi wins another gold for Iran - Tehran Times (December 5, 2017) 2018 World Cup: Morocco and Iran Group B game will be their 'final' - BBC (December 4, 2017) Iranian Weightlifter Wins World Title, Breaks Records - RFE/RL (December 4, 2017) Iranian Broadcast Censors World Cup Program Over Host's Clothing - RFE/RL (December 2, 2017) Balanced groups drawn for Russia 2018 - FIFA (December 1, 2017) Men of Steel in US for Weightlifting Championship - Financial Tribune (November 29, 2017) Outrage as Iranian wrestler 'forced' to lose match - BBC (November 27, 2017) Iran football fans' advice for presenter's dress - BBC (November 24, 2017) Iran edge past Venezuela in friendly - Tehran Times (November 13, 2017) | Video Iran upends Panama in World Cup preparation match - Chicago Tribune (November 9, 2017) Video Elaborate Spain make it look easy against Iran - ESPN (October 22, 2017) | Video Iran hold on for fighting win against Mexico - ESPN (October 17, 2017) | Video U-17 World Cup: Iran rout Costa Rica - Tehran Times (October 13, 2017) | Video World Cup hosts Russia held by Iran in friendly - Tehran Times (October 10, 2017) | Video Iran progress to U-17 World Cup Round of 16 - Tehran Times (October 10, 2017) | Video U-17 WC: Iran cruise to win against Guinea in Group C - ESPN (October 7, 2017) | Video Iran defeats Togo 2-0 in FIFA World Cup warm-up match - Press TV (October 6, 2017) Former Thailand boss Winfried Schafer takes over at Esteghlal FC in Iran - ESPN (October 3, 2017) 2018 World Cup qualifying: Iran 2-2 Syria - BBC (September 5, 2017) | Video Iranian women refused entry to match despite holding tickets - BBC (September 5, 2017) Iran football ticket 'glitch' gave female fans hope - BBC (September 4, 2017) South Korea 0 Iran 0: Hosts miss chance to qualify for Russia against 10 men - Goal (August 31, 2017) | Video Former Manchester United assistant Carlos Queiroz works wonders in Iran - ESPN (August 28, 2017) Iran omit Masoud Shojaei from World Cup squad after game vs. Israeli side - ESPN (August 27, 2017) Hassan Yazdani wins historic gold at World Wrestling Championships - Mehr News (August 26, 2017) Iran basketball team vice champion in 2017 FIBA Asia Cup - Press TV (August 21, 2017) Iran Bans Two Soccer Stars for Playing Against Israelis - NY Times (August 10, 2017) Iranian soccer officials threaten to ban two stars for playing against Israeli team - WP (August 5, 2017) Iran footballers break Israel sporting 'taboo' - BBC (August 4, 2017) Iran announce Azmoun to Lazio - Football Italia (July 25, 2017) The forgotten football fans fighting stadium bans - SBS (July 10, 2017) Iranian Soccer Stars Call For End To Ban On Women Spectators - RFE/RL (July 10, 2017) Russia set to hold football friendly with Iran this fall - deputy premier - TASS (July 7, 2017) Iran ranks 3rd in 2017 World Taekwondo Champs. - Mehr News (July 1, 2017) Iran secure ticket to Russia next summer - FIFA (June 12, 2017) | Video Iran seek qualification as Japan aim to move clear - FIFA (June 11, 2017) Iranian footballers beat Montenegro 2-1 in exhibition game - Press TV (June 5, 2017) Iran win AFC U-20 Futsal Championship title - Tehran Times (May 26, 2017) | Video Zambia U20 seal fightback win over Iran - ESPN (May 24, 2017) Norafkan, Iran's late, great arrival - FIFA (May 18, 2017) Iran finish third to make Asian history - FIFA (May 7, 2017) Iran loses shoot-out to Tahiti to miss finals - Mehr (May 7, 2017) Iran join seasoned trio in semis - FIFA (May 5, 2017) Iranian soccer star banned for not wearing hijab in exhibition game - RT (April 27, 2017) Women defy Tehran's last minute marathon ban - CNN (April 10, 2017) American runners reportedly denied visas ahead of Iran's first marathon - WP (April 7, 2017) Iran, Japan and South Korea victorious in AFC World Cup qualifiers - ESPN (March 28, 2017) | Video AFC World Cup Qualifiers: Qatar 0-1 Iran - Team Melli edge out Maroons to consolidate lead atop Group A - Goal (March 23, 2017) | Video Socceroos' Tehran return revives memories of Iran heartbreak - SBS (March 22, 2017) Dream Big: Meet the First Female Biker in the History of Iran's Motor Sports - Sputnik News (March 21, 2017) Iran's wrestling team stands 3rd at Greco-Roman World Cup - Mehr News (March 17, 2017) Russians defeat Iranian Greco-Roman wrestlers - Mehr News (March 17, 2017) International Women's Day: Iran's first female triathlete - BBC (March 7, 2017) Iran ban on chess players revisited - ChessBase (March 7, 2017) A new World Cup chapter for Iran's Jahanbakhsh - FIFA (February 28, 2017) Iran bans teenage chessplayers for "harming national interests" - ChessBase (February 21, 2017) Yorke 'denied' entry to USA due to Iran visit - SBS (February 18, 2017) Iran: Women Allowed to Attend Kish Island Open - HRW (February 17, 2017) U.S. comeback isn't enough to shake off Iran at freestyle wrestling World Cup - WP (February 17, 2017) Iran Beats USA to Capture Sixth Straight Freestyle World Cup Title - UWW (February 17, 2017) American wrestlers in Iran welcomed with roses and selfies - WP (February 16, 2017) Amidst US-Iran tensions, wrestlers emerge as sports diplomats - CNN (February 16, 2017) Women in Iran dress as men in bid to watch soccer game - USA Today (February 16, 2017) Reza Ghoochannejhad leads the way for Iranian strikers in Europe - ESPN (February 14, 2017) Wrestling Diplomacy at Work Again; U.S Team Arrives in Iran for Freestyle World Cup - UWW (February 13, 2017) US wrestlers can compete in World Cup after host Iran relents - WP (February 5, 2017) Iranian wrestling official urges visa issuance for U.S. wrestlers - Xinhua (February 5, 2017) Behnaz Shafiei: Iran's trailblazing female biker makes history with women's race - BBC (February 3, 2017) Iran to Bar American Wrestling Team From World Cup - NY Times (February 3, 2017) USA Wrestling plans to send team to Freestyle World Cup in Kermanshah, Iran, Feb. 16-17 - Team USA (January 30, 2017) U.S. basketball players 'stranded' in Dubai, unable to return to team in Iran - WP (January 29, 2017) Iranian women push boundaries through sport - France24 Video (January 24, 2017) Iranian duo make history in women's volleyball by moving to Bulgaria - Reuters (January 18, 2017) Q&A: Iranian chess player Sara Khadem - Al Jazeera (January 17, 2017) Cyclist Clears 1,000 Kilometers in 48 Hours to Save Trees - Sputnik News (January 6, 2017) Iran Holds National Pahlavani Wrestling Championship - United Wrestling (January 3, 2017) Iran propose three nation "solidarity" wrestling tournaments to UWW including major World powers - USA Wrestling (December 19, 2016) Iran's Bimeh Razi vice champion at World Wrestling Clubs Cup 2016 - Press TV (December 3, 2016) Iranian futsal player Hassanzadeh picked AFC Player of Year - Press TV (December 3, 2016) Iran chess master Khademalsharieh sustains 1st loss in FIDE Grand Prix - Press TV (November 30, 2016) Iranian girls win world junior taekwondo championship - Mehr News (November 21, 2016) Iran's taekwondo squad earns 5 medals - Mehr News (November 19, 2016) Stars of Tomorrow: Iran's Mobina Nejad Katesari - World Taekwondo Federation (November 17, 2016) Iran, Syria play out goalless draw in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match - Press TV (November 15, 2016) | Video Liverpool lining up move for Rostov forward Sardar Azmoun - The Guardian (November 8, 2016) Iran runner-up at Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Dubai 2016 - Press TV (November 5, 2016) Queiroz's Iran close in on history - FIFA (November 3, 2016) Iran: Fifa fines country's football federation over chants - BBC (November 3, 2016) Iran thrashes Egypt 4-1 at Beach Soccer Cup - Mehr News (November 3, 2016) Iran thrashes US in Beach Soccer Cup - Mehr News (November 2, 2016) Iran's Male Team Kumite earns World C'ships title - Mehr News (October 31, 2016) Iranian wrestlers win trophies at WUWC - Mehr News (October 31, 2016) Mehdizadeh brings home 2nd gold medal - Mehr News (October 30, 2016) Iran's U-19 footballers beat Uzbekistan to get ticket for 2017 world cup - Press TV (October 24, 2016) | Video Iran finishes vice champion in 2016 Kabaddi World Cup - Press TV (October 23, 2016) Who benefits from a chess championship boycott? Not Iranian women - The Guardian (October 13, 2016) Iran Wins a Big Game, but Cheering Is Out of Bounds - NY Times (October 11, 2016) Iran beat South Korea as game is played on a holy day in Tehran - BBC (October 11, 2016) | Video AFC World Cup qualifier: Iran beat Uzbekistan 1-0 - Press TV (October 6, 2016) | Video Iranian clerics demand national football team forfeit World Cup qualifier in case they celebrate goals during religious festival - The Independent (October 6, 2016) Iran finish third after penalty shootout win - FIFA (October 1, 2016) Iranian snooker players shine in Asian Billiard Sports Championship - Press TV (October 1, 2016) Russia outlast Iran to make final - FIFA (September 28, 2016) Russia and Iran reach semis on day of revenge and drama - FIFA (September 25, 2016) Iran beats Paraguay 4-3 to reach Futsal World Cup semis - Press TV (September 24, 2016) Iran Wrestling Federation ink cooperation agreement with PWF - Xinhua (September 24, 2016) Iran stun Brazil on penalties - FIFA (September 22, 2016) Iran draws 3-3 with Azerbaijan in 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup - Press TV (September 19, 2016) Iran basketball team aces 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge - Press TV (September 19, 2016) Iran team dedicate sitting volleyball gold to Bahman Golbarnezhad - Press Association (September 18, 2016) Iran sitting volleyball crowned in Paralympics - Press TV (September 18, 2016) Iran's Alipour collects silver in IFSC World Championships Paris 2016 - Press TV (September 18, 2016) President Rouhani voices condolences over Paralympic cyclist's demise - Press TV (September 18, 2016) Amiri wins silver in Shot Put F55 in Rio - Mehr News (September 17, 2016) Rio Paralympics 2016: Iranian Para-cyclist dies following crash - BBC (September 17, 2016) Iran's sitting volleyball team cruises into Rio 2016 Paralympics final - Press TV (September 17, 2016) Iran's 7-a-side outfit lands second in Rio - Mehr News (September 17, 2016) Nemati earns Iran's 7th gold medal at Rio 2016 Paralympics - Press TV (September 16, 2016) This 8-foot-1 Iranian is a Paralympic superstar for what he can do while sitting - WP (September 15, 2016) Saeid Mohammadpour awarded the gold medal in London - BBC Persian (September 15, 2016) Weightlifter set for 2012 Olympic bronze despite finishing ninth - BBC (September 15, 2016) Iran's Javanmardi wins 2nd shooting gold medal in Rio Paralympics - Press TV (September 15, 2016) Iranian powerlifter breaks world record thrice, wins Rio Paralympics gold - Press TV (September 14, 2016) Iran loses to Spain in opening match - Mehr News (September 13, 2016) Iranian athletes collect four more medals in Rio 2016 Paralympics - Press TV (September 13, 2016) Iranian Women Stoke Surfing Revolution - NBC (September 12, 2016) Iranian Paralympic archers win silver medals in Rio - Press TV (September 12, 2016) Iran's Ghaleh Nasseri collects silver in Rio 2016 Paralympics - Press TV(September 11, 2016) Iranian female sports shooter stands out in 2016 Rio Paralympics - Press TV (September 9, 2016) Pakbaz earns Iran's first medal at Rio Paralympics - Mehr News (September 8, 2016) Iran, China play out goalless draw in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier - Press TV (September 6, 2016) | Video Iran beat Qatar 2-0 in 2018 World Cup qualifier - Press TV (September 1, 2016) | Video Iran's Olympic squad finishes 25th with 8 medals - Mehr News (August 21, 2016) Iran's freestyle wrestler Nasiri eliminated from Rio 2016 Olympics - Press TV (August 21, 2016) Iran wins silver in Rio freestyle wrestling - Press TV (August 20, 2016) Ghasemi brilliantly in freestyle wrestling final - Mehr News (August 20, 2016) Iranian taekwondoka bitterly misses Olympic medals - Mehr News (August 20, 2016) Freestyle wrestling: Karimi fails to reach to semifinals - Mehr News (August 20, 2016) Iran's Hassan Yazdani wins -74kg gold after stunning fightback - BBC (August 19, 2016) Kimia Alizadeh Zenoorin wins landmark bronze for Iran - BBC (August 19, 2016) Iran's Faghani to ref final football of Rio Olympic - Mehr News (August 19, 2016) Olympics: Utahn Khosrow Semnani treks to Rio to watch the sport he tried to help save - Salt Lake Tribune (August 18, 2016) Iran's volleyball team bid farewell to Rio 2016 - Mehr News (August 18, 2016) Taekwondo gold hopeful eliminated in surprise - Mehr News (August 17, 2016) International Weightlifting Federation website hacked after Iranian's controversial Olympic exit - Japan Times (August 17, 2016) Security called after Behdad Salimikordasiabi weightlifting loss - BBC (August 17, 2016) Jury panel lets Iran's Salimi down in Men's 105+kg - Mehr News (August 17, 2016) Iran's Qasem Rezaei wins bronze in Rio 2016 wrestling - Press TV (August 16, 2016) Iranian weightlifter lands 6th in Olympics - Mehr News (August 16, 2016) Rezaei in 2nd chance, Nowrouzi eliminated - Mehr News (August 16, 2016) Iran Greco-Roman wrestler bids farewell to Rio Olympics - Press TV (August 16, 2016) Rio Volleyball: Russia beats Iran 3-0 in pool B - Press TV (August 15, 2016) Babajanzadeh wins 130kg first round match - Mehr News (August 15, 2016) Iran's Akhlaghi out of Rio Olympics wrestling bouts - Press TV (August 15, 2016) Iranian sprinter Taftian crashes out of 2016 Rio Olympics - Press TV (August 15, 2016) Iran's Saeid Abdevali wins bronze in men's Greco-Roman wrestling - Press TV (August 14, 2016) Iran Olympic protest: Woman asked to take down sign - BBC (August 14, 2016) Weightlifter wins second gold medal for Iran at Rio 2016 - Press TV (August 13, 2016) Iranian athletes fail to clinch medals at Rio 2016 Olympics - Press TV (August 13, 2016) Winning Egypt advances Iran to quarterfinals - Mehr News (August 13, 2016) Rostami wins Iran's 1st Rio medal with weightlifting gold - Press TV (August 12, 2016) Former Iranian World Champ Helps Coach US Weightlifters at Olympics - VOA (August 12, 2016) Abedini just short of bronze medal - Mehr News (August 11, 2016) Khedmati advances to final in 50m rifle 3 positions - Mehr News (August 11, 2016) Lozano's men rejoice first win vs. Cuba - Mehr News (August 11, 2016) Iranian swimmer Nasimi Shad fails to move into Rio quarterfinal - Press TV (August 10, 2016) Poland volleyball reportedly facing fine after skirmish with Iran - NBC (August 11, 2016) Iran volleyball team loses to Poland in Rio Olympics - Press TV (August 10, 2016) Crazy end to Iran-Poland volleyball includes near-brawl - NBC (August 9, 2016) Argentina beats Iran in Rio 2016 Olympics - Mehr News (August 8, 2016) Iranian boxer bitterly loses Olympic bout - Mehr News (August 8, 2016) Iranian female athlete takes on challenges of the field and her culture - WP (August 6, 2016) Rio Olympics Begin With First Female Iranian Flag-Bearer, More Cleared Russians - RFE/RL (August 6, 2016) Utah businessman offers cash donations to U.S., Iran wrestling winners - Salt Lake Tribune (August 3, 2016) Iran tennis team advanced to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II - Mehr News (July 17, 2016) Iran tops Asia in FIFA World Ranking for July - Press TV (July 15, 2016) Lozano announces volleyball national squad members - Mehr News (July 12, 2016) Sport: Pacific Oceania lose Davis Cup opener - Radio New Zealand (July 11, 2016) Iranian basketball players fail to qualify for Rio - Press TV (July 6, 2016) Iranian gymnast Farnia earns Turkish World Challenge bronze - Press TV (July 4, 2016) Iranian women clinch bronze in Asian Kabaddi tournament - Press TV (July 3, 2016) Italy beats Iran with straight sets in FIVB World League - Press TV (July 3, 2016) Iran weightlifters win six medals at 2016 IWF Junior World Championships - Press TV (July 2, 2016) Swedish Woman Runs Solo Across Iran - Seeker (June 29, 2016) Basketball: Tall Blacks lose at the buzzer to Iran - New Zealand Herald (June 27, 2016) Watch Snowmads riding off the beaten path in Iran - Red Bull (June 27, 2016) Serbia beats Iran at 2016 FIVB World League - Press TV (June 26, 2016) Brazil defeats Iran 3-1 at 2016 FIVB World League - Press TV (June 25, 2016) Iran crowned 2016 International Basketball Challenge champion - Press TV (June 20, 2016) Iran Greco-Roman wrestlers claim 4 medals in Poland Open - Press TV (June 20, 2016) Iran's Greco-Roman wrestlers finish as vice champions in Romania event - Press TV (June 19, 2016) Iran volleyballers win hard-fought match against Argentina - Press TV (June 19, 2016) Iran fails to edge past US in FIVB Volleyball World League - Press TV (June 18, 2016) Iran defeats Russia, repeats title win at Wrestling World Cup - Press TV (June 13, 2016) FILA World Cup - LA (June 11-12, 2016) FILA World Cup: Iran vs Russia - LA (June 12, 2016) FILA World Cup: Iran vs USA - LA (June 12, 2016) FILA World Cup: Iran vs Azerbaijan - LA (June 11, 2016) FILA World Cup Press Conference - LA (June 10, 2016) Farhad Khorasani talks about the Iranian-American Wrestling Association - LA (June 10, 2016) Iran's Sardar Azmoun has the potential to become better than Ali Daei - ESPN (June 4, 2016) Iran volleyball team outdoes Poland, earns place at Rio Olympics Games - Press TV (June 4, 2016) Iran