Entertainment & Sports

Iranian Girl Breaks Asian Record in Open Water Swimming
August 18, 2021
A 10-year-old Iranian girl managed to swim a distance of 10 kilometers in the Caspian Sea for 7 consecutive hours, breaking the Asian record in open...
World All-Star Team to Play Charity Football Match in Iran
August 12, 2021
A football all-star game between Iran players and an international team featuring the likes of Luis Figo and Gary Lineker is planned for late August in...
Cycling for Peace from Tehran to London
August 9, 2021
A group of foreign Muslim students in Iran is set to take part in a cycling tour from Tehran to London to deliver Iran’s message...
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10 Reasons Why You Should Skip the Alps and Ski in Iran
August 8, 2021
By Chris Bunting Iran’s Dizin ski resort — an under-two-hour drive north from Tehran, up in the Alborz mountains — could be the next Alps....
Iran Defeats World Champion Poland at Azadi Stadium
June 27, 2021
Iran defeated the World Champion Poland at a home match in FIVB World League attended by 12,000 people. On Friday night, Iran’s national volleyball team...
Iranians Are Nice and Hospitable; US Volleyball Coach says
June 23, 2021
The US volleyball coach John Speraw lauded the Iranian people and said that the people have treated them so kindly, Tasnim agency news reported. USA...
Iranians Celebrate Volleyball Victory over USA
June 22, 2021
Iranians poured to the streets Sunday night to celebrate the second victory of the national volleyball team against the US in FIVB World League. According to reports,...
Powerful Iran stun USA in World League Volleyball again
June 22, 2021
With their home fans loudly cheering them on, Iran defeated the reigning FIVB Volleyball World League champions, Team USA, 3-0 (25-20, 25-21, 25-19) on Sunday....
Iran Defeats US in FIVB World League
June 20, 2021
Iran has defeated the United States 3-0 at a home volleyball match attended by 12,000 people. Iran won the first set 25-19, the second by...
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Tehran’s Milad Tower Hosts US National Volleyball Team
June 18, 2021
The U.S. Men’s National Volleyball Team visited Milad Tower, Tehran on Wednesday. The U.S team has travelled to Tehran early this week to hold two matches against...
Iran Volleyball Beats Olympic Champion Russia Again
June 15, 2021
Iran’s national volleyball team have served Russia’s title-toting Olympians their second back-to-back defeat, taking on the giants in the fifth week of FIVB Volleyball World League...
Extreme sport of slacklining gains a foothold in Iran
June 7, 2021
Young Iranians find their footing high above ground in the extreme sport of slacklining Iranian Hamed Heidari walks across a slackline anchored between two rocks...
Iranian Woman Becomes Member of International Wrestling Federation’s Commission
June 2, 2021
As the first Iranian woman, Farnaz Panahizadeh became a member of the International Wrestling Federation’s Women and Sport Commission. United World Wrestling president Nenad Lalovic announced the...
Shiraz Hosts 3rd of FIA Middle East Rally Championship
May 9, 2021
The historic city of Shiraz was the host to the round 3rd of FIA Middle East Rally Championship candidate event on 7th-8th May 2015. The...
Iran to become World’s Most Beautiful F1 Destination
May 4, 2021
The Formula 1 calendar is increasingly moving East with races in Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Azerbaijan and talk of Qatar, but another unlikely country is hoping...
‎Iran‬ beats US to win 2015 ‪‎Wrestling‬ World Cup
April 13, 2021
Iran beats the United States to win the 2015 Freestyle Wrestling World Cup. Iranian wrestlers overpowered the US squad competing on home soil to win...
Abbasali Becomes 1st Female Iranian to Win World Karate Championship’s Medal
November 9, 2021
Hamideh Abbasali has become the first Iranian female to gain medal at World Karate Championship. In final match plus 68 Kg class of 2104 Bremen...
Historical Shiraz Hosts Middle East Car Rally Championship
September 28, 2021
The historic city of Shiraz was the host to the FIA Middle East Car Rally Championship (MERC) candidate event on September 24-26. The Shiraz Rally...
Iran Advances to World’s Six Volleyball Top Teams
September 15, 2021
Iran men’s national volleyball team has advanced to the third round of the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Men’s World Championship in Poland after beating Serbia in...
Hip Hip Hooray
August 17, 2021
Iran volleyball team defeated the U.S. 3-2 (24-26, 26-24, 25-27, 25-20, 15-9) in the USAV Cup matches at Viejas Arena at San Diego State on...