volleyball team overwhelms China 3-2 in Rio 2016 qualifier - Press TV (June 2, 2016) Iran volleyballers beat Japan in Rio 2016 qualifier - Press TV (June 1, 2016) Iran weightlifters collect 6 more gold medals in Fajr Cup - Press TV (June 1, 2016) Iran volleyballers beat Japan in Rio 2016 qualifier - Press TV (June 1, 2016) Iran volleyball team loses to France in Rio 2016 qualifier - Press TV (May 31, 2016) Iran wins 5th crown in Greco-Roman wrestling world cup - Press TV (May 20, 2016) Japan's junior soccer team routs Iran 4-1 in China tournament - Press TV (May 15, 2016) Esteghlal Khuzestan stands atop Persian Gulf League podium - Press TV (May 13, 2016) Mehdi Taj named new Iran football federation president - Press TV (May 7, 2016) Watch pro-athletes ski on dirt in Iran - Telegraph (May 5, 2016) WBSC launch project to promote baseball and softball in Iran - Inside the Games (May 2, 2016) Iran Holds Its First Marathon, but Women Are Excluded - Runners World (April 13, 2016) Iran drawn in Group A of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers - Press TV (April 12, 2016) Socceroos dodge Iran in World Cup qualifiers after jump in FIFA rankings - SMH (April 7, 2016) Iran beats Oman 2-0 in Russia 2018 W-Cup Qualifiers - Press TV (March 29, 2016) | Video Asian World Cup Qualifiers: Iran 4-0 India - Goal (March 24, 2016) | Video Ghoochannejhad: I'm not just a football player - FIFA (March 23, 2016) Iran crowned AFC futsal champion - Press TV (February 21, 2016) Steven Beitashour: born in America but proud to play for Iran - The Guardian (February 9, 2016) Iran soccer team slides one place in latest FIFA rankings - Press TV (February 6, 2016) U23 - Iran loses to Japan 3-0, kicked out of race for Rio Olympics (January 22, 2016) U23 - Iran beats China to reach last 8 of the AFC U-23 - Press TV (January 18, 2016) U23 - Qatar defeats Iran in 2016 AFC U-23 Championship - Press TV (January 16, 2016) U23 - Iran wins Syria to take strong first step - Mehr News (January 12, 2016) Former MLS players Brad Friedel, Omid Namazi named US youth team head coaches - MLS Soccer (January 4, 2016) Iranian Soccer Star Wins Right To Leave Country After Husband Said No - HP (November 23, 2015) Iran vanquishes Guam 6-0 in FIFA World Cup qualifier - Press TV (November 17, 2015) Iran defeats Turkmenistan 3-1 in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying - Press TV (November 12, 2015) Iran, Japan play out draw in friendly - Press TV (October 13, 2015) Iran, Oman settle for 1-1 draw in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier - Press TV (October 9, 2015) Eight of Iran's women's football team 'are men' - Telegraph (September 30, 2015) Iran women's football captain to miss tournament after husband 'refuses to let her go' - The Independent (September 16, 2015) Footballer calls for easing of women's travel laws - BBC (September 15, 2015) Iranian football team blanks India in FIFA World Cup qualifier - Press TV (September 8, 2015) Guam loses to Iran 6-0 - Pacific Daily News (September 4, 2015) The Iranian woman who wants to be world motocross champion - BBC Video (August 19, 2015) Iran: Women sweat on the rugby pitch - DW Video (August 11, 2015) Robocup: US beats Iran in android football final (VID - RT (July 26, 2015) Iranian female shooter claims gold in 2015 Universiade - Press TV (July 5, 2015) When Iran and the US met on a wrestling mat - BBC (July 1, 2015) Volleyball ban for female fans reignites debate in Iran - AFP (June 19, 2015) Is Iran easing its ban on female sports spectators? - BBC (June 18, 2015) Curby Cup USA vs. Iran Greco-Roman dual meet cancelled in Chicago, June 27 - USA Wrestling (June 18, 2015) Iran, Turkmenistan tie 1-1 in 2018 World Cup qualifier - Press TV (June 16, 2015) Behnaz Shafiei rides bikes against laws and convention in Iran - BBC (June 11, 2015) Iran allows women to watch volleyball - but not football, swimming or wrestling - AP (June 9, 2015) Iran's Ashourzadeh wins world taekwondo title - Press TV (May 14, 2015) Iran Greco-Roman wrestlers win championship in Asian tourney - Press TV (May 10, 2015) Iran rushes to win 28th Asian free wrestling championship - Press TV (May 7, 2015) Carlos Queiroz staying on as Iran coach three weeks after quitting - Eurosport (April 26, 2015) India Drawn with Iran for 2018 World Cup Qualifiers - NDTV (April 14, 2015) Olympic champs Jordan Burroughs, Jake Varner can't stop Iran from beating U.S. in World Cup freestyle wrestling - OC Register (April 12, 2015) Iran beats US to win 2015 Wrestling World Cup - Press TV (April 12, 2015) Carlos Queiroz says Iran exit due to federation clashes - BBC (April 11, 2015) FILA World Cup - LA (April 11-12, 2015) FILA World Cup: Iran vs USA - LA (April 12, 2015) FILA World Cup: Iran vs Azerbaijan - LA (April 12, 2015) FILA World Cup: Iran vs Turkey - LA (April 11, 2015) FILA World Cup: Belarus vs Iran - LA (April 11, 2015) U.S. faces top international teams in world cup wrestling at Forum - LA Times (April 10, 2015) Iran eases ban on women visiting sport events - DW (April 4, 2015) Sweden 3-1 Iran (Friendly) - Daily Mail (March 31, 2015) Iran book their ticket to Portugal - FIFA (March 28, 2015) Chile 0 Iran 2: Nekounam and Amiri down Copa America hosts - Sportal (March 26, 2015) Iran allows Carlos Queiroz to fly out after tax dispute - The Independent (March 23, 2015) Carlos Queiroz, Iran's football coach, barred from leaving country over tax - Telegraph (March 21, 2015) Carlos Queiroz steps down as Iran coach 'because of pressures' - ESPN (March 20, 2015) AFC rejects Iran's bid to host Asian cup - Press TV (March 9, 2015) Fifa's Sepp Blatter calls on Iran to end stadium ban for women - The Guardian (March 6, 2015) Iran, Chile friendly in Austria confirmed - IRIB (February 15, 2015) Iran wins 5 golds in first day of Takhti Cup - MNA (February 13, 2015) Intl. Takhti Cup kicks off in Kermanshah - MNA (February 12, 2015) Iran's national soccer team moves up in FIFA ranking - Press TV (February 12, 2015) Iraq victory to stand as Iran's 11th-hour protest over ineligible player fails - SMH (January 25, 2015) Iran coach Carlos Queiroz asks if referee sleeps after Asian Cup loss to Iraq - SMH (January 24, 2015) Iraq shock Iran in thriller - FIFA (January 23, 2015) | Video Iranian women stand united in protest and hope at Asian Cup - The Guardian (January 23, 2015) Iran 1 UAE 0: Ghoochannejhad strikes late as Queiroz's men win Group C - Sportal (January 19, 2015) | Video Iran footballers warned for selfies with female fans - SMH (January 19, 2015) Massive Iranian support has made Asian Cup 'like playing in Tehran' says Ashkan Dejagah - SMH (January 16, 2015) Qatar 0 Iran 1: Azmoun stunner sends Queiroz's men through - Sportal (January 15, 2015) | Video Sardar Azmoun strike sends Iran through to Asian Cup quarter-finals with 1-0 win over Qatar - SMH (January 15, 2015) Qatar 0-1 Iran: Azmoun sends Queiroz's men through - Goal (January 15, 2015) Asian Cup: Iran good, but their raucous fans even better - The Age (January 12, 2015) Early goal of the tournament contender helps Iran see off Bahrain at Asian Cup - The Guardian (January 11, 2015) | Video Queiroz: Iran 'victimised' by sanctions - Sportal (January 11, 2015) Asian Cup 2015: Iran start campaign with impressive win over Bahrain at AAMI Park - Herald Sun (January 11, 2015) Asian Cup 2015: Iran return to Melbourne for first time since infamous World Cup qualifier - Herald Sun (January 10, 2015) Ghoochannejhad: There"ll be no excuses - FIFA (January 9, 2005) Queiroz laments Beikzadeh blow - FIFA (January 8, 2005) Asian Cup football tournament gives Australia's Iranian fans a reason to go crazy - SMH (January 4, 2015) Iran overpowers Iraq in AFC Cup warm-up - Press TV (January 4, 2015) Iran FA picks Khakpour as new U-21 head coach - Press TV (December 16, 2014) Iran football squad heads to S. Africa camp before Asian Cup - AFP (December 14, 2014) Iran edges past South Korea in friendly soccer match - Press TV (November 18, 2014) Iran to play Italy in friendly U-17 football match next year - Press TV (October 26, 2014) Volleyball Diplomacy Highlights USA Volleyball Cup - Volleyball Magazine (October 20, 2014) Iran volleyball players win 2014 Asian Games gold - Press TV (October 3, 2014) Iran taekwondo fighter snatches gold in Asiad - Press TV (September 30, 2014) Iran freestyle wrestler wins gold medal in Asiad - Press TV (September 29, 2014) Iran's Yazdani gets gold at 2014 Asian Games - Press TV (September 28, 2014) Iran Greco-Roman wrestlers earn victories in Asia Games - Press TV (September 30, 2014) Iranian v-ballers outplay Hong Kong in straight sets - Press TV (September 26, 2014) Iran volleyball squad hugely betters world rank - Press TV (September 20, 2014) Russia show winning spirit to claim fifth place with 3-0 win over Iran - FIVB (September 20, 2014) France enter the Final Four as leaders of Pool G - FIVB (September 18, 2014) Grozer's masterpiece carries Germany to victory - FIVB (September 17, 2014) Carlos Queiroz Signs Deal with Iran - Fars News (September 16, 2014) Iran wins 2014 Greco-Roman Wrestling World Championships - Press TV (September 14, 2014) Iran volleyballers advance to next round of FIVB Championship - Press TV (September 14, 2014) Iran volleyball team defeated by host Poland - Press TV (September 13, 2014) Ghafour wreak havoc on Argentine defence to command Iranian victory - FIVB (September 11, 2014) Mousavi put a final block on Puerto Rican ambitions - FIVB (September 7, 2014) Another blocking show from Iran to move to next round - FIVB (September 6, 2014) Interview with the coordinator of US-Iran volleyball friendlies - VOA Video (September 2, 2014) Iran defeats USA in FIVB Men's World Championship - Press TV (September 2, 2014) Iran beats Italy in FIVB Men's World Championship - Press TV (August 31, 2014) Asian champions Iran under scrutiny at Spain 2014 - FIBA (August 30, 2014) U.S. volleyball sweeps Iran in Cup - AP (August 17, 2014) Men's Volleyball: Team USA sweeps Iran - Daily Pilot (August 16, 2014) Iran volleyball team beats U.S. in four-match series - Tehran Times (August 15, 2014) U.S. men's volleyball sweeps Iran - ESPN (August 14, 2014) USAV, Iran Sign Historic Agreement - USA Volleyball (August 12, 2014) Volleyball Diplomacy Strengthens U.S.-Iranian Relations - USDOS (August 11, 2014) Iran Vs Us Volleyball at the Galen Center - USC (August 9, 2014) Ashkan Dejagah: Iran winger leaves Fulham for Al-Arabi - BBC (July 29, 2014) Iran v-ballers finish 4th in World League - Press TV (July 20, 2014) Iran basketball team wins FIBA Asia Cup - Press TV (July 19, 2014) Carlos Queiroz agrees new contract to stay at Iran until 2018 - Tehran Times (July 19, 2014) Queiroz Set To Stay In Iran? - Soccer Laduma (July 12, 2014) Iran slump out of World Cup with disappointing defeat to Bosnia - The Guardian (June 25, 2014) Carlos Queiroz, the master of defence, has to press forward with Iran - The Guardian (June 24, 2014) Dejagah: Iran will be going for goals - FIFA (June 24, 2014) Defying ban, Iranian women watch World Cup with men in public - CNN (June 23, 2014) Argentina through after Lionel Messi breaks battling Iran at the last - The Guardian (June 21, 2014) Messi stunner seals late Argentina win - BBC (June 21, 2014) Iran-Argentina referee missed penalty, red card: Queiroz - Press TV (June 21, 2014) World Cup 2014: Carlos Queiroz to leave job as Iran coach - BBC (June 20, 2014) Iran soccer, short on funds and facing long odds, preps for Argentina in World Cup - WP (June 20, 2014) Carlos Queiroz: fans must judge players on reality of Iranian football - The Guardian (June 17, 2014) Iran's president Hassan Rouhani gets into World Cup spirit with Twitter photograph - Telegraph (June 17, 2014) Nigeria and Iran lower World Cup pulse with forgettable goalless draw - The Guardian (June 16, 2014) Carlos Queiroz retaining order amid chaos of Iran's World Cup buildup - The Guardian (June 15, 2014) The American Soccer Coach on Iran's Bench - Time Magazine (June 15, 2014) Iran v-ballers trounce Brazil 3-2 - Press TV (June 14, 2014) Iran's World Cup Zeal Wanes as Match Draws Near - NY Times (June 11, 2014) Iran: World Cup 2014 team guide - The Guardian (June 6, 2014) Queiroz trims Iran squad to 24 - FIFA (June 1, 2014) World Cup 2014: Iran tactics and key questions - the expert's view - The Guardian (June 4, 2014) 5 Iran players to watch at the World Cup - AP (May 31, 2014) Iran Beat the "Great Satan" at the 1998 World Cup. Now It Has an American Player - Slate (May 19, 2014) Iran wrestlers win Greco-Roman world cup - Press TV (May 16, 2014) Iran head coach Carlos Queiroz fumes as infighting leaves his squad woefully underprepared - Telegraph (May 14, 2014) Iran World Cup 2014 squad: Fulham's Ashkan Dejagah is selected - The Guardian (May 13, 2014) Steve Beitashour wants to play for Iran in World Cup - LA Times (May 6, 2014) Iran vs USA Volleyball upcoming matches in the USA - PR (May 2, 2014) From Iran to Brazil via Charlton - Reza Ghoochannejhad takes flight - The Guardian (April 25, 2014) Arsenal reportedly 'open talks' with Rubin Kazan over 'Iranian Lionel Messi' Sardar Azmoun - The Independent (March 28, 2014) World Cup quiet achievers Iran and Nigeria keen to change perceptions - SBS (March 28, 2014) Queiroz: Iran's quality can win Asian cup - FIFA (March 27, 2014) Born in the U.S., Playing for Iran - NY Times (March 22, 2014) Iran's prospects hampered by lack of big-game experience - Telegraph (March 21, 2014) Iran: Freestyle wrestlers in World Cup win - BBC (March 17, 2014) FILA World Cup: Russia vs Iran - LA (March 16, 2014) FILA World Cup: USA vs Iran - LA (March 15, 2014) FILA World Cup - LA (March 15-16, 2014) Wrestling diplomacy: Ukraine vs Russia, U.S. vs Iran - USA Today (March 11, 2014) Iran comes first in Hungary wrestling contests - Press TV (March 3, 2014) Fifa allows wearing of head covers for religious reasons - BBC (March 1, 2014) I'm the biggest name in football... but friends call me 'Gucci', says Charlton's Iranian striker Ghoochannejhad - Daily Mail (February 13, 2014) Iranian women footballers to undergo gender tests - Telegaph (February 7, 2014) World Cup preparation problems frustrate Iran manager Carlos Queiroz - The Guardian (February 6, 2014) Reza Ghoochannejhad signs for Charlton - CAFC (January 30, 2014) The Fastest Woman in Iran - Majalla (January 24, 2014) Iran v-ball team invited to play friendlies in US - Press TV (January 23, 2014) Queiroz: This is our World Cup - FIFA (January 17, 2014) Iran U-22 loses 2nd game, still hopes to advance - Press TV (January 15, 2014) Iran draws with Japan in 2013 AFC U-22 Championship - Press TV (January 13, 2014) Iran drawn with Argentina in 2014 FIFA World Cup - Press TV (December 7, 2013) Final Draw reveals intriguing groups - FIFA (December 6, 2013) Overseas duo boost Iran hopes - FIFA (November 29, 2013) AC Milan legends give Iranian soccer fans a boost - CNN (November 28, 2013) Iran defeats US at FIVB World Grand Champions Cup - Press TV (November 23, 2013) Iran beach footballers defeat Brazil in Dubai cup - Press TV (November 21, 2013) Iran, Qatar book Asian Cup places, China wait - Eurosport (November 20, 2013) Iran routs Thailand 3-0 in AFC Asian Cup qualifier - Press TV (November 16, 2013) Iran's women football fans score small victory - BBC (November 8, 2013) Football can bring world nations closer: Rouhani - Press TV (November 6, 2013) Iran women wushu athletes shine in world contests - Press TV (November 5, 2013) Dan Gaspar: The American behind Iran's World Cup qualification - CNN (October 31, 2013) Nigeria U17 coach hits back at Iran age-cheating claim - BBC (October 30, 2013) Iran: Dispute with Azerbaijan Over Polo - NY Times (October 28, 2013) San Jose Earthquakes' Steven Beitashour explains why he opted for Iran after USMNT cameos - MLS (October 11, 2013) As tensions thaw, has the US challenged Iran to a game of soccer? - NBC (October 9, 2013) Earthquakes Steven Beitashour chooses to represent Iran over United States - SI (October 7, 2013) Iran wins 17th Men's Asian Volleyball Championship - Press TV (October 6, 2013) Iranian Greco-Roman wrestler bags gold, helps team finish 4th - Press TV (September 22, 2013) Iran crowned world freestyle wrestling champion - Press TV (September 20, 2013) Iranian freestyle wrestlers win two gold medals in world championships - Press TV (September 17, 2013) Meet Shirin Gerami, Iran's first female triathlete - The Guardian (September 15, 2013) | Video Iran v-ballers clinch berth in 2014 FIVB World Championship - Press TV (September 14, 2013) Iran allows first female triathlete to compete for country - The Guardian (September 12, 2013) Iran select karate team crowned in Thailand competitions - Press TV (September 11, 2013) Olympics 2020: Wrestling reinstated to Games - BBC (September 8, 2013) Conservatives in ruckus over women's rugby - BBC (August 30, 2013) Iran v-ballers defeat Argentina in U21 World Championship - Press TV (August 24, 2013) Iran soccer squad finishes 2nd in Asian Youth Games - Press TV (August 24, 2013) Sanctions Against Iran Mean a Tennis Referee Can't Work at the Open - NY Times (August 21, 2013) Iran national team wins 2013 FIBA Asia Men's Basketball Championship - Press TV (August 11, 2013) Iran junior wushu artists grab two golds in Asia tournament - Press TV (August 10, 2013) FIBA Asia Championship: Iran, Philippines qualify for 2014 World Cup - SB Nation (August 10, 2013) Iran takes revenge on Jordan in FIBA Asia match - Press TV (August 9, 2013) Iran beats Kazakhstan 85-53 at FIBA Asia Championship - Press TV (August 7, 2013) Ahmadinejad's role in the development of the sports program - BBC Persian (July 28, 2013) Iran men team finish 2nd at 2013 World Taekwondo Championships - Press TV (July 22, 2013) Iran wins 1st gold medal at 2013 World Taekwondo Championships - Press TV (July 18, 2013) Brazil berth propels Iran up Ranking - FIFA (July 11, 2013) Weight of expectation: Kazemi carries Iran into NBA - CNN (July 11, 2013) Iran futsal team beats Japan, wins gold at Asian Indoor Games - Press TV (July 6, 2013) Iranian women's futsal team wins silver at Asian Indoor Games - Press TV (July 6, 2013) Bahrami: Iran's solo tennis representative - Al Jazeera (July 3, 2013) Ghoochannejhad, Iran's new savior - FIFA (July 2, 2013) Sixers Drafted First Iranian Born Player, Arsalan Kazemi, With a Purpose - Liberty Ballers (June 30, 2013) Iran v-ballers beat Italy 3-1 in World League match - Press TV (June 29, 2013) Iran swimmer's time goes unrecorded: "Her bathing suit was too revealing" - France24 (June 28, 2013) Iran comes first in 2013 Asian Weightlifting Championships - Press TV (June 25, 2013) Namazi celebrates World Cup berth with Iran - WP (June 24, 2013) The cruel tragedy of The Iron Sheik - Yahoo (June 24, 2013) Iran's volleyball players beat Serbia 3-2 in 2013 FIVB World League - Press TV (June 23, 2013) Officials, fans welcome Iran footballers back home - Press TV (June 19, 2013) 'Brazil here we come,' Iran fans sing - FIFA (June 18, 2013) Iran and South Korea qualify for 2014 World Cup as Uzbekistan miss out - The Guardian (June 18, 2013) | Video In Iran, Soccer and Politics Often Blend Together - NY Times (June 12, 2013) Iran closes in on World Cup dream with 4-0 win over Lebanon - Press TV (June 11, 2013) | Video Iran win, end Qatar's qualification hopes - AFP (June 4, 2013) | Video Iran, Qatar clash in World Cup qualifier with political overtones - AP (June 3, 2013) Iran's Paralympic medalist wins 2013 Spirit of Sport award - Press TV (May 30, 2013) Semnani Family Foundation Press Release (May 22, 2013) United 4 Wrestling Exhibition LA Sports Arena (May 19, 2013) | Video United 4 Wrestling Interviews - LA Sports Arena (May 19, 2013) US Wrestling Team Practice - Studio City (May 17, 2013) A tale of two Iranian legends - FIFA (May 17, 2013) Iran pulls out of L.A. wrestling meet - AP (May 17, 2013) | Press Conference US, Russian and Iranian wrestlers rumble in New York - BBC Video (May 15, 2013) Iran and U.S. wrestling teams meet in NYC - AP (May 15, 2013) US, Russia, Iran Tangle to Save Olympic Wrestling - RIA (May 15, 2013) Three Foes Unite to Keep Wrestling in Olympics - NY Times (May 14, 2013) NY to host wrestling meet - AP (May 14, 2013) U.S., Iranian and Russian national wrestling teams to compete in historic event at New York City - PR (May 14, 2013) Iran and US Wrestle--in a different way - Iran Primer (May 13, 2013) Kuwait holds Iran to 1-1 draw in Asia Cup qualifiers - Press TV (March 26, 2013) Iran overcomes Qatar in four-nation soccer tournament - Press TV (March 24, 2013) Oregon's Arsalan Kazemi: From Iran To NCAA Hoopla - NPR (March 23, 2013) Iran's Sporting Dreamers - Al Jazeera (March 21, 2013) Skiiers Take to the Slopes In...Iran - AP (March 19, 2013) Iran-born center talks basketball in socks, 'Argo' - USA Today (March 15, 2013) Iran thrashes Tajikistan 7-1 in AFC U-14 girls championship - Press TV (March 10, 2013) USA's Metcalf says Iranians 'know good wrestling' - USA Today (February 26, 2013) Hamed Haddadi uses new Suns jersey as tribute to Iran - USA Today (February 26, 2013) Iran wins freestyle wrestling World Cup 2013 title - Press TV (February 22, 2013) Alliance aside, Iran dominates U.S. in wrestling - AP (February 22, 2013) US and Iranian wrestling authorities unite to grapple with potential Olympic exclusion - video - The Guardian (February 21, 2013) Iran defeats US in Wrestling World Cup - Fox News (February 21, 2013) Iran, Where Wrestling Is King, Mourns Loss of Sport in Olympics - NY Times (February 19, 2013) U.S., Iran, Russia team up to save wrestling - USA Today (February 14, 2013) Iran defends wrestling - ESPN (February 14, 2013) Wrestling and the Olympics: What next, get rid of the discus? - The Economist (February 14, 2013) Iran dismayed at proposal to drop wrestling from Olympic Games - The Guardian (February 12, 2013) Wrestling dropped from 2020 Olympic Games - BBC (February 12, 2013) Iran thrashes Lebanon 5-0 in Asian Cup qualifier - Press TV (February 6, 2013) | Video Iran women beat Kuwait to score second win in Asian games - Press TV (January 27, 2013) Iranian female tennis player reaches U14 Asian quarterfinals - Press TV (January 18, 2013) Iran football coach criticizes FIFA international fixture - Press TV (January 11, 2013) Iranian markswoman wins gold in Asia shooting champions - Press TV (December 16, 2012) Iran draws with Saudi in first group match of 2012 WAFF - Press TV (December 9, 2012) Iranians shine in Asian Women's Handball Championship - Press TV (December 7, 2012) Iran's Ali Karimi nominated for AFC Player of the Year award - Press TV (November 26, 2012) Iran taekwondo fighters finish second in world chmapionships - Press TV (November 25, 2012) Iran 0-1 Uzbekistan - FIFA (November 14, 2012) Iranian conquers the world of surf lif-saving - The Australian (November 12, 2012) Goal-shy Iran seek to build momentum - FIFA (November 22, 2012) Iran loses to Colombia, out of 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup - Press TV (November 12, 2012) Former Ghana captain Stephen Appiah to play in Iran - BBC (November 8, 2012) Iran beats Tajikistan 6-0 in intl. friendly match - Press TV (November 6, 2012) In Iran, Politics = Soc - NY Times (October 23, 2012) Iran U-16 team advances to 2012 U-17 Championship - Press TV (September 30, 2012) Historic win for Lebanon over Iran - FIFA (September 11, 2012) Iranian athletes finish 11th at London Paralympics - Press TV (September 9, 2012) Iranian athlete wins tenth gold medal at 2012 Paralympics - Press TV (September 8, 2012) Iran grabs silver at 2012 Paralympics volleyball - Press TV (September 8, 2012) Nasiri wins Iran's seventh gold at 2012 Paralympics - Press TV (September 4, 2012) Paralympics 2012: Great Britain's five-a-side footballers lose to Iran - The Guardian (September 4, 2012) Paralympics: Iranian athlete refuses to shake hands with Duchess of Cambridge - Telegraph (September 3, 2012) Hosseini wins gold for Iran at 2012 Paralympics - Press TV (September 3, 2012) Ka'edi wins Iran's third gold at 2012 Paralympics - Press TV (September 1, 2012) Iran wins second gold medal at 2012 Paralympics - Press TV (September 1, 2012) Fulham sign Dejagah - ESPN (August 31, 2012) Iranian lawmakers praise Olympics medalists - Press TV (August 15, 2012) Iranian wrestlers win 2 bronze medals at Olympics - Press TV (August 11, 2012) Iran's Goudarzi wins silver in freestyle wrestling - Press TV (August 10, 2012) Iranian woman turned to paddling after being forbidden from wearing swimsuit - Telegraph (August 10, 2012) The Ancient Roots of Iran's Wrestling and Weightlifting Olympic Dominance - The Atlantic (August 9, 2012) Iran Olympian wins silver in taekwondo - Press TV (August 9, 2012) Iranian boxer Rouzbahani fails to reach Olympics semifinals - Press TV (August 8, 2012) Haddadi wins Iran's first ever Olympic medal in athletics - Press TV (August 7, 2012) Iranian Easily Lifts Spirits of His Country - NY Times (August 7, 2012) Olympics weightlifting: Behdad Salimikordasiabi wins +105kg gold - BBC (August 7, 2012) Olympics wrestling: Ghasem Rezaei wins another gold for Iran - BBC (August 7, 2012) Olympics wrestling: Omid Noroozi wins Iran's second Greco gold - BBC (August 6, 2012) Olympics wrestling: Reihanpour Soryan claims Iran's first ever gold - BBC (August 5, 2012) Iranian boxer Ehsan Rouzbahani advances to next round of Olympics - Press TV (August 5, 2012) Iran wins weightlifting bronze in London Olympics - Press TV (August 4, 2012) Olympic boxing: Iranian boxer Ali Mazaheri says defeat was 'a fix' - BBC (August 2, 2012) Referee disqualifies Iranian boxer at 2012 Olympics - Press TV (August 1, 2012) Iran's Olympic team at the London 2012 Games - in pictures - The Guardian (August 1, 2012) Iranian Tolouti defeats Spanish rival at 2012 Olympics - Press TV (July 31, 2012) Iranian boxer beats Colombian rival at 2012 Olympics - Press TV (July 31, 2012) Iran gets 1st Olympic table tennis win - Press TV (July 28, 2012) Iranian female shooter in Olympics air rifle event's finals - Press TV (July 28, 2012) Salmassi: The teacher who won Iran's first Olympic medal - BBC (July 28, 2012) How Iranians view the Olympics - BBC (July 27, 2012) For Iran, the Olympic Games involves Persian pride (and politics) - The Guardian (July 27, 2012) Olympics 2012 : Iranian trailblazer dreams of table tennis medal - AFP (July 17, 2012) Iran female karate fighter snatches gold at AFK tourney - Press TV (July 16, 2012) Iran Sanctions Draw 'Red Card' in Football - The Dipolmat (July 11, 2012) Iran's weightlifting Olympics squad named - Press TV (June 27, 2012) Female Iranian archer qualifies for Olympics - Press TV (June 23, 2012) Qatar leave Iran with a point - AFP (June 12 , 2012) Serbia defeats Iran, qualifies for London Olympics - Press TV (June 9, 2012) Iran v-ballers down by Australia at Olympic qualifiers - Press TV (June 6, 2012) Iran's First Female Canoeist Wins Silver at ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup #3 - Women Talk Sports (June 3, 2012) Iran beats Uzbekistan 1-0 in World Cup qualifying - SI (June 3, 2012) Queiroz seeks overseas reinforcement - FIFA (May 30, 2012) Asian giants seal Futsal spots - FIFA (May 29, 2012) Khalatbari: Asia has made a huge leap - FIFA (May 23, 2012) Ghotbi working wonders at Shimizu - SI (May 22, 2012) Iran's Greco-Roman team wins World Cup - Press TV (May 20, 2012) Iran's women football fans dream of a return to the terraces - BBC (May 16, 2012) Iran beats hosts to win 2012 Freestyle Wrestling World Cup in Baku - Press TV (May 13, 2012) Iran athletes rank 2nd at Asia Taekwondo Championships - Press TV (May 12, 2012) Iran's female footballers in action after head scarf ban lifted - RT (May 10, 2012) Iran 85-kg weightlifters sweep gold, bronze Asian medals - Press TV (April 27, 2012) Iran football great Ali Daei 'sues Toyota' over crash - BBC (April 18, 2012) Hejazi and the move that never was - ESPN (April 8, 2012) Clippers' Announcers 'Forget' Hamed Haddadi, Remind Us Of Their Worst Moment - SB Nation (March 24, 2012) Iran's female kabaddi players stand second at worlds - Press TV (March 5, 2012) Velcro's dramatic save leads football to lift ban on hijab - The Independent (March 4, 2012) Dejagah set for Iran debut - AFP (February 28, 2012) Iran's female ninjas: fighting for sexual equality - The Guardian (February 19, 2012) UN Urges Women Footballers To Be Allowed To Wear Head Scarves - RFE/RL (February 12, 2012) Iran's ninja army is made up of 3,500 women - WP (February 6, 2012) Why Thousands of Iranian Women Are Training to Be Ninjas - The Atlantic (February 3, 2012) Women's rugby in Iran suffering - Scrum Queens (January 26, 2012) The Bravery of Iran's Female Athletes - The Atlantic (January 20, 2012) Nasser Hejazi - The Economist (January 2, 2012) More... 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